267: The Quiet Death of the Newton

James Thomson joins Jason to discuss converting an app from iOS to Mac via Catalyst, the prospects for using Catalyst on his most profitable app, and the end of an era as his app DragThing and all other 32-bit Mac apps fade away. We also sort out Apple and China, because that's not a complicated topic at all.

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Guest Starring:

James Thomson

Links and Show Notes:

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Jason Snell on Twitter: "I’m still trying to understand Batman’s keyboard"

Appearance Manager - Wikipedia

Brydge sues Kickstarter for selling iPad keyboard it claims is a clone - The Verge

Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China

Matthew Panzarino on Twitter: "It’s literally the Hollywood playbook. Every studio does the same. Movies are edited to appeal and not offend China. The culture clash is one of optics and interests."

Chinese propaganda app doubles as new spying tool for authorities, report says - The Washington Post

Charles Mok on Twitter

Hong Kong protests: President Xi warns of 'bodies smashed' - BBC News

China Blows Whistle on Nationalistic Protests Against the N.B.A. - The New York Times

Blizzard breaks silence on controversial suspension of Hong Kong Hearthstone player - The Verge

Apple’s decision to pull an app used by Hong Kong protestors shows how much it needs China - Vox

In China Trade War, Apple Worries It Will Be Collateral Damage - The New York Times

‎Dice by PCalc on the Mac App Store

UIUserInterfaceIdiom - UIKit | Apple Developer Documentation

Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: "Ha! The Podcasts app on macOS Catalina, which is built with UIKit, overrides the default Catalyst scale factor and uses 1.0 instead of 0.77 😐" /

Apple’s Merged iPad, Mac Apps Leave Developers Uneasy, Users Paying Twice - Bloomberg

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