The Veil of Utopia: The Mac is 40, Microsoft is $3T, and iOS 17.3 Makes it Harder to Steal Your iPhone

We go in-depth on iOS 17.3's Stolen Device Protection, Microsoft's $3 trillion peak, Apple Vision Pro sales numbers, Netflix getting into live TV with WWE, Jason goes OFF about “full self-driving cars,” and the Mac turns 40 years old!

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Links from the show

• NEW iOS 17.3 Features! One you should turn on ASAP - YouTube
• 40 Years Ago, Apple Gave the World Its Most Beloved Product. Why It Still Matters | Inc.com
• iOS 17.3: What Stolen Device Protection Is and How to Enable It - MacRumors
• Microsoft briefly crosses $3 trillion in market cap
• Buy Surface Laptop Studio 2 Microsoft Store
• Apple sold an estimated 160K to 180K Vision Pro units
• Apple Watch: the definitive review
• Netflix, WWE Strike Deal to Move 'Monday Night Raw' to Streamer
• Apple Sideloading in the EU - Wall Street Journal
• Apple's Federighi rails against app sideloading in single-note keynote | TechCrunch
• The Apple car apparently still exists, could debut in 2028 with reduced autonomy
• UNCUT Tesla Self-Driving Beta on The Dragon's Tail
• Waymo - Self-Driving Cars - Autonomous Vehicles - Ride-Hail
• My First Ride in an Autonomous Taxi - Video
• 40th Anniversary Mac Event
• Upgrade 496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft - YouTube
• ‎Mactracker on the App Store
• Pixelbook Go

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:54) - Stolen Device Protection
• (12:24) - Collaborative Playlists
• (15:01) - Microsoft at $3T
• (25:27) -  Vision Pro Sales
• (30:05) -  Vision Pro Reviews
• (37:17) - We Appreciate Your Support
• (38:49) - Netflix + WWE Live
• (47:49) - EU iPhone Sideloading
• (59:30) - "Self-Driving" Cars
• (01:07:48) - 40 Years of Mac