@ian_whitney omigosh! so much memorable dialogue!

@JohnPhilpin When I started my journey into MP3 files, as a former tapehead (and mixtape maker), my dream goal was to have a collection of loved music I could cycle through without commercials. Apple Music, iTunes Match, and ubiquitous WiFi have pretty much got me there. I still buy Albums to support artists, but anymore I am just as apt to grab a track that I know I like—then, I might do a deeper catalog dive later.

@JohnPhilpin Gotta be the Gaines and Magnolia

@JohnPhilpin Ooh! Also since you can do a family thing with watches that have distinct phone numbers, you're right!

I'll bet it is the carriers!

@JohnPhilpin @ronguest I also am not a talker on phones in my private life. I did have a first-gen iPad with 3G. I often wished then that it was my primary cellular device over the traditional (post 2007) phone form factor. Since becoming a Bluetooth convert, it's clear to me the phone, per se, isn't necessary anymore.

@ronguest It's very nice—just a little info, not too much, and not too many options about what to do with the info. Compared to me looking at my phone, seeing all the notifications and other indicators and forgetting the reason I unlocked my phone in the first place.

@simonwoods @odd Clearly, shots fired. At any rate, a strategy that bears watching!

@odd It's really interesting to examine. Microsoft's bread and butter is recurring subscriptions and licensing, so their store is potentially a loss leader with an eye to increase market share. Compared to Apple, where the App Store is truly a business.

I think it's particularly interesting how Microsoft is telling it's story now. They are moving into philosophical space that Apple has traditionally occupied.

@hjalm Well, it was two. I regret nothing.

@jean happy birthday!