MacVoices #22168: MacVoices Live! - Spotify's Attention Span, Apple Pay Making Money (1)

<p>The MacVoices Live! panel of <strong>Chuck Joiner</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Warren Sklar</strong>, <strong>Mark Fuccio</strong>, and <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong> take a look at the cancellation of Spotify’s Car Thing, and whether it is a symptom of what seems to be their “quick hit” mentality. The discussion then turns to Apple Pay, and a claim that they are overcharging the banks and credit card companies. (Part 1) </p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the <strong>MacVoices Dispatch</strong>, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. <a href="http://macvoices.com/newsletter/">Subscribe</a> today and don't miss a thing. <img height="72" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/MacVoices-Dispatch-header-for-newsletter-300.png" alt="MacVoices Dispatch" width="195" title="MacVoices Dispatch header for newsletter 300.png" class="alignnone" /></p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><strong>Spotify's weird 'Car Thing' CarPlay rival is now a discontinued thing on iMore:<br /><a href="https://www.imore.com/accessories/spotifys-weird-car-thing-carplay-rival-is-now-a-discontinued-thing">https://www.imore.com/accessories/spotifys-weird-car-thing-carplay-rival-is-now-a-discontinued-thing</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Pandora<br /><a href="http://pandora.com">http://pandora.com</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Complaint: Apple Pay charges card companies monopoly rents by Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Apple 3.0:<br /><a href="https://www.ped30.com/2022/07/19/apple-pay-monopoly-rents/ ">https://www.ped30.com/2022/07/19/apple-pay-monopoly-rents/</a><br /><br /></strong></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>Mark Fuccio</strong> is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech