MacVoices #23004: MacVoices Live! - Where iPhones Are Purchased; iOS 16 Upgrade Percentages (1)

<p>We look at how iPhones are sold, and whether that is a problem or a benefit to Apple with the panel of <strong>Chuck Joiner</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Eric Bolden</strong>, <strong>Brittany Smith</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong>, <strong>Mark Fuccio</strong>, <strong>Andrew Orr</strong>, and <strong>Jim Rea</strong>. Where does the panel buy their iPhones? Where do YOU buy YOUR iPhone? The discussion then turns to The iPhone iOS 16 upgrade percentage: it is on track, but is it important? The panel of  considers the question from both the customer and the developer perspectives, and examines why some still haven’t upgraded. (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><br /><br /><strong>Only a quarter of US iPhones are sold through Apple</strong><br /><strong><a href="%20https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505822/apple-iphone-sales-retail-carriers-cirp-report">https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505822/apple-iphone-sales-retail-carriers-cirp-report</a></strong></p> <p><strong>iOS 16 Adoption Rate Hits Close to 69% for iPhones</strong><br /><strong><a href="https://www.macobserver.com/news/ios-16-adoption-rate/"><strong>https://www.macobserver.com/news/ios-16-adoption-rate/</strong></a></strong></p> <p><strong><br />Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>Eric Bolden </strong>is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on <a href=