Apple's scam and the bots are watching! Ep. 81

The DAD's are back, all three of them are together, even after a dicey cyclone in Australia that threatened to keep Daniel away, it cleared just in time for the boys to record.

 

Alex kicks off the chats this week with a close look and discussion at the Oppo Find N5, which then brought about a broader discussion about the state of the foldable market and whether Apple will ever dip their toes in the water with one of their own.

 

David then brings up the state of Apple marketing and how they don't seem to have any cohesion, especially in the light of the Apple Intelligence delay and how they promoted that VERY heavily during the iPhone 16 launch.

 

Chat then turns to YouTube and how changes with ad placement have caused a stir in the creator community recently. Daniel found a tweet that breaks it down and the boys discuss what it might mean.

 

YouTube also seemed to test a new shorts feed that had the boys confused.

 

Bots are watching videos, brands are paying for them and Newcastle will beat Liverpool on Sunday at Wembley, all that and more on this week’s Minus Sixteen!

 

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00:00 Intro

01:52 Oppo Find N5 thoughts & first impressions

05:45 The Oppo launch that never happened

08:02 The reasons for the limits on battery sizes

09:55 The beauty of foldables

11:53 The history & future of foldables

16:00 Apple and their marketing mess

29:05 The C1 modem

31:43 Taking our time to make genuine reviews

34:40 Changing tastes

37:05 Clearing up the story about YouTube midroll ads

40:00 Is YouTube becoming the next TikTok?

44:15 Bot views

48:10 David’s walk on the dark side

53:33 Do other halves know what we do?

54:36 Daniel & the cyclone story