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    #66: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Apps?

    December 7th, 2015 · 88 minutes

    Myke returns from his trip to New York to the bad news that Dropbox has killed Mailbox and that Sketch has abandoned the Mac App Store. But he’s cheered up by Jason’s news that he might be keeping the iPad Pro after all.

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    Links and Show Notes

    The Dalrymple Report
    Upgrade #16: The 2014 Upgradies - Relay FM
    The Follow Chart
    Mailbox FAQ
    Sketch Blog - Leaving the Mac App Store
    Michael Tsai - Blog - Sketch Leaving the Mac App Store
    Daring Fireball: Bohemian Coding Pulls Hit App Sketch From Mac App Store
    Too late to save the MAS? | Manton Reece
    The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Audiobook | Alan Deutschman | Audible.com
    Leviathan Wakes Audiobook | James S. A. Corey | Audible.com
    An iPad Pro wish list | Macworld
    Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop | Cult Pens
    Skinny Fit iPad Pro Sleeve / Field – Hard Graft
    Mobile Colloquy: Stay Connected
    Upthere emerges from the cloud - Six Colors
    Ctrl-Walt-Delete | The Verge
    Hello Internet
    Tomorrow with Joshua Topolsky
    Two-minute Time Lord | Concentrated Commentary on the Worlds of Doctor Who
    VerityPodcast.com | Six Smart Women Discussing Doctor Who
    Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro
    The Audio Guide to Babylon 5 | Conversations about the five-year saga
    The Poscast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur
    The Flop House
    Neumann KMS 105 MT Condenser Microphone - Amazon
    Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review – Marco.org

    Neumann KMS 105