601: Spreadsheet for Creators
· 1 h 41 min · Episode 601
Episode 601: Spreadsheet for Creators
Subtitle: Bright and Boring: Cupertino Drift
We break down Apple's latest financial results (including the potential supply-chain storm brewing on the horizon) and then discuss the difficult roll-out of Apple's new Creator Studio bundle.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Ted Lasso Season 4 Imagery – Instagram Apple Signs Deal for Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' Universe Movies and TV Shows - MacRumors Update From Brandon : r/Cosmere Apple Just Made Its Second-Biggest Acquisition Ever After Beats - MacRumors What made Q.ai worth $1.5 billion to Apple | Ctech “We sped research that should have taken 20 years”: Inside Q.ai’s Apple exit | Ctech Apple announces all-time record in revenue, iPhone sales – Six Colors This is Tim: Complete transcript of Apple’s Q1 2026 financial call – Six Colors Apple’s record quarter: Is this what a hit iPhone looks like? – Six Colors Apple ‘looking at a range of options’ to offset rising memory prices - 9to5Mac TSMC Risk – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Hands on with Apple Creator Studio: A bittersweet bundle – Six Colors Apple’s Creator Studio has a rough App Store roll-out – Six Colors Picking up the missing pieces of Apple’s Creator Studio – Six Colors
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- https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/apples-record-quarter-is-this-what-a-hit-iphone-looks-like/
- https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/29/apple-looking-at-a-range-of-options-to-offset-rising-memory-prices/
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- https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/hands-on-with-apple-creator-studio-a-bittersweet-bundle/
- https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/apples-creator-studio-has-a-rough-app-store-roll-out/
- https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/whats-the-real-value-in-creator-studio/
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