Chief TWiT Nov 18, 2022

Now that we're learning this lesson that centralized silos are brittle and operate in the interest of the owners not the users...

...please note the move toward centralizing podcasts into apps from Amazon/Audible, Spotify, iHeart, YouTube, TikTok etc.

If you like podcasts, use an RSS-based podcast player. Support the open ecosystem. We can only survive if you clearly see the threat and act supportively.

Show threadWillNov 18, 2022
@leo So not Apple podcasts?
Show threadJeff Nov 18, 2022
@will @leo It seems like a very small step for them to start having “exclusive” content.
Show threadIron Curtain (Chiptunes)

@Jeff_a @will @leo

Not really. They would have to deprecate the ability to use RSS podcasts first (i.e. locking them) and then they would have exclusive shows. It's definitely not unprecedented in Apple's history (far from it!), but it's not "a very small step" either.

Nov 18, 2022 at 9:41pmWeb