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Video Hasn't Killed The Pinball Star - DTNS 4533

Season 10, Ep. 4533

Bloomberg’s sources say Amazon is in talks with Verizon, T-Mobile, and Dish about offering discounted cell service at around $10 a month, or possibly even free service to Prime subscribers. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) reports that between 10% and 15% of new iPhone buyers in the US come from Android. Is this a problem for Android? And pinball is making a comeback. What’s behind the resurgence?


Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Ron Richards, Roger Chang, Joe.


Link to the Show Notes.

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