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    #337: No Appreciable Gates

    February 1st, 2021 · 101 minutes

    2020 was bad, but for Apple it was sort of... good? We take a last look back at the year with Apple's record financial quarter and the annual Six Colors Apple Report Card.

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    20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM
    20 Macs for 2020 Feed for Upgrade+ Members
    Q1 2021 financial results: Apple’s latest record holiday quarter – Six Colors
    Apple’s financial results: iPad, Apple silicon, and secret sauce – Six Colors
    Four lessons from Apple's record 2021 first quarter results | Macworld
    Apple Earnings, An Interview with Jay Goldberg About Chips and Intel – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
    Apple in 2020: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors
    Control HomeKit from the keyboard with HomeControl Menu – Six Colors