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This week, Walt’s column highlights the problem with online ads, which may be degrading the online experience for users. Walt and Nilay discuss how there isn’t yet a balance of what makes users, publishers, and advertisers happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s a new year and Ctrl-Walt-Delete is back! On the first episode of 2017, Walt and Nilay reminisce on the origin and legacy of the iPhone, which was introduced 10 years ago this week. Also, Walt’s latest column tackles TV streaming, which is starting to look more and more like cable subscriptions. A great episode awaits you, please press play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the beginning of the year, Walt wrote his column about what he thought the giants in tech should achieve in 2016. Now, with the year almost over, Walt revisits his original piece to take stock of where each company stands. On the Ctrl-Walt-Delete Holiday Spectacular, Walt and Nilay go over the 2016 hits and misses from companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Walt’s column this week features the problems with the AT&T/Time Warner merger with Walt suggesting that content and distribution should be separate. This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay give examples why this merger might not be a good idea and how results of this may play into a repudiation of net neutrality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Walt’s column this week discusses the balance between design and functionality in tech today. This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay discuss the products and companies where the balance may be wrong, with more in favor of design. The duo also bring up the state of gadgets and whether or not there is a gadget apocalypse approaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Back from a week off, Walt and Nilay catch up and discuss Walt’s latest column on Facebook elaborate on how they should step up to tackle the fake news problem that plagues the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, we finally got a thorough review of the new MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar! As Walt and Nilay discuss on the show, it may not be what they expected. The duo go deeper into Walt’s review and discuss whether the Touch Bar is worth the upgrade. Also, they take time to talk about the problem with fake news on social networks and how it may influence its users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The day after the election, Walt and Nilay sat down to discuss what the tech industry might have in store for the next 4 years under the new president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Reviews for the Google Home are out, including one from our very own Walt Mossberg. This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay compare the new intelligent speaker to the obvious competitor, the Amazon Echo. Can Google, which has promising artificial intelligence software and a massive amount of data, compete with Amazon’s successful device? Also, the 13-inch Macbook Pro has finally updated and we’ve tested it out. Second half of the show, we give your our experience with it...
As Walt Mossberg wrote in his column this week: “the thrill is gone.” PCs were once on top of the consumer tech market, but that was before the introductions of the modern smartphone and tablet. Both Apple and Microsoft have new computers coming out for this holiday season, but will there be that same excitement as when it was king? Walt and Nilay discuss on this week’s Ctrl-Walt-Delete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices