This week: neighbors complain of peculiar “motor noises" emanating from Apple’s secret auto labs; the strange error that’s bricking iPhones everywhere (and how to avoid it); and, has Apple lost their way?  Some pundits are arguing Cupertino needs to shape up and start shipping better products.  We discuss!
 
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Intro - Alan Greenspan recommends the Apple IIc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwxUCHeG0g&list=PL95D18B34DCF05F92&index=12
 




‘Motor noises’ complaint at Apple’s auto campus fuels speculation
http://www.cultofmac.com/411835/motor-noises-complaint-at-apples-auto-campus-fuels-speculation/#more-411835
 






Does Apple have a software problem?
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-apple-users-really-hate-apple-software-20160208-column.html
 
iOS 9 bricks iPhones with unauthorized Touch ID repairs
http://www.cultofmac.com/410809/ios-9-bricks-iphones-with-unauthorized-homebutton-repairs/
 


Everything you need to know about iOS’ crippling ‘Error 53’
http://www.cultofmac.com/411395/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ios-crippling-error-53/
Buster
 




Tim Cook gets sacked by Twitter for blurry Super Bowl photo
http://www.cultofmac.com/411175/tim-cook-gets-sacked-by-twitter-for-blurry-super-bowl-photo/