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Build and Analyze

A weekly news and discussion show about the world of iPhone, iPad, iOS, and mobile web development. Hosted by Marco Arment & Dan Benjamin.

Latest Episodes:

68: The Returning Dessert Problem Mar 12, 2012

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More on the effects of competition, apps as entertainment risks and the dynamics of low app pricing, why forced app trials would be bad, health insurance for single-person businesses, and why Marco hates iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom.

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5by5 | 5by5 Specials #5: Fat Wireless: iPad 3rd Generation

Sponsored by Hover (promo DANSENTME for 10% off), Squarespace (promo DANSENTME3 for 30% off for 3 months), and Sourcebits.

67: Competing With Free Mar 05, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss Instapaper's new competitor, Readability, the effects of competing with a free product, trying to be original while implementing similar features, and the difficulties of choosing fonts for reading body text on screens.

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Sponsored by Harvest -- use code 5BY5 for 50% off your first month, and by Rackspace.

66: Car Haters and Idea Guys Feb 27, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss fun cars and car economics, idea guys, the value of ideas, the value of products launched by "famous" people, and why responding to email is hopelessly impossible.

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Sponsored by TinyLetter and Shopify.

65: An Accountant Knows Where To Put It Feb 20, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss the value of accountants, taxing, 1099s, Japanese withholding on App Store sales, Internet Explorer's recent improvements and browser testing, and why this show often isn't about programming and APIs.

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Sponsored by AppsFire and MailChimp.

64: Mountain Kitten Feb 16, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss the Ivy Bridge delay, k56flex, Windows branding, and, oh yeah, the announcement and preview of OS X Mountain Lion.

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Sponsored by Rackspace and Squarespace.

63: Underwear Drawer Feb 10, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss apps versus the web, iOS address-book access and data privacy, and Honeywell suing Nest for patent infringement.

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Sponsored by Smile, Sourcebits, and Shopify.

62: Frustrated by the Invisible Person Feb 02, 2012

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Dan and Marco successfully avoid development topics for an entire show, instead discussing USB outlets and the Nest thermostat.

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Sponsored by FreshBooks and MailChimp.

61: Up and Down All Night Long Jan 26, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss server monitoring, iCloud replacing web apps, NSZombie, and the complex world of salaries.

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Sponsored by MindNode and Sourcebits.

60: Mostly Empty Notebooks Jan 17, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss mute switches, the cost of settings, bad broadband, deciding which features to implement, design and prototyping processes, and why the Nintendo 64 and first Xbox deserve a lot of credit.

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Sponsored by Vidmeup and Stripe.

59: Premium Products Jan 10, 2012

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Dan and Marco discuss CES, Second Crack, localization, code comments, serving custom data to UIWebView requests, discounts and sales devaluing your app, premium products, and blog comments.

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Sponsored by Harvest and Rackspace.

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