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why aren't all 4 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
The Original iPhone Relied on Built-In Google Maps and YouTube Apps
“There are two apps that launch in the very first version of the iPhone. Remember, it didn't have an app store. It was not open to third-party developers. There is a YouTube app and a Maps app, both of which are Google services. Now, the apps are written by App…”
Ben Gilbert Aug 26, 2025 ▶ 2:41:37 Google Part II: Alphabet (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
TSMC manufactures all NVIDIA chips and every iPhone and Mac processor
“They make the primary chip inside every MacBook and iPhone shipped today. They're powering the AI wave, manufacturing all of NVIDIA's chips.”
Ben Gilbert Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 0:39 TSMC · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Apple's early iPhones relied on off-the-shelf Samsung processors
“They weren't designing their own chips. They just used an off-the-shelf Samsung chip.”
Ben Gilbert Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:33:34 TSMC · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Android Was Originally Designed as a BlackBerry Clone Before the iPhone
“Android was a Blackberry clone at the time, not an iPhone clone.”
Ben Gilbert Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:40:18 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
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