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Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Schwartz: Apple pulled Unglue from the App Store before launching Screen Time
“We actually were the first app that got pulled.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:05 #93 David vs. Godzilla
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Doherty: Apple will meaningfully build spatial memory tech within five years
“I think that Apple will start, like, working on this in a really meaningful way in the next, like, Five years.”
Paige Finn Doherty Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 12:14 #122 Wist: The Killer Use Case for VR?
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Schwartz: Apple must collaborate with screen-time startups like unGlue
“Do I believe that Apple will do something about this? Absolutely, and I think that Apple is, you know, not an expert in this space, and they will have to do something in collaboration with other companies that are experts in this space like Unglue.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 25:34 #24 unGlue
Opinion
Schwartz: Apple is an unfair competitor that pulls no punches
“I mean, you're, you truly fighting an unfair game, an unfair competitor that is just pulling no punches.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 14:44 #93 David vs. Godzilla
Opinion
Schwartz: Unglue forced Apple's hand to build native Screen Time
“I mean, we forced Apple's hand. We introduced this concept To the world.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 25:42 #93 David vs. Godzilla
Assertion Partly supported
Schwartz: Apple removed dozens of competing parental control apps
“Tens. Tens of apps.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:27 #93 David vs. Godzilla
Assertion Supported
Hudson: Apple's MDM profile access enabled granular third-party screen-time control
“Apple letting third-party developers use the MDM profile is a big part of what made this possible, to be able to get down to that level of control.”
Charles Hudson Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:24 #24 unGlue
Assertion Partly supported
Schwartz: A hardware loophole got Unglue reinstated in the App Store
“In, in Unglu case, we had that kind of one capability that no one else had, which is We had a hardware component, and they could, their terms of service did not include that, and that allows me to bring the app back to the app store.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 16:00 #93 David vs. Godzilla
Disclosure
Rios: BridgeFi aims for native integration into Apple iOS and Android
“Right now we're working on the app level, and we license the technology to apps, individual apps, but Endgame, our vision is to partner up with either Android or Apple so that you literally get an iPhone out of the box and instantaneously are able to use it wi…”
Jorge Rios Sep 18, 2024 ▶ 13:30 Bridgei's $1.5M Deal: Transforming Emergency Communication?
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Yin: Apple headset price will drop dramatically and quickly
“Although the Apple headset is really expensive, I think the price is going to come down pretty dramatically pretty quickly, and I do actually think that this immersive thing, if everyone can get headsets or whatever, is the future of that.”
Elizabeth Yin Oct 25, 2023 ▶ 15:49 "Will This Game-Changing Startup Pitch for VR Tech Secure VR Business Funding?"
Assertion Contradicted
Elias: Almost every iPhone produced today features an L-shaped battery
“Almost every iPhone that's produced now has an L-shaped battery.”
Gabe Elias Apr 30, 2025 ▶ 13:47 Will VCs Back 3D-Printed Conformal Batteries?
Disclosure
Schwartz: Unglue had under two months runway when Screen Time launched
“I think at that point it was, I think like two months, maybe, maybe less.”
Alon Schwartz Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 10:50 #93 David vs. Godzilla
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