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TWiT 218: Escape from Farmville

by Jonathan Downin in TechOctober 26th, 2009 @ 9:21 am

TWiTTwitter continues to branch out with word that the teens are starting to control trending topics. Windows 7 is still the big news with everyone sharing their thoughts on the new operating system. It is almost impossible to find someone who is generally negative on Windows 7, and that’s about the biggest win any release of this magnitude can hope for.

Apple has done their best to steal some of Microsoft’s thunder by releasing a slew of new products last week, and issuing a few new highly targeted ads. Net neutrality is back in the news and this is a topic that Leo and gang never get tired of discussing.

Things move into company talk with the difficulty of IPOs taking the central point of the topic. Leo’s conquered addiction to Farmville gets some discussion and the show ends with salutations to GeoCities’s demise.

Covered news and topics: Twitter, Windows 7, Apple ads, Apple releases/earnings, net neutrality, Motorola Droid, IPOs and net companies, Farmville, Geocities

John C. Dvorak weighs the case for and against net neutrality, Dwight Silverman rates Windows 7 a winner, Leo kicks his Farmville addiction, and more.

Runtime – 1:44:26

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