The days following Thanksgiving have become celebrations of their own (if you believe tearing your fellows limb from limb to obtain a bargain is worth celebrating). With that in mind we look at Black Friday’s winners and losers, examine technology trends in education, shake a disapproving finger at Yahoo for its exploitation of Flickr images, and talk a bit about the wisdom of unbundling Google search from browsers and devices.
Show notes
- iOS users outspend their Android counterparts on Black Friday (TechSpot)
- Report: Microsoft Xbox One Dominates Over Sony PS4 on Black Friday (The Next Digit)
- Google sold more Chromebooks to US schools than Apple did iPads in Q3 (9to5 Google)
- Streaming Player Market Stays Hot: Study (Multichannel News)
- Fight Over Yahoo’s Use of Flickr Photos (The Wall Street Journal)
- European MPs want to carve Google up (Bloomberg)
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