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24 alternatives to Too Embarrassed To Ask - Walt Mossberg, The Verge

Is Apple out of ideas?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Too Embarrassed To Ask - Walt Mossberg, The Verge launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Too Embarrassed To Ask - Apple vs. the FBI▲93

   Discussing the legal battle between Apple and the FBI

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Too Embarrassed to Ask - Dan Seifert, Senior Editor, The Verge▲60

   Alexa, Is Jeff Bezos Spying on Me?

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I Can't Fucking Decide▲248

   The dumbest most effective solution to your indecisiveness.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Recode Decode w/ the European Commissioner for Competition▲55

   Margrethe Vestager: Google & Apple should have limits, too.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   App Zapper!▲115

   The uninstaller Apple forgot

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mumbly Hour - Top/Bottom Apple Keynotes▲53

   Products pulled from manila envelopes, to faulty demos

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FOLD▲185

   What wacky things would you do if the price was just right?

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Swell▲175

   What’s your opinion? 🐳

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Yes No Maybe▲75

   Ask yes or no questions to reveal your fortune!

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Episode 072 — Low Hanging Fruit▲57

    Apple's struggles with the cloud, and the iPhone SE

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Oversubscribed - 14: The Present and Future of Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Apple▲80

    Shooting the sh*t with Parr & Baptiste

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fresh Air - A 'Misadventure in the Start-up Bubble'▲56

    An interview with the man behind the Fake Steve Jobs blog

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    null▲61

    null

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Yahoo Answers Now▲85

    Unique answers for those unsearchable questions

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Impromptu: Knocking It Out of The Park▲60

    CSS Less, Swift, App Slicing, Node JS, Apple Car, new iPads

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The DB Podcast - Apple iPhone 7 event and Macbook let down▲55

    A conversation around Apple's special event

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reveal for iOS▲108

    "Ask Me Anything" app powered by cryptocurrency

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Jay & Farhad Show: Apple is in a Pickle▲72

    Apple's recent earnings report

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The NoPhone Air▲132

    The least advanced NoPhone ever

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    RGB – #16: It's Been Sent to a Farm▲57

    Gatekeeping, vulnerabilities and a great iPhone rumour!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Oversubscribed #12: Apple Earnings, Dirty Term Sheets, and Dreamworks▲77

    Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bullshit Product Generator▲179

    Your million dollar product idea is...

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mumbly Hour - WWDC Wishlist▲60

    Ranting about iOS gripes turns out very theraputic

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bread Time — Falling out of love with Apple▲62

    A love story gone wrong.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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