SJ126: Apple wins/losses, new events, mo money, mo problems, tech breakups, Maxell, Corel Draw, more

It's a bit of a whacky week as Cap'n Mike returns to the bridge, cadets: a very mixed bag of tech news, wins, losses, price hikes, exciting new events, Spotify whines, and the return of a couple of names you haven't heard in a very long time. Qualcomm manages a small patent win and a big-dollar loss, the March 25th "Show Time" event and this year's WWDC dates have been announced, the AirPods are officially a massive hit, and Apple finally (finally!) launches a privacy-focused ad campaign.

The sector is not without turbulence, however, including yet *another* postential scandal and fine for Facebook, a baby-step 5G rollout with an attendant price increase, DirecTV deciding you're going to pay some more executive bonuses -- but just to keep you distracted, a politician has teleported in with possibly one of the dumbest ideas we've heard this year, which Mike and Charles give all the thoughtful consideration and careful analysis it deserves. But then, the ship hits a rogue wormhole, and thing start to get *weird*.

Maxell returns from the dead as a patent troll, AirPlay 2/HomeKit LG TVs start shipping next month, Apple reverses course (allegedly) in India, Chinese iPhone sales prove unguessable, Apple gives merch rather than cash to "Today at Apple" guest stars, analysts assign "big hit" to Samsung's S10 line despite it being projected to sell well less than half as much as the iPhone, Corel Draw returns to the Mac (?!), and all this is before we even get to William Tell putting an iPhone on his son's head! We're through the looking glass, cadets, so whatever you do -- don't be terribly late for this one!