This week, Netflix & Apple are taking over TV, Facebook changes the rules, Windows will be free-- even to pirates, and Nintendo’s coming to Apple ... and much much more.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Cards Against Originality; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Community on Yahoo! Screen
Dwayne: Google Feud, Monopoly Deal
Headlines
Netflix vs. Cable TV: Video on-demand services now in 40% of homes Apple Plans Web TV Service in Fall Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant to head to Android, Apple devices Windows 10 Launching This Summer in 190 Countries and 111 Languages Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 upgrades to pirates -- worldwideAudible Book of the Week
Maestro Mario: How Nintendo Transformed Videogame Music into an Art by Andrew Schartmann Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: Legend of Zelda theme by Koji Kondo
Hot Topic
Six things that Facebook’s new community rules won’t allow Ellen Pao's lawyer just served Facebook with a gender discrimination suit Thoughts on Gender Equality in Tech, InterruptedMusic Break: Super Mario Brothers theme by Koji Kondo
Final Word
Nintendo Partners With DeNA To Bring Its Games And IP To SmartphonesThe Drill Down Video of the Week
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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.