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The media should be embarrassed because this indicates what really happened - Epic lost and Apple won.  To quote Epic's Tom Sweeney on the verdict from his own Twitter account, "Today's ruling isn't a win for developers or for consumers"; Epic LOST on everything they asked for and the concession against Apple (a link to pay outside the App Store) isn't what Epic wanted.  Now that Epic has appealed, Apple can counterclaim the one ruling against them.

Apple can spin it anyway they like but it's a great ruling for developers and customers alike.   Also, please spare us the absurd comparison of brick & mortar stores; Apple wanted it both ways in terms of being the sole App Store for apps and with that, tried to disallow any in-app purchases form outside the store.  

Prosser isn't even in the top ten when it comes to leak accuracy but I suppose he gets graded on a curve for arrogance, hype & humor. Of course he leaves himself an out on this one - it's just a prototype and anything could change, yada, yada. So the iPhone 14 turns out to be different than predicted, I'm guessing Prosser won't shave off the rest of his body hair like he did with his eyebrows on his last failed prediction. 

To quote Apple in 2019, "What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone."  If Cook and company are willing to break that promise, it's safe to assume they won't honor their promise to only scan for CSAM.  As much as Apple's biggest defenders try to spin this betrayal as being noble, CSAM is just the proverbial Trojan Horse.   In 2021, Apple's new mantra will be, "You must surrender privacy under the guise of protecting children."

if this story is true, Aple would have the worst case of fork-tongue ever known. Perpetuating surveillance of user iPhones is a massive privacy violation, and we know it won't stop at just loathsome imagery.