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Samsung accused of poisoning over 200 workers, then withholding information on toxins it exposed th
So much wrong with this post....Baldwyn said:I guess it's better for Apple that their workers kill themselves at Foxconn? Typical Cupertino propaganda.
1. Have there been any documented suicides at Foxconn since 2011?
2. The workers at Foxconn are Foxconn's not Apple's. The reason there are no longer suicides are because of positive changes Apple brought about in the last several years.
3. Are you sarcastically implying that it's actually better to die a long and terribly painful death due to employer negligence and coverup over choosing to end your own life (for whatever reason) speedily and essentially painlessly?
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Video: iPhone X vs Note 8 - Real World Comparison after 1 month
Signed up for an account just to say that huh? The vast majority of users and professional tech media disagree with you. I’ve never had trouble with FaceID myself and my brother-in-law just said today, “It’s amazing, I’m black and it’s dark at night and it still sees me and unlocks every time.”Shane0527 said:FaceID is awful! I have to type in my passcode the majority of the time to access my phone. Need directions while you’re driving? Better pull over because you have to fully interact with the phone to unlock it to get directions. This is the iPhone I strongly dislike!
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Decade-old Apple Car project may be completely dead
So the Apple Vision Pro was neither an example of guts for risk or vision? I think most people would disagree.k2kw said:Cooks Apple either doesn't have guts for Risk or vision .
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Apple faces higher taxes after G7 agree to global tax rate changes
This is a nonsensical post. Apple has always complied with the tax laws of the countries they’ve operated in. They will continue to do so and if that now means more taxes are paid then they’ll do it. What was, is and will continue to be unreasonable is trying to force a company to pay more taxes than the law requires. This is what Apple has fought and won their appeal on in Ireland.crowley said:I wonder how many of those that insisted "Apple never did anything wrong" and that "politicians should focus on closing loopholes rather than going after Apple" are going to be singing the same tune now that politicians have worked together to close loopholes.
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Judge so far 'not convinced' on Epic's antitrust stance in 'Fortnite' battle
- Bornstein says that console markets taking 30% is fundamentally different than Apple, since consoles generally operate at a loss
Why is that fundamentally different? Apple isn’t allowed to make money on the equipment and the App Store? That seems like a preference of Bornstein but nothing that would hold up in court. To me the App Store commission percentage between platforms is completely relevant and should stand on its own. If Epic is fine with Sony and Nintendo charging 30% then he must be fine with Apple doing the same. How was that not ruled on in summary judgement??
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Apple Pay transactions totaled $10.9B in 2015, suffers growing pains, report says
Apple Pay takes 2-3 seconds at most. Dipping a chip card takes 13 seconds on average now. What are you talking about?????tokyojimu said:I use it sometimes just for fun, both in the U.S. and in Taiwan, but the truth is it's often slower than swiping and takes about the same amount of time as dipping. It really is a solution in search of a problem.
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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney grilled on platform agreements, V-Bucks
Windows has a dominant share of the computer operating system market. iOS does not have a dominant share of the mobile operating system market in any country or geographical area. You can choose to go somewhere else for your mobile platform if you are unhappy with the App Store.eimoaotl said:There is a lot of vitriol on here against Epic. I personally think that iOS has become like Windows and Mac, where it is a general operating system and that Apple should no longer be allowed to determine what I can and cannot do with the operating system. My phone and my iPad are not like my gaming console - I use my iOS devices for basically everything, I use my xbox just for gaming and streaming shows. I don’t think iOS and gaming consoles are equivalent. But I do think iOS and windows are equivalent as they are both operating systems that enable me to do “limitless” things depending on software and how much limitation Microsoft and Apple actually put on them. Same goes for the Mac my wife uses. Can you imagine how angry people would be if Windows mandated that everything now had to go through the Windows store and through their payment system?
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Apple green lights Epic Games Store in rapid reversal
The vast majority of Apple customers disagree with you. People choose Apple because they want it to “just work” know that everything is vetted by Apple. If people wanted other app stores they’d buy an Android.CrossPlatformFrogger said:Though I'm not a Fortnite fan, this is definitely a win for consumers, it was always crazy to me that Apple can literally victimize their customer base for their own greed. Like it or not, my opinion and what appears to be the growing opinion is phones are the new computers, all purpose devices and should not be limited by the manufacturer. You should be able to download apps from anywhere you want.
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Apple Music rolls out to Tesla cars in holiday software update
We finally got our Model Y in August after waiting 11 months from order date. It’s the first new car we’ve ever owned. It’s amazing, but would like to have CarPlay on it. If Rivian is a better car then buy it, but to me it’s idiotic to make (or cancel) a car purchase because of any person at the company.
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Apple Vision Pro finally on sale outside the US
China’s VAT is 13% and is baked into that $4,128 price. If you do the easy math you can see the pre-tax price is $3,591. A $91 (2.6% above US price) difference is easily attributable to currency fluctuation hedging.ravnorodom said:
"The device starts at 29,999 yuan, or $4,128, in China, compared to a $3,500 retail price in the U.S.".... so it's actually $600 more. 😲chasm said:
Does it, or are you just referring to currency conversion? The story didn’t mention it, so I just wondered where you got that.ravnorodom said:It baffles me that customers outside U.S. went for it despite it costing $500 more than the States. Apple product hype is no joke ߘ⦬t;/div>
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https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/28/apples-vision-pro-starts-deliveries-at-a-higher-price-in-china-than-in-the-us.html#:~:text=HANGZHOU%2C%20China%20%E2%80%94%20Apple%20's,retail%20price%20in%20the%20U.S.
