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JP234 said:

"Apple's diversity efforts are 'selfish & practical' says head of developer relations…"

On the face of it, sounds like something you'd hear on right-wing talk shows. Poor choice of words, when you read the article and realize that enacting policies of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will benefit Apple Inc. in the long term through hiring and promotion based solely on merit, not race, class or religion. And that's practical, enlightened benchmark for sustainable growth.

History trivia: Enlightened self-interest was a concept that Alexis de Tocqueville discussed in his work Democracy in America, back in 1835 and 1840. The notion he held was that Americans voluntarily join together in associations to further the interests of the group and, thereby, to serve their own interests. Since the SCOTUS "Citizens United" ruling in 2010 that corporations are people, Apple's efforts are of benefit to humanity as well as the corporation! And since the ruling also concluded that money is free speech, Apple has the biggest megaphone (and Disney should be allowed to disagree without fear of retaliation from an opportunistic neofascist with big ambitions).

Explain to me the difference between Fascism and Communism/Socialism as they are actually practiced in the world, not how they differ on some academic white paper. You say Disney should be allowed to disagree but does not the left do exactly the same thing when they shout down a speaker whose ideology is not their cup of tea. Or label people who disagree with them as homophobes, xenophobes, transphobic, bigoted, misogynists, and any other slur they can apply to shut down speech.

Bottom line for me is that labeling someone a fascist is getting old and useless because of the history it conjures up, no different than  labeling someone as a Naziif you don;t like what they are saying. To me the right and left of are of the same ilk, both seeking to control the individual’s thoughts, behavior, speech, to become slaves to their respective ideologies. 

So bottom line, you have no business calling De Santis a fascist when your own ideology does the same damn thing to individual ideals they don’t like. 

Imagine what they’ll do when they can sideload their crap onto iPhones without Apple’s approval.

The problem banks and merchants have always had with Apple Pay is that they don’t get to collect their customers private data, end of story. Follow the money every time.

ronn said:

Any time diversity, equity and inclusion are mentioned get ready for the "Woe Is Me" song by the Aggrieved White "straight" Guys Chorus. Poor li'l souls have to contend with simply occupying the majority of high paying, prestige jobs despite not being the majority of the population. 

Guess what? We aggrieved white straight guys chorus will continue to own and operate this country for the next century at least. All of this inclusion and diversity is just a smoke and mirrors diversion. Want a great example of how we play the game? Her name is Kamala Harris, put there by straight white males as a token of diversity. She’s useless, ignorant, and a great foil for we straight white males to point to. Seeeeee, we embrace diversity! Meanwhile we straight white males control levers of power, the economy, and the future of the country while the likes of you are just along for the ride. We do throw you a bone once in a while just to keep you thinking you’re changing things. When AI takes all your jobs away we’ll still be in charge.

So how do you like them Apples? 

Marketing has deployed the A.I. hype algorithm. 

DAalseth said:

There is a big interest in an iPhone Fold

No not really. There is interest from the bleeding edge technorotti. there is interest from tech writers. I see little interest in a phone with a crease in the middle of its screen from anyone else. Certainly not at the silly prices that keep getting thrown around. 

Agree. I have yet to see a folding phone in the wild, anywhere, not in a store, not at a sporting event, not in a theatre, nowhere. If there were such an interest you'd think you would see them.

Remember, this is all rumor. And rumormongers have to invent theories as to why their rumors won't happen too. We don't really know if this product even exists. Analysts like Kuo have willed it into existence. All we have are renders from wishful thinkers, and alleged leaks from questionable sources. To those of us who have been Apple watchers for decades this product seems out of character.

"Netflix does expect that it will lose subscribers when the new policy comes into effect in the States, but believes that overall it's worth it. “

Losing those subscribers will be a plus for Netflix. Those subscribers who shared their password with all family members are hurting revenue anyway. Just like Napster and the music industry people will always be able to rationalize thievery, claiming Netflix is overpriced and deserved to be taken down. Human nature at its finest.

Government regulations being proposed will make this ‘victory’ moot. So maybe Epic can open its own app store in the EU but not in the U.S. ? How ill that be handled?

Well, there’s nothing you can do about it except not subscribe, right? Netflix will survive and thrive because it has a quality product to offer, just like Apple and its “overpriced garbage”  according to some here.. If I had a penny for every post declaring hatred for some company and its policies (like cellular providers, cable TV companies, etc) I could buy an island in the South Pacific. 

Keep gnashing those teeth, brother.