danox

Xed said:

AppleInsider said:

Interestingly enough, Eve nor her siblings are set to inherit any of her late father's wealth. Her mother, Laurene Powell Jobs, has publicly stated that she plans to use the fortune for philanthropic endeavors, rather than passing it on to her children. 

They aren't getting the entire amount but that doesn't mean they aren't going to be getting more than enough money to live very comfortably for the rest of their lives. For instance, Bill Gates is only giving $10M to each of his children. I would imagine that Jobs will do something similar to make sure the children of Steve are taken care of.

$10 million dollars is more than enough to be on your way like Warren Buffett, $10 million invested in Apple in 2005 and letting it ride would be $1.6 billion dollars today.

Whatever they get as an inheritance, particularly if MAMA Jobs cuts loose with some of it early so they can start investing and having that money compound over the years, however that assumes that they’re smart enough to invest it and not do anything stupid like the guy in the White House who inherited $400 million dollars in 1973 and his total net worth today shows that he didn’t have a clue in comparison to Warren Buffett or George Soros (net worth at the time was well under you know who) and if Soros hadn’t given away a large portion his net worth recently he would be well over 100 billion today….

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros

On going research and development on a long term project inside Apple beats spending $75.5 billion dollars like Microsoft upfront on a game content company (where the talent dissipates after the game is finished).

s.metcalf said:

Foldable phones are notoriously fragile.  No chance in hell it could be as durable as a regular model.

Apple seems hell bent on pushing products that few people want of late.

Upon its introduction, this appears to be a class-action lawsuit. Consider the current foldable phones being sold; there is hardly any discussion about their failure rates. However, once Apple’s version is released, every weakness of a folding phone will be extensively, reinforced and covered ad nauseam, Jerryrigged and iFixit will quickly create YouTube videos highlighting these issues, as will every other Tom, Dick, and Harry.

To date, the current manufacturers of folding phones have enjoyed a relatively favorable position regarding the durability of the crease (the elephant in the room). However, this will not be Apple’s fate. Lawyers lineup.

[Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/635839/best-foldable-phone]

They essentially dismiss the long-range problems. They will not do that with Apple. Note that the article only has five lightweight responses.

Hiding under a rock isn’t gonna make nuclear power or rare earths go away Germany, nor is it going to help you keep up with the United States or China when it comes to tech.

9secondkox2 said:

Not only is it a privacy risk, it’s STEALING - illegal in snd of itself. Apple paid its own money, blood, sweat, and tears building its tech. And the EU wants to steal it and give it to everyone else? What the heck? Pure evil. They really aren’t even hiding it anymore. 

If all else fails, leave the EU. That’s just wrong. There is no way to defend that.