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A bunch of greedy a-holes and ambulance chasers hoping to cash in big on something that isn't Apple's fault. LewK

I downloaded the EPUB file and have started reading it.  I've enjoyed Steve's words in the part i've read, but I think someone really blew it on some of the explanatory text.  There are some definite errors in those parts!

In Part 1, 1976-1985, the description of the Apple ][ in the second paragraph is just flat out incorrect.  The Apple ][ certainly did not have, as implied, built in cassette storage or, as stated, a built in color screen!  I bought one in 1979 and while I don't have that one anymore, I do have another Apple ][ in my storage room.  It had an audio output and input that you could connect to a tape deck, reel-to-reel or cassette, for storage but it was very slow and awkward to work with.  It also had a video out that you could feed to a separately purchased little box that would convert it to an RF feed that you could connect to a TV (B&W or color) for use as a 40 character by. I believe, 24 line display.  Apple did sell some monochrome green CRT monitors.  I have an Apple /// monitor on another shelf.  When it came out 5 years later, the Macintosh didn't have a built-in color screen either!

Have you ever wondered why Apple's Pages app is so limited in functionality.  Functionality that it use to have has been taken out.  From what I've read and been told, this likely due to being asked to make is less capable so as to not compete with Microsoft's Word.  This sounds highly likely to me.

As to the functionality that has been removed, try replacing tabs or carriage returns.  There use to be an Advanced option in the Find & Replace window but that has been eliminated as well.  I keep an old version of Pages running on my 12 year old Mac Pro tower because the older version of Pages is MUCH more powerful than the current one.

The Feds want to hurt Apple because they don't like that it supports privacy and security.  They really don't like that we can Message each other with end-to-end encryption.  And that they can't decode some of the things stored on iCloud.

Do any of these options have an audio output jack like the Airports do? One of the uses I have of them is feeding my iTunes music to different rooms in the house. Beats having to run speaker wire everywhere and I have a several perfectly usable older receivers that I can use. The main advantage I had found with the Airport units is that configuration was generally MUCH simpler than the other access points and routers - even with some unusual setups.

What's pretty screwy about this is that they evidently haven't bothered to talk to their security people.  A lot of government agencies in the US and I suspect in Europe as well, use iMessage because it is encrypted end to end, and considerably more secure than SMS.  I know that I read that the US Armed Forces were using iPhones and iPads as well as Macs more and more due to the better security.

I suspect that Apple would lose some sales if they simply said they wouldn't support this and stopped selling iPhones in the EU, but I bet people would find still find a way to buy them there - black market, mail order, or having a friend pick one up while on vacation in the USA.

If you've read about what is coming out in Great Britain about the use of WhatsApp by government officials it is quite an eye-opener.  I'd be amazed if the same sort of thing wasn't happening in the EU.  (They literally laughed at you)

Since Apple is saying that it meets all of the Thunderbolt 5 specs, it is VERY unlikely that it is a passive cable as it is impossible to meet those specs with a passive able.  Check the 3D scans of the cables on CultofMac as linked in Possum-Us' post.  The one on the left in the picture is Apple's Thunderbolt 4 cable.  And it is the only one that fully met the specs.  A passive Thunderbolt cable is not likely to be much more than a charging cable.  Note that the cable on the right in the image only has power connections if it is plugged in the right way (according to the article) - even though USB-C connectors aren't suppose to care about orientation!

This article reads like a press release from KGI Securities. I wish AI would stop publishing BS like this just because it is about Apple.

What about Harris raising over $1 Billion for her election campaign.  Have you looked into how much came from Soros and other foreigners?  It is very seldom questioned when the money goes to Democrats, but if a Republican gets big donations, it is suddenly bad and the world is ending.  And as was pointed out in other comments, donations to inaugural celebrations and parties aren't something covered by the FEC.

Politicians from both parties accept all sorts of donations.  When I get concerned is when the donations are from people who aren't citizens, e.g. Soros and his son and many others.  Heck, the Labour Party in Great Britain sent 100 Labour Pary employees over to the USA to help Harris - and then they have the nerve to complain about Musk saying something about their party?  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!