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Apple One fails to solve issues with multiple Apple IDs

October 2020

cpsro said:

I was given no such option to switch from iCloud storage to One. And now with 4 TB shown as available, I see no storage subscription to cancel. I've only ever used one AppleID for App Store purchases, iCloud and subscriptions. (I only need a little over 1 TB.)

The need for 2 Apple ID’s was very obvious. Before family sharing it was the only way to share app acquisitions between family members. My wife and I shared the same iTunes/App Store account to purchase music and apps, while having separate iCloud (me.com) accounts for personal files and book purchases and reading history.

With family sharing this became obsolete, but we’re (at least I am) stuck with a separate iTunes/Apple Music/Music Library account.

New iPad Pro benchmarks are very close to the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro

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November 2018

If this is legit, then there're people at Intel pissing their pants right now...

Dutch regulators rule Apple must make App Store changes before Jan. 15

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December 2021

AniMill said:

I know it’s not a logical action, but if I were  I’d say, “Sorry, we will not comply. Instead we will be closing our App Store and no longer sell iPhones in your country.”

Add to this, with South Korea trying the same shit, Apple should tell them, “We will also send all our product production to other countries.”

Apple invented their iPhone, and their ecosystem. No one has to use it, no developer has to program for it. If you want to play in their garden, you pay for that privilege.

I’m from The Netherlands and I love Apple products and use them since 1995. I don’t see how your (indeed illogical) solution would add to justice: as a Dutch user I don’t have anything to do with this matter.

Furthermore, it’s more nuanced than it seems (as always in complicated matters like this, so I don’t even bother responding to some other completely senseless reactions in this thread). This ruling is only about dating apps, with the reason given, that the dating market these days has no other ways of earning money, than through dating apps, which completely depends on the App Store. It doesn’t seem to apply to other app makers, like Epic, which has other ways of collecting money, and aren’t dependent on the App Store. This ruling will of course ultimately also be applied to the Google Play Store, because their guidelines are about the same as Apple’s.

Me myself, I’m not sure. It is really complicated and has already previously been explained quite well in an old article, here on AppleInsider. I tend to not agree with the ruling, because back in 2008, when the App Store came alive, it was a godsend. Back then you’d pay about 70% to middlemen and physical stores to get your software in the hand of the customer. On the other hand: these days there are lots of alternative payment options, so blocking app makers from using them might be anti competitive.

Maybe it helps if Apple would make using the App Store cheaper, to make it unattractive to use other payment options (which Apple already partially did).

But the main reason for some app makers seem to be to own payment user data, and for that reason alone, I hope Apple will find a legal way to fight te ruling.

iPhone must use USB-C by 2024, says EU law

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October 2022

I can’t suppress the feeling that EU law makers just do not understand this matter: they consistently talk about chargers which is a good thing. But forcing device connections to use USB C is effectively just about the cables.

In the case of Apple, all chargers are already USB C, so what’s the problem this law is solving?? To force al cables to USB C? That’s stupid and hardly contributes to reducing ewaste.

Is Apple Intelligence artificial?

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June 2024

I’m with you, although you could have been sounding less wronged… I indeed think Apple is applying Ai in a useful way without the useless part of Ai (hallucination, fake articles and misinformation).

However, I wonder how far Apple Intelligence development really is, inside macOS and iOS: usually they demonstrate new features live. This time however, they showed small screencast-like sequences that could also have been edited videos of future features…

I hope everything will be finished when the final releases of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia come out…

What to expect from WWDC 2021 - and what not to

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June 2021

asdasd said:

mvmaastricht said:

dotcomcto said:

I really want to hear Apple announce that M1 apps from the Mac App Store will be able to run directly on the M1 iPad Pro. I just don't get the purpose of a 16 GB RAM/1 or 2 TB M1 iPad Pro unless the device will be able to run Mac apps (vs 8 GB RAM/256 or 512 GB models). I suppose I get it for high end video editing, but other than that, I don't get its purpose otherwise.

I think Apple will, but not the way you think or hope for, or anyone seems to be aware of.
It seems obvious to me that Apple will make the iPad Pro instantly dual boot: as soon as you’ll connect your mouse or an external screen, iPadOS will offer to switch to macOS, effectively converting you 13” iPad in a 13” ‘MacBook’. Why not? That wouldn’t be a compromise, for the screen as well as the rest of the hardware of the iPad Pro is perfectly capable of running a desktop class OS…

Disconnecting you screen could simply offer you to return to iOS…

It surprises me that no one else on the internet seems to consider this possibility…?

It’s been mentioned here dozens of times. And still It’s an incredibly stupid idea, like all the merging of macOS and iPadOS ideas.

I don’t think you’ve read my comment. I’m explicitly NOT talking about merging. I’m talking about being able to distinctly run either macOS or iPadOS on the same device. The iPad Pro (especially the 12.9” version and more especially the exorbitant 16Gb 1Tb+ version) is ready for it.

'iPhone 15' will get in-screen Touch ID, 'iPhone Fold' arrives in 2024 says Ming-Chi Kuo

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September 2021

Same for me. Before switching from TouchID, I was curious/skeptical. After switching, I haven’t looked back: it’s sooooo convenient to be logged in before even noticing!

Incidentally, TouchID might come in handy when your face isn’t in front, like when it’s on a table, or in your pocket before using Apple Pay. But with the latter I use my Apple Watch anyway.

Informal testing finds Apple Maps arrival times are 'intentionally conservative' to provid...

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February 2018

I’ve got exactly the same experience in The Netherlands.
If I want an accurate prediction, I consult Apple Maps. It’s consistently more conservative than either Google Maps, Waze or NAVIGON. And mostly more accurate as well.
The efficiency of the ride is about the same for either one, but I like the accurate rush hour detour of Apple Maps. It’s mostly even better than Google Maps.
However, Google Maps is still more aware of names of public places, although Apple Maps improved greatly after adding the Foursquare database.