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bobolicious said:

"Because the 3GS is unable to run anything later than iOS 6, many modern apps and features are inaccessible."

...and it will run many great apps that were orphaned due to various reasons including for one high end app I bought that I was told faced too much cost of ongoing iOS compatibility development...

On some of my older iOS devices that have the App Store, when trying to install a more modern app that existed for the older device, the App Store prompts you to download the older, compatible version ... but only if it was already associated with your Apple ID back then. So, if you are just now downloading Pandora for the first time, you can't download the old compatible version.

Each unique use of a composition or recording requires permission. That's just a fact of copyright law. The use of sampling has complicated things even more, because a snippet here, and a loop there, all have to be cleared. In the instance of "Good times" being used by Jamie xx, it looks like the company who controls the master recording (Universal) got permission from one of the rights holders. What isn't clear is if in the Persuasions' agreement with Universal allows Universal to speak for them regarding rights to use the recording. Also what's not clear is if Apple and the advertising agency got permission from Universal, or perhaps even the forgetful group member. The potential injury is quite clear: if the plaintiff had given his permission, he could have negotiated compensation for the use with Apple and/or the advertising agency. For example, he could have gotten, say, a percentage of the revenue generated by each airing of the commercial. It's like how Apple pays artists/record labels at set fee each time a song is streamed. The plaintiff could have had quite a nice payday.

Appleish said:

I remember when a friend of mine almost got divorced because of her show. He would get home after work and his wife would tell him all the things he was doing wrong because he heard it on "Oprah." This was in the early years of her show when it had more of a near-Jerry Springer type format. Years later, she softened up the format and started attracting stars.

She's not a bad person, but she sure started as one. Not interested in her programing.

Sure you are. You need something to criticize. :-) It's funny you compare and contrast Jerry Springer with Oprah Winfrey. Early Jerry used to be more like later Oprah. And then they dramatically swapped audiences.

gutengel said:

What a joke, how old is this album anyways?

What a joke, how old were those Beatles albums when they started streaming?

ajl said:

Old parents will be able to have an iPhone for as much as 40 bucks. I think this is a wise move, instead of throwing all those phones away.

How old is "old"? Sometimes I see folks here and elsewhere referring to 50-year-old people as "old" and in need of large-button phones, who don't use any data and sit in rocking chairs all day reminiscing about the old days when the whole family used one landline. People older than that built spaceships, went to the Moon, invented your very Internet. "Old" people don't need old phones, just like you don't.

sflocal said:

fasterquieter said:

May as well charge $1,000. Get into the swing of things.

Another ignorant post.

Configure another workstation with exactly the same hardware and and specs.  Come back when reality hits you in the head.

Why is it so upsetting when people express how much they do or do not want Apple products? Literally nothing Apple makes is necessary in living a long, healthy life. Therefore if someone wants to spend thousands of dollars buying whatever they want, what is the problem? If it was your money and you were paying the bills then and only then would you have a say.

It's all about resale value, people. A phone that works on both GSM and CDMA carriers have the most value. So don't buy the version specific to AT&T/T-Mobile. The Verizon version works on all the major carriers and MVNO's throughout North America.

bdkennedy said:

F this loser.

Agreed. He doesn't even know what he's talking about, and it's his own record. The Kanye/Jay Z version of "Pop style" was released as a single concurrently with another single, "One dance." Both singles were available in the iTunes Store and streaming on Apple Music. Both versions of "Pop style" are still available for streaming and purchase. The Drake solo version is superior, actually. The single version has like literally three or four words from Jay Z, and a short, incoherent verse from Kanye. I wouldn't have put it on my album either.

I'm a single guy and I like to watch good movies with interesting content. So that right there makes a lot of Hollywood movies a firm "no thanks." I would pay to watch first-run films at home, even $50. But they'd better know right now: I'm going to run some cables through some Chinese HDMI dongles to strip DRM and save to my computer. I don't give anyone $50 for two hours of anything without a little something extra.