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:matrix077 said:

And yes, swipe keyboard is great, but how do you type double letters, like le'tt'ers?

you don't do anything special.. you just swipe over the t.. since 'leters' is not an existing word, it should propose 'letters', even without you needing to pause over the t..

saltyzip said:

This article demonstrates everything I hate about Apple, elitism. Focus on those with money, rather than those that do not.

Those cheaper android phones are still powerful devices, this article makes them out to be no more than a calculator.

I thought Google also announced an easy way to update android which includes even down to graphics drivers, did I dream that?

A $600 iPhone that still operates to full satisfaction after 5 years is cheaper than a $200 Android that after one year is crawling to a halt because of it being swamped by spamware, bloatware and dysfunctional apps..

gbdoc said:

You write, about notifications, "we still need them to keep up with what is going on". Do we really? Do we really have to know, all the time in realtime, what's happening, what and where our "friends" are doing, what the Kardashians are up to, and on and on? Do we really, really need this? C'mon ...

No you don't, which is why you can choose not to receive notifications.. or only for the *important* ones..
And if you have many important ones, ios 12 now manages them better..
I wonder why one has to point out the obvious..

pigybank said:

I hope there’s a way to manually override it.  I don’t want Apple deciding what I can or cannot run on my Mac. 

The article explains that notarization means that if developer X makes an app that you want to install, that your Mac will verify that the app you are installing is indeed from developer X..

So, your reaction to that is 'I hope I can override it'... i.o.w. you want to be able to install an app that pretends it is from developer X but in fact isn't?  Yeah, I can definitely see how that would be useful..

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

"For most users, the upgrade of the selfie camera to 12 megapixels with an f/2.2 aperture won't make one single bit of difference. "

'Not one single bit' is maybe not the best expression to use in this context..

The market obviously is not the one of 'song recognizers', but of 'music streamers', i.e. Apple Music, Spotify, ...
If Shazam prevents you from adding songs to your Spotify playlists, that's going to be a huge negative impact for Spotify.. 
EU is right to be vigilant for stuff like that..
That said, don't think Apple is a bad-faith actor either, so they may come to terms..

Ha.. I crave these DED-article-induced dopamine trips.. Always a bliss to get a fix..🤤
I think I have to face the truth: I am a DED-article junkie.. 😁

 I liked 3D Touch.. was not entirely reliable in all circumstance (e.g. previewing) but sufficiently so in many others.. 

Pity to see it gone, but based on the many positive feedback on haptic touch, I suppose Apple made its homework and made sure to make it enjoyable..

I'll adapt..

svanstrom said:

Now people are dying, and severely mistreated, for other reasons; and Apple is once again playing a part.

I expect people to once again value more than just profits. 

What part is Apple playing in the mistreatment of these people?

And what is Apple supposed to do about it?
What will e.g. pulling out of China accomplish?

Apple should counter sue for patent trolling..