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VictorMortimer said:

About time.  Apple has been illegally monopolizing app distribution on iDevices for well over a decade now.  It's time for the nonsense to stop.

I should be able to install any software of MY choosing on MY iPhone, without interference from Apple.

I really hope DoJ doesn't cave and settle.  Apple needs to allow normal software installation, without an app store.

And in three simple paragraphs you’ve educated us that you don’t know what you’re talking about with directly saying you don’t know what you’re talking about. 

sflocal said:

MacOS Sonoma has been the worst MacOS release for Intel-based machines ever.  I'm still on MacOS 14.2 because each point-release update has result in bricking my 2020 iMac and my having to reinstall MacOS, and only with a USB install drive.  Headlines like these makes me wonder if Apple has abandoned any real QC checks with Intel machines.  For the first time ever, I'm seriously considering downgrading my iMac to macOS Monterey as it was completely stable.

It's a disgrace in my book.  Apple really dropped the ball here.

I’m running a 2019 MacBook Pro and have had zero issues with Sonoma. And I’ve been running Sonoma since the 14.0 beta’s. Haven’t done a fresh install on the system in years. 

It is not scanning for photos of a mother taking a picture of her child. It is scanning for know photos of child pornography and abuse. 

Excellent point, but even further than that. It's comparing HASH to HASH not PHOTO to PHOTO of already KNOWN child pornography/abuse. Very different things and only delusional to think this is some sort of privacy concern.

As for photo message monitoring as part of the parental controls, this is on phone and NOT SENT TO APPLE with an alert going to the parent only. Every responsible parent should enable it on their children's phones. This shouldn't be a news flash, but here in the USA and I'm guessing most other countries, if your child is under 18 and sends nude photos of themselves to a girl/boy friend etc, they have just committed a crime as they have just become purveyors of child porn. The person they just sent that photo to is also potentially criminally liable for possession of child pornography.

I can guess how this is going to go with a company that makes its money on advertisements. We have a vehicle made by GM or any others that thinks Google is a good idea and our dashboard, infotainment, and potential rear entertainment screens start popping up ads as we drive past different businesses. NO THANKS!

designr said:

nrg2 said:

That issue aside though, allowing me to download an app to my iPhone from some other store does not impact anyone else's iPhone. That's false assumption that many are making. Perhaps because they have fallen for Apple's propaganda.

You obviously have ZERO clue on how computers and the internet work.

You're right. My 30+ years as a software engineer have taught me nothing.

Just admit that you have fallen for Apple's propaganda. But please stop the fear-mongering.

Not propaganda at all. Real world experience for also 30+ years having dealt with exactly what you erroneously claim can’t affect anyone else.

But, I'm not sure it is common knowledge as you say. Yes, we know batteries - before Lithium Ion - often died quickly, but people have gotten used to Lithium Ion now... and in other devices, the batteries are often essentially lifetime (laptops, iPads, iPods). My son drains his iPad battery at least once each day, fully, and we just sold his old iPad mini and the battery life was just fine, after several years of use. I've drained and charged laptops, iPod touch, etc. nearly daily, at least half or more, and used them for years.

Lithium ion batteries in most manufacturers laptops are generally expected to last far less time than you give them credit. I am a system support analyst at a global company, with our primary computers coming from, shall we say brand “D”. I mainly support our local office of 300-400 employees with about 75% of systems being laptops. We have to replace laptop batteries that no longer hold a charge quite regularly in the office I support and the ones my colleagues support at other locations around the globe. In fact even if the system has the three year warranty coverage, “D” only covers the battery for one year, unless a special extended warranty is purchased specific to the battery. Not only is that a common occurrence, in the past year, I have worked on two “D” systems that have batteries bulging out of their plastic housing. “D” does let you find out the battery status - but it’s not through any readily apparent function - it requires booting to the onboard diagnostics and checking the battery health. In my experience if the health of the battery shows less than 60% the laptop usually runs for a half hour or less when not plugged in.  

In contrast, at least our secondary brand of systems - Apple, covers the battery with the three year AppleCare+ warranty during that full timeframe. Though, I have yet to run across any of our MacBook Pro systems that need a battery replacement for any reason. That said, you also mention iPods lasting the lifetime of the product and that is certainly erroneous - I have helped family members replace the batteries on iPod classics, Mini’s and Nano’s and I’m sure many others have done so also. 

So in summation, lithium ion batteries are not some error proof energy source and are subject to many variables in how well they function and last.

As for having an iPhone pop up with messages and such if there are issues with the battery, I think this would be an incredibly horrible way to handle it and anyone that works in support would know why. A certain percentage of people would be sent into a panic seeing it and another percentage would just tap “OK” not reading it and live in ignorance. A more simple means would be to make the battery symbol border on the phone go red and periodically flash to alert of a problem or an overlay similar to the charging lightning bolt of a red arrow pointing down to symbolize lower performance. The battery icon could then also be made to bring up a statistics and health page by tapping on it. 

charlesn said:

I'm sorry, but I can buy LG's superb and current 48" C3 OLED TV for about $1100... or LG's 48" OLED gaming monitor for $850... but putting a 13" OLED panel in an iPad is going to drive the price to $2,000 because why?

Pixel density. It costs significantly more to pack pixels into smaller displays. If you added the same pixel density to a 48” screen, it would be many thousands of dollars.