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US DOJ will finally sue Apple after years of antitrust investigation
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.1) a monopoly in itself is not illegal.2) any app developer can put an app on the App Store for FREE. They can then have it “activate” by logging in to an account that you purchase through their website. IE Netflix, MS Office, etc. etc. Having in app purchase options only makes sense though. If consumers are too lazy to research they can get the license cheaper elsewhere is not Apple’s responsibility.
3) what other company is required to advertise that you can get the same product elsewhere for a different price? Should every car dealer have a big button next to their cars for sale stating “Buy me for $5000 less at dealer XYZ instead”? That’s ludicrous for saving THOUSANDS of dollars and even more so to save $3. -
Latest macOS Sonoma update is breaking some USB hubs in monitors
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. -
What you need to know: Apple's iCloud Photos and Messages child safety initiatives
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.
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. -
GM ditching CarPlay & Android Auto for Google-built infotainment system
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! -
Jon Stewart reveals the moment things went bad with Apple
chadbag said:Yet another celebrity who has no economic ability or sense.NO, the inflation is not cause by corporate profits. Bigger corporate profits are a symptom of the inflation. When your money is worth less (inflated), the profits of companies will seem bigger because they’re using inflated dollars (or whatever currency). That does not mean the actual economic value of that profit is any more than the profit a year before with a smaller number and pre-inflation.He’s either stupid economically or a shill for those trying to deflect blame away from the politicians who inflate the money supply which leads to the price inflation.Between 2020 and 2023 the money supply in the US was I floated by about 27-28%. Ie the government printed money. Which is the root cause of inflation.Companies usually price as a percentage of cost so if cost goes up prices go up and it will seem that profits go up but only because you’re not adjusting the value for inflation. Ie 20% of $100 is $20 while 20% of $130 is $26. Because pricing is usually based on a percentage of cost the perceived “profit “ is now $26 vs earlier $20 — record profits. 🤦. But that $26 doesn’t buy any more today than the $20 did before. So the profit in real value was not a record profit.Examples to demonstrate:
1) Bird flu has caused millions of chickens to be slaughtered to stem the infection. This had caused egg prices to skyrocket. Did government spending cause this?? NO. Now the icing on the cake of this example is that interviews with farmers at the height of $12 a dozen eggs was that they had plenty, but weren’t being paid any more for them than when they were $2 per dozen. (Beef industry farmers were saying similar things for the inflation of beef prices too.)
2) I work for a fortune 100 company. I was curious how bad of an impact inflation had made to our raw materials and talked to our purchasing department. Guess what, our cost of those raw materials has been flat, but what did the powers that be do?? 15-20% increase of our products cost “because inflation.” 2023 was our 3rd most profitable year, while 2021 and 2022 filled out the others in the top 3 spots.
To think that GLOBAL inflation is caused strictly by government spending is egregiously myopic. It certainly has some ties, but if all the veils were to be pulled back, I have little doubt corporate greed is at the heart of the problem. -
$29 battery exchanges for iPhone 6 and newer now available at most Apple retail locations
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.
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. -
New M3 iPad Pro with OLED may have a ridiculously higher starting price
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?