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  • Colbert's 'Late Show' skewers cost, content of Apple's new design book

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    jkichline said:
    People don't understand nor do they appreciate the art and design of a finely-crafted book.  This is not a run-of-the-mill, paperback on cheap paper and crap, generic blank ink.  This is work of art about works of art.  The paper is specially blended and handled, there are probably multiple inks and coating. 450 pages with a binding that will last and a specially designed cover that appears to be embossed... all of these things add up to the cost of a book.  It is not priced to be a pedestrian magazine, it's designed, built and priced to be a collector's item that will be timeless.

    If you don't understand that, then you don't understand Apple.  They don't design things to be cheap and thrown away. They design things to last... to be functional works of art. This book is not only a testament to that, but the very embodiment of that underlying mantra.
    I agree with you about the quality of the book perhaps justifying the price. But I think the real question is why did they create the book in the first place?

    If the book is a testament to anything, it's a testament to Apple's hubris.
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  • Apple reportedly enlists aid of free-speech attorneys in encryption battle

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    This really isn't a 4th Amendment question. The FBI is operating well within those bounds in wanting to access the data on the phone. The search is reasonable and even has the support of the owner of the phone. It comes down to if Apple can be required/compelled to assist in those efforts, which would seem to fall more under freedom of speech (or in this case, freedom to refuse speech...in the form of computer code).

    For those who are worried about their privacy should a tool be created which would allow brute for attacks on iPhones, the solution is simple. Use the alphanumeric passcode option and don't use a stupid password. And don't use Touch ID, either.