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To anyone sane it’s clear that the “gatekeeper” term is an abhorrent socialist fiction, akin to something that belongs in the annals of communism. Preventing companies making products as they see fit and letting the people/market sort the wheat from the chaff is itself the epitome of anti-choice/anti-commercialism.

Microsoft could try to build a new smarterphone than iPhone or Pixel if they wanted to (they seem to be learning a little from copying Mac hardware so maybe this could rub-off in the mobile space too). 

Apple could try to make a new social media network if they wanted to (it’s probably something they still think about given iMessage and the number of connected users they have).

Meta could try to build a new online shopping experience to replace Amazon if they wanted to (it’s probably in their long term plans).

Of course, a new upstart could invent a new paradigm relacing any or all of the above.

If it happened it might be a chinese startup, you just know how the EU would react to this, especially if the EU companies couldn’t compete on price - one only has to look at the EU threatened actions against chinese electric vehicle companies.

Vestager clearly studied the fascist Mussolini but veils herself politically trying to avoid people seeing her intended one-nation EU. No wonder the right is on the rise in the Europe. 

Given that the EU thinks it’s okay to write vague laws and create traps for large companies to fall into so they can fine them, it’s no wonder a sensible company like Apple has to think long and hard before launching new products or services there. I don’t think we can avoid a two-tier tech world developing, with EU becoming second-class citizens by their leaders design. It’s almost as if history repeats itself. 

Many of us expected the AVP or AV to be tethered to an iPhone, iPad or Mac.

It makes sense to use the computer we already have for most procesing, remove the Mx chip from the headset and put the rechargeable battery in the headset - cable needed for data connection / video bandwidth (think how SideCar with Mac/iPad works far better with a USB-C cable).

I guess Apple wanted to get something out there earlier than the end of 2025 to show what they can do.

Get a Paperlike screen protector if you want a more tactile drawing experience on ipad.

They can choose the real App Store so no problem. They should be grateful to Apple. 

Many, many people game on low-end PCs.

I know a teen that does some gaming on an M1 MacMini, and all his mates have PCs - but the M1 actually runs the games he can play on it better than his mates PCs do (faster framerates and better render distance for example).

Obviously the games playable on M1 are limited, so he uses an old Intel Mac with bootcamp for other games and that iMac runs these other games far better than his mates PCs too.

The M1 Mac Mini cost as much when new as the mates low-end PCs but the iMac cost significantly more when it was bought. The equivalent iMac still costs more than the low-end PCs if bought second-hand.

My point is that Apple Silicon does not have to beat the top-end PCs with 4090 GPUs, as most gamers do not have high-end PCs.

I’m pretty sure the M3 would be a great gaming platform if developers would ship games that can run on it - the developers need incentivising/subsidising from Apple imho. 

The reality is that the ads are a shady practice tracking and selling user data and they are intrusive often to the detriment of the main product / periodical.

If the publishers did not sell our data and if the ads did not play video or suck cpu cycles, if they were simple image links, then most people would have no problem with them.

Wish they’d make the next SE the mini form-factor. 

Apple never should have allowed Epic back imho

So we have proof that iCloud accounts can and have been hacked.

I suppose if someone hacked an iCloud account they could easily put illegal material in that hacked account too… 

People living and working in the UK are getting paid the same next month and this month as they did last month and iPhone prices have not gone up.

Granted Apple will earn less profit on sales at the same price if the pound stays weak, but it's equally true to say there are people like me who have income and assets valued in EU or USD who are better off with a weak GBP. I know I've started thinking about MORE Apple upgrades for my kit than before the referendum,