hmurchison

Feel sorry for Fitbit owners.   Googles about to screw up your platform. 

The HomePod is a case study in how NOT to launch a product.    They pre-announced early for an awkward shipping month (December).  This date was missed and a few months later they deliver missing a bunch of features (Airplay 2, stereo pairing, HomeKit access) 

The HomePod should have been kept on ice until all the features were ready and all the Airplay 2 partners were within 2 weeks of firmware updates for Airplay 2.   This way the HomePod could have been marketed as a stand alone product or the "must have" accessory for your Airplay 2 compatible AVR or system .

For a company that has delivered scale in iOS device distribution it's perplexing that they've made so many gaffes outside of the iPhone/iPad ecosystem. 

Proud that i've never paid Uber for anything.

Hiring Americans is part of the deal otherwise ...we don't need you here. 

"Governments, please stay out of our Businesses" 

Signed by every tax paying owner of a Businesses small or large. 

How does that benefit users.  

The App Store has gotten so bad it's become a place to visit find what you need and leave as quickly as possible.   Finding new stuff is a horrible experience that yields little fruit.   The advertising started out as a small nuisance and that has expanded to a half screen sized block showing what you did "not" search for. 

Apple is certainly managing things better than most Fortune 100 companies but quite honestly from a User Experience context most of these companies are failing.   I never thought in a million years Microsoft would screw Office up to the point where it's cringe to use but we are here. 

I hope the young kids getting into Computer Science realize the black hole that a lot of these companies chasing Wall Street valuations have fallen into an aspire to return to the roots of what propels most human advancement and that's doing things motivated by the greater good. 

All vendors should be required to divulge radios and other communication capable products in their product whether they be dormant or not.   We are placing a lot of trust in purchasing hardware and leaving such items off of specification sheets is a red flag to me. 

Apple and Tim Cook are correct on this one.   It's the old "Think of the children" canard for collecting widescale data on citizens.  Parents should have the right to protect their children in the ways "they" deem important without some Government telling everyone to "show me your papers".  These same institutions were all gung ho about breaking into people's phones so it's not a leap to suggest that companies that have to comply with age verification could have pressure exerted upon them to "provide the data they've collected" to the government office with jurisdiction. 

Liberty is not about the Government going into nanny mode.   We already have offices setup (Child Protective Services) that are a layer of protection when it appears that parents may not be doing an acceptable job. 

If Apple's intentions are to integrate Photomator into the Photos app then it's going to be a shitshow.  


If Apple realized that killing Aperture was the wrong move and realizes it needs a more functional Pro Photo Editing app then 
Photamator is the right acquisition. 

The scary part is this. 

I don't have to use Apple products.   There is very little that keeps me in the Apple fold but encapsulated in that "little" competitive advantage is more respect for my privacy, generally more thoughtful user interface interactions, and forward thinking (sometimes too forward) design. 

I could buy a Windows or Linux based PC or an Android phone and meet 80 % of my needs if not more.   They say "the extra mile is rarely crowded" and Apple will typically go that extra mile.  

This is just mostly about pure Politics in that  I'm being fleeced fleeced in so many ways that are relevant to my quality of life yet the Magician in DC tells me my problem is large corporations like Apple.   

This existed before Elizabeth Warren and will continue long after she's decaying bones in the Earth.    Citizens simply do not have a viable mechanism to advance the issues pertinent to them.  Representative Governments only only representative in that they are human and citizens and so are you.  Brass Tacks ...your needs don't really matter unless you're coming with enough currency to get a seat at the table.