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  • Apple continuing full-court press against retail unionization efforts

    JP234 said:
    Have unions gone too far? In some cases, definitely. But ask yourself, "self, why are there unions in the first place?" There's only one answer: Corporations exploiting their own workers, denying them basic human rights, and refusing to pay sustainable wages. You want to prevent your workers from unionizing? All you have to do is listen to them, and let them know they're heard. Then just do the right thing.

    I've been a union worker (IBEW Chicago local 134). And I've been a non-union worker (countless lousy, dead end jobs). I also owned a non-union printing business. My employees never saw the need to organize, because I treated them with respect, dignity and generous compensation. In return, they busted their asses for me.

    Let me just say this about unions: If it weren't for them, everyone who is reading this article would be working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. You'd be living in a company town, being paid in company scrip instead of cash. That scrip would only be usable at the company store, where you would pay for all the equipment you need for your job, your food, your household goods, your uniforms, your family's clothes, and your rent. At the end of the week, you'd owe the company store more than you earned. But they'd be willing to carry you for a "reasonable" interest charge, as long as you continue to work for them.

    In effect you'd be what they call a "wage slave." If you haven't read the great Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" it's time you cracked a book. If you don't like reading, watch the great John Sayles movie, "Matewan," the true story of `the miserable lives of coal miners in West Virginia and the violence they were subjected to at the hands of the Pinkerton Security Agency when trying to organize, paid for by the mine owners in collusion with the state government. You've probably seen "Norma Rae" with Sally Field.
    I'd second that sentiment. Have some unions over-stepped their lines, sure. But like you said, nobody wants to be exploited by their employer. If companies would stop paying their top 1% of staff ginormous amounts of $ for admin work and pay the actual on-the-floor-and in-the-weeds-workers better in some cases, maybe unions wouldn't be needed. I can see the argument for a maximum wage in these cases.
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  • Google is violating Apple's iPhone app privacy rules the same way Facebook did [u: disable...

    wood1208 said:
    Apple,you are business and while holding privacy Ethics torch, at the end of day you are a business to make money for shareholders and employees.  Stop this die-hard privacy triumph. Most people outside USA(may be some Europeans) don't even care privacy long as you sell your products and services cheap. Sorry, Money talks,walks, and everything else for most people in world...
    How many people on Apple products related websites like Apple-insider,9to5Mac,MacRumers,etc come and say give me privacy at any cost ? Most say, Apple products are expensive even thought they like to own.
    Dude, are you that clueless on how much identity theft happens these days? If you aren't, then you have some learning to do. Having ethics in any big business these days is admirable, given how much influence companies have on our politics. Who says you can't do both? Make $ and have ethics.
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  • Oppenheimer: Apple 'lacks the courage to lead the next generation of innovation'

    Same old same old, doom and gloom. How many times has Apple been copied after they introduced something? They may not have to be first, but try to be the best. They have more money than they can spend last I checked. Plus they are very strategic when spending it. Evolution happens in small increments over time. Waiting on new chips from Intel has probably been their big hold-up. The Mac Pro & iMac are probably on the next updates. Hopefully.
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  • Paid Apple Intelligence features won't come until at least 2027

    I really hope Apple doesn't do any subscription based model for their AI features. They make enough $ charging a premium for their devices. Don't screw their user-base over like MS and become even more greedy. If they continue to make good products/services they'll make their money. They don't need to force users to a subscription service for a built in OS feature, IMO. We'll see though. I am thinking of upgrading to the iPhone 16 when it arrives (from my 12) to have the new AI features. I'd be PISSED if they were to force me to pay even more $ to use certain things that should be standard.
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  • Hands on: All the changes in iOS 18.1 beta 2 & iOS 18 beta 6

    Why on Earth does Apple release two different dev betas? Why not just release 18.1 and stop 18? I mean that's whats going to happen anyway when they officially release it. In fact they should just release 18.1 as the official when it is ready. Or just release it when all the promised functionality is ready for prime-time. I'm happy to wait... I'm not a dev, so I don't really understand the operational procedures of all this. This is just me as a general user asking into the ether. 

    If you have an answer please enlighten me!
    VictorMortimerwilliamlondon
  • Hands on: All the changes in iOS 18.1 beta 2 & iOS 18 beta 6

    fumo7887 said:
    hypoluxa said:
    Why on Earth does Apple release two different dev betas? Why not just release 18.1 and stop 18? I mean that's whats going to happen anyway when they officially release it. In fact they should just release 18.1 as the official when it is ready. Or just release it when all the promised functionality is ready for prime-time. I'm happy to wait... I'm not a dev, so I don't really understand the operational procedures of all this. This is just me as a general user asking into the ether. 

    If you have an answer please enlighten me!
    Because they don't want to hold the new phones until 18.1 is ready. The new phones can ship with 18.0 and take a .1 update a month later.

    I figured that's probably the answer, but wasn't sure if there was another reason...
    williamlondon
  • Hands on: Siri starts to get better thanks to Apple Intelligence

    As a previous commenter said, get it right, out of the gate. I can wait.
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  • Behind closed doors, Apple is embarrassed by its slow Siri rollout, too

    I think they will eventually get there, but they hyped it way too early.
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  • Five years of Apple Silicon: How Apple continues to revolutionize chips

    nubus said:
    "Did the change make increase the marketshare for the Mac? All the "it is fast" and "it uses less energy" are nice but did it really change anything?"


    Yes it did! Biggly! They now can design their products from the ground up with all the hardware in house (pretty much), being managed by them. Total system integration (HW & SW), hence why Apple products tend to "just work" outta the box. All the other PC manufacturers are now following suit to some degree. After the modem tech purchase, all Apple needs to purchase now is a SSD and memory chip manufacturing business, to have all their PC components in place IMO.
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  • New iPhone 16e offers Apple Intelligence at a low price point

    I think the 'E' could stand for "entry level". The SE stood for "special edition" I thought...
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