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ttollerton said: I like Apple products, but I don’t want to hear about Apple’s values. If they’re not universally applied, they’re not values. They’re sales tactics. Very well said. And how, as a gay man, can he do business with countr…
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sflocal said: I'd rather have 50% of something than 100% of nothing. Except that’s not what they’re getting. Stop spreading FUD. The revenue is split between all publications. So each publication gets a fraction of that 50%. For every subsc…
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slurpy said: AutigerMark said: It is still a stupid credit card, with 15%+ interest rates! For god’s sake don’t carry a balance. I love Apple products, but this is just another way to make it even easier to give them your money ߘ顠 D…
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Soli said: robbyx said: The biggest PITA about having a credit card number compromised is having to change autopay settings. That's why I keep Secure Note in my 1Password app (but one can also use the Notes or countless other options) …
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GeorgeBMac said: macgui said: You'll need a 780 FICO score to get the Apple Card. There is a $200 cap regarding Daily Cash Back. I don't know if that applies to the size of the purchase or the amount of cash returned daily. No late fee…
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fastasleep said: robbyx said: That said, we still have no idea what Apple TV+ includes. Is it just original content? Will we get access to iTunes Store content as part of the service? Will it include live TV? Apple still might deliver…
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eightzero said: beowulfschmidt said: sflocal said: 6502 said: I pay cash for all my cars. And, I sleep like a baby at night knowing I don't owe anyone a nickel. The borrower is slave to the lender. You are criticizing me fo…
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canukstorm said: robbyx said: canukstorm said: @robbyx "They're not worried." And you know this because they told you this directly over coffee? Maybe they did? It's not like any of us have any idea who's on the …
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canukstorm said: @robbyx "They're not worried." And you know this because they told you this directly over coffee? Maybe they did? It's not like any of us have any idea who's on the other side of the screen here. But seriousl…
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jason98 said: Metriacanthosaurus said: robbyx said: Of all the announcements today, this is perhaps the most interesting. At first I rolled my eyes but, as the presentation continued, it became clear that Apple has genuinely a…
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Metriacanthosaurus said: robbyx said: Of all the announcements today, this is perhaps the most interesting. At first I rolled my eyes but, as the presentation continued, it became clear that Apple has genuinely added value to the cred…
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bb-15 said: hmurchison said: This household is not giving up Netflix. My pain-point isn't managing a few apps. If Apple can deliver some winners then they have a chance but they need to chill on the "we da best!" marketing schtic…
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docno42 said: I can't believe they held the event without something more concrete to show for it. Pretty weak. The TV segment was all ego, no substance.
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bennettvista said: It felt like "We've got Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, U2... they are all going to create cutting edge music you've never heard before. The greatest artists of our time creating music especially fo…
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Of all the announcements today, this is perhaps the most interesting. At first I rolled my eyes but, as the presentation continued, it became clear that Apple has genuinely added value to the credit card experience. That said, I get 3.6% back on e…
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tyler82 said: I feel like Apple is so late into the streaming game that I have no more budget to pay for yet another service. Right now I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Now. It covers almost any TV show and movie I would ever want …
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sagan_student said: robbyx said: ihatescreennames said: AppleInsider said: "While new Video and/or News products might help to increase iPhone stickiness they seem unlikely to make much of an impact on Apple's bottom line…
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ihatescreennames said: AppleInsider said: "While new Video and/or News products might help to increase iPhone stickiness they seem unlikely to make much of an impact on Apple's bottom line," Rod Hall wrote in a new memo to investors, s…
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Lots of interesting arguments being made. Now that Apple is both providing the platform and competing directly with third party apps and services on the platform, the waters are being muddied. I suspect that this is just a taste of what's to come …
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cgWerks said: robbyx said: ... It's pretty hard to argue that individuals and businesses will do the right thing when history provides an endless string of examples to the contrary. Personally I'm glad to see Apple standing up for the importa…