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greg price said: The symptoms sound more like it's a calibration issue, not serialization. Just because someone knows how to solder some components doesn't mean they understand the design and hence how to repair something. Just because o…
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chasm said: ericthehalfbee said: Funny thing is if Apple loses it only helps other developers but not Epic since they’re banned from The App Store. That’s correct. Under no scenario would Apple have to allow Epic back in. Moreover, …
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gatorguy said: Google Pixel sales were up 48%?? That sounds excessive, but there's nothing I can find disputing it. Still questionable IMO, which makes the overall figures at least a little suspect. Might have to do with the "recession" or …
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gatorguy said: davidw said: gatorguy said: davidw said: gatorguy said: lam92103 said: Google has to be the whiniest crybaby ever. Either get with the AirTag standard or stop complaining. Instead they keep b…
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gatorguy said: davidw said: gatorguy said: lam92103 said: Google has to be the whiniest crybaby ever. Either get with the AirTag standard or stop complaining. Instead they keep blaming Apple for not wanting to be a part.…
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gatorguy said: lam92103 said: Google has to be the whiniest crybaby ever. Either get with the AirTag standard or stop complaining. Instead they keep blaming Apple for not wanting to be a part. There is no "Airtag standard". I sug…
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gatorguy said: anonymouse said: gatorguy said: chasm said: So long as Apple is not using those third-party restrictions to gain an unfair advantage, I cannot see how they could possibly be in violation of any law That …
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>"Apple's charges to app developers are excessive, and only possible due to its monopoly on the distribution of apps onto iPhones and iPads," Sean Ennis, a professor at the Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia and a form…
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dewme said: Just curious, does the UK allow the Post Office to open mail without a search warrant? The necessity of obtaining a search warrant is one of the firewalls against privacy intrusion in the US. I assume that obtaining a search wa…
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gatorguy said: davidw said: gatorguy said: rob53 said: It's about time Apple drew a line in the sand. I'm sick and tired of countries dictating how a product is designed especially when those countries have nothing worthw…
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gatorguy said: rob53 said: It's about time Apple drew a line in the sand. I'm sick and tired of countries dictating how a product is designed especially when those countries have nothing worthwhile to offer. Yes, the UK and EU make som…
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scatz said: chelgrian said: darkvader said: I'm assuming they'd still work if you use a VPN to appear out of the country to Apple servers. I expect Signal would still just work, I can't imagine they'd go to any actual effort to …
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ihatescreennames said: I used to live in Massachusetts and for years there was a tax holiday in August. I took advantage of it maybe twice but felt it only made sense if I was already planning to buy something expensive. One year we were look…
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gatorguy said: techconc said: hmurchison said: Anytime you have to make a claim that something is the best that means it isn't the best. Excellence always speaks for itself. Quotes like that are meaningless unless they are…
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gatorguy said: davidw said: gatorguy said: foregoneconclusion said: gatorguy said: Since nearly the dawn of the duopoly, Apple and others have claimed that some annually significant percentage of Android users have sw…
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gatorguy said: foregoneconclusion said: gatorguy said: Since nearly the dawn of the duopoly, Apple and others have claimed that some annually significant percentage of Android users have switched to iOS. Oddly though Android contin…
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Mark1234 said: OneTitan: Thanks for the hot tip. I’m very lazy and I refuse to work. How can I get this fantastic half-price Netflix? Or free Amazon Prime? Please, I promise not to try to take your job away from you or anybody else. Let me kn…
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mayfly said: Wesley Hilliard said: Semantics will be the death of humanity. I'll offer this: Apple's 30% charge is a commission. However, some people refer to it as a tax as a way to slight the idea of the payment as being unjustified…
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jeffharris said: Ok, so what does “steering” mean in this context. That’s a term I’ve not heard before. Ideally, when using jargon or acronyms, the writer defines it, then is able to use it throughout the article, knowing he/she/it has given…
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eriamjh said: What good is a VPN if they can detect it and block it? You can still use one to prevent your own ISP from knowing what websites you visit. When you log into your VPN, your ISP only sees the IP address of your VPN, not what IP…