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Xed said:

mikethemartian said:

Apple ran ads claiming the Apple Card wasn’t issued by a bank?

I'd like to see these ads.

So would I. 
To the best of my knowledge, they always acknowledged GS as the issuing bank. 

EDIT: Here's the original announcement 
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/08/apple-card-launches-today-for-all-us-customers/

jayweiss said:

The main problem with the Apple Card and Goldman Sachs is that most of the people with an Apple Card pay off their balances every month. This results in Goldman Sachs not making any money on interest charges. 

Reportedly they do not, and making things worse the default rate is said to be high, close to that of a sub-prime cardholder. 

badmonk said:

I wonder if a ring (on a finger) because of it’s tighter form factor and tight circumference may provide utility for glucose monitoring?  That would be cool.

It would be. We have a friend of ours who has to monitor, and our daughter is pre-diabetic. The closest in a ring form that she knows of is Oora's, but it's only integrating with another sensor which requires an expensive subscription.

EDIT: This is the one I'm referring to, and it appears January is the only one she might afford.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwilliams/2023/06/27/oura-smart-ring-can-be-used-to-help-monitor-blood-sugar/?sh=7512032d2b10

This sounds very similar to the Fitbit (Google) patent, and perhaps for the same uses. 
 https://www.wareable.com/fitbit/fitbit-smart-ring-patent-8486

Samsung has also filed for a patent on a ring-shape health advice, and just as vaguely described as Apple's. Then there's Movano, already well underway with FDA approvals, plus a few others with products already being sold or in the planning stages. No shock that Apple is after the same market. 

The race is underway to move to another form factor. 

avon b7 said:

AFAIK, China is one of few markets where Apple allows retailers to heavily discount iPhones. Some reports claim that the iPhone 15 line has basically been discounted since launch. 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-retailers-offer-deep-iphone-15-discounts-2023-10-23/