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  • Trump Mobile's made-in-US iPhone 17 competitor is really made in China

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    9secondkox2 said:
    AppleZulu said:
    Business-wise, makes sense for the family organization to do this. Capitalize on popularity and make some money. 
    No, it doesn’t make sense, because that’s unethical and wrong. It’s why we ask presidents to divest prior to coming into office. It only makes sense if one is void of ethics and doesn’t mind doing wrong. 
    Is the president involved? I thought his family took it over in 2017. Or is the family not allowed to make a marketing connection to the fact that their father was and is the President? Donald Trump Jr. is not Donald Trump Sr. 
    You thought wrong. Yes, the president is involved. He is enriching himself while in office, profiting from the very same industries which he affects with tariffs, executive orders and social media posts. He is doing crypto currency deals with foreign countries while making state visits. 

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/05/06/trump-organization-admits-president-still-controls-his-business-in-new-filing/


    So we are using British rules now?
    No, common-sense. If it walks like a duck....
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  • LA Apple Store looted during anti-ICE protests

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    "I will just take you back to last Thursday," Mayor Bass told KTLA. "Last Thursday, there was nothing happening in this town that called for the raids that took place on Friday. Nothing was happening. Nothing warranted the raids."

    "If you remember, at the beginning of this administration, we were told that raids would be to look for violent criminals, people who had warrants," continued Mayor Bass. "But I don't know how you go from a drug dealer to a Home Depot. To people's workplaces, where they're just trying to make a living."

    What's happened to America in just 3 short months? We've gone from a peaceful and welcoming country to one where the current administration is looking for an excuse to declare martial law and pit our military against its own citizens. This in NOT what was promised, and 100% NOT what I voted for.
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  • Trump demands 25% tariff on any iPhone not made in the US

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    AppleZulu said:
    Waiting for the reality-defying explanation from @9secondkox2 about how this is “all part of the plan.”

    Even if Apple thought they could move iPhone manufacturing to the US, it would take years. A 25% tariff now isn’t going to help with that. 

    Watch instead for some bluster followed by a reversal. Watch for Trump and his inner circle to buy Apple stock this afternoon and sell after the reversal. 
    So am I. I suspect he won't post a word. 
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  • Adobe hikes Creative Cloud prices with a rebrand no one asked for

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    hmlongco said:
    I actually have the Adobe "Photography" Plan that just bumped up from $9.99/mo to $15.52/mo. ($19.95 listed on site).

    Or had, rather, since I just cancelled it. I no longer use it enough to justify the cost, and have been using Pixelmator Pro for the odd work that I needed done.

    Switching to a new program isn't easy... but it's getting easier, and I'm getting tired of Adobe's incessant price increases.

    I'm currently going through the painful process of trying to delete the apps from my machine.

    Apparently Adobe didn't hear about the "one click cancel/delete" law...
    Why didn't you opt for the annual instead of pay monthly plan which is still $109? It works out at a bit more than $9 a month. For me that's great value for the features and functions and interoperability. 

    BTW, the Republican FTC has delayed the one click cancel rule as being too complex.  I'm reading that as "we're going to kill it", but I'd be pleased to be wrong.  If it dies at the current FTC that's sad, consumers losing again to Big Business. 
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  • Judge orders Apple to comply with 2021 anti-steering injunction or return to court

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    snookie said:
    So apple should spend time and money creating and running the app store and get nothing for it?
    Nothing? They get $Billions a year from it, far more than it costs to manage the store, continue development, and deliver content. It's not an issue of "poor Apple". 
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