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European consumer lobbying group backs EU's Apple Music antitrust case
I think there are a lot of opportunists working here. As others save said only a small percentage of people sign up through Apple. Sometimes I feel Apple has a group of sharks circling around them growing considerably recently.
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Facebook sponsored research paper lambasts Apple's iOS 14.5 privacy
I still don’t understand how a setting that give a consumer a choice can be derided as it is. Facebook keeps trying to frame the conversation as Apple asserting control but Apple is just informing and allowing the user to decide. If I, as a consumer, decide not change anything then all is as it was before 14.5. The only difference is Facebook needs to step up and convince me why leaving it as it was is a good idea (hint: that will never happen). Because most people agree with me and would not allow tracking, it points to Facebook’s flawed business model and they know it.
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Upcoming USB-C standard more than doubles power delivery to 240W
If it maintains the 20V specification then it would have to push 12 amps through the cable. That would require something like 14 gage wire to carry that kind of current. That means thick heavy cable unless they push the voltage up to 48 volts to keep the current 5 amp draw. I followed the link to the USB-IF and couldn’t find any details.
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Epic Games expert says iOS could be like macOS without security drawbacks
Not quite right either. You are correct in that Best Buy has no control once the sale is complete. It is up to the consumer to find the manufacturer website, find updates, if any, learn how to install them and deal with the unenviable task of attempting to contact the manufacturer for help if things go wrong. Apple does this and more like security updates all for the developers. Should all that be free? Don’t even get me started on how all this exists because of all the thought and hard work Apple put into the ecosystem from the beginning. Somehow Epic has the right to dictate to Apple how the should now run their business. Really!?elijahg said:
That is not a good analogy, as Apple's control continues after the initial purchase has been made, whereas BestBuy has no control over products once sold. Better would be BestBuy controlling what channels someone could watch on their TV, removing or adding at their discretion post-purchase, and allowing adverts for things only available though BestBuy. Alternatively stipulating that someone who buys a DVD player at BestBuy can only play DVDs bought at BestBuy. Why should BestBuy choose what channels I watch? I could of course buy a DVD player from somewhere else, but then what about all those DVDs which only work with the BestBuy DVD player? See how it's not quite so favourable when put like that?Xed said:
So you're asking why a store wouldn't want to allow a product to lead them to another store where products are potentially more profitable for the seller? Have you ever seen TV at BestBuy advertise about buying the same TV at Walmart to save a couple bucks? Not only have I never seen that it's a ridiculous idea to think that Sony could advertise cheaper prices at Walmart from within a Best Buy.hackintoisier said:When the iPhone ecosystem was small, Apple’s level of control wasn’t really on anyone’s radar, but as the iOS ecosystem has ballooned to billions of users and billions of dollars of trade, I can see why governments and courts around the planet are interested in how the ecosystem operates.
Do you know what I do when I want to save money on a purchase? I look for discounts instead of just expecting them to manifest, but maybe that's me and my lack of entitlement speaking.
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24-inch iMac with M1 benchmarks up to 56% faster than Intel model
rundhvid said:
I have a 2015 MacBook Pro 15” and a M1 Mac Mini. I use iStat Pro on both to monitor, among other things, CPU temperature. The MacBook Intel CPU runs around 140 degrees when doing simple word processing and will go up to 200+ degrees when rendering video. I have never seen the M1 Mac Mini go over 100 degrees even when pushing it and it typically stays around 75 degrees for general use. Big difference in generated heat generated by the CPUs.How about that: mighty impressive performance of the 7-GPU core M1 🦖
On a side note, I have yet to notice the fan in my M1-macMini (sitting on my desk, just in front of the keyboard). In fact, I haven’t heard the fan at all, despite torturing the machine by restoring Aperture libraries up to 500.000 thousand pictures. (no complaining, though 😋)
