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Apple's 'Think Different' court clash ends in Swatch's favor
When you are the best, you put a target on your back and the vultures flock to you. That's what we see here. Swatch has become a parasite, latching on to the success of others.
I haven't paid any attention to this game Swatch is playing, but they appear to be pretty good at these childish antics. Still grasping for that 15 minutes of fame I guess.
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Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues
In my company, and I'm in IT, that's called vaporware. Lots of promises, a cool POC demo, and then an endless string of failures until the project is cancelled. This one doesn't have a lot of long term impact, but certainly fits the description of vaporware.StrangeDays said:
Not really, no. It was in development, people like John Gruber saw and used prototypes. But there was some sort of engineering hurdle that existed between working prototypes and a high-quality, mass-produced device. Who knows what.cecil4444 said:So it was always ever vaporware. Nice going, Apple.
Such is life. We learn by doing, and sometimes by failing. In no way would I chastise Apple over it, other than being optimistic when they pre-announced of course. I'm sure they won't do that again for a long while.
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'Apple Genuine Parts Repair' program signals potential shift in stance on right to repair
Not to mention I can go to any dealership and purchase ANY OEM part directly from them. They don't care who installs it. If I buy a waterpump from Ford and I tear something up installing it wrong, does Ford have a hard time determining that? Would they tell me to pound sand if I tried to make a warranty claim? Of course.MplsP said:
And I have a local, independent repair shop that gives better service, better communication and better prices than the dealer. So what’s your point? Because there’s a possibility that somebody might perform sub-par repair services? By your logic, dealers are the only people that should be able to work on a car just because there are some shady repair shops around. Of course, I had some recall work done by the VW dealer a few years ago and they forgot to tighten the bolts to the fuel line, leaving me stranded on the highway on the way home when the fuel line broke loose.lkrupp said:I’ll just point out the obvious example of the state of automobile repair shops. Any swinging dick can hang out a shingle that says Auto Repair with no requirements, licensing, or training. A couple of times a year investigative journalists produce segments on shady repair shops that rip customers off with unnecessary repairs and shoddy workmanship. iFixit is blowing smoke when it alleges independent shops are as white as the new driven snow and it’s all Apple’s fault for not allowing repair manuals and genuine parts. Like the automobile repair business the electronics repair business is unregulated, unmonitored, unlicensed, and anyone can set up shop claiming they are experts in the repair of iPhones. You can kiss privacy and security goodby when you hand your iPhone over to one of these places. Like the perverts who place hidden cameras in tanning bed salons, hotel rooms and the like you simply won’t know what was done to your device.
Apple zealots like you like to portray choice in the marketplace as something bad - have you thought to think that maybe, just maybe, having more options might be a good thing?
But to some here, selling OEM parts to consumers means Apple will be defrauded with all the claims after people break their stuff. Every iphone i have had has cracked its screen. I have fixed every one myself, even the vaunted 3G with it's crappy heat-to-remove black plastic piece. Never had an issue with those repairs, other than the colors were off from the non-Apple screen. Wish I could have paid more to get the real thing, but wasn't an option.
Not everyone is a criminal, and not everyone is too stupid to use a pentalobe and suction cup.
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'Apple Genuine Parts Repair' program signals potential shift in stance on right to repair
I hear if you hand your phone to one of those unlicensed places you instantly contract an STD and a baby seal dies.lkrupp said:I’ll just point out the obvious example of the state of automobile repair shops. Any swinging dick can hang out a shingle that says Auto Repair with no requirements, licensing, or training. A couple of times a year investigative journalists produce segments on shady repair shops that rip customers off with unnecessary repairs and shoddy workmanship. iFixit is blowing smoke when it alleges independent shops are as white as the new driven snow and it’s all Apple’s fault for not allowing repair manuals and genuine parts. Like the automobile repair business the electronics repair business is unregulated, unmonitored, unlicensed, and anyone can set up shop claiming they are experts in the repair of iPhones. You can kiss privacy and security goodby when you hand your iPhone over to one of these places. Like the perverts who place hidden cameras in tanning bed salons, hotel rooms and the like you simply won’t know what was done to your device.
Scaremongering at its best. Are there bad apples in an unregulated world? Yes. Are there bad apples in regulated ones? Yes. Ask anyone ever ripped off by a roofer (regulated down to the town and sometimes HOA level), an A/C repair man (regulted federally, state, and locally), or even engineers (like the florida bridge collapse last year). "stuff" happens, but to make that the basis of not making parts available is simple minded. If Apple is worried about security, then don't make the security parts available. Start with Apple Approved screens and move from there. If you need any of the security components replaced, then go back to Apple. -
Review: Apple's new AirPods are a first-class update to an already superb product
Perhaps a test if the new case charges the old airpods better? Since we have the option to buy just the case, is there a benefit over the wireless charging capability?Eric_WVGG said:
I'm a little unclear if this is the playback capacity of the buds (I think?) or how much juice the case carries.We found that a pair of original AirPods bought in late 2016 now holds a charge for around two hours of continuous playing compared to the five or more they originally had.
I'd appreciate a future article that tries to “benchmark” a two-year-old set. I know it couldn't be terribly scientific, but at least it would be a good basis of comparison.
Personally, I think I'm just gonna go with the $49/bud replacement when these get decrepit, and wait for Airpods 3 before taking another plunge.
