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Apple triumphant in Epic Games 'Fortnite' antitrust appeal
cropr said:ericthehalfbee said:
What I expect to happen in the EU is numerous criminals and shady developers are going to infest iPhones with malware and privacy invading features. Users will be screaming at Apple (who else will they blame) and Apple will sue the EU for instituting a law that directly caused harm to iPhone users. Unlike the imaginary harm the EU is trying to prevent by forcing 3rd party stores.I don't expect that at all. There will be a few app stores that are run by larger companies (e.g. HW + SW vendors, banks, telecom operators...) that can established some trust. It might look strange for Americans, but on average Europeans trust their bank more than Apple. I can call/visit my bank manager but I cannot call/visit my Apple manager, which is a crucial element in building a trustful relation.There will be a few dodgy app stores that try to lure the customer, but that no normal person will ever use.To make the comparison: no normal person does side load apps from the Google Play store. And those who do, don't scream at Google. And as a consequence Google does not sue the EU.But there is major risk. If people are unaware that they install an app from a phishing app store, this could create real damage. Of course the implementation details (can Apple impose rules?) will be relevant.Whether there are a few good stores is irrelevant. It will only take a few bad stores/Apps to show that this is a terrible idea. And when someone who doesn’t use 3rd party stores has their personal information shared without their knowledge (as opposed to the myth propagated by supporters of side loading who lie and say it won’t affect you if you never side load) there will be enough for a few lawsuits to go around.
You cant compare Google Play to The App Store. Years ago people used to use 3rd party stores. The mantra of the Android user was “I like the freedom of using any store I want”. Later that changed to “You need to be careful when side loading”. Now it’s “Stick to Google Play and you’ll be safe.” iPhone users have nothing to compare to in terms of them or their friends getting burned by a dodgy App. They’ll still think because they have an iPhone they’re safe.
When Facebook moves to a 3rd party store and it’s the only place you can get it (along with WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram and others) people will have no choice but to side load or give up Apps they like to use.
It’s also irrelevant that people don’t “scream at Google” when something goes wrong. Users do hold Apple responsible even for idiotic things that are their fault (remember kids charging up in-App purchases and Apple getting sued for it?). Another area where you can’t compare Apple to Google.
The companies that want side loading (like Epic) are opposed to any rules or checks by Apple. Epic even thinks a warning before allowing side loading in Android is anticompetitive and designed/worded to scare people away from side loading. They want unfettered access to the iPhone without any intervention from Apple (like App certificates or any sort of rule checking).
Complete scumbags and I’m ecstatic epic lost in court.
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iPhone 15 Pro will have blistering performance, claims leaked benchmarks
The old adage is true - nothing upsets an Android user more that talking about Apple processors.
If this score is real (or even close) they’re going to have a meltdown.
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New Mac Pro may not support PCI-E GPUs
People are missing another obvious possibility: what Apple calls Ultra Fusion or a silicon interposer that allows two M1 Max chip dies to be connected together to make the M1 Ultra.
Gurman simply took the 38 cores of the M2 Max and doubled it as he thinks the Mac Pro will be using an M2 Ultra.
Apple has a very high bandwidth interconnect to pair two M1 Max chips. But who says that this interface can only pair two identical chips? Apple could make a companion chip that was simply made up entirely of GPU cores. So you could have an M2 Ultra with 12 CPU cores, the NPU and encoders/decoders from the M2 Max and have an M2 GPU with a whopping 128 (or more) cores.
Or if Apple went with a 4 die chip (the rumored Extreme version) then 2 x M2 Max along with 2 x M2 GPU and you’d have 24 CPU cores and upwards of 300 GPU cores.
I don’t know why people assume Apple can only connect two identical chips when they make an Ultra version.
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Apple preparing for third-party app stores by 2024
Amazing how entitled the EU thinks they are where they can pass a law for themselves, but feel they should be allowed to take 20% of a companies global revenues for any infraction that only exists within their market.
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Deadly Apple Store car crash was an accident, driver claims
I’ve done numerous unintended acceleration investigations for Transport Canada. The airbag computer will record throttle and brake positions if an airbag or pretensioner was fired (I couldn’t see any obvious signs an airbag deployed in the pictures).
Some things investigators will do:
- Measure distances between pedals. Some vehicles have closely spaced pedals and are more likely to contribute to someone getting a foot stuck or hitting the wrong pedal,
- What size feet the driver has and what footwear they were wearing at the time. Large work boots are more likely to get caught in pedals than sneakers.
- Are there any floor mats or carpets installed that may have contributed to the accident.
- Are there any modifications to the vehicle that could have contributed to this accident.
- Were they pressing on the brake and throttle at the same time?
It’s hard to say at this point what really happened, but there are lots of things investigators can look into besides the obvious things like witness accounts or security footage.
