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drewsaur said:

Wait, I’ve been folding my MacBook Pros for as long as I can remember. Maybe I should get a patent for my idea. /s

Sarcasm aside, the problem with that is the half of the device that isn't screen. 

A 'foldable' laptop isn't a foldable tablet and as such will cater to different use cases.

At some point macOS and iPad OS will converge to have a best of both worlds solution. 

Nms said:

I will NEVER, EVER , install apps on my Apple devices that DO NOT come from Apple App Store.

I live in Europe and this is one of the reasons I use Apple Devices. I TRUST Apple.

Don't trust EU, or wannabe devs that want to save pennies sacrificing security and TRUST provided by Apple. 

Great for you but what about others who want the option to use other systems? 

Why should I trust Apple more than my bank? After all, I've been using my (non-iPhone) phone to make NFC contactless payments for longer than I can remember. All without issue.

Apple Pay was effectively a toll system for all iPhone wallet payments. Now there will be competition and users are free to trust entities of their choice. 

As a result of the EU requirements, the Barcelona public transport system was able to protest to the EU and make Apple open up iPhones for its contactless travel card system which Apple had been holding back on for the last couple of years. 

A thinner phone would probably mean a thinner battery so battery chemistry improvements will be needed.

Silicon Carbon is an option. The second and third generations are already on some phones today. Next year will see them cheaper and higher densities. 

Niche use cases at first but probably more value with subsequent implementations, larger sensors and, most recently, retractable lenses. Assuming Apple follows along with what is currently on the market. 

Huawei has had this technology for a few years now. Others (Xiaomi, Vivo, Honor...) have also added it to some flagship models. 

Huawei's first variable aperture phone:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/2022/11/04/huawei-mate-50-pro-review-variable-aperture-really-works/

And its latest... 

"The variable aperture helped provide optimal depth-of-field and good sharpness on all subjects in group shots" 

https://www.dxomark.com/huawei-pura-70-ultra-camera-test/

Huawei has worked with Cambridge Mechatronics:

https://www.cambridgemechatronics.com/en/news/resources-blogs/introducing-variable-aperture-smartphone-cameras/

https://www.cambridgemechatronics.com/en/news/huawei-p60-series-launches-uses-shape-memory-alloy/

Did the EU make Microsoft do this worldwide?

The problem last week had nothing to do with the EU. It was sloppy coding, sloppy testing and with little to no resilience built into the whole process.