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digitol said:

If you care at all about Apple write them, send feedback at Apple.com/feedback. Let them know what you want, what they are missing, what updates they need to push. Together we may be able to avoid digital climate change..a la the "digital dark ages".  

They are too arrogant to listen and take any notice.

Don't forget they know what you want before you do!

rotateleftbyte said:

This is especially true for the Google and Amazon offerings. Having those things listening all the time is just not on. If you care about your personal security then just don't use these things. Do you really want a feed of your home conversations to the NSA, GCHQ and worse, the FSB? And one that you have to pay for out of your own money?

Just go read/watch 1984 and see what Orwell wrote in 1948 and how close these things are to 'Big Brother'.

Sorry, no, just no.

I think you may be confusing 'always listening' with 'always listening for the Alexa keyword' .

As I understand it this is how Amazon Echo works...couldn't possibly comment when it comes to Google as they are the biggest & most reprehensible data vacuum in history.

What was their excuse when it came to light they were gathering details of wi-fi routers while doing mapping for Google Street View?

Oh it was an accident...we didn't realise. Bollocks...something like that has to be coded in to begin with or it won't happen.

I've got fed up with waiting for Apple to actually do something with Siri in the last four years so I've bought and Amazon Echo Dot and absolutely love it.

Also fed up of waiting for HomeKit devices that can actually do something here in the U.K.

Don't get me started on the fact that there is not one Mac I have wanted to buy since 2012-2013 either and after the lacklustre Apple TV with no 4K and loss of digital audio out & iPhone getting too thin & slippy to hold, its abysmal battery life and the fact that I cannot use Bluetooth in the car since iOS 10 there seems to be little in the Apple ecosystem for me any more.

rotateleftbyte said:

They want to be the only retailer of substence left in the world. Ask yourself what they don't sell (yet).

Err...Apple TV?

AppleInsider has learned that unreturned Galaxy Note 7 devices are still causing fires, with a CPSC employee telling us that there have been "more than 10" fires since the full recall, all caused by hold-outs refusing to return the devices.

It's bad enough that Samsung fucked up but the scary thing for me is the above statement.

Why would anybody in their right mind want to hang on to a device that could spontaneously combust with life-threatening consequences?

What if the 'shit-for-brains hold-out' decided to pack their phone in check-on luggage to save the embarrassment & possibility of the device being confisticated from them in the cabin of an aircraft?

After hearing the cabin crew go through the normal safety procedure and adding that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 should be turned off and not checked in when this fiasco went live I'm sat onboard the aircraft looking round wondering who might have done that.

No one would likely put their hand up following the announcement and say 'Oh hang on a minute I've packed mine in my checked luggage' now would they?

It might not even be their phone and by that I mean they could have picked up one cheap when visiting another country for themselves or a present for a friend and packed it in their suitcase.

Not sure if baggage X-Ray would have the resolution to distinguish the GN7 from similar devices or not?

Scary thought and the fact that there are some morons out there holding on to them despite still catching fire doesn't bear thinking about.

sog35 said:

Did.Not.Read.

Sorry you only have 34 posts. And not worth my time. Come back when you have some experience and knowledge. For now go brush up your posting skills at the Verge.

You arrogant twat.

You only had 34 posts at one time and there are many here who wish that was still the case.

You wish that people would ignore, disrespect & dismiss you out of hand because of a low post count?

No...I thought not.

You lost all credibility with me and many others when you failed to uphold your self-ban.

Please feel free if you Did.Not.Read this because of my low post count.

You are an opinionated wanker and arrogant asshole.

Have a nice day!