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  • Apple pays Samsung estimated $950M for missing OLED purchase targets

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    gmgravytrain said:
    Analysts don't know for sure Apple has paid this much, do they?  I hope they're not just guessing this figure.
    They are inferring the payment based on Samsung's earnings guidance. In other words they pulled it out of their asses. Once again the AI headline is misleading at best. "Apple MAY have paid Samsung..." would have been more appropriate.
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  • Reddit app update incoming after triggering iOS 14 clipboard snooping notice

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    Meanwhile Safari Technology Preview is reporting 7 trackers blocked on this AppleInsider page alone.
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  • New 'EvilQuest' ransomware is actively targeting macOS users in the wild

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    DAalseth said:
    You know it would be great if a reputable site we could trust like APPLEINSIDER would review Malware/Ransomeware packages. I think I should add one to my existing AV protection, but I don’t know what’s good and what is not.
    On the Apple discussion forums Apple Specialists are starting to recommend Malwarebytes to users. Malwarebytes has been recommended by volunteers for a couple of years now on those forums. The fact that Apple employees are now recommending it says a lot. There's a free version that lets you manually scan your system. The paid version monitors and scans on a regular basis. it can also remove any malware it finds. Malwarebytes is not AV software but scans for known malware and removes it. Its database is updated as new malware is discovered. I have it installed on my own system and it doesn't seem to affect performance at all, unlike some other AV software.
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  • Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

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    Rayz2016 said:
    ranson said:
    Having the Apple-endorsed app store, and allowing third party app stores separately, should be fine. They are not mutually exclusive. One of the areas where Apple struggles is giving users choice (e.g., do i want that icon in the control center to _really_ turn off bluetooth or just disable it for however long apple decides) and expects them to just be happy with what Apple believes to be best. That is great for 99% of the use cases, but Apple doesn't know _you_ or _me_ and can't meet every use case by locking things down. Owners of an iPhone should be able to install whatever software they want on it, without fear of their warranty for the hardware being voided. Apple impeding that ability (and bloggers discouraging it) is not a Good Thing. Certainly people should install software at their own peril, but adults who own their devices should not have someone else dictate that for them.

    Your last point is the problem. 

    Folk won't take responsibility for what they install from places outside the Apple ecosystem. They'll want Apple to fix their phones that they've installed god-knows-what from god-knows-where. They'll take to Twitter and complain that the battery life of their phone has halved since they've installed a piece or software that Apple has never seen and has no visibility over. They will not be able to prevent folk from installing cracked and insecure profiles that lay the platform open to malware.

    Seriously, there are other phones out there which allow you to install whatever you want. If Apple doesn't want to do that then I can't see why they should be forced to.
    You see this day after day after day on the Apple Discussion Forums. Users come in outraged that their 'piece of shit' Mac has slowed down to a crawl and that Apple had better fix it RIGHT NOW or else. When advised to install and run Etrecheck it always turns out they have all manner of crap installed on their machines, from anti-virus, anti-malware, utilities that modify the behavior of macOS, the list goes. The kicker is they never even remember installing the crap and often claim they didn't and that it must have somehow installed itself without their permission. Again, it's all Apple's fault, and they steadfastly refuse to accept personal responsibility for their ignorance and stupidity. No kidding, visit those forums sometime to see the blame game and accusations of Apple skullduggery. And you 'anti-competitive' bullshit artists want that on iOS?
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  • OpenCore Computer attempts sale of Hackintosh systems

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    vannygee said:
    These clowns are selling an x570/b450 motherboard in a mediocre case for a base price of $2000.
    I would much rather give you that $2000 for a MacPro-like case. And then just let me choose an AMD cpu, that's all I'm asking.

    $5000 for the MacPro with these inferior Xeons and 580s is sad and is pushing us away.

    For that much throw in a 3900X and a 5700XT. Charge another 1000 for the 3950X, 3000 for the 3970X as far as I care. Please do this for the pros that don't want to go through the hassle of a hackintosh and want AppleCare, want all security updates and want the engineering that goes into your cases. 1.5TB of RAM? Give an Epyc option.

    Do this for the next 5 years until ARM can compete.
    Dear @Vannygee,

    In your dreams. Now go away.

    Sincerely,

    Tim
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