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  • Rumored Apple Watch Series 10 screen improvement will sip battery power

    beowulfschmidtbeowulfschmidt
    Even if true, Apple will just add more functionality (a good thing) to eat into that power budget, with a net change of zero.
    williamlondonnapoleon_phoneapartwatto_cobra

  • Apple now allows classic game emulators on the App Store

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    saarek said:
    Mario and Tetris here we come! Nintendo will likely now release an emulator for their back catalogue and sell their games, they’d be insane not too.

    Given that they could have released such an emulator for their very own current devices, and have not done so, even going so far as to close down the online stores for the older devices, suggests that your claim of "likely" is somewhat of an overstatement.
    Alex1N

  • Apple responds to DOJ antitrust lawsuit by refuting every claim

    beowulfschmidtbeowulfschmidt
    Once again, what Apple is doing now isn't as relevant as what Apple did then.  Without commenting on the merits of the case the DOJ thinks it has (about which I know no more than most here, and less than many), if Apple committed violations of law within whatever, if any, statute of limitations might apply, they are still liable for those violations, regardless of whether or not they've stopped those violations since then.

    Can you imagine a thief using "well, I don't do that anymore, so this case is invalid" as a defense in court?  It wouldn't be a valid defense for the thief, and it isn't for Apple.
    williamlondon

  • Code hints at custom Apple Maps routes coming in iOS 18

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    tyler82 said:
    Waze is still 100x better than Apple Maps on CarPlay. 
    Not sure I agree with "100%", but in general, I believe Waze is still superior in a few respects.  For instance, Waze notifies me of route changes due to traffic, accidents, etc. much more quickly than Apple Maps.  However, Apple Map's waypoints feature is superior to Waze's single stop.  In addition, Apple Maps recovers from a missed turn much more quickly than Waze.  Waze is sometimes so slow at rerouting in such cases that it won't tell me the alternate until I've passed that one as well.
    lolliverwatto_cobra

  • Apple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated arguments

    beowulfschmidtbeowulfschmidt
    Without speaking on the merits of DOJ's case, about which I know little to nothing, if Apple violated the law then, they're still liable for those violations, irrespective of what they've done to fix them since.  You don't get a free pass on past crimes just because you've stopped doing those crimes.  Again, I have no knowledge or opinion on the DOJ's case, it's just that the notion that Apple made the case moot because it has fixed their issues seems a little silly to me.
    williamlondon