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Meta is slowly recovering, but still 'at the whim of Apple' says exec
I recently requested that Facebook deletes my account.I had it suspended for years, keeping it only for Messenger because of family but now have deleted completely.
I was ticked off recently finding out that my grocery store was handing over data to Meta every time I used the option, send me the bill via e-mail, which was linked to their points card.Needless to say that I don't use that option any longer but point is be wary of hidden agreements like this. Companies like Google and Meta and Amazon have their tentacles everywhere. Personally I don't think they need to know when I buy bread or eggs.
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Apple's iPhone hardware subscription could arrive by March
First off we’re not here to debate whether X amount of consumerism is good for society or not.danox said:
It is the Aaron rents you own nothing and be happy era. What does it tell you when extremely wealthy people want to have you rent and pay a subscription for every little thing.thedba said:
While a subscription model may not appeal to you, it could be useful to many whose business depends on it.darkvader said:Ugh, what a horrible idea.Why would anybody want to pay for a phone in perpetuity? I'll keep doing it right, I'll buy a phone and own it.Or to those that really want to have the latest and greatest every 1-2 years.In the end you have to calculate how much do you pay for your phone and how long you keep it on average.
Modern sharecropping……. A dead wrong idea as a society we should be encouraging a more frugal approach to money, personal finance education obviously is a shortcoming not just in America, but it appears the world.
This is a tech forum discussing tech stuff and tech moves quite quickly more often than not.No one is encouraging anyone.We’ll have to see what the terms and conditions of this is and make a decision for ourselves. If people buy stuff they can’t afford, it’s on them. -
Apple's iPhone hardware subscription could arrive by March
While a subscription model may not appeal to you, it could be useful to many whose business depends on it.darkvader said:Ugh, what a horrible idea.Why would anybody want to pay for a phone in perpetuity? I'll keep doing it right, I'll buy a phone and own it.Or to those that really want to have the latest and greatest every 1-2 years.In the end you have to calculate how much do you pay for your phone and how long you keep it on average.
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USB-C on iPhone 15 might still require MFi certified cables
While that may suit you, it’s going to be a nuisance for millions of new portless iPhone customers.longfang said:Just remove the port entirely i say. Wireless all the way.You open your new portless iPhone box you get a magsafe charging cable. So far so good.Well now you need an extra cable for the kitchen. Yep used to cost $19 now that price went up to $39.How about the car? There’s another $39.Oh one more thing. Let’s stop calling Qi chargers with magnets wireless. It’s “inductive charging”.WiFi is wireless. LTE is wireless. MagSafe/Qi chargers are not.
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Banks teaming up to fight Apple Wallet & PayPal
They live in the world where they ultimately control everyone's transactions.red oak said:I have used Zelle. It is awful. This effort has zero chance of success. 0%
“Details of how the new system will work are still being worked on”. Lol. And they plan to launch it “this year”. What bizarre, parallel world do these people live in?Now granted Apple isn't doing this out of the goodness of their hearts either.However when I choose to use Apple Pay, I can more or less be sure of the privacy of that transaction.
