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  • Apple will frame iPhone 15 USB-C switch as a consumer win

    thedbathedba
    Many iPhone owners who don’t hang around tech forums, will see this as an Apple money grab forcing the poor user to buy more cables.
    For so many of us who own multiple Apple devices it won’t make that much of a difference.
    We already have iPads, Macs that already can be charged via USBC. 

    As far as the “environment” is concerned, this won’t do much other than tick someone’s check box.  
    williamhwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • iPhone is never going to get an easy battery replacement door

    thedbathedba
    Judging by the comments, it seems that most of you did not read or understand the article that Mike Wuerthele posted.
    Apple for the most part already complies with many of these rulings.

    There are seven key provisions to the law, and most of the attention is on the second one.

    • A compulsory carbon footprint declaration and label for certain types of batteries.
    • Designing portable batteries in appliances so consumers can easily remove and replace them.
    • A digital battery passport for certain types of batteries.
    • A due diligence policy for all economic operators, except for SMEs.
    • Stricter waste collection targets for portable and LMT batteries.
    • Minimum levels of materials recovered from waste batteries.
    • Minimum levels of recycled content from manufacturing and consumer waste for use in new batteries.

    Where things are getting hung up in Internet discussion about the matter is "Designing portable batteries in appliances so consumers can easily remove and replace them."

    ...

    Another aspect of the battery replacement law is availability of batteries for seven years after a phone's release. Apple already meets this with the Self-Repair Program parts availability, and has for some time.
    In all likelihood this aspect of the law will impact lower-end Android phone manufacturers more heavily. It's also not clear what the impact will be on Samsung, given that they have an entire range of smartphones from sub-$100 to thousands, and the service chain can be questionable top-to bottom.
    Additionally, the battery law is vague about what tools are required for a user to replace a battery. The law never states, anywhere, that a door to remove the battery, like in a flip-phone, is required.

    So many comments here on AppleInsider deal with only the boldfaced 2nd provision above and even in that case are misinterpreting it.
    williamlondonMplsPAlex1N

  • Apple threatens to kill iMessage & FaceTime in UK if controversial law passes

    thedbathedba
    It's truly amazing how some ignorant/corrupt politicians are forcing thinking folk to side with billion/trillion dollar corporations.
    mayflychasm

  • Apple TV+ tech problems disrupt Lionel Messi's MLS debut

    thedbathedba
    gatorguy said:
    thedba said:
    First off, all Apple has are the rebroadcasting rights. 
    I think Apple is a bit more involved than that. Looking at all the press releases they state Apple is partnering with NEP for the camera and audio work which includes "unique camera angles". Nothing about the promotion of the MLS subscription would lead anyone to believe it simply involved rebroadcast rights.

    If Apple isn't intimately involved in every facet of it I would personally be shocked. 

    https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/04/behind-the-scenes-of-mls-season-pass/

    No shock at all if it takes a season to get their feet under them. This is all-new for Apple. 
    Wasn't aware of this. Thanks.
    byronl

  • Apple TV+ tech problems disrupt Lionel Messi's MLS debut

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    jgreg728 said:
    thedba said:
    @Jgreg728 How has Apple been f-ing up the TV business? 
    Their catalog is growing and many of the shows are good quality. 
    Never said the quality of their catalog was the issue. Apple has been dropping the ball majorly on making a true dent in the TV industry. As good as their shows are, they struggle to get the viewership they need because they A) don’t have a focused way of advertising their content, B ) they pretend TV+ is the only part of their TV service (they should be positioning the TV App and its channels as a whole as a contender against Netflix and Hulu, not just TV+), and C) they should be giving people reasons to cut the cord and lead the way to a post-cable life, but so far they haven’t done a thing to show why the TV App or TV 4K hardware is worth the move. Moments like this MLS blunder does nothing but add salt to the wound. and it’s so frustrating because the potential they have to disrupt television is immense.
    A) don’t have a focused way of advertising their content,
    You mean outside of Apple stores on local TV or papers?   I don't see much advertising for some other providers either. Example in my area I have never seen an ad on TV or local papers for Netflix, or Amazon Prime TV nor Hulu. I may have on occasion seen for Disney+ but that's about it. Your area may differ from mine. 

    B ) they pretend TV+ is the only part of their TV service (they should be positioning the TV App and its channels as a whole as a contender against Netflix and Hulu, not just TV+
    This may be counter to Apple's philosophy. What you're suggesting is that TV app become just another app. They've already succeeded in the sense that it already comes standard on many smart TV's today, however Apple wants more than "just another app" on your set top box or smart TV. They want you as part of the overall experience, call it eco system. The app part on smart TV's is just a window into the Apple eco system. The Apple TV 4K is the ultimate goal for Apple, because now the customer gets to be part of the experience. IMO it is the much better interface overall, far superior than Samsung TV, LG TV and Android TV, whom I've all tried. 

    C) they should be giving people reasons to cut the cord and lead the way to a post-cable life, but so far they haven’t done a thing to show why the TV App or TV 4K hardware is worth the move
    This is huge and much more complicated than you might imagine. Take just one "sport" as an example. Golf.
    If you want to bring that under 1 umbrella, you probably have to negotiate a) the PGA, b) PGA championship independent to (a), c) USGA (Us Open), d) Augusta National (the Masters) e) R&A golf club (The British Open)      and you're not done yet. Now you have LIV in the picture as well as the DP World Tour, Asian Tour and let's not forget the LPGA
    In each country you'd have to negotiate with regional broadcasters for streaming rights, CBS and NBC in the US, TSN in Canada, Eurosport in mainland Europe, BBC in Britain others in Korea, Japan, China, Australia. That list is endless.  
    Point is, that what Apple does, they want to do it on a global basis. They don't want to be just the exclusive broadcaster in the UK only, sort of what Amazon did for many Premier League games.
    The MLS is just the beginning as far as Apple is concerned. The MLB and Friday night baseball is just sending out "feelers" to see how the market reacts and maybe expand on that. It may also be that that's all they could get from MLB.  
    byronl