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  • App tracking alert in iOS 13 has dramatically cut location data flow to ad industry

    magman1979magman1979
    Good, tell those bloody marketers to fuck off, and let them use the junk data gathered from privacy-ignorant Android users!
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  • No, Apple's new Mac Pro isn't overpriced

    magman1979magman1979
    rain22 said:
    MacPro said:
    rain22 said:
    It's overpriced. Let me explain...

    100% of professionals are looking for a powerful computer that they can upgrade/expand over time. 
    99.99% of professionals did not ask for this extremely expensive specific video editing computer. 
    99.99% of professionals will not buy this extremely expensive specific video editing computer. 
    Therefore - the Mac Pro is in every way overpriced for the professional market. 

    Pointing to the .02% of professionals who might want this and making an argument in their support while ignoring pretty much the entire market... that's a stretch.
    Have you checked on what major production studios pay for cameras and lenses?  Of course it's too expensive for the smaller guys but it isn't aimed at them.  I suspect Apple probably wanted this for themselves and Apple TV + production too.  Meanwhile, yes it would be nice if there were a mid range tower for the small guys but the iMac i9 5K and iMac Pro  are not too shabby.
    I bought a few of this years maxed out iMac's after they announced this Mac Pro Enterprise. So did my peers in the industry (Branding/Creative). 
    We are also buying a windows box to start looking into migrating as many other agencies already have. 
    After 26 years - it looks like Apple will be shown the door if they don't release a proper Mac for professionals that serves Small/Medium sized businesses in the next 3 years. (After these iMac have been written down). 

    There is no excuse for Apple to cater to .001% of the market and claim "There you go - we love Pro's seeeeee..."
    It's such a massive 'miss' that we are seriously looking at Windows. 



    Can I have some of what you're smoking, cause it must be some pretty good shit for you to spew such BS with a straight and serious face...
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  • Apple accused of abusing DMCA in removal of online posts detailing iPhone hacks

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    HeliBum said:
    Breaking encryption is against the law as a result of the DMCA, so I see Apple as having legal justification for this action if encryption is being broken to accomplish the hacks, which it likely is.
    Not sure if DMCA can be used in this fashion, but I TOTALLY expect Apple to take whatever steps needed to protect the integrity of the Secure Enclave, especially against f'ing hackers who, despite claims to the contrary, will eventually either use it for nefarious purposes, or sell to the highest bidder, aka governments and law enforcement agencies the world over who will abuse this power, and eventually let it fall into the wrong hands with their piss-poor security.
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  • Satechi launches USB-C hub that fits Apple's Mac mini

    magman1979magman1979
    Looked at the specs, and for that money I'd have liked to see a better SD card reader, instead it's a UHS-I reader with a top speed of 108Mbit/s???

    No thanks, it's junk...
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  • Apple releases iOS 13.2.2, iPadOS 13.2.2 with background app quit bug fix

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    SpamSandwich said:
    Absolutely incredible how many fixes and updates with iOS 13. It really is a cursed number.
    Umm, remember iOS 7 and 11???
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