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  • Apple Watch outsold all of the Swiss watch industry by sales volume in 2019

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    StrangeDays said:
    Remember when people pretended that because Apple wasn't disclosing sales numbers (like everyone else) it meant it was a failure? Yeah. Good times.

    Yes and I recall people here on AI repeatedly saying they didn't see them in the wild in their daily lives, which was why they weren't disclosing sales figures.. Nobody was buying them ..hahaha  B)
    watto_cobraStrangeDays

  • Google Photos has shared some users' private videos with strangers

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    markbyrn said:
    Given the nature of software development + human error, breaches will happen.  I was reading Tom's Guide on this and the writer was calling for the government to do something like the government hasn't had countless breaches and are rarely held accountable.  As long as the breached entity isn't being grossly negligent or covering up/lying about the breach, take action if affected and press on.   Of course, being that it's Google, I'm sure on this forum people will rage and pretend Apple has never had a privacy breach. 

    You're sure people on an Applecentric website will take shots at Google for the incompetence they showed by allowing this to happen?  Hahaha Really? This isn't Tom's Guide..

    Also from what I understood the iCloud issue was targeted Identity theft/hacking. I don’t recall Apple randomly emailing out photos from peoples accounts. This is far worse a privacy breach in my opinion. 

    Honestly NONE of these breaches are ok.. and the people affected would definitely agree with me I think..  I am just saying stop with the defensive posturing.  If there was mistake made by any of these huge companies they need to be held accountable, and not to any lesser degree because we like a company's products, or feel they have our best interest in mind.


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  • What the EU mandate for a common smartphone charger means

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    MplsP said:
    jdb8167 said:
    lkrupp said:
    I guess one question to discuss is what makes Lightening better than USB-C. Does Lightening do something or provide something USB-C cannot?
    Lightning's connector itself is a bit more durable than the jacketed USB data and power connector, and easier to extract from a device if it shears off.

    USB-C can carry more data and power faster than Lightning can. How relevant this is to mobile varies, user to user.
    According to Apple's submission, the lightning jack in the phone is also smaller leaving more room for battery and other components. This might explain why they are willing to use USB-C on iPad Pros but not on iPhones.

    From their Copenhagen Economics submission:
    https://www.copenhageneconomics.com/dyn/resources/Publication/publicationPDF/3/523/1579701038/united-in-diversity_copenhagen-economics.pdf

    "For example, not only is the USB Type-C connector larger than the Lightning connector on the outside, thus restricting how slim devices can be, it also takes up more space inside the device which impacts the space left for other components, such as the size of the battery. Overall, the USB Type-C solution takes up 69 per cent more space of a device than the Lightning solution. This has a significant impact on the design, slimness and internal hardware capacity of the devices."
    One of the big advantages of the Lightning connector is that it is a single, monolithic piece, as opposed to the USB C connector which is a coaxial connector with a ‘tongue’ in the female port. This makes it harder to clean debris out of the port. The lightning connector also has a better indentation got positively securing the plug. 

    As far as data capacity is concerned, I don’t think that matters much for smart phones. For iPads it definitely could. 

    Iooking at the two, I have a hard time believing there is a significant difference in the amount of space they take up. 
    You feel like this is a false statement?

    Overall, the USB Type-C solution takes up 69 per cent more space of a device than the Lightning solution. This has a significant impact on the design, slimness and internal hardware capacity of the devices."


    What would Copenhagen Economics gain from publishing this false info?  Payment from Apple? 



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  • What the EU mandate for a common smartphone charger means

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    apple ][ said:
    1. If Apple has to make any modifications or provide additional adaptors to comply with these asshat EU rules, then Apple should raise prices even more on all Apple devices made for the EU region to compensate for this asshat rule. We can call it the asshat tax.

    2. I have a whole bunch of old chargers, vintage electronics and plugs lying around that I do not use anymore. The next time that I travel to the EU which will probably be sometime this summer, I will dump them all in my suitcase and bring them with me and dispose of them in the EU, contributing to their landfills.

    3. Apple will exist for longer than the EU, as I believe that they will be history and collapse eventually, while Apple will still continue to exist and thrive.

    4. In the future, the EU will be spoken about and remembered in the same terms as other failed European experiments and anti-democratic institutions such as the third reich. The EU is merely an extension of that.

    So Apple customers should have to pay higher prices because of a decision made by the EU? Essentially EU Apple customers are asshats according to your logic. Let us know how the suitcase dumping goes.. should be interesting..SMH.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple TV+ set to buy 1980s dramedy with 'Damages' and 'X-Men' star Rose Bryne

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    fastasleep said:
    13485 said:
    StrangeDays said:
    Yes, because a show starring a woman is apparently not interesting or is a problem for you? Seems to be a reoccuring theme in your posts. Not a good look.

    As for the pitch or more details, we simply don't have them, other than to know it's a show starring Byrne. Impossible to declare it sucks, as the only thing we know is it's a show starring a woman in California.
    Well, I'm not sure his comment was all that misogynistic, altho I don't follow his post history.

    To me, it speaks of an Apple PR department failure, i.e. not enough description of a future show to trigger much interest. Missed opportunity for a product (ATV+) that lags a long way back from other streamers as it is--and I really like most of their shows. 
    Apple hasn't even acquired it yet. FTFA (in the first sentence even): "Industry reports say Apple is close to ordering...". PR failure for not announcing a show they haven't even officially bought yet? JFC.



    There are so many folks on here convinced that every move Apple makes with ATV+ will be a failure. Using a decade old service ( Netflix ) as the measure. Like the post you commented on.. doesn't matter that the show isn't even purchased yet.. facts don't matter. Apple's PR department is a failure ..umm what? and ATV+ lags a long way back from other streamers.. the shit is unreal hahaha wow... 

    They act as if Amazon and Netflix are just FILLED with nothing but amazing programming ( they aren't ) and after 2 months ATV+ is a complete failure.  It's comical now.. I read the comments just to see what people come up with. I haven't even really watched ATV+ since getting my phone and activating my free year.. I think I need to now so I can see how horrible things really are ... B)
    fastasleepwatto_cobra