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  • Original sealed in plastic iPhone commands $35K at auction

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    JP234 said:
    I was working for Apple when both came out. I bought Apple stock when the phone appeared. Wish I'd bought one of the phones (and kept it wrapped) too. Well, the stock turned out to be the much better buy.
    At least you have the stock!
    All I have is an iPod Nano. Still working though. 
    Any offers?
    JP234watto_cobra

  • Apple Maps could serve advertising to users in 2023

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    Just when I didn’t think I liked Google Maps.

    Thankful for the ability to delete Apple apps. This will be one of them.
    WhiskeyAPPLEciderMplsPurahara

  • Apple's latest security update is important, but the mass-media response is unhinged

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    cpsro said:
    I’ve a good idea why Fox News has made the update their lead story: distract from Weisselberg flipping and getting a very light sentence for pleading guilty to 15 felonies. Maybe the story will push some people to Android, too, where they can be tracked and monetized better.

    Update: the security update has been pushed into second place by a critical story about transgender students.
    Well, it’s also on CNN and the BBC, so 1. they’re getting paid to report on this by the same people as Fox News is, or 2. they’re taking their cues from Fox News, or 3. they also think it’s actually newsworthy (hey, it could happen!)
    anantksundaram

  • Apple employee's job threatened over viral TikTok video

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    Apple Insider is is an excellent web site with a lot of good information, so can you please correct sentences like this:
    ” A TikTok video telling people to not unlocking stolen iPhones for the thieves may lead to . . .”
    Writing such as this only detracts from the quality of the site. 

    Also, the use of “they” in order not to be gender-specific is understandable, but not here in the second paragraph when it’s clear that the person in question is a woman. “one employee losing their job . . .”
    watto_cobra

  • Stephen Colbert gets severed in a comedic 'Severance' parody

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    I haven’t seen the series so I wonder if it’s as much the “Office” knockoff that it’s made to be in this clip. Any thoughts from someone who has seen the show?
    watto_cobra