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  • Epic's Tim Sweeney is mad about Apple's EU App Store concessions

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    I’m curious, does Google not charge a 30% commission as well? Why is it only Apple in the crosshairs?
    aderutterlordjohnwhorfinzeus423olsBart Ywatto_cobra

  • Apple Watch ban back on, court denies Apple's appeal to keep it on the market

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    flydog said:

    neoncat said:
    deckert63 said:
    Is Masimo a real healthcare technology firm or are they a patent troll? If the former, not sure why apple doesn’t pay them the license fees like they do Qualcomm. If the latter, may Masimo rot in special place in hell only reserved for patent trolls. 
    The tale is an interesting read, you'd do yourself a favor to at least Google a basic summary of what has happened and why. It involves Apple poaching employees from Masimo, one employee in particular lobbying Apple for a job, said employee only lasting a short time, and Apple bringing a pulse ox measurement device to market much faster than would normally have been expected given the complexity of the technology.

    One does genuinely wonder, however, what Apple's end game is. They get into these situations where they become so convinced of their own piety they tend to ride the train straight to hell instead of looking for a convenient and practical way to get off. A little humility and less hubris would serve Apple well as a brand and as a company.
    Poaching is not illegal, and neither is designing around a patent, regardless of whether it is done with or without "poached" employees. And of course, bringing a product to market is going to be faster if you have the help of your competitor's former employees, which is why every company on earth, including Masimo, has done it.  All of that may repulse your own sense of morality, but none of it standing alone establishes patent infringement or any other tort.


    Indeed. And wouldn’t it be wonderful if companies started to put more value in their employees and make it more attractive for them to stay employed with them? If a company refuses to pay an employee in a manner they feel they should be compensated, they have every right to quit and seek better opportunities elsewhere to take better advantages of their skill sets. I applaud the individuals that have the guts to do this.
    watto_cobra

  • 'Find My Friends' helps save teenager trapped under car

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    This is a fine idea, for sure. But how is it any different than using Find My iPhone? 

    Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out: it’s for folks who’s devices aren’t connected to your Apple ID. 
    watto_cobra

  • First Vega-equipped MacBook Pro benchmarks show expected surges in performance

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    Holy smoke, I just went broke reading this. I want one pretty bad, though. 
    caladanianwatto_cobrachia

  • What happened with Apple's wireless AirPower charging pad, and why

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    djsherly said:
    Honestly, is this AirPower thing a solution looking for a problem? In the picture, something is apparently charging three things. Why not have three zones where things get charged and let the things charge on the three zones? How much added "convenience" is introduced by allowing things to be placed more or less randomly on a pad?

    My thoughts exactly. I’d say having multiple charge sections on one pad would still be quite convenient. 
    watto_cobra