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  • Disgruntled MacBook Pro users petition Apple to recall defective keyboards

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    viclauyyc said:
    FormerAppleAmbassador said:
    I have taken my MacBook Pro in 3 times for keyboard issues and looks like the 4th time is not far away. Tim Cook is such a joke. He doesn't care about the end user. Only his $$$$$$$$
    As a guy who had 3-4 MacBook Pro replaced over the years. My suggestion is keep calling Apple to complain. Be nice, always ask for senior tech for help. Also, you must buy AppleCare.  
    AppleCare is optional and should remain optional.  The absence of an AppleCare contract does not give Apple a free ride to lower the quality of the keyboards.  In the EU the standard warranty period without AppleCare is 2 years, more than enough for the majority of customers
    muthuk_vanalingamgatorguydysamoria

  • Google's Advanced Protection Program gains support for native iPhone & iPad apps

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    nunzy said:
    Nobody should trust Google with security. They sell your info to the highest bidder.
    There is a fundamental difference between the free Google services that drive the Google ad business on one hand and on the other hand the paid Google services, where Google does not collect user data.  If the latter could not be trusted, Apple would not make use of it for the hosting of the iCloud servers.

    And by the way, Google does not sell user data.  it sells the AdWords service which is driven by user data.   Companies that want to make use of the Google AdWords service to promote their product, don't get access to the user data.  I've run several AdWords campaigns wit my company: Google assures that the ads show up at people with the right profile, but I did not get any details about the users which actually were shown the ad or which clicked the ad.


    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple to produce 8M iPhone X units in Q2, trying to 'burn off' existing supply, report say...

    croprcropr
    A friend of mine is sales manager in a smartphone store.  In March the iPhone 8/8plus was the 2nd best selling model of the shop, the iPhone 7/7plus was at spot 12, the iPhone X was only at spot 17, and the SE at spot 19. 

    One should not draw too big conclusions of these figures, this is only 1 shop in 1 country, but still this is an indication that the iPhone X could do better.  The iPhone X is not a game changer like the iPhone 6 was, the latter occupied for 8 months the top spot in his shop.
    muthuk_vanalingamavon b7tokyojimuh2pfeudalist

  • Mac, iPhone highly preferred over Windows or Android by employees, survey says

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    In my company I reserve a budget of 350 Euro per employee per year for smartphones.  The employee buys the smartphone he/she wants and I pay him/her back with the budget.   Non spent budget remains valid the next year, so an employee can buy a 700 Euro smartphone every 2 years. 

    App developers get on top of that an Android phone and an IPhone, both without subscription

    Developers can choose between Dell XPS (Ubuntu) and Macbook Pro, non developers get always a Dell XPS
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Samsung reports weak demand for OLED displays used in iPhone X

    croprcropr
    So samsung isn’t selling as many of the OLED screens because their own phones and other android devices arent as strongly demanded as anticipated.
    I've read the press release of Samsung and the reality is slightly different.  Samsung is not only making OLED displays for smartphones but also mobile chips.   The sales figures for the mobile chips remain strong while the sales figures for OLED displays are weakening.  This can only be if:
    •  the demand for smartphone models with Samsung OLED displays and with Samsung mobile chips is in line  with the expectation. 
    •  the demand for smartphone models with a Samsung OLED display but without Samsung mobile chips is not as anticipated.  
    Samsung models are in the former category.  The iPhone X is in the latter

    I am not saying  that there is 1 to 1 correlation between the weakening OLED figures and a possible weak iPhone X demand (there might be other models responsible for the weak OLED figures),  but your conclusion is definitely wrong



    muthuk_vanalingam