lorin schultz

BiggBunyon said:

If any company is serious about security and privacy, their products should default to those most secure settings until the user decides to change them. And that task should be dead simple: a toggle to complete privacy/full open sharing and individual component toggles as needed. The very fact that Apple plasters such a statement is because the defaults are exposure oriented and most sheeple just don't know to change anything. And the change-process is intricate and tedious, i.e. from the mind of a techie not an everyday user. In fact the ad is a lie; to be truthful it should add the caveat "if you set it up that way and then don't change it later and forget what you've done".

I agree that the process of turning off all the invasive aspects of apps like Facebook and LinkedIn is tedious. Can you suggest an operating system that makes that task easier than iOS?

Markangelo said:

Then why when I opened my new XR was my wife's 
cloud, iTunes, maps, Paypal account etc and who knows what else
all over my phone ?
It even says "Hi Barbara Lawler"
Is that supposed to be Smart.
It's OK now;
but if I was in a bad relationship  ????????????????????? 

Why? Because whoever activated the phone obviously entered your wife's iCloud credentials. There's simply no other way for that to occur.

It doesn't seem fair to be mad at Apple for a feature most of us VERY much appreciate -- a system that mostly restores itself when you replace the hardware -- particularly when the only way it could happen is user error.

razzamarass said:

cornchip said:

...Apple allows you to opt out...

Wow! How big of them to *ALLOW* opt out, if you can figure out how... What about only violating privacy of users only if they opt *IN* ? Novel concept?

It *is* opt-in. iCloud Photo Sharing is switched off by default.

Don't you feel silly about your sarcastic faux outrage now?

flaneur said:

lorin schultz said:

flaneur said:

k2kw said:

bdkennedy1002 said:

You can accept marketing words for $1000, or you can not be stupid and return it until you can get one that isn’t bent and doesn’t pop out of the extra $50 to $200 case you want to put it in. Would you accept a bent car they are supposedly developing? That’s not trustworthy to me. 

Better to either wait till the next model or buy the 2017 iPP.    Plastic = cheap POS.   If this is bad now what sort of screen problems could these bends cause in two years.  Is Apple smart enough to drop everything to re-engineer it now, probably not.    Cook probably sees this as a way to sell more AppleCare.

You really belong with the slimers at MacRumors, not here.

So anyone who thinks Apple dropped the ball or is doing a less-than-stellar job of addressing the subject is a "slimer?"

Does that mean that I'm a "slimer" because I think the keyboard Apple supplied with my five-thousand dollar laptop is not up to the standard I expect from a product in that category?

I actually appreciate others sharing their impressions of how Apple's design decisions affect their use of the product, both positive and negative. I might have been inclined to think the absence of USB-A, ethernet, and HDMI ports was a liability until I saw a rebuttal explaining how every USB-C port can be any of those things. That helped me make an informed buying decision even though the discussion arose out of someone complaining about Apple's design.

If I misunderstood what you meant, I'm open to clarification.

Yes, @K2kw is a consistent groundless attacker of Apple’s ethics, and in this and probably in other cases, Cook’s. It ain’t funny, and it contributes to mindless Apple hatred to the like-mindless uber cynics out there — his fellow slimers. The reason this site is tolerable or even enjoyable is the relative absence of these characters, in contrast to MacRumors for example.

I doubt whether you think Cook would be so chicken-shit as to tolerate destructive structural defects in order to sell more Apple Care. This was the last straw for me, was for @radarthekat too.

By the way, I have one of those keyboards too. Apple screwed up in real-world testing. It happens, especially on new, potentially great refinements. I like the feel of the keyboard very much. I also vacuum it often, trying not to brush the dust into the cracks between the keys.

I understand. I don't share your view of such posts though.

First, it's based on the premise that Apple is ethically above reproach. While there's no question in my mind that the company is leaps and bounds better than most in that regard, I'm not naive enough to believe that it is altruistic. Apple demonstrates social and ecological responsibility because they are consistent with Apple's business plan, which includes cultivating positive public perception. Because it's run by people, and people are fallible, there's no reason to believe Apple will always occupy the high ground. Critical analysis of Apple's actions and speculation about its motives are healthy.

Second, I don't want to participate in an echo chamber. I *want* to read conflicting views and opinions. I want to know where I fit in with the crowd and where I'm an outlier. I want the opportunity to evangelize for the changes that matter to me in the hope of winning converts, thus improving the chances of those changes becoming reality. I want to see other perspectives that may change my point of view, too.

You're right, I don't think Cook is that stupid, but I've been wrong about things so often in my life that I'm now always open to at least considering other points of view. If someone posts something with which I disagree, I'm free to either argue my position or just ignore them. I prefer the odd paranoid rant, annoying as they are, over a forum filled with nothing but "Isn't Apple great?" "Yeah, Apple sure is great!"

anantksundaram said:

lorin schultz said:

radarthekat said:

k2kw said:

bdkennedy1002 said:

You can accept marketing words for $1000, or you can not be stupid and return it until you can get one that isn’t bent and doesn’t pop out of the extra $50 to $200 case you want to put it in. Would you accept a bent car they are supposedly developing? That’s not trustworthy to me. 

Better to either wait till the next model or buy the 2017 iPP.    Plastic = cheap POS.   If this is bad now what sort of screen problems could these bends cause in two years.  Is Apple smart enough to drop everything to re-engineer it now, probably not.    Cook probably sees this as a way to sell more AppleCare.

Trolling is against the commenting rules.  Just so you know this is something that’s noticed.  

I'm trying to understand so as to govern my own comments appropriately. Are you saying that advising others to avoid a specific model or buy something else is "trolling?" Is it speculating about how Apple Engineering will respond that crosses the line? The sarcastic quip about Cook?

I'm not being contrary here, I'm honestly trying to get my head around what is and isn't allowed here.

FWIW, I didn’t think your post was trolling at all. 

For the record, the post I was asking about, that moderator radarthekat called out, wasn't mine but k2kw's. I only chimed in because I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it and want to understand so i don't also commit whatever offence that one apparently did.