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  • Apple may fund original podcasts exclusive to its own services

    heli0sheli0s
    Exclusives are terrible for consumers as well as indie developers. I’ll wait to see the details but I sure hope whatever these shows end up being are also available through 3rd party apps like Overcast and Castro. 
    1STnTENDERBITSrogifan_newcgWerks

  • Apple's Find My feature requires two devices, boasts extreme security safeguards

    heli0sheli0s
    Was is so hard to call it the “Find” app? 
    boxcatchercornchipforgot username

  • Some macOS Mojave 10.14.4 users having problems with Gmail & G Suite authentication in App...

    heli0sheli0s
    loopless said:
    It seems to affect all Gsuite users.  The workarounds involve deleting the account from Mail and adding back in as a regular IMAP account. This requires using an app token to generate a unique password if you use TFA or allowing “insecure” apps to access your account. Of course you lose calendar and contact integrations.
    I’m sorry but this is sort of unbelievable that Apple let this happen.
    The developer forums show they've know about this issue in the 10.14.4 betas......FOR TWO MONTHS. This is inexcusable, because it breaks people's work accounts. It's easy for some smart ass to say "Oh, don't use Google then!" My company uses G Suite as do many many many others. This is not my decision. If a bug of this magnitude is let slide, I wonder what the macOS team is doing.
    gatorguycoolfactor

  • Editorial: Senator Warren's stance on big tech breakup is dangerous politics

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    lkrupp said:
    heli0s said:
    In 2019 America only 2-3 major companies dominate every major economic sector, from ecommerce to air travel, to the TV shows you watch - if think that's good for consumers, you're massively ignorant of both economics and history. Tech monopolies are no different than monopolies in any other sphere - there is a point when too big is bad for consumers and the company itself. Monopolies have no interest in innovation, they have an interest in rent-seeking.

    As an Apple-focused site, look no further than the keyboard issues of recent Macs. If you want macOS, there is ONE company that makes it. So take that shitty keyboard or go use Windows. Real choice!
    But I guess giant government is just fine, huh? Government can never get so big that it it’s bad for the people? Never fear, the elites will take care of our every need. Oh, and Apple is NOT a monopoly, even unto itself. Psystar found that out the hard way.
    I don't care about how "big" government is, I care about how effective it is. America already has a giant government, which is fitting for being the world's largest economy and a country of 340 million people. The problem is not the size, the problem is who government works for now. Clue: it's not average Americans - something that everyone agrees, whether you're conservative or liberal. That has to change. At least with government, you can vote these people out and change who represents you. Try quitting Facebook, or Amazon, or Google - it's impossible. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Munster: Siri coming to Beats, Apple to expand AR capabilities at WWDC

    heli0sheli0s
    "Siri coming to anything" is literally irrelevant until Siri gets A LOT smarter. Otherwise we'll have just yet another version of Siri on Beats that's frustrating in a different way than it is on iOS, macOS and HomePod and ATV. I'll be truly disappointed this WWDC unless a huge portion of it is under the theme "Siri is now a lot smarter and consistent on all your devices". 
    patchythepiratedoozydozen