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  • Apple's 'longevity by design' initiative is a balance between repairability & secure engin...

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    JBK said:

    Apple is cynically creating prematurely obsolete e-waste with their design choices.
    How do you come to that conclusion? This article says, “The lifespan of the iPhone is also continuing to grow. Hundreds of millions of iPhones have been in use for more than five years, it claims.”

    That doesn’t jibe with creating prematurely obsolete e-waste and actually sounds like the opposite. 

    Anecdotally, at our house we have 2 original iPhones, 2 iPhone 4, and iPhone 5, a 7, an 8+, a 12 Pro and a 15. The 12 Pro and the 15 are the only ones in active use but ALL the others power up and work as expected, sans cellular service (I’m not even sure I could get service on the originals). My Android friend was amazed that the originals still work and was more amazed at how well pinch to zoom is one them (by his account Android phones didn’t have nice, fluid photo zooming for years “like they showed in advertising”.)

    So, I don’t see where you get obsolete e-waste from with iPhones, unless you treat them horribly and cause them to break. 
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  • Wedbush: Apple will lead consumer AI amidst iPhone 16 super cycle

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    MantlesD said:
    In Europe we won't have much reason to upgrade as long as all the new features will not be available to us.
    Many new features will be available to you in iOS 18. AFAIK the only 3 Apple has mentioned won’t be available in EU countries are iPhone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing and Apple Intelligence. 
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  • Apple and Meta iOS 18 AI chatbot integration discussions ended long ago

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    Completely unsurprised that Meta has lax privacy policies. 

    In this forum I see Apple defenders, Google defenders, Samsung defenders, etc. I can’t recall ever seeing a Meta/Facebook defender, especially when the discussion is around privacy. Interesting. 
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  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    Dear Apple, then why am I able to use ChatGPT 4o with all features just fine? You know, the one that isn’t as focused on privacy concern as yours? 
    Sounds like you are posturing…
    Huh? This is confusing. What does ChatGPT have to do with iPhone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing or Apple Intelligence?

    You also seem to cheer on that ChatGPT has weaker privacy concerns than Apple has as some sort of positive.

    Did you post in the wrong thread?

    I don’t see posturing. I see Apple trying to take a slow approach trying to figure out how to implement these features in the EU while avoiding the many hidden land mines the DMA has.
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  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    michelb76 said:
    The EU accounts for a quarter of worldwide sales. It will come to the EU at some point. 
    Are you sure about that? I think “Europe”, as defined by Apple accounts for about 25% of sales, but that includes more than only the EU. If I remember correctly “Europe” in Apple financials included Africa and parts of the Middle East, for example, which aren’t included in the EU. 

    ETA: other countries that Apple classifies as “Europe” in its financials: Norway, Russia, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine. Also, I said “parts of the Middle East” but it’s the Middle East in its entirety. 
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