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nunzy said:

Do most people change their iBand depending on the season?

A woman at my gym is always looking forward to new colors and styles. Maybe not every season but at least twice a year she changes out. 

DAalseth said:

Yes, voice recognition is not perfect on iOS
Yesterday I dictated a text to my wife: "The company approved my vacation request."
My wife received "The company approved my vasectomy request."
Needless she was confused on SO MANY levels.
LOL

Vacation sounds much more enjoyable. 

AppleInsider said:
Carl Chery is credited with securing two critical Chance the Rapper exclusives for Apple, among them the album "Coloring Book," Variety said. "Coloring Book" is now available elsewhere, but for two weeks could only be streamed through Apple Music. Chance would later reveal that he was given $500,000 and a commercial in exchange for the "Coloring Book" deal.

Serious question: does it take a lot of talent or skill to secure the exclusives when you have $500,000 and a commercial to hand someone?  On the surface it seems pretty darn simple.

(BTW, $500,000 doesn't seem like all that much. A friend recently booked a private concert by The Chainsmokers (at a corporate event) for well north of that, for one night and a to a relatively low number of attendees)

king editor the grate said:

I wonder if Apple ever implements purposeful leaks in a manner at least somewhat akin to Washington trial balloons.

Hmmm, well, what ever happened to Asteroid?

https://iphone.appleinsider.com/article/?id=756
(for those with a short memory)

AppleInsider said:

In the wake of Apple dropping the price of out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacements to $29, demand has become so high that the company is stretching its retail resources to cope -- possibly even hiring outside contractors.

The quote used in the article doesn’t mention anything about third-party contractors. Where did that idea come from?

At the two closest Apple Stores to me I’ve heard they have assigned extra hours for battery repairs (in one store) and pulled staff from other areas of the store to assist with batteries (former Geniuses moving back to the GR on a temporary basis). I haven’t heard of any non-Apple help being brought in.