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  • After years of silence, Apple finally reveals how many App Store users it has in Europe

    haikushaikus
    cocoaken said:
    Why do the European Union care how many users in Europe Apple has? Shouldn't they only care about how many users are in the European Union (which is a subset of Europe), i.e. the territory they have jurisdiction over?

    The European Digital Services Act is about to be fully enforced, and as part of the law, Apple has been forced to disclose how many users it has in Europe for the first time in five years.

    As part of its mandatory reporting for the European Union Digital Services Act (DSA), Apple has been forced to publish discrete user numbers for online services. The values only apply to Europe.


      Perhaps the author decided to use “Europe” in the context of this article as an synecdoche for “European Union”, after mentioning the EU once. 
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    • iMessage for Android would have stifled innovation, says Craig Federighi

      haikushaikus
      I know that many people love iMessage. And I know we do prefer using this more privacy-conscious platform than, say, WhatsApp or Telegram. 
      But iMessage isn’t really the pinnacle of innovation, with features like unsend or edit messages only being available now. 
      So… mmm… I don’t buy into the “it would have stifled innovation” argument. 
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    • Motor Trend reimagines the 'Apple Car,' sees autonomous rideshare in Apple's future

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      timmillea said:
      Not going to happen. The car-loving US culture blind-sides Apple in the pointlessness of this endeavour. 
      If real, the Apple Car is the 202X version of “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”
      Beats

    • Majority of iPhone users unimpressed with iPhone 13 lineup, study finds

      haikushaikus
      My 13 Pro is great. This survey sounds like a confused mess designed to illicit answers that are bad for Apple. Not buying it.  The numbers are ridiculous. Really 30% cited no fingerprint unlock. I call BS. 
      I recognize myself in the survey. I upgraded from 11pro to 13pro because I’m used to upgrade every two years, I finally wanted MagSafe (even if it’s a bit of a mess), and I love better cameras. But neither at the announcement nor now in real life I’m even remotely impressed. 
      Fingerprint unlock is a big deal tbh. We’re still wearing masks in many places and I find it ridiculous that I need an Apple Watch as a workaround to FaceID. Especially considering that there was a bug preventing that. My boyfriend upgraded from a SE and literally the first thing he complained about was the lack of TouchID.
      elijahg

    • Apple now looking to tackle car manufacture by itself

      haikushaikus
      Do we really need an Apple car? I dislike cars so I may be biased ;-) I understand that for many people cars have a much prominent importance. Nevertheless, I would love Apple to innovate instead of (allegedly) improving something that already exists.
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