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UK blames Apple and Amazon for 'tsunami' of electronic waste
If I recall I obtained a new battery for an iPhone 4s for about $15 from iFixit. 10 minutes to replace. Saved $85 vs the Apple replacement. The worn battery went into the proper recycling channel and the phone still works to this day. The choice used to be available. 2011. Again.
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Microsoft beta build of Apple Silicon-compatible Office for Mac imminent
I'll be watching the free https://www.collaboraoffice.com/collabora-office-android-ios-release-notes/ and perhaps libreoffice to break away from proprietary software moving forward... I've had more issues with MS Office than just about any other software, including the orphaning upgrades every few years - I know some swear by it however I simply don't get it...?
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Apple updates Pages, Numbers, Keynote for iOS 14, iPadOS 14
For those that are unwilling, unable or unhappy to work with the decreasing flexibility offered by Apple for macOS and iOS post 2011 there are alternatives:emoeller said:Interesting that the MacOS Work suite update is only available for 10.15 and above. I thought Apple usually updates the last two MacOS versions, but I could be incorrect on that.Collabora - the world's leading LibreOffice services company - online & pc
LibreOffice - Free Office Suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft
Internet for people, not profit — Mozilla
Thunderbird — Make Email Easier. — Thunderbirdas the frog boiling continues...
Has Apple merely adopted a hardware oriented variation of 'Embrace, extend, extinguish'...?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
...and then there is the question of the iCloud data, for which Apple apparently retains user access keys,
perhaps worth considering globally in context of the Patriot Act: https://fixitalready.eff.org/apple/#/
How does this compare to a decade hence...?
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New iPhone privacy ad takes shots at other smartphones oversharing information
...as Apple data centers continue to be rolled out...appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/03/apples-viborg-denmark-data-center-is-operational-powered-100-by-clean-energy
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Epic Games to hold 'FreeFortnite Cup' as part of anti-Apple campaign
...there may be ramifications beyond gaming for both companies...
architosh.com/2020/08/apples-threat-to-epic-will-hurt-mac-pros-in-aec/
...does this situation identify possible inequities for stakeholder (vs shareholder) corporate subscription vs persistent license models...?
Do we care that concepts such as app stores mean companies such as Apple effectively monitor every mac's software and use?
Is T2 a part of this?
