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  • There's hope that older Macs will be able to run macOS Ventura

    The only reason to run a more recent OS on an old hardware is when some mainstream and indispensable applications dictate a minimum OS version. Otherwise tinkering just for the pleasure to "follow the trends" doesn't make sense,
    watto_cobra
  • Apple's macOS Ventura beta review: great new features, but some concerns

    I don't get what is the benefit of Stage Manager over multiple desktops. With one swipe you can switch between desktops. In Stage Manager you need to point and click. If you can *still* work in full screen mode then Stage Manager is totally useless, obviously, because the front app should cover it. They can make it somehow reappear by pointing to the left but I can't imagine Stage Manager appearing on top of the full screen front window. If Stage Manager coexists with multiple desktops, then I am almost sure that I will turn it off and continue with multiple desktops as usual. The multiple desktops paradigm is the most efficient solution for small screens, also consistent with left-right app switching on iPad OS.
    Alex1N
  • Despite Thunderbolt, iPad to Mac communication is still a mess

    "We tested the connection issue first using Apple's Thunderbolt 4 cable included with the Studio Displayand a Satechi Thunderbolt 4 cable that was newly purchased. When either cable was used, the iPad Pro would flash in and out of Finder as if the cable was shorted or broken somehow."

    That flashing in and out of Finder occurs with Lightning cables as well, and almost after every iOS/iPadOS update. Apple's suggestion was to reset Location and Privacy first, if no solution then to reset Network settings. This the old "Trust this computer/iPad/iPhone" issue. With Lightning, the use of an original or Apple-certified cable is a must.
    watto_cobrakillroy
  • The best video converter apps for Mac

    Since you included FFMPEG among "apps", the built-in Apple command-line tool "avconvert" too is worth mentioning. Type "avconvert --help" or better "man avconvert" in Terminal to see its options.
    spock1234rrrob
  • Apple makes it clear it will get its app commission regardless of payment method

    avon b7 said:
    rob53 said:
    avon b7 said:
    Very fair, they developed an audience and a platform people trust, they deserve a cut. 

    Every online store gets a cut from sales.

    It's already bizarre that they can't control their own store.
    Nobody controls their own store. Before you can even open one there are huge amounts of rules and regulations to deal with. 

    On the face of it, this comment by Apple does not appear to be in the spirit of the rule but we'll have to see how it plays out. 

    At the end of the day all of this is basically part of a bigger puzzle and no one knows what it's going to look like yet. 
    Looks like plenty of stores control their stores. I don’t know of any store that allows vendors to use a store’s space for free. Apple provides the store, provides access to it by developers and they have to be paid just like any other store. 
    Irrelevant. 

    Your control is limited to what regulations allow for. You don't have a free ride to do whatever you want. 

    It is to be seen just how much control Apple can exercise without falling foul to regulations. 
    That was so under Franco's regime. 

    In the modern world, regulations do not "allow", they just "disallow" some limited, countable cases.
    williamlondonrobabaStrangeDayswatto_cobra