dantheman827

The devices that support FaceTime are still perfectly capable of using it by just updating the software. FaceTime isn't broken for any of the devices that support it, it's only broken if you don't update... and if you don't update, you should expect stuff to stop functioning.

What I find funny about this is the fact that Apple doesn't charge a "premium" for iCloud, their price is the same as Google and cheaper than Dropbox or OneDrive.

This is just someone going after Apple because they know they have money, I doubt anything will come out of this.

If this means a MacBook Pro with user-serviceable components like RAM and storage, I'd be all over that

All I want is an xMac with a socketed i7, RX590 PCIE card, RAM slots, and NVME slots...

I don't care about the encryption features of the T2 chip, I just want a cheaper mac that I can also use to boot into Windows and play games with when I want to

I'd also like the ability to actually upgrade the machine a few years down the line when components get cheaper rather than being forced to buy it all upfront

I wish apple would make this product, but I don't think they will...

This is why people build hackintosh machines, I really think if Apple made mid-range mid-towers that the market share for macOS would increase drastically

eightzero said:

Court filings in 3...2...1...

Apple doesn't force you to run MacOS on their hardware, nor do they prevent you from running alternatives.

They also don't force you to run only the newest version of macOS either

Plus, the whole notarization process is more like a cloud-based antivirus than App Store approval

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution