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bdkennedy said:

I'm not sure why you would want to control a ceiling fan remotely.

We use our remote-controlled fan every night. You get in bed, press the button and the light goes off. No fumbling in the dark, no need to turn a lamp on, no using your phone as a light. Plus if it gets too warm, you can turn the fan on. To each their own, but I like the idea of this integrating with homekit. That way, when my AC kicks on, I can also have the ceiling fan kick on.

I'm betting Ballmer is the one they caught, it seems unlikely he'd be able to outrun anyone...

therunningvm said:

igorsky said:

I'm going to throw hundreds of dollars down the drain to support my communist government's nonsensical claim over all of the South China Sea!

There is nothing "communist" about china. Its just capitalism with heavy handed government control.

I guess not "communist", but definitely a Unitary Socialist on-party state (about the closest thing to communism you can find).

Plus, the white phone in the picture is a 4 or 4s, so they're destroying their own $50 iPod in my mind.

boltsfan17 said:

wdowell said:

Apple could have done things differently - shown variety of streaming services (including its own) within the pop up on the Music App, so it was on an equal footing. Instead it only advertises Apple Music. Apple has an inbuilt advantage and actively exploiting it in a way which undermines competition.

I expect, frankly, this cannot continue in the way it is now. I expect the EUropean COmmission to investigate properly and intervene like it did with IE on Windows - it'll take years and may end up a nul and void point, but i think Spotify has a point. 

Why would Apple advertise competition on it's own app? That doesn't make any sense. Apple has every right to advertise its own services on their own apps. There is nothing unfair about that. What is there to investigate? What you are saying is basically like saying Ford should be advertising GM vehicles on Ford's own website. 

I just read your GM/Ford comment after making my own GM/Ford comment, that's funny.

wdowell said:

Apple could have done things differently - shown variety of streaming services (including its own) within the pop up on the Music App, so it was on an equal footing. Instead it only advertises Apple Music. Apple has an inbuilt advantage and actively exploiting it in a way which undermines competition.

I expect, frankly, this cannot continue in the way it is now. I expect the EUropean COmmission to investigate properly and intervene like it did with IE on Windows - it'll take years and may end up a nul and void point, but i think Spotify has a point. 

Windows and IE is a completely different thing. Microsoft was a software supplier to computer manufacturers, Apple builds and maintains the entire ecosystem. If you don't like Apple Music or the fact that the Spotify subscription costs more through the app on an iOS device, go get an Android device. When MS had their death grip on the computer industry, they dwindled the competitiveness of the market down to very few options. Apple had a very small market share, and linux wasn't nearly as refined as it's been in the last 10-15 years. I can't sue GM because my GM car won't accept a Ford radio, same way that Apple doesn't need to offer a Spotify option in their own Music app