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  • US state treasurers ask SEC for investigation into Apple's use of NDAs

    larryjwlarryjw
    All NDA's should be subject to oversight and control -- not just Apple. And not just corporations. 

    Also NDA's as part of court ordered legal resolutions of cases. 


    jony0

  • EU may struggle to fund $48 billion Chips Act

    larryjwlarryjw
    lkrupp said:
    Funny how long after the horse has left the barn EU and U.S. politicians want to ween us off the Chinese tech teat. Too little, too late so this is all just posturing. China owns the West lock, stock, and barrel. China has stolen all of the West’s technology and used it to conquer our manufacturing ability. We simply are unable to manufacture tech anymore. Even if these incentives take hold it will be decades before they bear any fruit.

    Who is going to buy  a chip from Intel that’s made in the U.S. when they can get the exact same thing (albeit a knockoff counterfeit) from China at a third the price? 
    The Chinese stole nothing. 

    Early on American companies — not really the companies but the Suits who know nothing but see themselves as the key players in the company — decided everyone else were company cogs and replaceable by other nameless cogs — decided to replace these cogs with Chinese cogs. 

    The Chinese, not being stupid, realizing that American companies gain their profits and riches by exploitation, decided not to allow their people to be exploited for cheap labor, unlike their American counterparts.

    So, they forced the American companies to give up money and trade secrets, etc, in order to get Chinese labor — while thinking China was allowing their people to be exploited. 

    So, China is not only the sole source of many chips, they became the sole source of the skills and knowledge to manufacture these products. 

    As Tim Cook has said, China can fill stadiums with people with the skills Apple needs, while the US couldn’t fill a hotel conference room. 

    So, what we have is sole source suppliers. It’s not just tech, either. 

    For example, to keep their costs low and profits high, the Suits built sole source suppliers of medical equipment, such as the plastic fluid bags, masks, many cheap but essential drugs, syringes, drug vials, etc.

    So, US companies might be able to build the facilities for manufacturing, but it’s unlikely to be able to hire the number of skilled people to do the necessary tasks. Forty years of off-shoring cannot and will not be reversed within most of our lifetimes — at least not with American labor. 
    dewmeviclauyyc

  • Peloton could be bought by Apple to boost healthcare initiatives

    larryjwlarryjw
    One thing Apple doesn't buy is failing companies. 

    Just because it's overpriced doesn't mean Apple, who some think produces overpriced computers, would be good fit to buy Peloton. 
    GeorgeBMacravnorodommike1watto_cobra

  • Second class action suit targets Powerbeats Pro battery life, charging issues

    larryjwlarryjw
    Mine work just fine.

    A couple of times, the case didn’t recharge an earphone, but the remedy was to reset the earphone in the case.

    Sure, that was inconvenient, but getting ambulance chasers involved didn’t seem to be the next step.

    As an attorney, there are far more important causes one needs to focus on. 
    watto_cobra

  • Microsoft says that if Apple isn't stopped now, its antitrust behavior will just get worse...

    larryjwlarryjw
    Given the hysterics, it would be wise to commit Microsoft and their attorneys to at least 90 days for psychological evaluations, to determine whether they are a danger to themselves or others. 
    williamlondon