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  • Apple engineers dish on no macOS for iPad & why 11-inch model didn't get mini-LED

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    jeffreytgilbert said:
    So what i’m hearing is Apple is still ignoring consumer demand regarding an unhobbled iPad OS, and unhobbled macbook pro hardware. There is 0 justification for limiting the user facing cameras to the same resolution found on the very first iPhone. Video looks like hot garbage. “Facetime HD” is laughably bad. Do better. Also not a fan of seeing trails of red smear going across my “retina” display on a 2020 macbook pro. They’re telling us laptop users don’t demand better displays? 

    On one side the hardware is bad. On the other side the software is bad. Can’t win! 
    Apple is pretty good at determining what consumer demand is, and cutting products that don't sell, and building products that do. So, your characterization about Apple ignoring consumer demand, hobbling IpadOS, etc seems farfetched -- to be kind. 

    Apple has been successful. They seem quite expert in satisfying their market. That market may not include you, but I think they're okay with that. 
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  • Craig Federighi blasts Mac security to prop up iOS App Store

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    I think I know what I'm doing when I install software on a Mac. I also run software on a weekly basis to search for malware. Nothing on any of my Macs but both my wife and daughter discovered loads of malware in their MBPs. 

    It's not the case that only sophisticated users use Macs, and it can't be. Apple has done a credible job at putting security gates in MacOS and their hardware. I don't expect perfection, but I do for apps I download from the IOS App Store. 

    I do think developers get a large boon by selling on the IOS App Store that is worth even the 30% Apple take. If I find their IOS products useful and trustworthy, I am more than happy to purchase their MacOS versions outside of an Apple controlled store because they have earned my trust. 

    Give me a good product, be a trustworthy partner, and you've got a customer. 

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  • Microsoft Windows 10X reportedly paused to focus on Windows 10 enhancements

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    Windows 10X abandoned certainly could mean no Windows for ARM, but that might simply mean MS decided the 10X approach was not viable. 

    MS may be learning from Apple how to rearchitect Windows to work on both Intel and Arm processors. If Apple can do it, so can Microsoft. 
    GeorgeBMacwatto_cobra

  • Of the 60% of school apps sharing data, Android versions much worse than iOS

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    People don't see an immediate harm of sharing their data online. It's like smoking -- you don't have the heart attack for 30 years. 

    And, there's virtually no way to find out what information others have about you, much less if it is correct. 
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  • Epic expert estimates Apple's App Store profit to be nearly 80%

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    crowley said:
    chasm said:
    So let me get this right: making a lot of profit by reselling things is bad?
    If you're exploiting an exclusive competitive advantage that consumers are locked into, then the argument is that yes it is.  That is very much an abuse of a monopolistic position.
    Epic is not a consumer. Your statement doesn’t apply in this case. 
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