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  • TikTok files lawsuit to halt Sept. 27 app download ban

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    mark fearing said:
    Such a bad place to be. Where the executive branch just bans an app with no demonstrated evidence of wrong doing of any kind. Make a case first. Or even better pass a law that stops data harvesting, data mining and companies using the illusion of 'customers' when they really have products whose online history becomes a product. But I doubt that'd do that because - money. How would so many 'tech' companies survive without basically sending out robots to follow you around all day, record what you say, who you visit, what questions you ask and then claim they are 'helping you' by using this information to sell you crap. Anyway...just another day in crazy town.
    The app has backdoors. They’re filing this because they don’t want the opportunity for oracle to prove that in a civilian venue. 

    The military already knows it has backdoors. 
    watto_cobra

  • Evidence mounting for 'Apple One' Services bundle launch

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    twokatmew said:
    aderutter said:
    For this to be successful I reckon it needs to be $20/£20 per month for everything including family sharing.
    In my opinion each service is worth no more than $5/£5.
    Currently, Music and News are way, way over priced.


    Agreed. I’m only interested in TV+, News+ and Cloud Storage. Wish they’d mix and match any three services for a certain price. Not interested in the rest or the $40 monthly price tag. 
    I currently pay $9.99 a month for 2TB of iCloud storage, plus $9.99 a month for Apple Music. I'm not that interested in the Apple News, and have had no time to play games, so only marginally interested in Apple Arcade, however if it's bundled with other streaming services, I can see a $40 a month fee, since it would price cut all the other services. 

    However what all these services never take into account is ISP, which is usually over $100 a month, and usually, like FiOS, bundles other services, and is not really available as ISP only. 
    watto_cobra

  • Mark Zuckerberg says Apple's App Store 'deserves scrutiny'

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    Of course everyone will say I'm being paranoid, however, and yes, I know companies have come at apple before, but has no one noticed that since apple announced their own chips, EVERYONE HAS BEEN GANGING UP ON APPLE THESE LAST FEW WEEKS?!?!?!?!?!?
    DAalsethMisterKitBeatsDogpersonwatto_cobrajony0

  • China sees no reason to keep iPhones if WeChat is banned

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    gatorguy said:
    alanh said:
    If a global 30% reduction in iPhone sales was ever iminent, Apple could easily afford to buy WeChat. It would be a good investment and basically a 'no-brainer'!
    Apple would never get an opportunity to buy WeChat. It would not be for sale to them under any scenario IMO. 

     In addition, Apple absolutely could NOT easily afford them, probably out of even Apple's reach even if they stretched. WeChat belongs to Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings. They are one of the most valuable companies in the world, worth well over $500 billion as of mid-May 2020.
    gatorguy said:
    alanh said:
    If a global 30% reduction in iPhone sales was ever iminent, Apple could easily afford to buy WeChat. It would be a good investment and basically a 'no-brainer'!
    Apple would never get an opportunity to buy WeChat. It would not be for sale to them under any scenario IMO. 

     In addition, Apple absolutely could NOT easily afford them, probably out of even Apple's reach even if they stretched. WeChat belongs to Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings. They are one of the most valuable companies in the world, worth well over $500 billion as of mid-May 2020.
    And why would Apple want them? They have iMessage. 
    hippowatto_cobracat52

  • China sees no reason to keep iPhones if WeChat is banned

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    JFC_PA said:
    It’s been stated by the feds the ban wouldn’t extend to China in any case. Since China bans certain apps domestically the U. S. doing the same shouldn’t be an issue. (Though my understanding is there’s no basis in reality for the planned ban as there’s no evidence of a security breach). 
    What they’re basically saying is there’s no reason to keep iPhones if they don’t get to keep access to their spy app in the USA. 
    mrmacgeekhippomatrix077watto_cobracat52