JamesBB

Wonder how long he will stay in office after this... doubt it is even legal.

pembroke said:

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Re: "Re: "Our job is to protect our customers"
Is it? Apple's job is to make sure that their mobile phones can connect to industry standard telecommunications protocols, otherwise no one would buy their phones. And that's about it as far as Apple's 'job' is concerned. If people want to hold all their banking info and other info they want to keep from the eyes of others on their phones that use the public utilities then that is their concern, not Apple's. You can have all the total privacy you want if you don't use a phone of any sort or send eMails across public networks.  

Obviously Apple have an incredibly huge stake in keeping their customers' data safe. This is one of their main selling points, since the rest of the industry (spearheaded by Google and Facebook) decided NOT to keep it safe but rather exploit and re-sell all your information in the name of targeted advertising. 

Tim Cook cleverly saw this early on and decided to make this the very pillar of Apple products.

Not sure why people keep questioning this. It's quite logical that protecting customer data is in Apple's economical interest (and those interests are aligned with an increasing share of the educated population).

I have used the 4th gen Apple TV for about 3 months now, and i must say, i am becoming a bigger fan every day i use it. Now, i can't really imagine going back to the old ways of watching TV. I hardly watch any live TV anymore (apart from morning news) and i rarely see interrupting commercials.

I see what i want, when i want, from start to end without interruptions - and all with the simplicity of one single (and beautifully designed) remote.

Sure, we need more original content and there is still work to be done on the app store, but with every software update, it is getting better. Keep them coming!

tmay said:

JamesBB said:

Those who are fearful of a gunless society, just look at chrime and homicide rates in developed countries with strict gun regulation. USA have 10 times more gun related homicides per capita than Germany...Why? Because of an almighty weapons industry with a huge economical incentive to continue the ongoing civil war...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

Seriously, we cannot continue to pretend that we live in the wild west and allow underaged gunslingers to roam the streets... Let's evolve as a species like the rest of the world.

Did you hear about the moron that was showing his 9 year old daughter how to operate a gun? Shot her in the chest "accidentally". At least she survived, but has more that a few operations ahead of her.

Obama has a tearful interview every time there is a new school shooting, and still nothing happens.... Come on, he is the president! And yet so powerless when it comes to weapons industry. It's a disgrace to the country.

Tim may not have the charisma and guru-like following Steve Jobs had, but he is pretty damn unique in his own ways, and in many ways probably a more effective leader than Steve was. Steve would have exploded in rage 10 times by now.... Tim keeps up the diplomacy, but with a very firm hand on the wheel of principles and values.

I don't know of other CEO's with that level of genuine and heartfelt integrity. Wow.