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  • Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off

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    beowulfschmidt said:
    I wonder if any of the rank and file get the same type of parental leave the CEO does?  And before someone spouts out "FMLA", I'm aware that FMLA exists, but only for certain classes of employees, and only unpaid.  I'm sure the CEO can weather 12 weeks of not being paid far, far more easily than any of the people who work at the lower levels.
    My company provides it to all. Paid. Chances are Facebook does, too. Especially if they have discretionary time off vs standard PTO
    watto_cobra

  • Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off

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    Is this still all Apple’s fault? Can only point the finger at others so many times before it shows one’s own failure to adapt. 
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  • Compared: iPhone Upgrade Program vs. carrier installment plans

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    ITGUYINSD said:
    omasou said:
    The upgrade plans aren't worth the time or trouble. Especially, carrier plans that extend the period to 36 mo.

    I gave up on eBay b/c of the scammers and Trade In companies that try to lower the value of the phone after they receive it. Either way too much hassle.

    What I do...

    I have an iPhone 13 Pro that I purchased last year from Apple on their 24 mo 0% payment plan. The remaining balance that I paid off was $424.

    $   999 iPhone 14 Pro
    $  -600 iPhone 13 Pro Apple Trade In value
    $   399 net cost plan to pay in full

    $ 399 + tax = $424

    So for a $ 424 each year I have a new top of the line phone, no monthly commitment and less hassle in my life. The same can be accomplished using a monthly plan but is more complicated b/c you need to pay off the previous iPhone.

    Either way a new phone works out to
    ~ 1/3 MSRP when kept for 1 year
    ~ 2/3 MSRP when kept for 2 years

    By upgrading every year, I have the latest iPhone and the freshest battery.

    Purchase AppleCare or not, but NOT a requirement. Cost is similar or less than carriers and I would rather deal w/Apple than a carrier. https://www.apple.com/support/products/iphone/

    Not sure if I understand correctly or not, but in order to trade in your 13 Pro, you had to pay the balance of $424.  Now you own the phone (which you actually paid $848 out of pocket).  You get $600 trade in (at Apple?) and they give you $600 all up front at the time you pay for your 14 Pro?  So the remaining $424 (balance on the 14 Pro) -- you pay that upfront or over time?

    Still seems like it costs you more than $424 each year. 
    That’s the way I look at it, too. At some point you had to have that first phone paid off.

    So, let’s assume the 13 Pro base was the first phone. 

    $   999 iPhone 13 Pro (you have to pay all this to trade it in)
    $  -600 iPhone 13 Pro trade in value
    $   999 iPhone 14 Pro

    still $1,400 paid over two years

    but @omasou is right. Once you have that first phone paid off, each year they pay about $400+tax for a new phone. 
    omasou

  • EA reportedly tried to sell itself to Apple

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    that "would allow Wilson to remain as chief executive of the combined company."


    Umm…. Really? Think Amazon, Apple or Disney would even consider such a thing? Dude sounds like he’s on an ego trip


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  • Apple, Google attack EU's Big Tech regulatory proposals

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    22july2013 said:
    iSRS said:
    Can anyone that understands this better than I do help me understand what the EU is trying to do here?
    The EU and many other jurisdictions are trying to say that the end user should have full control over the features of the OS, and that the manufacturer's OS cannot limit what the device does.

    Oddly, their ideals don't apply to cars, many of which are made in Europe and contain operating systems for their infotainment systems. I would actually consider certain EU models of cars if I could replace the infotainment OS with something else. But that would affect big EU companies' ability to control their customers, so the EU won't apply the same rules to their own manufacturers' devices.
    Cars are another great example, as are the gaming consoles. So I am not wrong in thinking this is just political gesturing, but with the EU, they actually can affect this type of (ill-conceived) change.
    danox