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  • Apple, Travis Scott, others sued for $2B by attendees injured at Astroworld

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    Beats said:
    waveparticle said:
    They should sue the mob that injured them. 
    wonkothesane said:
    Bizarre, how the individuals that crushed and stop me PED over the victims apparently are not on the liability radar. Ah, I see, more effort, less deep pockets… not worth the effort; and why share liability when there is the easy way.
    You guys beat me to it. First thing I thought. True that you can’t sue them for billions though.
    Come on. Pushing and shoving at the back turned into tight crowding in the middle of the pack and deadly compression at the front. No one individual in the crowd can be blamed for most of what happened. 99% of the people in the crowd were victims of recklessly bad planning and crowd control.

    Apple will get off the hook pretty quickly, assuming they had no involvement in the in-person logistics. If, as we all assume, Apple just took care of the filming and streaming, they'll be fine.
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  • Apple stock closes at record high, Microsoft unseated for top valuation

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    "aggressive release timeline of 2025"

    Well not that aggressive.  Project Titan has been underway for a decade, right?
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  • Compared: 2021 New 16-inch MacBook Pro vs. 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro

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    muthuk_vanalingam said:
    nicholfd said:
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    laytech said:
    Im sure someone has commented above but no Face ID, surely not. Are we still logging in with finger print? Surely not.
    So?  I prefer TouchID and I would prefer it on the iPhone as well.    It's easier to stick a finger over there than to have to stare at the camera and be recognized.   Especially on the phone in the car.    I HAVE to buy a new IPhone because I'm currently using an iPhone6 and a lot of the apps won't work anymore and it's bugging me that they won't restore TouchID until next year, so I'm going to be stuck without it. 


    And I wouldn't hold my breath "waiting until next year".  No one knows if Apple will ever return Touch ID.  Face ID is superior in almost all scenarios (and is proven more secure), so why return to something that is in general, inferior?
    Except when you are wearing masks and try to unlock your phone in the last 1.5 years.
    Not if you have an Apple Watch (I do).  My watch unlocks my phone almost as quickly as my face does.  The only time I'm not wearing my watch is when I'm cleaning up/showering.  So not an issue for me.

    ps. I did say "almost".
    There are 1 billion+ active iPhones in the world, of which at least 700-800 million would be having FaceID. How many of those iPhone owners have Apple Watch to unlock their iPhones? Yes, it is NOT an issue for you. But what about the rest of the world population who do not have Apple Watches?

    Edit: My earlier estimate of 700-800 million iPhones with FaceID seems to be on the higher side. For the last 4 years, considering a total of 800 million iPhones sold, it would be between 500-600 million iPhones with FaceID currently active, with earlier generation iPhones (7, 8 and SE series) making up the rest. Even then, the percentage of iPhone users with FaceID but not owning an Apple Watch is a HUGE population and their needs cannot be brushed aside just like that.
    We're talking about unlocking Macs here, not iPhones.  AppleWatch + MacBook is a great combination. The only time I use the TouchID on my MacBook is for purchases; otherwise it just logs be in automatically.  I'm sure FaceID would be cool too (and I'll welcome it when it comes), but for the millions of people who own Apple Watches, these new MacBook Pros don't need FaceID.
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  • Five key features missing from Apple's new iPad mini

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    Number 3 (lower price) perfectly explains Apple's decision to omit the other options.  Obviously Apple could have included wireless charging (adding components and thickness) and FaceID (adding specialized sensors) and made it more water resistant (with additional gaskets and tighter tolerances), but those all would have resulted in a higher price tag (or lower margins, ha).  Adding $100 to the price of every iPad mini would have been a major impediment to adoption (presumably).
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  • Apple not a monopoly but must allow alternate payment methods for apps, judge rules

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    Xed said:
    This is a foolish verdict and sucks for Apple and consumers, but it's only possible because the judge doesn't really see non-iPhones as real choices. At least that's something positive Apple can take away from this.
    So you think you're smarter than the judge? Go apply for her job.  Apple's a company, not your friend.  Sooner you realize that the better your life will be.  Apple got exactly what it deserved.
    I agree completely.  Apple got the solid legal victory that it deserved.  Define the "market" reasonably and Apple will win every time--on anti trust issues.
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