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  • Apple's FineWoven case and Apple Watch band lineup may have been cut short

    nubusnubus
    Found a research paper on it. FineWoven is 100% petrol based, and the abrasion test (as measured in Martindale) is a disaster.
    The longevity of the Apple series 14 leather cover is at least 100x higher making FineWoven a terrible product for customers and the planet. 
    https://unic.it/storage/iPhone15ProMax_FineWoven_VS_LEATHER.pdf

    The concept isn't even original. In 2020 Samsung created covers from used plastic bottles. Quality is on the level of leather. Samsung asked the fabric experts at Kvadrat to design and deliver the upcycled material. Would be nice to see Apple work with experts and test. FineWoven should never have shipped.
    VictorMortimerwonkothesanebaconstanggatorguyelijahgdewme40domi

  • EU's antitrust head is ignoring Spotify's dominance and wants to punish Apple instead

    nubusnubus
    nubus said:
    The surcharge isn't 30%. Apple is taking 30% making the Apple Tax / surcharge 43%. 
    Spotify only used IAP on the App Store for two years. Please refer to Spotify's timetoplayfair web site for the facts. They've never allowed customers to pay via the App Store the other thirteen years. 
    How does your comment relate to calculating surcharges? To modify... it is a 43% surcharge on app prices / a 30% tax on developers.
    gatorguywilliamlondon

  • Japan to seek up to 20% fine for monopolistic practices by Apple

    nubusnubus
    rob53 said:
    Another major issue for Japan is its total reliance on ICE vehicles. They refuse to move on, thinking they can build hydrogen cars and make a profit.
    Yeah, no... For the scam that is EV's, from their disastrous environmental raw materials footprint to carbon ROI period of ownership fraud, Toyota is the ONLY car company that actually DIDN'T drink the Cool Aid and put their foot down! I'm driving an ICE car right now and you'll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands before I EVER give it up, and if I have to.
    EV is very much about national security. Japan and China don't produce oil. They rely on Russia and/or the ever so peaceful Middle East for oil. No wonder China is pushing for EVs.

    As for "EV is a scam". It is less than half the climate impact and will be reduced further as we move towards green power and batteries using other materials.
    https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/comparative-life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-a-mid-size-bev-and-ice-vehicle

    And could we please stop these "Apple shouldn't sell to regions with pending antitrust investigations". US, UK, EU, Japan, Australia, Brazil, India,... Apple is fighting across the globe. 
    sphericgatorguy

  • Apple's iOS 18 AI will be on-device preserving privacy, and not server-side

    nubusnubus
    avon b7 said:
    Sounds like a more marketing focused play to push the privacy and latency angles. Assuming the rumour is true. 

    That's certainly one way to do it but isn't without its own issues. Limited scope and how many older iPhones can make decent use of it for example. 
    Not super eco-friendly to build super fast iPhones with large batteries, memory, and storage. This will make iPhones and Macs more expensive and the LLMs will still need to ask Google... so much for privacy.  If Apple is doing expensive muscle devices then Android and Windows could win.
    williamlondonAlex1N

  • Australian court is the latest to attack Apple on behalf of rich corporations

    nubusnubus
    Would we ever accept an ISP blocking some sites and features like local shopping "to protect us"? Do we want or need a gatekeeper on apps? A warning perhaps - but a gatekeeper?  And the 30%... that Apple then lowered to 15% after massive political pressure.

    People experience a juggernaut going from lost cause to lost cause in courts while taxing customers on memory, taxing developers, blocking app-installations, and blocking upgrades. Apple should go win some hearts.
    williamlondonOfer