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  • UK group wants $4 billion payout for iCloud users

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    spheric said:
    omasou said:
    decoderring said:
    I agree with the UK group. Apple’s pricing versus its offer for storage is obscene and clearly a way to gouge customers month after month.

    To say you don’t *have* to use iCloud is disingenuous. The truth is that you have to work to avoid using iCloud. And even when you set it up to avoid it, OSes revert to the default saving to iCloud after each major upgrade.

    It’s one of the reasons why I dislike the current Apple.

    100% BS. Dropbox, MS OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. still exist. Learn how to use them or as the other poster said, switch platforms if iOS is too onerous and costly for you.

    The iPhone worked before iCloud and it still works w/o iCloud.
    You didn’t read his comment. 
    Apparently you didn’t either. The OP claimed it’s disingenuous to claim you don’t have to use iCloud. That’s laughably absurd, and the reply stated so. Others commented the same, that they aren’t using iCloud. Not disingenuous. 
    9secondkox2omasouwatto_cobra

  • Apple's largest research lab outside the US opens in China

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    No way they’re doing serious research in the CCP’s China, home of corporate espionage and theft. 
    lotonesmarklarkwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • 'Wolfs' is the most-watched movie on Apple TV+ ever

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    thrang said:
    Watched this with my wife and son a few days back. It wanted to be a Shane Black movie, but didn't have his sensibilities, rhythm, energy, or smartness (see The Nice Guys for how it's done - a movie that gets more than a few nods from in "Wolf").

    Some smart dialogue, but it felt very oddly paced, sparse, and aimless. There's no way this should have been a theatrical release - it quite firmly has a made for TV feel.

    These streamers need to focus on quality scripts first and foremost. "Wolfs" needed one.
    Agreed. It was one note, one gag. Some big plot holes I won't get into. And at the end? Writer just threw a bunch of crazy at the audience and waived his hands to say, "I'm smart! Oh so smart!" Meh.
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  • iPhone 17 may gain ProMotion on all models, no under-display Face ID on Pro

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    gatorguy said:
    Yet another reason to wait for the 17-series. The iPhone 16 series adds so little that it just doesn't make much sense when 11 months away isn't that far. Next year is shaping up to be truly transformative in iPhone world. 
    Depends what you value. Dedicated camera controls are something I wish I had every time I take a phone pic. And x5 optical zoom is a win for me. And non-destructive Photographic Styles. 

    And I *think* it’s the only model that can use the new Visual Intelligence feature (ie, the Humane Pin type of functionality) with the side button. 
    WhiskeyAPPLEciderAnilu_777

  • California becomes eighth state to support IDs in Wallet app

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    axc51 said:
    Can someone explain the purpose of this feature? Apparently it only works as ID at some select airports. If you get pulled over by a cop, you still need to show a physical ID.
    Louisiana has had its own digital license for years and it’s accepted statewide anyplace that requires ID, including police. They take a pic of your screen (not as good as Apple’s as you must unlock and hold your phone for them to capture it)
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