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  • Apple isn't happy about India's demand to upgrade older iPhones with USB-C

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    mikethemartian said:
    auxio said:
    darkvader said:
    It's already been shown that USB C will work in the older iPhones. 

    Apple should get their act together.
    Unbelievable. If they care so much about it, why didn't governments step in when there were a ridiculous number of different USB-A/B connectors for different devices (which are now clogging landfills)?



    That's the very reason why Apple chose to go with Lightning instead of USB in the first place. And boy did people complain about the switch from Dock to Lighting at the time! Now suddenly everyone is fine with buying all new USB-C accessories because Android users and governments are cheerleading USB-C. Gimme a break!
    Wasn’t Apple the early driving force for USB-C when they adopted it as the exclusive port on their laptops?
    I've heard rumours that they donated the spec for USB-C, which was created around the same time as Lightning. However, they've tended to prefer Thunderbolt over vanilla  USB-C, which is a bit of a mess with all the different power specifications and difficulty figuring out what can power what (as @tmay said). At least with USB-A/B, you had different connectors for different amounts of power delivery.

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  • Apple isn't happy about India's demand to upgrade older iPhones with USB-C

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    darkvader said:
    It's already been shown that USB C will work in the older iPhones. 

    Apple should get their act together.
    Unbelievable. If they care so much about it, why didn't governments step in when there were a ridiculous number of different USB-A/B connectors for different devices (which are now clogging landfills)?



    That's the very reason why Apple chose to go with Lightning instead of USB in the first place. And boy did people complain about the switch from Dock to Lighting at the time! Now suddenly everyone is fine with buying all new USB-C accessories because Android users and governments are cheerleading USB-C. Gimme a break!
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  • Bending Spoons lays off entire team behind Filmic Pro

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    stuke said:
    What a shame.  When Filmic Pro went to Bending Spoons, the legacy community of Pro users revolted...see the app ratings...as their bought once app went to subscriptions (weekly, really?).  A year later, we read/hear this.  Here's hoping Barham gathers the original, brilliant Filmic crew, starts a new company, and rebuilds the loyalty with a new set of IP behind a new videography tool, reminiscent of the original Filmic.  I'm sure there are NDA and IP implications to making Filmic Pro, Filmic Pro again; however, I'm praying the originals can come back as a phoenix and go back to the non-lease-ware/non-rent-ware/non-subscription way of business!  I'm waiting.
    Unfortunately that's the reality most software companies have come to: you have continual costs of development & support, and it's impossible to continually pay those costs when you only charge once. They used to try charging for major upgrades, but many customers would simply stay on the same version they originally purchased forever and never pay again. Hence why the subscription model started.

    That said, if they're not adding any new features/refinements to the software and still collecting those subscription fees, customers definitely have a right to be angry. Not sure who is to blame for that (a disgruntled team and/or management reallocating them to other projects), but it's not surprising that a subscription product which has languished for 2 years isn't doing well.
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  • Apple's flavor of RCS won't support Google's end-to-end encryption extension

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    gatorguy said:
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    Anilu_777 said:
    I still wonder why Google even cares about this and then why it’s pushing so hard. I don’t trust Google. 
    Oh, let me clarify that for you. Google wants to a) collect data from messages, and b) push rich advertising into messages, which of course they would benefit from.

    I didn’t make this up — it’s been referred to in previous articles talking about Google’s version of RCS. Apple would never allow crap like that, so Google was never going to get Apple to adopt their version of RCS.

    I am actually starting to feel bad for Android users, because if Google gets its way their experience in messaging is about to get a lot crappier.
    Google cannot collect user data from Google Messages RCS. End of story. So yeah, you made that part up.
    They know who is messaging who, which is still worth something since it builds knowledge of connections between people.
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  • Soon, you'll be able to stream Windows through a Microsoft app on iPad, Mac, and iPhone

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    Tried it out. Since I don't have any cloud PCs set up on Azure, it's basically just Microsoft Remote Desktop. I could see this being useful for organizations who want to provide cloud access to internally configured PCs, and it looks like there are ways to create virtual PCs on Azure servers, but otherwise it's the same ole remote desktop technology that's been around for ages.
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