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  • Apple files a lawsuit to stop upcoming indie 'Apple Man' film

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    Trademark law requires you to actively protect your trademark. This is just another example of that. Regardless of the outcome, it serves the purpose of showing Apple is serious about its trademark. I would guess that this particular example is due to Apple being in the tv/film business now. 
    True. Regardless of whether they win or lose, the lawsuit will put Apple on record as attempting to protect their trademark, which could come in handy in future lawsuits that may be more applicable. Nevertheless, actions like this tarnish their reputation in the public eye. One can only hope that Apple weighed the costs and benefits carefully before making this decision.
    ravnorodomwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Motor Trend reimagines the 'Apple Car,' sees autonomous rideshare in Apple's future

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    I agree with everything George wrote above (I know, weird huh). I think the point at which autonomous vehicles become statistically safer than human piloted vehicles will happen sooner rather than later. The insurance industry will respond accordingly and lower insurance premiums for autonomous vehicles. I would add that, despite sensationalist headlines in the press, the safety record of battery powered vehicles is already superior to that of gasoline powered vehicles. More than any government mandate or subsidy, insurance companies will drive autonomous EV sales.

    Now, if only we had an electric grid with the capacity to handle all those EVs.
    badmonk

  • Apple files a lawsuit to stop upcoming indie 'Apple Man' film

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    In other news, Apple filed a lawsuit against the US Apple Association, an amalgam of growers, packers, shippers, and marketers of apples, for trademark infringement. An Apple spokesperson was quoted as saying, We can’t have people mistaking Gala, Fuji, and Granny Smith apples for our products. The public might become confused.”
    bonoboburaharadarkvadergrandact73williamlondonzoetmb

  • New iMac Pro & AirPods Pro included in 2022 refresh, report reiterates

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    Marvin said:

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    The current 27" iMac starts at $1799 with 8GB/256GB. I expect the new iMac Pro models to start at $1999.
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    What leads you to believe that the iMac Pro would only start around $2000?  Wouldn’t that be the consumer 27-30” iMac price? Would Apple not want a higher price point for the iMac Pro starting maybe around the $4000-5000 range?
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Intel to build $20 billion chip factory in Ohio

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    Japhey said:
    JWSC said:
    dewme said:
    This is great news for that state of Ohio. There are a number of excellent universities within a fairly small radius of Columbus, including but not limited to OSU, CWRU, IU, U-M, and CMU that have the kind of talent that Intel can tap into quite readily. At the end of the day, 3,000 jobs isn’t huge but I hope it all goes as planned and that this spawns additional investment in the region.
    I'm not sure about the rest of them, but CMU is a three hour drive from there.
    Well, CMU is regional.  I grew up in mid-Ohio and went to CMU as an undergrad.  Not a bad trip on the weekends.

    The whole thing sounds like a strategic military-industrial complex venture, where Intel is addressing Government concerns over access to technology hardware.  While I haven’t lived there for many years, I would dearly love to see Ohio become a technology center.  But building up the business infrastructure will not be easy.

    #1: Ohio doesn’t rank up there as a desirable place to live.  I mean, it’s beautiful country with the rolling hills in the east.  But I don’t live there any more, and there’s a reason for that.  #2: Few technology jobs are available.  Columbus is a thriving financial center.  But all you’ve got is farmland surrounding it.  All the large businesses and factories I grew up with are “green-fielded,” meaning they have been leveled and grasslands planted in their place.  You might think it bucolic except for the grinding poverty that resulted.
    Sounds like you’re from the Youngstown area. If so, no wonder you left. It’s sad what happened to that region. And if you’re not, apologies for making that assumption. 
    Coshocton.  Not too far from Youngstown.  It was such a thriving town to grow up in during the 1970s.  My father worked at the General Electric plant for years (now greenfielded of course - thank you Jack Welch).  But yea, it’s a wipeout now.  Still beautiful though.  Might build a summer cabin there when I retire.
    Japhey