DAalseth

yyzguy said:

michelb76 said:

If anything this model will make people look at Android phones at the same price point. Not great.

Nah.  Apple users are going to stay loyal to the Apple ecosystem.   We’re just going to buy refurbished late model iPhones.   See my other comment somewhere here,

I think a lot of SE buyers are just looking for ‘a phone’ to make calls, do email, and text, maybe. If Apple doesn’t have an inexpensive model, they’ll step across the aisle. I think a lot of them will. 

mknelson said:

DAalseth said:

Pegasus, created by NSO Group, is known to be spyware used by governments and security agencies around the world.

Don’t kid yourself. There’s a 100% likelihood that Pegasus has found its way into the hands of criminal organizations. 

Sure, but as the spy-er or the spy-ee?

Spy-er of course. This is the kind of power that criminal organizations crave and they are using fake Govt IDs to get them, or buy them second hand under the table, or just steal them. 

pulseimages said:

Did Apple raise the price of the 16E in anticipation of the upcoming tariffs?

Honestly I think prices will go up again due to tariffs. However, when they finally are removed prices will not go down.
But then I’m feeling really cynical t)ward Apple right now. 

And I assure you, Apple isn't going to let you disable the feature after a while,

That’s the point where I’m outta the Apple Ecosystem.

For Mac users, the malware appears as a legitimate Google Chrome or Safari update.

That they are including Safari is disturbing.