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AppleInsider said:

The iPhone X, came in 17th, with a score of 80, ranking ninth among iPhone models but only five points ranking-wise below the older iPhone 7.

lkrupp said:

Net neutrality is one of those “let’s get all emotional and angry about” issues. It’s like the analysts saying the iPhone X was a miserable flop. It’s fodder for the techie Chicken Littles of this world to wring their hands over. And if Apple were a broadband provider they would be singing a different tune I guaran-damn-tee it. So the FTC is going to monitor the bandwidth providers instead of the FCC. Big frick’n deal. All this “might”, “could”, “may” happen bull excrement being spread around is pathetic. Net neutrality is nothing more than government intrusion into and regulation of private enterprise. The state of broadband access in this country has already ground to a halt and net neutrality would only cause AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, etc to be further disincentivized to deploy and expand their networks. Google’s fiber project was a cruel joke, just like their barge in the middle of San Francisco bay. Elon Musk’s idea of hundreds of satellites to provide Internet access world would crumble under the weight of government price regulation. Reclassifying broadband as a regulated utility will spawn dozens of fees and taxes like those you see on your landline and electric bills, if you still have a landline that is.  

https://www.theringer.com/2017/7/21/16077992/google-fiber-struggles-7d2bb5399a12

boltsfan17 said:

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Soli said:

sflocal said:

I'm a little confused by this.  Banning FaceTime due to its use of encryption?  What about standard voice communications?  Aren't phone conversation encrypted as well?  What about iMessage, WhatsApp, etc..

Why is FaceTime so unique?

It's not so much that it's encrypted, it's that they gov't can't get access to the data. You may remember Blackberry nee RiM finally giving India access some of their data.

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/01/blackberry-india-rim

Yes, I recall the Blackberry/UAE debacle.  Does the UAE ban text messaging apps and voip?  

I communicate with a friend that lives there via Whatsapp. Text message apps aren't banned but the call feature won't work unless you are using a VPN. 

wood1208 said:

Apple need to produce light low price MAC book call MAChrome so new pencil $299 iPad and similar priced Machrome at lower end especially in education market can compete well with everyone. Than, rest middel to high end iPads and MAC products.