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Canon imagePrograf Pro-1000 review: Professional printer for photographers
Sure it's not the "Pro Canon Pro imagePrograf Pro-1000 Printer Pro"?
I seriously wonder about the thought process followed by some marketing folks.
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Valve Steam Deck review: Mac users can welcome back 32-bit games
The article explicitly says that Valve claims 2-8 hours but in real life it is less than that. An example is then given of a AAA title depleting the battery from a full charge to zero in ~1.5 hours.crowley said:
Where have you got that idea? The article explicitly says 2-8 hours.StrangeDays said:1.5 to 2 hours battery life, prior to turning off features? This is…not great. I see why Apple has put so much effort into its Metal initiative, which delivers more performance at less power.
Metal may deliver more performance at less power, but it doesn't have the library. What Steam has done with Proton is incredible and Apple should be talking to them about it.
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Twitter sues Elon Musk for backing out of $44 billion merger
There's a great summary from Matt Levine at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-05-13/elon-musk-trolls-twitter
TL;DR - Musk continues to act like the laws don't apply to him, as a practical matter they probably don't, but Twitter holds all the aces.
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Global payment firm Adyen launches Tap to Pay on iPhone for its business partners
Cue the howls of protest from the banks at being cut out of business because Apple won't let them access the NFC capabilities of the phone. -
Apple sues Ericsson over standards-essential patents
It's a real shame to see Apple descend to this level, but I agree they need to ramp up their response to such illogical (yet somehow legal) tactics. Any company that tries to wield a patent essential to the standard as a weapon must be desperate, and hopefully the repercussions down the line will lead to the end of that company - you can't trust the promises of someone who will happily break them.
It's worth remembering that setting standards is a business activity designed to minimise costs for members of the standards body and reduce friction for potential customers. As such it's really a legally-approved form of collusion; as long as the benefits to customers are substantial enough the courts won't interfere in the process.
It would be a shame if these sorts of shenanigans broke the system for everybody.
