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Can't organise the world's information if you don't have all of the world's information, after all...

darkvader said:

They need to do a LOT more than fine Apple.  A fine will be treated as the cost of doing business.

Ban iPhone imports unless Apple allows users to install software from any source of their choosing.  It's time for governments to do their job and shut down Apple's monopoly.

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I for one will not rest until I can install the software from my car's ECU onto my iPhone.

Once again: it is possible to install your own software on your own phone without paying Apple any money. You sign up for the free tier of Apple's Developer program, use the free Xcode IDE to write your app, digitally sign it and install it on your phone. There are restrictions: you have to reinstall the app every seven days and you cannot submit it to the app store to share it with other people. But there is nothing to stop you from sharing the source code and other app resources and allowing others to compile and sign the app themselves.

Sigh. All these marketing people want to link product names whenever a company integrates a separate technology into a new or existing product. "We have to tell people; if we don't tell them every time we mention the product, they won't know! And this way we can count mentions of the integrated stuff and claim it has a large impact. And AI is super hot right now so we have to reinforce our brand."

All it ends up being is a mouthful of ridiculous phrases that diffuses the identity of the product they want you to buy. I don't buy a "Ford Ranger with Diesel" or a "Ford Ranger with Petrol" - I buy a "Ford Ranger" and know that it comes in different versions. I don't want an "Assistant with Bard", I want an assistant so I check out all the capabilities - oh, the latest version comes with new AI features? OK, cool.

Some of these people need to learn that you don't tell, you show. Wait for the human brain's association process to kick in - we learn things one at a time and associate the new thing with what we already know. Naming things is hard, but keep it simple and you'll get better results.

@Dewme: exceptionally well said.

It's worth remembering that Australia (like most Commonwealth countries) inherited its legal system from the UK, and thus citizens have fundamentally different rights compared to the US. The basic philosophy is that every activity is forbidden unless explicitly stated as legal - as opposed to the US where it's assumed that everything is legal unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are far-reaching consequences to these distinctions, and the huge body of case law that exists is a serious impediment to updating the legal system to meet modern requirements - no matter what country is attempting it.

macxpress said:

We've known this for years...nothing new. 

Other than the data that now powers Cisco's TCO calculator and is publicly available. That's a rather big deal.