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Apple acquires the team behind Pixelmator Pro
Pixelmator is a really good app.
And the Lugens will be first picks for the Apple intramural basketball squad.
(Lugen is Lithuanian slang for Lithuanians, who tend to be tall, good looking and really good at Bball. Not lügen, which is to lie in German. If you grew up in the Chicago area you probably know this.
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Apple stuck the Mac mini power button on the bottom
I think it's really amusing that so many people who don't have the unit and have never seen the unit in person are so upset at the power button location. Everything else must be right with their world right now.
As far as being "sycophantic" (and I don't think it means what that poster thinks it means), no one has an idea what the internal conformation of the unit might have made that location the best option of all possible locations. Maybe it was a good idea, maybe not, but packing everything into a 5" square means compromises likely have to be made, when all the other available configurations are also considered.
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AirTag tracking busts rich kid stealing presidential campaign yard signs
The delegates to the Democratic convention voted for her, just like any other nomination convention by every other party every election. The nomination wasn't stolen from Biden, it was contested and he bowed out and endorsed Harris. Biden delegates were free to vote for Harris or another person. They voted for Harris almost unanimously, simple as that. It was not illegal. Democrats were concerned over Biden's incipient memory issues, unlike the other guy, whose full-blown dementia is on daily display.Thatguy2 said:Kamala is the democrat nominee? Who voted for her. Oh yeah no one. I remember now. She stole it from Joe, who we did vote for in the primary. Now that’s the decorum of cheating and stealing. Yup she’s just like us
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Apple HR exodus continues with recruitment exec departure
"In short, the biblical writers invented the idea that the Israelites lived in Egypt in order to impel them to maintain their distinctiveness in Canaan. And the story of servitude in Egypt is an allegory of servitude to Egypt. Our ancestors, among others, did perform forced labor for Egyptian taskmasters, but they were never slaves in Egypt."9secondkox2 said:
The Original Torah: The Political Intent of the Bible's Writers (ReformJudaism.org)
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Apple cancels California DMV permit for self-driving car testing
By your logic, you don't allow for the idea that Apple would have spun off Project Titan into a separate corporation when the development was finished? Titan would simply license the patents from Apple. This is not a complex undertaking, nor is it unheard of in the industrial age. GE, for instance, has spun off into three companies involved in aerospace, healthcare, and appliances. Bosch has divisions in pharmaceuticals, automotive, and appliances. Corporate diversity protects a company in case of downturns in any one industry or product line.jdw said:
Friend, what in THE world are you talking about? Seriously.Xed said:
1) That's the same argument I heard when Apple started making MP3 players, and then again when it was rumored they were making a cellphone.jdw said:Finally! And I hope I never hear about that ridiculous "Apple Car" again. It never made any sense for a computer and mobile phone maker to get into the car space. It's a completely different sort of thing altogether, and that would have made the company "too diverse." I think it would have harmed Apple in the end, so good riddance. No doubt they'll glean money off all the patents they filed in the years to come. That's enough.
2) You really don't see how a tech company could make a vehicle like a Tesla or Rivian?
Apple actually MADE a music player. That was REALITY. Doing research or prepping for something that never comes to be a real product is not reality. It's a gamble, if anything. But here's the biggest rebuttal to what you wrote. The iPod was more than a concept brought to reality. It was a perfect fit for Apple, being a small electronic device that attached as a PERIPHERAL to... Drum roll please... A Mac computer. Yes, indeed. The iPod was originally a Mac-only music player! But I realize some people are too young to remember that or so old they may have forgotten. So that takes a strong strike at your Point #1.
As to your Point #2, you didn't comprehend what I wrote. It's not about who could use their billions to make a car. Friend, it's about what product is a GOOD FIT for your company and its existing products. And no, it's not like Apple was going to jettison the Mac, iPad, iPhone and everything else in order to invest everything in becoming the next big American car company. As I said, it would have been too much diversification for Apple. It's not a problem for Tesla as that company is 100% dedicated to making cars. That's why Tesla doesn't make rockets. SpaceX, a totally different company, does that. The same holds true for traditional car makers. But by your logic, Marlboro should give car making a try because, well, if you've got the money, go for it! No, friend. It's a matter of what is a good fit for your company in light of what you're all about. So that's the rebuttal to your Point #2.
Apple patented a lot of create automotive tech, and maybe they can reap financial rewards from that in the future. But they aren't a dedicated car company, and to be that, you would need to focus so much of your company on it that the other untreated products you sell (like the Mac) would suffer. And do you really want that? I'm guessing the answer is no as per the fact you are posting passionately in this forum and have 2,824 points to your name here too.
