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  • Apple reiterates it has no plans to merge iPad and Mac

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    I don't know man.  This feels like typical Apple: deny, deny, deny the thing.  Right up until the moment they introduce the thing.  I just feel like MacOS has been slowly but surely iOSified (iPadOSified if you will) more and more.  Could I just be reinforcing my preconceived notions with non-coincidental coincidences?  Probably.  Likely.  
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  • Apple growing its own ad business as privacy changes limit rivals

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    lkrupp said:
    Not sure what the point is supposed to be. Apple has to follow the same App Tracking Transparency rules as well, correct? So they're equally limited by that feature. 
    Exactly. There’s nothing wrong with advertising as long as the consumer knows what is going on. And I for one would rather see ads based on my interests rather than random ads for everything under the sun that have nothing to do with me. As long as I have the choice to opt-out I’m okay.

    Did you not read the article completely?  The new ads would be paid placement, not search related interest- based ads.  They would be the exact thing you say you don't want.
    Do you not know what opting out means?  You're not opting out of ads.  You can never opt out of ads.  You only opt out of the one thing you say you're okay with: interest based ads.  So if you do opt out, you will only get random ads. The thing you said you don't want.  There is no scenario where you get no ads.


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  • iPhone 11, iPhone 12 dominate Apple's US sales, cheaper models struggle

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    sans said:
    "Cheaper models struggle" compared to what? Other Apple phones? Smartphones in general? I'm sure LG would have loved to have the "cheaper models" sales numbers.
    Struggles compared to the sales of the other phones mentioned in the article.  iPhones sold in the US.  This isn't an article about smartphones in general. It's an article specifically about Apple's US smartphone sales only.  It's entirely possible the market share for each model is completely different in other regions.
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  • Apple growing its own ad business as privacy changes limit rivals

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    CloudTalkin said: I'm not sure of your end game here.  Are you actually disagreeing with my assessment of what that document says? 
    LOL...your "assessment" consists of saying that you have a different definition of tracking than Apple. That isn't much of a point when you consider that the App Tracking Transparency issue that 3rd parties like Facebook are complaining about has nothing to do with what Apple still allows without consent. It's not the same issue, regardless of what your own personal definition for tracking is. 
    It's cool.  You're not being tracked.  You're simply being contextualized and segmented.  LOL indeed.
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  • Apple growing its own ad business as privacy changes limit rivals

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    CloudTalkin said: I don't think you read it carefully enough. Apple's definition of "track" is precisely worded: Apple’s advertising platform does not track you, meaning that it does not link user or device data collected from our apps with user or device data collected from third parties for targeted advertising or advertising measurement purposes, and does not share user or device data with data brokers.  Apple's definition of tracked only means what's bolded.  It does not mean they don't track.
    What you bolded is what 3rd parties are complaining about not being able to do anymore without user consent, so obviously even if you personally want to label what Apple still allows as "tracking" that doesn't change the fact that it's inherently different from what 3rd parties preferred for "tracking". 
    Kinda moving that goal post aren't you?  You claimed, according to the support doc, Apple doesn't track.  I claimed, according to the same support doc, Apple indeed does track.  Now you're going to argue "that doesn't change the fact that it's inherently different..."  Okay, when was that ever a point of contention?   Apple tracks.  Pretty much always have tracked.  Moreover, they tell you they track.  App Tracking Transparency is about 3rd party tracking.  This topic and the subject of the article, is about 1st party tracking which Apple doesn't prohibit.  Which is also what Apple will be reportedly taking advantage of with this new rumored ad scheme. 

    I'm not sure of your end game here.  Are you actually disagreeing with my assessment of what that document says? 


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