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9secondkox2 said:

This. Article could really do without that last line. 

It’s not like a hostile press didn’t earn it. 

The real story here is that Twitter is on the up and up and is looking forward to a bright future. With smart, successful people at the helm.

Can’t wait to see it become “X.” Will dominate. 

Is it... like... some kind of AppleInsider requirement to become a moonie-level sycophant for every corporation some of the people come across? Apple, Twitter, whatever. Why hyperventilate in excitement about something "dominating" when it will do so without a single consideration for you? Love what can love you back. Corporations, however, deserve to have to grovel for and earn every moment of our attention without hope of reprieve. 

Dooofus said:

I seriously doubt it. It would be a step backward, as Apple has not made a wired ear bud product in years.

Umm...

They still sell quite a few of them, apparently, according to a buddy of mine who used to work in an Apple Store (although it's been a few years). They're cheap, you can throw them in a gym or shoulder bag and always have them as an available spare if you misplace your AirPods or they need to charge or whatever. I've got a couple pairs of EarPods (left over from when they still came with the iPhone) and that's exactly what I use them for. 

I'm not going to argue for or against the success of an Apple headset, but despite the cheerleading of people like Cook, Carmack, and Zuckerberg for years and years, the pathway for consumer relevance of AR/VR feels far less assured than the examples you mention, Macxpress. Consider your use-case, Hexclock: Sure, very cool idea. Worth $3000 to you? Really? Really?

Though the main Kroger stores are only just testing the waters, other areas of the empire already take Apple Pay. Some King Soopers, Ralph's, and Quality Food Centers already take Apple Pay payments.

Indeed. King Soopers (Colorado and Wyoming) started taking ApplePay in all stores, at the same time, at the beginning of November last year. They upgraded their POS payment units earlier in 2022, which made me wonder if NFC payments were coming. Sure enough, one day it wasn't possible, the next day it was. Pay with my Watch every trip, now. Still freaks people out, which is a delight. "Holy cow how did you do that."

mikethemartian said:

DAalseth said:

Disturbing, but hey alternative Mac App Stores are on the way. What could possibly go wrong.

You can already buy and install Mac software from third party sites.

That and both the iOS and Mac App Stores have been found to host malware. It's not common, but it's possible and will continue to happen.

But hey, let's knee-jerk put our op sec in Apple's hands because reasons. No company, no one company, should be in charge of your security, because they will always act in their best interests, not yours. Including (and especially) Apple.