kurai_kage

Poll sample size issues aside, the genie is out of the bottle w.r.t. working remotely there.  Apple has successfully released significant new products, including he whole Apple Silicon lineup, while primarily working from home.  These past couple years have rightfully made a lot of people across all manner of industries realize more can be accomplished alongside the added work-life balance remote work provides.  Gotta work late?  You can still be home for dinner.

DAMN IT!!!  I got so excited when I saw a headline that started, "Tesla adds Apple Wallet support..."  This has to be the most evil and depressing personally targeted clickbait ever.  Well maybe someday they'll add support for the other thing they are selling.  (And NOT rocket trips to Mars thank you!)

This is a good idea and I might forward the article to my insurance company because this should be an option everywhere.

shareef777 said:

I will gladly admit that I’m not an “art” kind of guy.

It is fine to not be, but try watching the trailer again, full screen with the volume up a bit.  Focus on the sounds, the visuals.  Both are highly controlled in "art" pieces to evoke particular feelings in the audience, and this trailer highlights that approach.  Not everyone appreciates being made to feel a certain way, and it can be confusing and off-putting if you don't realize that point.  You definitely don't have to like it, but it is easier to appreciate the skill behind the production when you understand what they are trying to do.

Apple does in-shop battery replacements multiple times a day, but batteries are dangerous and finicky.  A couple of years ago we went in to replace a battery on a device out of warranty.  Prior to the battery repair they stressed doing a last minute iCloud backup.  While carefully pealing the battery out of the unit one of the cells shorted and the battery immediately started heating up.  Apple repair stations are setup for this possibility and the unit was immediately dumped into a secure container that would contain any potential fire or battery explosion.  The tech walked back out to us with a new device in a box, apologized profusely for the inconvenience, and then proceeded to comp and expertly install a screen cover free of charge.  We even got an upgrade out of the deal, the original phone was an iPhone 6 and they replaced it with a 6S.

I imagine that some repair shops would be willing to go to these lengths to satisfy a customer under the same situation, but the vast majority will not be in a position to immediately replace a customer's device if it were damaged during a repair.  Sure, in this potential right-to-repair future, I as a customer would have the option of paying more to have Apple repair my gear, but a lot of people are going to have bad experiences.

Remember, apps need to be updated before they will begin asking.  So you may not see apps ask immediately even though you have the feature enabled.