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blastdoor said:

ericthehalfbee said:

darkvader said:

rob53 said:

If this acquisition is allowed it makes no sense why Apple’s App Store is being forced to open up. Apple has every right to run its products the way it wants to. Nvidia owning ARM affects multiple computing companies not just its own. 

Nvidia owning ARM is a terrible idea, and should be stopped.

And that has NOTHING AT ALL to do with Apple and their app store.  Apple has NO right to run MY iPhone the way it wants.  It's MY iPhone, not Apple's iPhone.  And because it's MY iPhone and not Apple's iPhone, Apple should not be allowed to have any say whatsoever about what software I choose to run on MY iPhone.  If you want to only get software through Apple's app store on YOUR iPhone, that's your right.  But neither you nor Apple should have the ability to stop me from getting software from any source of my choosing.

And the same thing goes for in-app purchases.  MY iPhone, not Apple's iPhone.  It's only Apple's until they sell it.  Then it's MINE, not Apple's any more.  It's well past time for Apple's app store monopoly to be busted.

Waaaaaaaahhhhhh.

Its your iPhone, but you only have a license to use the software on it. I mean, this has only been mentioned countless times over the years when talking about computers/software and ownership.

QFT.

sure, it’s “your” iPhone once you buy it. So go make your own OS and enjoy!

Meanwhile back in reality, the iPhone is just a lovely brick without the software and apple owns that software. Notice how all OS updates are free? That’s because you don’t own them, apple does. Part of the purchase price of an iPhone is a license to use that OS and its many updates. 

Back on topic, yay FTC! This is a clear case where the government should get involved. 

MacsWithPenguins said:

It's a really exciting idea, I must say, because there is definitely already a market, although tiny at the moment because of huge prices for VR HUDs and always (ok no, but usually) a requirement to own an expensive, loud desktop PC with insanely expensive RTX card from the scalper market. I think Apple is going to show something "kind of impressive" in the first iteration, and a year later, the VR App Store is going to have tens of thousands of apps in all sorts of areas we haven't seen used to their full potential yet. Games are already mainstream in VR, but Apple can bring innovation in hospital simulation/medical appliance apps, surgery training, etc. There's all sorts of things: maybe driver's school apps where people can simulate driving inside a car and stuff. I mean, actual driving school simulations as a bonus complementary training to real driving – not kids games. 

I can also see a future where health-related apps will offer users wild experiences: "climb the Mount Everest from the comfort of your home – no freezing, nothing dangerous going on at all!". Just imagine those TV commercials and Youtube ads: "tired of lockdowns? Have you not been able to travel the world for several years? Well, the wait is over! Travel in VR to every place of the world! Climb every high mountain – and sync it to your Apple Watch. Get the Himalaya Climber Achievement in the morning and sit on your bike with your VR goggles on, experiencing a live stream of a Tour de France biker in the evening from their head-mounted camera!".

I mean ... what can you do to try impress buyers with a smartphone these days? "Buy the latest iPhone so you can continue watch some more .. uhm .. Instagram videos, and ... read the latest newspapers .. and play some mobile games". Despite still being popular and used every day, every minute, people already have smartphones and it's just everyday business as usual, so people keep their current smartphones for longer and it's getting tougher to convince people to upgrade as often as some manufacturers might have hoped.

I also imagine the stock price going through the roof for AAPL if it takes off in a big way. But on the other hand, with the wrong price, there might be a few select people buying it. It depends on their strategy.

JWSC said:

Turkey provides just another example of why cryptocurrencies have a good chance of winning out over state backed currencies in the long term.  It’s not inevitable.  But cryptocurrencies can provide a safety net to common people who lack the political power to determine what’s best for themselves and their countries.

Economically incompetent state leadership typically acts in ways designed to keep themselves in power and in the good graces of powerful economic interests regardless of the consequences to the overall population.  This move by Erdogan will prove tremendously damaging to the Turkish economy and will hurt the vast majority of its own citizens.  It’s another strong argument for cryptocurrencies.  People deserve to be able to make a choice.

waveparticle said:

jdw said:

waveparticle said:

So Apple will take full liability of Apple Car? Every rider will assume the luxury of a queen sitting in Apple Car? 

No one seems to know that question, but I wouldn't expect the "passengers" to be held liable, since they are not drivers.  No doubt the nutty bloodsucking lawyers will try to still pin problems on "car owners" simply due to the fact it's their car, but I look forward to the day all police traffic stops end.  No more unmarked cars, speed traps, and quote fillers!  Perhaps LED tech can help keep tail lights from burning out as quickly as the bulbs do, and an onboard computer could detect when a light is out, then suggest a low cost replacement to the car owner -- all without police intervention.  No more, "oops! I didn't see the guy!" accidents either.  Indeed, most stupid accidents may become a thing of the past.  I really look forward to this.

However...

I still don't believe in 100% autonomy with current tech.  The human brain is a far more powerful computer than anything these programmers have come up with to date, and no doubt that includes Apple too.  I cannot see how a car can drive itself under all circumstances.  A lot of tech used in 2021 Toyota cars that keep the thing in the lane relays on painted lines.  What about roads with no paint?  Even Toyota's Radar Cruise stops working when it sees a curve in the road!  What about when a 100% autonomous car encounters potholes, sudden harsh sunlight reflections, fog, etc?  What happens when a paved road becomes a dirt road?  What happens when the car encounters something it was never programmed for (which would probably be all the time)?  I'd hope it would just stop, but then if it never moved, what happens next?  

I wish Apple well, but there are a lot of unanswered questions about 100% autonomy.  And then the question becomes, how will Apple's shift to cars affect its existing business?  They've always be laser focused on what they do well, and they do few things as a result.  Wouldn't the automotive business become a distraction?  And what of restless lawmakers who can't rest until the've enacted another silly law, always seeking to nail "big tech" to the wall merely because they classify it as "too big" and therefore naughty under anti-trust law?  As Apple grows its business (as it should in a free market), law-makers will increasingly find ways to shoot it down.  Quite sad, but it's the living reality we have today.

Human beings cannot compete with computer speed. They are lights years apart. Have you ever hit a deer on the road? The deer will not run toward the car. They saw the car but miscalculated how fast the car was moving. If the deer can see the car coming, the car can see the deer running on the road. Why you hit the deer? Because it takes at least a second for you to put foot one the brake. The computer can apply the brake instantaneously. This one second difference will allow the deer to move across the lane the car was on. So 99% of the time, a deer won't be hit by a computer driven car.

Autonomous car will reduce accident dramatically. The lawyers will find no case to sue. They will be starving.