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Mastercard may be in for a fight to stay Apple Card network provider
Because I shop at Costco, I have to pay cash or have my family member pay due to BofA giving me a Mastercard. Hopefully, Apple goes with Visa since I have been to other places (and some online storefronts) that don’t take Amex either.
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Apple's satellite plans could be stalled by Elon Musk's Starlink
The word is: Coruscant; formally known as one of the core worlds and the center of the Republic. The downfall came after members of the Senate voted to give all power of the Galactic Republic to a single individual, which turned out to lead the corrup… Oh wait. The word wasn’t Coruscant; it was croissant 🥐. The croissant is French, and the French fought against a corrupt…DAalseth said:
Huh, what’s the word. You know, for someone working inside the government, trying to use government contacts, and coercion, to get them to restrict competition, to benefit that persons company. To use the tools of government to establish athemselves in control of an abusive monopoly.quakerotis said:you wanted your comic book villain?
There’s a word for that. Corr…corru…something.
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Apple redesigning iPhone fold display to extend battery life
I remember hearing some reviewers disappointed that Samsung didn’t use this for the S25 lineup. After doing some research, I think the only real issue is that it is too early to tell how the longevity of the battery life is due to battery degradation being higher on this material blend.muthuk_vanalingam said:
Yes, you are right. It is silicon-carbon. And it has helped in increasing the battery capacity by 20%-30% in the last year or so. Earlier, 5000mah was the typical battery capacity in Android phones. Now, 6000mah battery has become the norm in Android phones, except for few OEMs like Samsung, Motorola who have not used those batteries for some reason. Some phones have battery capacity in excess of 7000mah as well. I think Apple would have been testing them for last 1 year or so and would have found it suitable to use it in the upcoming iPhones later this year.apple4thewin said:Isn’t there a new battery material that was supposed to solve the slimming issue? I know some Android phones have it already. I believe it is the silicon-carbon mix.
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Apple redesigning iPhone fold display to extend battery life
Isn’t there a new battery material that was supposed to solve the slimming issue? I know some Android phones have it already. I believe it is the silicon-carbon mix. -
EU will force Apple to totally expose its iPhone features to all who ask
I prefer to call it a “ Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly” -Elon also known as RUDE 😂. Laughing because the alternative is to cry knowing I’m still young and watching governments fall apart. Look, I agree Americans shouldn’t be this invested in the EU, but then again, it’s US companies that are getting mega fines, and if a major ruling is done, other countries will follow. I prefer Apple due to the ecosystem, and the EU is trying to open that ecosystem, which may lead to Apple becoming like Android, which then begs to wonder, isn’t Apple already the competitive market that the EU is trying to make?CheeseFreeze said:
Apple's market share in Europe is irrelevant. What is relevant is its influence and market share within the EU. It is absolutely a gatekeeper here, and so is Android, but Apple here is the one not being compliant with the demands of the EU.Javert24601 said:
Apple only has 22-24% of the market in Europe. Yet, the EU determined that it was a "gatekeeper". The EU keeps shifting how the rules are defined and applied by the DMA, which had been a consistent complaint about that legislation even before it was enacted. Apple is known to be a closed ecosystem, and it has never made a secret of that. And, there is an alternate phone competitor, which actually does have the majority of the market. Despite this, Apple has created these thousands of API's for outside companies to interface with its products whether it is because of benevolence or because of free market demands. The EU hasn't "worked" with Apple; Apple has asked for clarification and replied as the article states, but the EIU has disregarded Apple's concerns, especially as they relate to privacy and proprietary technology.ClownAbuser said:"The European Commission is forcing new rules on Apple -- and only Apple" - huh? Every Gatekeeper in EU has to abide by the rules. Apple thinks it is uniquely exempt from the law, so the EU worked with Apple, and competitors, to assist Apple to understand what it would need to do to comply. Whether or not Apple likes those rules, or whether Apple Insider likes those rules, is immaterial; if you want to do business in the EU, obey EU law. If I want to do business in the USA, I must obey US law - I'm sure even Mr Trump would agree. Why should Apple be above the law of 27 nations?As the article also points out, Spotify, which truly does control a majority share of the market, isn't even held to the same standard. So, it isn't a matter of Apple not following EU law; it is a matter of the EU selectively applying the law, trying to wring money out of Apple with its massive fines (10% of international revenues, really? how is that even a fair penalty?) and hamstring another American company because the EU cannot innovate.
As to Spotify vs Apple, you have to explain to me how you can compare a music service to Apple? Even if Spotify is a major player (next to Apple Music), it is a duo-poly but not a gatekeeper. I recommend you really looking up that definition in how the EU has drafted this. Big difference. It would be crazy for the EU to have problems with the music duopoly. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, Airbus and Boeing; also examples of two global companies having a duopoly in the EU. All allowed.
I'm especially flabbergasted why Americans are so hung up on what the EU demands. It is non of your business, but for some reason Americans think they are at the center of the world and the rest needs to adhere to their values. America is by far the most corrupt nation in the world, morally and financially, and we do not have to play by your rules.
So far nothing of what the EU has demanded has impacted you in the US when using your phone or its software.
Perhaps rather worry about the rapid dismantling of what is left of your democracy?
