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larryjw said:

I think Apple's guideline rejecting executing code is needs to be eliminated -- an emulator is an emulator. 

In reality, executing code in an emulator is what programs do. For example, PDF files are themselves computer programs which instruct and iPad how to render a PDF visually.

Isn't programs as data and data as programs the basic principle of computing? 

I understand why Apple rejects executable code - it could allow app stores within an app for example unless prevented by further guidelines (not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, but thats's likely their angle). That executed code could be further sandboxed to prevent viruses or malware. But then I think it's too broad to ban all executable code since it covers emulation too. But you're not right on how programs load data files; data is not always a program. Most data files are little more than scripts, that are interpreted by a host program. That is different to executables (which run directly on a CPU). A PDF file is not a computer program, it does not execute on the CPU but contains instructions for an interpreter to process to generate the page. Similarly to HTML. 

AppleInsider said:

Plaintiffs allege Apple knew of the fault long before launching the repair programs, potentially costing consumers hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. Judge Davila, however, found Apple was not culpable for those fees, as the defect presented after the company's standard warranty period.

What? Apple was not culpable for an apparently widespread issue because it occurred outside the (dismal) one year warranty? Is US consumer law that weak that past an arbitrary manufacturer-defined limit - which could be less than a year, consumers with a broken product are SOL? In England and Wales consumers have up to 6 years to claim for a problem they can prove existed at the time of the product's delivery (dependant on perceived value/quality of the item). The EU provides a 2 year warranty on most items (Apple was sued by Italy for refusing to comply with the 2 year warranty, and they do now comply - though they treat claims under this more as a "favour" than a right as they do in the 1 year one).

foobar said:

That's why I've been ranting against mAh for years. It's meaningless information without giving the voltage.

Just use Wh, everybody. That's what it's for.

I hope AppleInsider will report it in the future.

Marketing. mAh is a bigger number than Wh. They could use amp hours (Ah) but they don't, again bigger numbers. Hilariously I've actually seen AI use kmAh...

crosslad said:

Google are hurting themselves by not offering PiP. A company that relies on viewing hours to sell adverts should be going for views above anything else. PiP would increase the number of views they get. 

PIP breaks the JS that shows the ads, which is likely why they block it. 

Kuyangkoh said:

EsquireCats said:

The higher-end lossless options will have data rates that exceed a lot of peoples peak broadband internet speed.

Like what?? My internet download speed is at 400 mbps on wifi6, is that not enough???

400Mbps is much faster than average. Some rural people may not get lossless streaming, not sure about a lot. Uncompressed 12 channel Dolby Atmos is about 27Mbps (24648*96000)*12. Lossless FLAC is usually about 60% of uncompressed, so 16Mbps. Probably faster than a lot of mobile connections, but even Alaska has an average of 56Mbps.