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  • Interest-free financing no longer offered by Apple in Canada

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    nubus said:
    Why subsidize those that can't afford a product? Sounds like socialism on check-out.
    Interest free credit is socialism?  :smiley: 

    Are credit cards socialism too?      :smiley: 
    auxiograndact73FileMakerFeller

  • Connections between Apple Car and a mysterious Arizona facility deepen with new evidence

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    AppleZulu said:
    Side note: Isn't publishing someone's email address online called doxxing, which is, you know, not cool?
    Ken Lynch is not an anonymous actor, his name is known and the email address was presumably found online and is publicly available.

    I doubt it’s monitored anyway, even if the AI troll army wanted to spam it.
    williamlondonradarthekat

  • Apple wants Xcode to write apps for you, automatically

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    If it can help me make an app that makes other apps we’re heading straight to singularity town.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon

  • Hands on with visionOS -- using the Apple Vision Pro operating system

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    What I can’t figure out is the Vision Pro. It wants to be a true spatial computer. Okay, so let’s walk that out. 
    Ok, let's.
    Do we need one? 
    No.  No one said you need one.  You don't need any Apple products to function perfectly well in life.
    At $3500 I expect a high-end device, but it has an M2.
    It also has a lot of other things.  A lot of other high end things.  2 >4k micro displays.  More cameras than I care to count.  A dedicated chip to control those camera inputs.  If you want to strap an M2 Ultra and associated heat sink to your face in a 2kg package then you'll have to wait.

    The Snapdragon in the Quest Pro wouldn't even be able to run the VisionPros screens, and the HoloLens uses an Atom.  An Atom!  And you're complaining about an M2?  It's a great chip.
    It takes much more eye strain to look at two screens mounted right in front of your head 
    It does?  Who says?
     It also doesn’t seem to be as practical as using a mouse and keyboard. 
    Why not?  Also, you can use a mouse a keyboard with it, so do that if you really need that practicality.
    I’m not going to develop or make music on it for more than 10 minutes; the usability and barrier to entry doesn’t seem to be there, let alone the cost.
    The barrier to entry and cost doesn't seem to be there?  Well that's great!  Otherwise, maybe try it before you decide so clearly how long you'll use it for?
    It is positioned by Apple to compete with normal computers, because they didn’t announce any app to prove otherwise.
    Ok?  You don't think 3D experience as a feature differentiates it?  Or cinema screens in a device you can pack in hand luggage?  Bit weird that you can't since they made quite a big deal about it.
    Gaming then? Nah, that seems to be covered by the $500 Meta Quest 3. 
    Have you tried the Quest 3?  It definitely doesn't "cover it", and I doubt Meta thinks so either, otherwise the Quest Pro wouldn't exist.  It's not bad for an entry level product, but it's the cheapest device they could make, and it shows.
    I just don’t see any reason for this device to exist. There is no ‘killer app’ or ‘killer use case’.
    It'd be nice to have one, for sure.  But the Watch didn't have one, it was realised somewhat later in Fitness.  The iPad didn't have one either, still doesn't really, though that doesn't stop it from being a fine device.  Hell the iPhone didn't even have a clear killer use case at launch, that came somewhat later with the app store and the possibilities that opened up.
    Why did Apple announce this?
    Because Apple gonna do what Apple gonna do.  No point whining about it, just enjoy the show.

    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Facebook shutters news rather than pay up under new Canadian law

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    It's Meta's right to refuse to provide services to any or all countries. It's also Apple's right, and I hope this encourages Apple to refuse to withdraw services and products from regions with unacceptable rules. For example, now that the EU has won the USB-C requirement, the EU is suddenly pushing for all smartphones to have removable batteries. Is Apple going to continue to do business there if that law passes? Next, the EU will mandate the particular size and connection types for those removable batteries. Is Apple going to let the EU micromanage their product designs, or will Apple just leave the region like Meta is doing?
    ...What’s more, both laws are good laws. ... Don’t let us pesky Europeans force our common sense on you. 
    A stainless steel car, without any paint, is probably better for the environment. So would you support a law outlawing the use of paint on cars? 
    Sure, sounds good
    Why not? Why not force that "good idea" on all your countrymen? Don't you even care about the environment? Are you someone who loves to pollute the earth?
    Did you not hear me in your imaginary head argument?
     Why not force that "good idea" on all your countrymen?
    Yeah, it's a good idea.  Who are you talking to?
     Don't you even care about the environment?
    I do, glad you do too!
     Are you someone who loves to pollute the earth?
    No?  Are you someone who is listening?
    Xedmuthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon