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  • Leak: what law enforcement can unlock with the 'Graykey' iPhone hacking tool

    kelliekellie
    DAalseth said:
    I fully expect 47 to push through a law requiring Apple to build in a back door. With that, there will go our security. 
    What a foolish and baseless comment.  TDS strikes again.  If I were you I’d be more worried about the Patriot Act which has the support of the Congress.  Your privacy is more likely to be violated by the government because of the Patriot Act than any hacking the government can do on your phone. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple heads to court to try to get massive & vague DOJ antitrust suit dismissed

    kelliekellie
    paisleydisco said:
    " but the case isn't going to end today, it is going to run for years."

    when drumpf's department takes over there will be a shake down for $

    it's all he knows. 
    Could you leave politics and your hatred for Trump out of this?  This suit was initiated during the Biden administration, so it’s really got nothing to do with Trump.  The government is designed for shake downs.  Be it a parking ticket, taxes or something more serious.  It’s got nothing to do with who’s president. 

    9secondkox2williamlondon

  • Can Apple innovate if iPhone remains the biggest slice of its revenues?

    kelliekellie
    This article doesn’t give Xerox enough credit.  Xerox invented the GUI which was copied by Apple and Microsoft.  Xerox also invented Ethernet which was initially deployed over a very expensive coaxial cable called Thicknet, which was so named due to the thickness of its coax cable.  And later evolved into ThinNet which was a much thinner and less expensive coaxial cable.  Xerox developed the STAR workstation which ran the GUI software and a STAR server for centralized file storage and sharing.  They also invented the network attached laser printer to print the online developed documents, as there was no way to share documents external to an organization.  The article implies Xerox didn’t productize the GUI software to avoid killing its copier business.  This isn’t accurate as they actually had commercial products for sale using the GUI software.  They failed at marketing and developing a business strategy for this new technology.  Certainly having years of running their cash cow and very profitable copier business made developing a proper business strategy a challenge.  But be clear, the GUI was invented by Xerox and productized.  

    There is a similar story for another Rochester, New York headquartered company , Kodak.  Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975.  Unlike Xerox, which was an electronics company from its inception, Kodak was a chemical company from its founding in 1888.  It had the new  challenge of learning how to run and manage an electronics company as well as the strategy challenge of developing a new product that ultimately would reduce film sales, their decades old cash cow.  There was lots of internal resistance to making this change. Ultimately Kodak failed at developing a digital image technology business strategy.  

    Innovation isn’t easy.  In many ways it’s easier for younger startup companies, than older mature companies.  Apple is a very mature company now.  Not the young and frisky company it once was.  As a publicly traded company they face the challenges of pleasing Wall Street and share holders.  Don’t underestimate the impact this financial burden has on Apple’s ability to innovate.  There are many comments here referencing Steve Jobs and how Steve was an innovator and Tim Cook isn’t and is more of an operations person.  That may be somewhat true.  But don’t assume that Steve Jobs would have been successful at running a profitable multi trillion dollar company.  That takes a lot of management skills and culture that Steve may not have possessed.  

    Certainly, Apple is in a better position for future innovation than was Kodak and possibly Xerox, especially having the benefit of having lived through the tech innovation cycle.  Kodak and Xerox were at the cusp of the technology revolution, so it’s perhaps understandable, if not excusable, that they struggled with reinventing themselves.  Is AI the next technology wave that will require Apple to reinvent themselves?  Perhaps.  Ultimately, the future will require a company like Apple to be as good at developing software as they are at developing hardware.  I would say historically Apple’s primary strength has been developing devices and hardware.  With software development being a second tier capability/strength.  Software capabilities are what will be needed to truly succeed with AI in the future.  Time will tell if Apple is up to the task. 
    williamlondondewmewatto_cobra

  • Sleep apnea in, hypertension out for Apple Watch Series 10

    kelliekellie
    Apple is more interested in profits than helping their customers lead healthier lives. The licensing fee they would have to pay for O2 levels is a pittance in the overall scheme of finances at Apple. They got caught violating a patent and their ego is preventing them from admitting it which is preventing existing and future customers from the health benefits of monitoring O2 saturation. 
    gatorguyDAalseth

  • Delta CEO criticizes Microsoft's fragility, praises Apple's stability

    kelliekellie
    Ultimately what is probably needed is running virtual machines to serve up apps to basically dumb “terminals” at individual locations.  Reduce the complexity of the work station.  Reduce the risk of problems. 
    DAalsethwatto_cobra