SuntanIronMan

(Too late to edit my above reply.)

And by “actively avoid Kendrick Lamar’s songs”, I mean if you a Drake fan (or Drake himself).

I say this without exaggeration: The same way old Millennials like me today talk nostalgically about 90s touchstone pop-culture, children and young adults today are (in 25 years) going to be talking about Kendrick Lamar. In 2050, people are going to nostalgically say things like: “Member when Kendrick called Drake a certified ********* and we all danced to it nonstop on TikTok? That was crazy, right?” That will especially be true if he can get an entire stadium’s worth of people to loudly sing “and it’s probably a minorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” (with everyone holding that “r” for as long as possible).

Calvinator said:

iOS_Guy80 said:

First time I have heard of Kendrick Lamar.

Now what does that tell you about the selection process for one of the world's most watched events of the year?

I mean… he was IN the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2022. He wasn’t the headlining act in 2022, but he’s already done the Super Bowl Halftime Show. 

Also, I’m quite sure even if you haven’t heard of his name, you heard some of his songs. Even if you were (for some reason) trying to actively avoid Kendrick Lamar’s songs, I doubt you would have been able to. 

Now that inflation and the cost of living have been fully-addressed by the new administration, we can deal with this most-pressing of issue facing Americans everywhere. After this, we can finally deal with that “New Mexico” nonsense.

(Edit: That was sarcasm in case there was any confusion.)

Anilu_777 said:

If you can’t compete, ban. That’s not the way to innovate. 

I mean… it worked for China.

Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Netflix, etc. were prevented from operating in China (without extensive government restrictions). And that allowed home-grown Chinese companies to invest and innovate (… and occasionally steal foreign intellectual property…) in the vacuum (Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, iQIYI, and so on).

Xed said:

You say that and yet you already acknowledged that Apple bought Ping. Buying Ping didn't change their business model, and neither would TikTok if they bought it. While I agree that they won't and shouldn't, your entire premise regarding business model is wrong.

It’s been so long ago that I can’t say this with 100% confidence, but: I don’t believe Apple bought Ping. I think Ping was developed in-house by Apple under Steve Jobs’ leadership.

Edit: I think broke your quote when I was trying to quote you. New to the AppleInsider forums. I’ll figure this out eventually, lol.