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Apple thought low-cost TV dongle would ruin its premium reputation
Greg Joswiak and Phil Schiller overruled Twerdahl, saying that they didn't want Apple to get into the business of making cheap, low-margin devices. They also didn't want a cheap Apple-branded device to affect its reputation for premium hardware.This is an unfortunate case of falling for one's own PR and missing the real point. Offering premium products means Apple creates a TV dongle that just works better than the competition's and sells for more than theirs – not they don't enter the category at all. The attitude cited in the article is a sad condescension toward customers.
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Apple fires employee who spoke out on workplace issues, cites alleged leak
[Apple] has not explained particulars of the situation.Oh, I think we know the particulars. They're likely completely within their rights to fire her, but I suspect they'll find that this will hardly make the problem go away.
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Female Apple employee put on administrative leave following tweets about sexism in the wor...
I, too, deeply dislike ending statements with rising inflection. I obviously wasn't there to see if this criticism was given equally to men and women, but I find it equally annoying from either. -
Apple asking Chinese iPad mini users if the screen is too small
If the mini's screen is too small, shouldn't a customer be buying a different model? Or are iPads going to experience size creep like car models that start compact and soon are midsize? Like small cars, small tablets have a place.
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Judge dismisses class action suit over 'stage light' MacBook Pro display issue
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?Yes, so long as the conditions are clearly spelled out at the time of purchase.
