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The 'For All Mankind' universe is about to get a whole lot bigger
"Hi, Bob."
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Apple's final MacBook with an optical drive is now obsolete
Finally sold mine in 2022. A great workhorse. Bought as a $900 refurb, lasted the same time as 3-1/2 $300 (“but they’re cheaper!) wintels. -
Apple insists to EU antitrust regulators that it runs five App Stores, not one
The cynical view is that this is simply a threat to Apple’s profits if they allow 3rd party apps direct to devices.The actual threat / gain to customers is security. Due to the integrated nature of Apple’s ecosystem. Which is priceless.Actually, there is a price you can calculate. Losses thru scams. IT budgets. Longevity of hardware.Look at the difference between macOS and iOS. Apple still maintains malware protection (silent) on macOS. And Malwarebytes is still a goid idea just for peace of mind. No such need on iOS, thanks to the security of a single store.It's not a monopoly just because it's successful. Customers vote with their feet. -
DOJ antitrust lawyers question Beeper over Apple's iMessage hack
They want to build something cool for messaging, great. They want to work with Apple, great. But doing this by - as I understand it - spoofing the identity of a legit Apple device - is not the way to go. No non-FOSS company would. Especially one that is working hard to provide privacy and security. Apple as a single HW+SW platform has 50% of the mobile market not because they coerced their customers, but because they have an near-seamlessly-integrated data ecosystem, quality products, and that they manufacture the SW and HW together - something Android and MS have never gotten right for long.
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Apple promotes iPhone 15 Portrait features with 'Album Cover' fight
They've got the ad-as-story thing down. Fuzzy, the Apple at Work series, etc.
Google is learning from them and their ads are getting better at the human part of what you do with tech.
I can't imagine MS doing this caliber of work.
