dreyfus2

While I am mainly using Apple‘s hardware, I simply have no use for reference books I can‘t open on my work PC. Literature, which remains relevant for much longer, I do prefer in print anyhow. Apple could deliver the first usable ePub reader for Windows (the existing ones are a nightmare), or a browser-based Books app. Then I would buy a lot from them. As is, I see no point to pay Apple‘s book prices (which are almost always way higher than the alternatives) for something I can‘t even read where I want.

davgreg said:

Some of us prefer a Mac to an iOS device and I would much prefer controlling my devices and smart home from a Mac.

While I fully understand and share that preference, I actually think it is a good strategy to force OEMs to think about usability, clarity and information density first by limiting them to a more restricted platform and smaller screens. If you have ever seen an industrial or building system‘s SCADA software (like, say, GE‘s, Hoeneywell‘s, or Siemens‘), you would likely agree that giving them too much space is a crap idea :-) We literally had a HVAC Control system where 8 qualified engineers could not figure out how to turn it on... 

Besides the obvious (the lawsuit is BS), I certainly think Apple should generate a list of complex backup codes when setting up 2FA, like other solutions do. This way, when your trusted device is not available, or the SMS / push notification does not work (which happens rarely, but it happens), you at least have an alternative. I do not know if supporting alternative TOTP solutions (like fobs) would help. Most people would likely use an app for that and thus be back to square one.

Since the claimant uses an gmail account, security and privacy are obviously not on his list of priorities. He should sue web sites enforcing https next; encryption steals milliseconds of his useless life dozens of times every day.

applejeff said:

Since the devices are, as far as I understand, only listening to the satellites, not transmitting to them, why do they need FCC approval?

"Receivers operating above 960 MHz are only subject to the requirements of FCC Part 15.5, which basically state that the device cannot cause interference and that it must accept any interference caused by a licensed radio station. This section also states that if the device does cause interference it ceases operation upon notice from the FCC and cannot resume operation until the interference is resolved." (from some Rhein Tech document - http://www.rheintech.com - don't have the original link though)

I think your "Preferences" screenshot in the article nicely illustrates why Apple is not really going there. While I love clipboard managers (I use Copied on my Macs and iOS devices), they are one huge security and privacy pitfall requiring far too many options (like in the screenshot) to define a personally acceptable balance between comfort and security. I have not verified that, but by perception this tool has more settings than FinalCut.