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This is bad, and entirely supports my personal decision not to update from Mojave, BUT (to WarrenBuffduckh) have you SEEN the problems Microsoft have with Windows right now? It is one serious problem after another - printers not printing, internet access only happening for some apps and not others, crashes, performance issues... the list just goes on and on.

By comparison MacOS is an absolute model of stability and calm.

lkrupp said:

"Government is not the solution to the problem, government IS the problem." Ronald Reagan

The more we can starve the government of income the less destructive it will be for the people. Apple should not pay one penny more in taxes than it absolutely has to. Use every loophole, every legal means to reduce one's tax bill. That should be everyone's personal motto too.

Puerile anarchistic libertarian rubbish. Do you honestly think we can do without schools, roads, railways, defence, police, courts, prisons, and all the other things that keep our society going? How is all of that going to be paid for in your world? The only way you can make that work is to have everyone be wealthy and live in their own castle with nothing but wasteland in between. A bit like South Africa, or the way in which the USA is heading. Good luck with that.

Rayz2016 said:

My only question is how would you prevent fraud? I hate to be the “Hey You” guy, but what if someone replaces the QR code with one that diverts payments to another account?  

Agreed - there needs to be a very robust mechanism in place that enables the payer to ensure that how much they pay, and to whom, is in line with what they are expecting. For example, let's say that a busker has a QR code that he says will give him £1, €1 or $1, but in fact it transfers 100 times that amount.

It is possible that the implementation can address this, with a large display on the screen of the amount and the person's (or organisation's) name, and the need to ID (touch or face) before the transaction goes through, but people will need to be on their guard...

I’m with Mike1. This is a great day for me - I have an order for three of these ready to go on Friday to replace our family’s three 6S models that have been great until now. This is the first phone that we find a compelling replacement - not too big for a pocket and a great price! It should do us very well for the next few years.

One way of using a mapping app that is totally rubbish on Apple Maps is “co-driver” mode. It’s almost as if it never occurred to them that someone sitting in the passenger seat might want to use an iPad as an illuminated map that shows you exactly where you are and the choice of routes to your destination.

in Apple Maps when you ask it to show a route you end up with a vast “sidebar” that obscures a large proportion of the map that can’t be hidden except by closing it when you lose the routes. If you choose to start the route you are thrown into sat-nav mode with spoken directions and the map keeps scrolling to show you where you are which is useless for giving directions to a driver.

Google Maps is much better for this and as a result is my total go-to for this use. I try Apple Maps every now and then to see if they have fixed this but am always disappointed. Why don’t developers think about the different ways people might want or need to use their products rather than just trying to force everyone down the same path?

One other point is that some of the really useful information like road numbers or junction numbers is rendered much too small to be able to read easily. Why isn’t there at least an option to make this vital information larger and easier to read.

Great that Apple Maps is getting better, but without these enhancements it’s still a failure to me.