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  • Apple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated arguments

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    tht said:
    robin huber said:
    If DOJ is looking for a REAL monopolistic practice involving Apple, look no further than the auto industry. GM has already blocked CarPlay in all its products going forward, and many others have hobbled it—in my new Hyundai I can use it by plugging in my iPhone, but cannot access some other built in features simultaneously. With my old Bolt I can do both, and it’s wireless. Now, they are practicing navigation monopoly. 
    GM's decision is not an anticompetitive practice. That's just them designing their vehicles as they see fit. If CarPlay is the most important feature to you, get a different car.

    There is the bad option of buying a 3rd party CarPlay unit, but you do what makes you happier. GM has decided not to support CarPlay. That's their right. Get a different car next time. That's your right.

    Now, if you want to complain about autos, complain about auto insurance. Auto insurance may cost more over 10 years than your car itself. And you are legally required to buy in order for you to drive in the USA.
    My point was that Apple is being less recalcitrant than GM, and yet is being sued. If Apple’s defense is as you say, (paraphrasing) “we are designing our phones as we see fit, if you don’t like it get a different phone, that’s your right” How do you imagine the court and the EU will receive that?
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  • Apple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated arguments

    robin huberrobin huber
    If DOJ is looking for a REAL monopolistic practice involving Apple, look no further than the auto industry. GM has already blocked CarPlay in all its products going forward, and many others have hobbled it—in my new Hyundai I can use it by plugging in my iPhone, but cannot access some other built in features simultaneously. With my old Bolt I can do both, and it’s wireless. Now, they are practicing navigation monopoly. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple will surrender less than a day of earnings to satisfy class action suit

    robin huberrobin huber
    Fine line between justice and protection money: “Sure would be a shame if something bad happened to your nice European market.” Apple, the cash cow for the EU. Wonder what percentage fines from Apple are of their GDP?
    watto_cobra

  • The potential TikTok ban is being decided on by the wrong people

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    Social media is a Pandora’s box of unintended consequences. Enough of “influencers” please. More curated newspapers and less firehose of stupid people’s opinions is fine with me. 
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  • HoloLens 2 swapped for Apple Vision Pro in UK spinal fusion operation

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    I, too, am unclear from the article just HOW Vision Pro helps. Watching a prerecorded operation video would certainly be a way of getting experience by “being there,” but the article suggests that the assistant is wearing it while assisting. Not getting it. 
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