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Redesigned iPhone 17 Pro camera may lead Apple to reposition its logo
For Apple that number is 1.9secondkox2 said:There are a number of areas the logo can move to and fit design standards.
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Redesigned iPhone 17 Pro camera may lead Apple to reposition its logo
Whaaaat???
Apple is rumored to be considering moving it's logo?? When it could be working on an anti-grav air brake that allows the iPhone to hover 1' above any surface including water? Minimizing drop damage to the phone?? WTF are they thinking!!!
Apple isn't making a big deal about this. I agree putting the logo in the middle of the free space makes for a better aesthetic. Putting it in the actual middle of the entire phone makes for an unbalanced look.
I can easily see Apple moving the logo, but I don't know that they would. They probably wouldn't relocate the MagSafe ring's location to accommodate a logo change. But it's just as possible they want to relocate the ring for some assembly or performance reason and are would be moving the logo in response to the redesign of the internals.
These 'leaker' reports are fun because based on no word from Apple, people come out of the woodwork to rant on how awful something might be. Poor babies.
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Apple tells EU to forget about getting all the new iOS 26 features
I know it's not feasible and economically not reasonable, but I'd like Apple to say "Ya know, times are tough so we're not going to ship the iP17 to youse guys this year. We're taking stock of our roadmap going forward. Maybe the 19 or 20'.
Of course there are numerous reasons why that would be a bad idea. Shareholders would panic and scream. Apple would probably lose markets share, some of which it would never get back. A bad idea, but I'd like to see Apple to it, or at least hold off on shipping got dix months.
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Apple wants total control over distributing films like 'F1'
mpantone said:...There's precedent in someone taking more control in film distribution. Taylor Swift did it with her Eras Tour film, bypassing the studios and film distribution network by negotiating with the major theater chains. That means the studios and distributors got shut out of a revenue cut which is where most of your movie ticket goes (the theaters actually get very little, their profitability is mostly from concessions -- that pricey tub of popcorn and soda).
Taylor Swift steamrolled the competition and the handful of studio releases that happened around the Eras Tour film release got crushed at the box office. It was a mic drop moment for the film industry. Along with her re-recorded releases of many of her earlier albums shows the entertainment industry that artists having more control over business strategies can work.
Clearly Apple took note of this. Hell, she's the one who convinced Apple to change their streaming royalty system to more fairly serve the artists.
And her open letter about Apple streaming royalties sparked criticism of her hypocritical requirements of photographers, which in turn prompted her more ethical treatment of those photographers.
I'd like to see Swift take aim at TicketMaster and its ilk. I don't do concerts anymore but the ticketing fees are egregious and an insult to injury considering some of the prices pre-fees of concert tickets. -
Patent troll lawsuit against Apple & Qualcomm will remain in Texas
AI said:
So, the lawsuit will be carried out in the patent troll-friendly Texas courts instead.
It seems anyone suing Apple like to take it to Texas for exactly that reason. I've frequently wondered why that court is so troll-friendly. Or is it that they hate big business that's not Texas based?
A quick search shows Red Rock Analytics to be in Nevada. Do they have an office/outhouse in Texas that allows them to hold the trial there? Or is that no longer needed?
