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  • Intel attempts to convert Apple fans in 'social experiment'

    paxmanpaxman
    Cringeville!!  
    The whole concept is so badly executed it really is horrible to watch - they make some good points re the hardware. I have always thought ram should be upgradable, and touchscreens are nice. The ability to fold the screen back and convert the laptop to a tablet is kinda cool, but I honestly wonder how many people use that in real life. If by flipping the lid around my mbp automatically switched to IOS, I guess that'd be pretty neat, but why, exactly? 
    nadrielwatto_cobra

  • South Korea ends Apple, Google control of app store payments

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    harrykatsaros said:
    100% agree. Pull the stores and leave South Korea scrambling until consumers rip the government a new one for trying to fix something that wasn’t broken.
    Knee-jerk silliness. All business and governance is in a continuous state of flux. If you shut down and ran away every time someone said 'Boo!', you might as well give up. Countries have the right to determine business practices in the tetra own jurisdiction. Google and Apple will no doubt plead their case and if need be comply. If they have to comply the obvious answer from a capitalist open market pov is to make their deal the better and easier option if it is not already. Remember when iTunes opened its virtual doors? Doom and gloom! Who would actually be so dumb as to PAY when it was all free to download? It so turned out that to but from iTunes was so much easier most people chose that route. The bottom line is that nothing lasts forever.

    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • iTunes Match is not working for a growing number of users

    paxmanpaxman
    I have paid for iTunes Match for years. Not sure why anymore. Apple Music is really all I need. I have no idea how to see what's in or on my iTM. The only way I actually know I have it is because I get an invoice once a year. 
    bulk001

  • Apple TV with camera and built-in HomePod speaker reportedly in the works

    paxmanpaxman
    I love this idea. I often use my HomePod for better tv audio. An Apple TV soundbar w camera makes sense to me. As for the Robotic arm, not so much. The day Apple includes a robotic arm on any of their products we'll know something has gone awry. Unless Apple decides to make a toaster, of course :) 
    mobirdwatto_cobra

  • Apple nailed the transition to M1 Apple Silicon. Why are so many Mac developers blowing it...

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    lkrupp said:
    QuickBooks is mentioned as not being M1 ready. So many still think QuickBooks and Quicken are owned by the same company, Intuit. Intuit sold off Quicken to a private equity group several years ago. Quicken's new owners have taken the ball and run with it. The Mac version is vastly improved and is fully M1 compatible as of a couple of updates ago. 

    Meanwhile Intuit, who never gave a crap about Macs and who even decided to cease development of Quicken for Mac when their then CEO (Bill Campbell) sat on Apple’s board. Jobs had to use his powers of persuasion to stop it. That Intuit is now dragging its feet on making QuickBooks M1 compatible should come as no surprise to Mac users.
    Just got a message when opening quickbooks that they are no longer supporting their app. I believe it applies to Windows as well, so at least there's that. They are now going all web based. They already had a web version that was pretty good but now that is all there is. Sign o the times, I guess.

    Final Draft has always been lagging behind on development. I am sure they will get there eventually.

    dysamoriawatto_cobra