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mpw_amherst said:

daveflash said:

mpw_amherst said:

Had hoped to get a magic track pad after sale for my 24" iMac but seems a shame to ruin the aesthetic with silver when the rest if blue.

if you already own an Apple Silicon 24 inch iMac, you might be able to order it in the matching color from the apple store location you originally bought it from, by asking for a manager and explaining the situation in person, but availability maybe sparse to non-existent, also of note is there is no official policy of allowing this, you have to have luck with the apple genius/specialist to get it.

I got it from the Apple Online Store so presume, sadly, a no go? 

You might have luck (or not) through Apple Customer Relations.  When I got my iMac Pro, I got it from an authorized Apple dealer (at a $1000 discount!), but there were no models with space grey Magic Trackpad, and Apple wasn't selling Space Grey accessories separately at the time.  I sent an email to Phil Schiller, and one of his assistants contacted me and helped arrange buying it as a replacement service part.  I really appreciated it. Three or four months later Apple started selling them separately.

Good luck!

rob53 said:

MplsP said:

lkrupp said:

The class action lawyers are drooling over their morning coffee.

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Edit: one key difference with an iphone is that you are more likely to put it in your shirt pocket, potentially placing it in close proximity to an implanted device. I agree with Dewme and cognomen42 - the AHA should work with Apple and other phone manufacturers on this.

I see your comment only being applicable to men, women's clothes generally do not have a shirt pocket. Men might put their phone in their coat pocket. which might be too close but people with pacemakers/defibrillators are instructed on what can and what can't be placed anywhere near the heart by their doctors. As for me, I can think of only one time where I put my phone in a shirt pocket. To me this is the worst place to put a $1K device, easy to fall out and easier to be pinched. 

Fortunately, I do not need a pacemaker/defibrillator, but I have always kept my iPhones (since iPhone 4, and older cell phones before it) in my shirt pocket. For me, no other pocket is as convenient. In all those years, I have dropped the iPhone only a handful of times, with damage only once.

ericthehalfbee said:

Beats said:

I’m disappointed Apple didn’t roll out an App Store like iOS.

People called me different names for suggesting the new M1 Mac software should be treated like iPhones App Store and said “PCs have always allowed software via web” as if moving forward was a bad idea.

Antitrust. If Apple tried to lock down macOS after being open for all these years they’d be accused of abusing their position. Same goes with Windows.

Highly unlikely in my opinion (under US law, at least).  Macs have about a 10% market share. I always prefer the App Store for Mac applications, if there is a choice.

lkrupp said:

MplsP said:

I have a google account that I sparingly use. When I do log into it, Google asks me to set up 2 factor authentication which I have steadfastly refused to do for the simple reason that I don't want Google to have my cell phone number.

But you ARE okay with Apple’s 2FA requirements for iCloud and other services? It’s mandatory now you know, no longer optional. 

Not quite mandatory yet. Although Apple strongly pushes 2FA (every time you update iOS, for example) and they won't let you undo it if you enable it, you can still refuse to enable it.  I have an Apple ID with a cloud that does not have 2FA (because I share it -- for purchases-- with my adult son who doesn't live with me.) Eventually Apple may do what google is apparently aiming to do -- force it upon people, but not quite yet.

mac_dog said:

I guess we’ll have to wait for these dinosaurs to die off before we start getting some technologically savvy people in congress.

And why does no one mention that everywhere else in American society you are retired or forced to retire by the time you’re 70? American politics looks like an archeologist’s wet dream. 

Actually, mandatory retirement is illegal under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act UNLESS there is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) or they are age 65 and are a “Bona Fide Executive” or in a “High Policymaking Position”.

You could argue that congressmen are in a high policymaking position, but given that congress writes the laws, that is unlikely to be a winning argument. 

I think the average congressman is largely unaware of technological policy, regardless of age.