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  • Apple is a contender to buy canceled 'Coyote Vs. Acme' movie from Warner Bros

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    mknelson said:
    lmasanti said:
    quote: ”Ultimately, it may come down to money.”

    This movie… and many others… were planed with the old contractual relationship with screenwriters and actors… and —just maybe— the new contracts change that situation.
    Probably not a significant factor unless they hire some A-listers for voice acting. The real costs would be for the animators and related hardware.
    The film is already produced.   The costs have already been sunk.   Seems insane not to release it (if not to theatrical, then to streaming) even though there are costs associated with distribution (unless the film isn't actually finished).     Because of the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike and residual delays from the pandemic, there's going to be a window where there's a dearth of new product.   Assuming the film is actually finished, IMO, it would have made lots of sense to release it then - unless it's been previewed by the executives and they've determined that it's just terrible.    

    The decision not to release was probably because Discovery/Warner Bros. is so screwed up right now.   There are rumors that after paying $85b for it, Discovery will attempt to sell it (and probably take a big loss in the process).   
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  • Apple Car expected to arrive sometime before 2030

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    loopless said:
    Probably good to wait. The "heat" has gone out of the EV market. Many of the "early" adopters have bought one. Now the rest are saying, why would I pay more to put up with range anxiety and a crappy charging network that still can't charge a vehicle in anything close to the time to "gas" an ICE vehicle. A lot of EV's are sitting on lots.
    Total nonsense. Q3 set a record for EV sales in the U.S. and was 50% higher than a year ago.   7.9% of U.S. new car sales are EV’s (and 25% in California).  

    At a level 3 charger, it takes 18 minutes to charge a Hyundai i5 or i6 to 80%.   That’s not all that much longer than gas, especially if one stops in the store to buy something or use the bathroom. 

    Infrastructure does need work.  I wouldn’t yet recommend an EV for someone who can’t charge at home unless they have a L3 charging place as close as a gas station.    But the infrastructure will catch up.  We’re starting to see gas stations add chargers with BP being the first big chain to start adding them. 
    watto_cobrawilliamlondonbyronlradarthekatroundaboutnowlollivertyler82

  • Goldman Sachs regrets Apple Card, and is trying to escape the deal

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    I don’t understand the complaints.  I use the Apple Card (via Apple Pay) regularly and have had no problems. 

    The 1% to 3% rebate is great and better than the measly points that other credit cards give.  And the 4+% interest on the savings account is also pretty good.  

    My only complaint is that Home Depot doesn’t accept it (or any tap card) and I once had an issue because the bank once rejected a large purchase and it caused some problems for a few weeks.  

    Of course the interest rate is too high - IMO, one would have to be nuts not to pay off any credit card before interest is due.  They’re all criminal in that regard.  

    Since payment collection is automatic, I don’t know why GS is losing money, although I would guess it’s because the users are smart enough not to pay interest and because there was no fee.    Most banks make most of their credit card profit on those annual fees.  
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  • Windows won't dominate enterprise in a decade, says outgoing Jamf CEO

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    JBdragon gets it right.  Corporate I.T. Is still conservative, reluctant to change, penny pinching and in general, still Apple adverse, although they make exceptions for “creatives”.   

    Plus there’s a ton of B-to-B application software that won’t run under MacOS.  

    It wasn’t all that many years ago that I was fighting with clients because they didn’t even want to replace 800 X 600 monitors.  

    Plus, what does the typical employee do on a computer?  Email, scheduling, texting, maybe word processing and spreadsheets and some web browsing.  All things a PC does fine.  
    dewmewilliamlondon

  • Japan law will require Apple to allow alternate iPhone app stores

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    What developers who complain about Apple taking 30% forget is that back in the days of packaged software, distributors like Ingram MicroD took 55% to 60%.  And Apple absorbs the credit card risk and fees.  

    What I think Apple needs to do is certify apps from their site so consumers know that the other site apps are not. 
    williamlondonAlex1Naderutter