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  • Apple asks Foxconn to move iPad, MacBook production from China to Vietnam

    seanjseanj
    The Chinese people, contrary to right wing propaganda, seem to be far happier with their government than we here in the U.S.  The Chinese aren't the ones talking about civil war, sending armed militias to invade state government houses and kidnapping their leaders -- or coups to overturn their government.

    Responsible, ethical leadership doesn't depend on the form of government.
    • The 1 million Chinese people currently interred in concentration camps simply because they  happen to be Uygur ethnic Muslims would disagree with you.
    • The 8 million people of Hong Kong who are seeing their rights removed by the Chinese Communist Party reneging on the 1997 handover deal would disagree with you.
    • The 3 million Tibetans whose country is illegally occupied by China would disagree with you.
    • The 24 million people of Taiwan who live with the constant threat of being attacked and invaded by China would also probably disagree with you about China.
    • India and Bhutan who have suffered border incursions by the Chinese military would also disagree.
    • As would most nations with territorial waters in the South China Sea who see China attempting to claim sovereignty over their UN recognised territory waters would disagree with you about Chinese good governance.

    The Chinese people don’t talk about their unhappiness with their government because all media and communications is monitored. Even the slightest dissent will see a person imprisoned in a Mao-style reeducation camp.

    You probably thought the Soviet Union was the ‘workers paradise’ it claimed to be too...
    muthuk_vanalingamgatorguyGG1razorpit

  • European Parliament votes to facilitate consumer right to repair

    seanjseanj
    genovelle said:
    Will the UK handle the deaths from batteries and calls from consumers who brick their devices prematurely by calling themselves repairing them. This will run quite a few companies out of business as few of them can afford to take on this additional expense in the none Apple world because they are already loosing money on these devices. 
    In case you hadn’t noticed or been living in a cave, the U.K. left the EU at the end of January 2020, so the European Parliament can do whatever it likes, it will have no impact in the U.K.
    elijahgsaarekCloudTalkin

  • Windows on Apple Silicon is up to Microsoft, says Craig Federighi

    seanjseanj
    Old timer that I am, I remember the days before the WinTel duopoly dominated the computer industry. We had machines running 68000, ARM, SPARC, Alpha, etc, and a consequence we had year on year real innovation and advances; the completion that the free market promotes. 
    Whereas we’ve seen stagnation with Intel’s CISC x86 architecture for over a decade, a fact that Apple recognised. The irony of course is that things have come full circle as Apple was one of the original investors in ARM back in the late 1980’s.
    Hopefully exciting days ahead!
    gregoriusmcy_starkmanargonauttwokatmewtaugust04_aiBeatsrezwitsAlex1Nhippodysamoria

  • Apple's iPhone 12 mini has us questioning our larger phones

    seanjseanj
    Perfect iPhone for me would be a Pro Mini, and even better if it were the same size as the original 5 - that was the original perfect pocket size.
    watto_cobra

  • Why Thread is a game-changer for Apple's HomeKit

    seanjseanj
    “ It is incredible that Thread can simply be added through firmware and doesn't necessarily require new hardware.”

    Are you listening Philips?... ;)
    razorpitcornchipScot1dbvaporflyingdprundhvidwatto_cobraDon.Andersen