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  • Apple releases two new videos showing viewers how to set up Apple Card Family

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    robin huber said:
    Tried to add wife, told she is “unavailable for sharing.” Both our phones updated and she is already sharing all other things in Family Share. What gives?

    Update: Just got off phone with Apple Support. They are aware of the problem many have reported and are working on it. 
    Running into the same issue myself. My wife can’t share her Apple Card and neither can I. Though everything else is working fine under Family Sharing with our 3 kids.
    robin huber

  • Craig Federighi blasts Mac security to prop up iOS App Store

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    Beats said:
    sflocal 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.
    I believe if MacOS had an App Store similar to iOS and only software from that App Store can be installed, it would have meant the death of MacOS for sure.  

    I hate Android, I love iOS.  MacOS has to balance that line between user safety, and flexibility.  There are tons of apps that aren't on the Mac App Store, and it will always be that way.  I the user accept responsibility for downloading/installing software that could infect it.  When I need to install software, I look first at the Mac App Store, but most of the time it's from the developer's website.

    iOS is completely a different animal.  It's a toaster.  Treat it as such.

    It’s called moving forward. Just like how developers are migrating to M1.

    The irony is that the judge is questioning why they allow multiple app stores on Mac. Had Mac had one iOS-like App Store the argument wouldn’t have arose.
    They already have a Mac with only a store, it’s called an iPad. Stick with that and let the rest of us do actual work.
    spock1234elijahgwatto_cobra

  • Apple's iMac predicted to overtake HP and lead the All-in-One market

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    nicholfd said:
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    entropys said:
    This is entirely price based. Those HP AIOs are just horrible. Their only case for redemption being they are not as bad as the Dell AIOs.
    I’ve had a different experience with the Dell AIO. I’ve now purchased a total of 10 of the ones at Costco for various business clients. At $850 each Apple simply can’t compete price wise. Admittedly there’s a couple hours of prep work to have all the bloat ware removed, but that’s how/why I get paid ;-)

    And yes, I’ve tried desperately to get the clients to move to macOS. Some are blocked by Windows only medical software and others by cost.
    So they are not only $850 - if you're any good, you should be charging $100+ per hour.  Couple of hours, and now you're over $1050.  And then the repeat calls to you for support (because it's Windows) and now the cost is at the 24" iMac, and the quality will never be there.  

    You have to consider the total cost of ownership.
    Even an iMac would need initial setup (you have to realize, these are clients that don’t even know how to download/install Chrome). And this isn’t Windows XP/7. Windows 10 has been rock solid and I’ve never had to do any work after initial setup.

    I’m a huge Apple/Mac fan, and I’d love nothing more then to switch all my clients to iMacs. MY job would be so much easier (and fun), but it’d be unethical for me to steer them towards Macs when the WORK they need to do can be easily done on a machine that costs considerably less.
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • Apple files to strike Microsoft testimony over console profit claims

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    Smart move on Apple's part. From what I've seen reported by the video game industry in the past, both Sony and MS had adopted hardware strategies post PS3/360 where they tried to come relatively close to break even on hardware at launch. Taking a modest loss at that point was acceptable, but they expected to start generating a profit with hardware after a couple of years of manufacturing. That's the thing that makes Wright's testimony so questionable: console hardware doesn't change, so it gets cheaper every year to produce. Imagine if the hardware spec for the iPhone never changed in 6 years with Apple continuing to charge the same price for it year after year. 
    Hardware prices definitely come down for consoles. Usually a year or two after the original comes out there’s a slim/S model that’s offered that’s smaller and lower cost. Though I agree that I don’t think they sell at a loss based on future game sales. Especially now when there’s so much backwards compatibility included that the customer base can tap into that there’s no guarantee of future earnings
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  • Apple's iMac predicted to overtake HP and lead the All-in-One market

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    entropys said:
    This is entirely price based. Those HP AIOs are just horrible. Their only case for redemption being they are not as bad as the Dell AIOs.
    I’ve had a different experience with the Dell AIO. I’ve now purchased a total of 10 of the ones at Costco for various business clients. At $850 each Apple simply can’t compete price wise. Admittedly there’s a couple hours of prep work to have all the bloat ware removed, but that’s how/why I get paid ;-)

    And yes, I’ve tried desperately to get the clients to move to macOS. Some are blocked by Windows only medical software and others by cost.
    jony0watto_cobra