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Instagram will evolve into a TikTok-like service, with push into video content
If Instagram wants to be more like tiktok
why wouldn't I just go to TikTok?
Why would I want an imitation?
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Apple starts early work on folding iPhone, testing in-screen Touch ID for 'iPhone 13'
Best folding phone I've seen is the Microsoft surface duo
the hinge is amazing, super smooth and robust
never paying a single penny for any folding one piece screen
fact is that folding part will develop cracks and eventually break
no way around it, so I'm not paying $1500-2000 for a phone that will only last 1-2 years then have zero value
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Power button Touch ID on the iPad Air 4 was an 'incredible feat'
Power button has fingerprint reader on my work surface duo and it works great
and my brothers Xperia had it about 2-3 years ago
not sure what the fuss is about
maybe this is new for apple, but it's certainly not new elsewhere
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Nobody will win the Apple versus Epic Fortnite battle, not even consumers
But this is not something you are buying from amazon, eBay etc.igorsky said:The day I get to dictate what price I pay to sell stuff on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Poshmark, Walmart, a flea market, etc. to the owners of those marketplaces is the day I side with these developers. Until then they can all take a flying leap.
this is an accessory to what you bought from them
Buying v-bucks in fortnite has absolutely nothing to do with apple
doesn't go through their servers, doesn’t need to be checked by Apple like apps, requires zero effort from any Apple employee. So what am I paying Apple $3 for when I buy v-bucks? What service am I getting for that?
This is like amazon saying if you buy a digital camera from them, you can only buy memory cards for the camera from them. I doubt any of the Apple fanboys here would be ok with that no?
subscriptions being charged 30% by Apple is a rip off, plain and simple. And an abuse of their power as the only App Store you can get on their products, google is not the same, because you can download fortnite directly to your android phone, without going through play store.
sure that’s why it’s much easier to infect an android, but that also puts google in a much better place as they are NOT a monopoly.
Apple saying we want 30% cut on anything sold on the App Store is completely, and justifiably owed to Apple . Fair and square.
They run the Apple store, they pay hosting, they pay for staff, they check every app to make sure it’s safe
which is why they have the best App Store out there.
but subscriptions are not the same case.
i think the biggest loser of this case, if it does proceed, will be apple
google can say hey, don’t like our rules? go straight to the consumer and have them load it directly from your website.
Apple is in a much worse position, especially that they already had lawsuits about App Store being a monopoly.
Time will tell
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TikTok 'shocked' by US executive order and impending ban
Ignorance much ?SpamSandwich said:
I don’t give two shits what are the opinions of “the world” or China. Neither should any American.avon b7 said:
This is true and it is worrying to a point but I think there will be part of the base support which will have no alternative but to look at how things have played and why, and begin to question some if the more blatant claims that have been made along the way.muthuk_vanalingam said:avon b7 said:
Realistically speaking Trump claimed trade wars were good and easy to win. You would have thought at this point it would be over if that were true. Clearly it isn't.SpamSandwich said:
In what way did they “flop” exactly? China is clearly getting quite desperate with their increased propaganda, spying and attempts to influence the election.foregoneconclusion said:Tariffs flopped so this is the substitute for "getting tough" with China apparently.
The tool to win the war was tariffs and most industry watchers have made it clear that China hasn't really been paying them. US citizens have borne the brunt.
China, in tit for tat measures, manoeuvred to lower tariffs on countries who could supply its needs, plunging industries like US agriculture to the brink of economic collapse.
In an attempt to get something, anything, to talk about, Trump lauded the phase 1 deal which didn't even include any obligations on China's part to fulfil commitments to anything included in it. Now, Trump is basically saying that deal is not worth the paper it's written on.
From the get go China made it clear that they were in this for the long haul and would suffer but, at the same time, resist and wait things out.
As elections approach and Trump has little cause to celebrate anything, time is not on his side and we are seeing actions like those against Huawei and Byte Dance and Tencent look evermore desperate. All the while, China is basically doing nothing.
As he said the trade war was easy to win and he very much hasn't won anything (he has actually caused great harm to US interests), saying he flopped makes a lot of sense.
China should have pulled into line long ago under such pressure but it's clear they haven't.
Avon - One thing I would like to remind you whenever the discussion is on politics - FACTS do NOT matter to majority of the people. All they need is - Catchy phrases that they can connect with and repeat shamelessly even if they are blatant lies. On that count - Trump seems to be playing PERFECTLY to the gallery, i.e. his supporters. So it is quite possible that Trump wins one more term and cause more harm to the entire world with his shenanigans.Why do i say this? - I have seen the exact same thing played out in my country (India) where right wing extremists won 2nd term on the basis of lies after lies. And majority of the people were more than happy to hear those lies day in, day out and voted the same party to power last year.
A lot of farms have gone out of business and although the agricultural sector has seen billions injected to keep it afloat (twice) some producers are saying they don’t want handouts, they want to sell their harvests. That is where Trump supposedly has a lot of support.
The COVID-19 response has largely been criticised worldwide.
The trade war is ongoing and looking far from over.
The hurricane season is looking like a nasty one this year.
California seems to have a perpetual problem with wildfires.
The Black Lives Matter protests are ongoing.
Not to mention that he was actually impeached.
I would like to think that even the most fervent Trump supporter may stand back and reflect a bit on where the US is, how it got there and where it is going.
If a small fraction of his supporters drop support, things might change.
Actions often speak louder than words and the entire world saw what the US response was to COVID-19. The term 'America First' took a dramatic new twist with US officials literally trying to get results through hard cash. To the point of allies complaining that the US was trying to divert their already purchased medical equipment into US hands by offering big dollars. A similar approach has been seen with vaccine purchases.
This has not sat well with foreign powers who were never even in favour of Trump from the start.
Frankly the list of questionable responses to various fronts is growing daily.
I know that a lot of his supporters are not aware of any of this but it would only take a fraction to change their opinion for, perhaps, change to occur.
