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  • Ex-Siri team to unveil 'Viv' virtual assistant next week in quest for ubiquitous AI

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    sog35 said:
    palomine said:
    Sog, I don't think this is a Cook policy but rather an Apple policy.  Remember Apple has a university of sorts, which is what codifies the corporate viewpoint and all senior level employees must go to it. This is to get everyone on the same page and avoid dilution of their culture.

    should they disband the intensive level of privacy policies? I don't know. I do know that Apple tends to think further ahead than most organizations especially in terms of core beliefs about what constitutes ethical business practices.

    your point is valid, that Apple is being left out of some avenues of technological research and it does have a lot to do with privacy policies. I'd sure like it if they could find a way to be a little more transparent about why they think this way. 

    They will eventually encrypt the cloud contents because of this privacy concern, so again, I don't think this is on Tim, it's a corporate legacy.
    Good explanation.

    But it begs this question:

    IF APPLE IS SO CONCERNED ABOUT PRIVACY WHY IS GOOGLE STILL THE DEFAULT SEARCH ON SAFARI?



    Seriously? With all your posts, do you really need to ask that question? It has been reported that Google paid Apple something like a $Billion a year to do it. Secondly, Google happens to be the leading search engine by far. And lastly, it is a matter of consumer choice whether or not they want to use it. It has nothing to do with data held by Apple.
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  • Ex-Siri team to unveil 'Viv' virtual assistant next week in quest for ubiquitous AI

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    sog35 said:
    You know why Siri sucks?  Because of Tim Cooks ridiculous stance on privacy.  Without being able to data mine you, Siri is clueless and dumb.

    Cook needs to stop his pious and extreme stance on privacy.  Its hurting Apples cloud advancement, Siri, advertising platform, and Apple pay (wont share data with merchants)
    Or maybe you need to move over to Android. I like their privacy policies just fine. I don't need anyone sifting through my data unless it's specifically data I've given to a specific app, and have granted it specific and limited access.
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  • Indian government turns down Apple request to import used iPhones for sale, report says

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    anantksundaram said:
    This was a dumb -- indeed, condescending -- move by Apple to begin with. Compete there with your good stuff at the best possible prices, and let the chips fall where they may. If you can't, go compete somewhere else.

    The Indian government did the right thing.
    Bullshit! They would still be providing an advanced high quality product at a more affordable price point compared to all the cheap crap phones that are currently being sold there. Further, it would be with a far superior ecosystem. There is nothing in the least condescending about this. What is condescending is Samsung pouring cheap android crap into the market for unsuspecting consumers.
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  • Citing concerns in China, activist investor Carl Icahn no longer owns shares of Apple

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    Now we know why the slide has been so deep - it was Icahn dumping his shares....
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  • New videos offer first-person view of Apple's Campus 2 'spaceship'

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    "Oops! Wasn't allowed to shoot and post those so now worried about losing job, or company losing contract. Me bad!"
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