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glynh said:

"Helton said he regrets his actions, explaining that a bipolar disorder triggered the phishing attack. Court documents show Helton has been in treatment for the mental disorder since his arrest."

Like that doesn't sound 'convenient'?

Let's blame a medical condition that you only start treatment for after you have been caught.

He should have got a stronger sentence IMHO. Not much of a disincentive to others is it really...

Well, there's an increasing amount of evidence showing that prison doesn't act as a deterrent anyway.  It's mostly effective purely as a tool that makes it impossible for that individual to commit crimes while locked up.  The idea of a rational actor in regards to committing crime is pretty much known as untrue.

As others have pointed out, Apple Pay worked on DAY ONE at CVS. Then CVS intentionally deactivated it. Nothing for them to do except undo what they did.

Wow, it's pretty obvious most people do not 1) understand warranty laws and 2) don't even understand what happened in the Error 53 situation. Those two things together lead so many to a ridiculous positions. It's funny to see exactly the same people who couldn't acknowledge Apple doing something wrong to save their own lives.

People might also want to understand the dismissal in this case. It was based on a failure to articulate damages because Apple eventually offered a software fix to Error 53. However, the judge explicitly left open the point - which he stated in his opinion - that the complaint can be amended to include damages and it will survive a motion to dismiss.

Regarding warranty law, a manufacturer is not obligated to fix a problem caused by an aftermarket part or repair but they absolutely are NOT permitted to cause a problem. If you replace the ECU on a car and it doesn't work, that's not the manufacturer's problem. If you replace the ECU and the manufacturer has software that, for no legitimate reason, stops the car from working then that is a violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.

In the case of Error 53, bricking the phone beyond repair is absolutely not a legitimate act. If Apple had merely popped a message saying "TouchID Sensor Invalid" and prevented the software update, they'd have a better case. The fact that they ultimately issued a software fix suggests they absolutely knew their position was weak.

Exactly how was it frivolous? iPhones absolutely did experience the Error 53. That error prevented the use of the phone, access to the data on the phone, and for many weeks Apple actually said that it wasn't going to address the issue. 

Change the whole story to a car. You have a car and have an aftermarket item installed and the car won't turn on due simply to a software check.

I'm a shareholder, but people experienced damages due to encoding the Error 53 situation that left iPhones completely unusable. They have deserve to have resolution to that situation. And for those who think Apple's ultimate resolution negates the problem, put your phone in a drawer for two weeks and come back to let us know whether that caused a problem for you. I'm not suggesting this is a get rich quick opportunity, but restitution is deserved.

Phil Schiller had some goods tips on the Daring Fireball WWDC interview about how he is using multiple watch faces and complications to create purpose-specific watch faces. For example, an "exercise" watch face with all the workout and health related items configured. Watch faces can now be changed with a simple swipe left and right, making this a great UI change too. Everything they've changed is a significantly improved way to quickly get to specific functionality.