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  • Epic CEO Tim Sweeney grilled on platform agreements, V-Bucks

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    eimoaotl said:
    There is a lot of vitriol on here against Epic.  I personally think that iOS has become like Windows and Mac, where it is a general operating system and that Apple should no longer be allowed to determine what I can and cannot do with the operating system.  My phone and my iPad are not like my gaming console - I use my iOS devices for basically everything, I use my xbox just for gaming and streaming shows.  I don’t think iOS and gaming consoles are equivalent.  But I do think iOS and windows are equivalent as they are both operating systems that enable me to do “limitless” things depending on software and how much limitation Microsoft and Apple actually put on them.  Same goes for the Mac my wife uses. Can you imagine how angry people would be if Windows mandated that everything now had to go through the Windows store and through their payment system?
    Your post is riddled with the phrase “I think” without a single articulated argument why what you think should be the law. 

    Even if the purpose of the device is different, the profit model is different, or a person’s use is different - none of that matters. Epic needs iOS to be determined to be a monopoly. Nothing Sweeney testified to argues to that conclusion. 
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  • Microsoft Teams adds audio sharing and notifications for Mac users

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    I periodically have to use Teams with certain clients. If I have one request, it's native Apple Silicon support. Kinda strange that MS was very quick getting Office available with native ASi versions but Teams doesn't even have a timeline. Even Remote Desktop now has a native ASi beta available.
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  • Apple discontinues iMac Pro, available 'while supplies last'

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    michelb76 said:
    Instead of this ridiculously overpriced and underperforming model they could have just slapped some components in a midi-tower and called it a day. It would have sold better and it would have been a better hold-over.
    Yeah, that sounds exactly like something Apple would do.

    Funny how actual iMac Pro owners seem to love their machines.
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  • Oura Ring review: a good complement to the Apple Watch

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    I love my Oura ring. Had it about 9 months. It does some things the Apple Watch doesn't, but I also like that I have two different devices collecting the same metrics. As I get older, I've become more interested in collecting all that health data over time to better detect underlying health issues.

    Interestingly, I also noticed the dip in my HRV and it led to me getting a COVID-19 test which came back positive. I have as close to no symptoms as I could have imagined, but after looking at the data I've been collecting HealthKit (including a Masimo oximeter with HealthKit integration) I can see some interesting fluctuations that happened during my time with COVID-19.
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  • Google may be skirting Apple's privacy disclosures by not updating iOS apps [u]

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    mac_dog said:
    Rayz2016 said:
    This concern hasn't stopped other companies from complying with Apple's requirement. Social media giant Facebook has a substantial number of items appearing in its Data Privacy listing, and it offers the information despite having a similar public opinion as Google regarding data harvesting and usage.

    I think Google knows that no one is going to stop using their app, even if it lights the camera while they're taking a shower.
    Seriously? Who the fuck takes a shower with their phone?
    Who doesn’t?
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