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  • Judge orders Tim Cook and Craig Federighi documentation in Epic case

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    gatorguy said:
    chasm said:
    gatorguy said:
    Gosh, surprised the CEO of Apple would be ordered to appear. I thought the judge in this case already signaled doubts about the veracity of Epic's claims early on. Maybe that was a different judge and venue? 
    She has made clear that Epic doesn't have a real case to justify its contract-breaking, but she is being even-handed in allowing (within some limits) Epic to try and find some dirt that might justify their position, and that's fine

    Then we might be talking two different courtrooms since the judge in this one is a he from what I'm reading.
    The order was from a magistrate (a he), not the District Court judge (a she). Discovery disputes are typically handled by a lower magistrate. 
    williamlondongatorguywatto_cobra

  • Judge orders Tim Cook and Craig Federighi documentation in Epic case

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    It’s very normal in a case of this level to include depositions of senior executives, including the CEO. Epic is making an antitrust claim. That’s a big claim, so it’s no surprise at all that the judge allowed it. And there’s nothing that prevents Epic from deposing others too. Civil cases give a lot of power to both parties during the discovery phase. That’s just how it works. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Silicon M1 Mac delivery times slip into 2021 for higher-end configurations

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    Apple M1 Chip with 8-Core CPU and 8-Core GPU + 16GB + 2TB

    Ordered Nov 12th and received Dec 3rd. It's so good. Amazing that I can install Steam and a game like Disco Elysium, with comparable performance to the same game on an Intel 8700K with 1080 Ti GPU. And, after the first launch when it did the translation, it launches instantly now.

    Plus all the native stuff that's already available. Almost as exciting as the first iMac G5 I bought - which was my first Mac.
    watto_cobrarundhvid

  • Comcast extends 1.2TB monthly Xfinity data cap to nearly all customers

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    The best day of my life - and I’m happily married with two wonderful kids - is the day I was able to call Comcast and cancel their “Gig” service for AT&T Fiber. He argued that they also offer fiber service and I just said “not without a quota”.  He said my cancellation was processed and then hung up. 

    ISPs should only allowed to set prices or quotas if there’s at least one other comparable provider in the market. Otherwise, regulate the shit out of them. 

    By the way. NN will be back by May. 
    ronn

  • Windows on Apple Silicon is up to Microsoft, says Craig Federighi

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    GeorgeBMac said:
    Xed said:
    tmay said:
    All Microsoft has to do is make Office and Teams run on those machines. And Their CRM. Who needs Windows but to run applications? If these applications run as well on iOS, I would say Windows is not necessary.

    If your school or company wants you to run an application that does not function on your ARM based Mac you have 2 options:
    Either:   Quit
    Or:  Buy a Windows machine.

    This is an untenable situation for Microsoft, Apple and their customers.   It needs to be resolved.
    Like it or not, we live in a world of Windows

    Apple standing back with their arms folded over their chests and pouting that it's Microsoft's problem is petty and juvenile and does neither their customers nor their stockholders any good.  It also could irreparably the MacBook line as it gets squeezed between powerful, laptop capable iPads and Windows laptops.

    Microsoft must also step up to the plate.   Not only is history on the side of them swallowing their pride and working with Apple (at least when Gates was running things) but, ARM based processors will only be growing in prevalence and popularity.   It is in Microsoft's best interests to flesh out the ARM based version of their OS and make it available for retail purchase.  They need to make it the equivalent of their Intel version rather than a weak sibling.

    If each does their part, we all win.  
    Why is it Apple's problem to make Windows accessible on the M series Mac's?...
    Because everybody benefits:   Apple, Microsoft as well as the customers of both Apple and Microsoft.  Apparently Apple is washing their hands of it saying "Not my problem".

    Do they HAVE to?   No, of course not.   But it's silly of them not to help, support and encourage Microsoft to port their OS to Macs.   Again.
    Bill and Steve knew that working together benefited everybody.   Hopefully, their wisdom has not been lost.

    My friend was ready to buy a MacBook Air -- until I told her that it could never run Windows.   She immediately eliminated Macs from consideration.  
    She loses and Apple loses.  

    Don’t you read the articles? Apple hasn’t stopped MS from supporting M1 Macs and will clearly make the supporting software—like they do now—if MS wants it.

    My prediction is this happens because M-series Mac interest and marketshare will grow even faster due to the new performance gains and ability to use iOS and iPadOS.

    What we don’t yet know is if Apple has or will built virtualization support for running their OSes on their M-series chips. My guess is that the M1 doesn’t have it, but that beefier M-series chips could have it.  It emulation, as the article incorrectly states, but virtualization for OSes that support the AArch64 ISA.

    Don't you read the posts that you're responding to?  
    Here, let me repeat:

    If your school or company wants you to run an application that does not function on your ARM based Mac you have 2 options:
    Either:   Quit
    Or:  Buy a Windows machine.

    This is an untenable situation for Microsoft, Apple and their customers.   It needs to be resolved.
    Like it or not, we live in a world of Windows

    Apple standing back with their arms folded over their chests and pouting that it's Microsoft's problem is petty and juvenile and does neither their customers nor their stockholders any good.  It also could irreparably the MacBook line as it gets squeezed between powerful, laptop capable iPads and Windows laptops.

    Microsoft must also step up to the plate.   Not only is history on the side of them swallowing their pride and working with Apple (at least when Gates was running things) but, ARM based processors will only be growing in prevalence and popularity.   It is in Microsoft's best interests to flesh out the ARM based version of their OS and make it available for retail purchase.  They need to make it the equivalent of their Intel version rather than a weak sibling.

    If each does their part, we all win.  

    Never gonna happen, so you’ll eventually need to get over it. Apple knows how many people use Macs to run Windows apps. It clearly isn’t enough for Apple to care.
    tmayRayz2016watto_cobra