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  • FBI complains it can't break encryption on phone used by San Bernardino terrorists

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    The IRS recently losing the data of 100,000 taxpayers to hackers, after previously losing 300,000.
    Hackers recently released into the wild the personal information of 20,000 FBI employees.
    Hackers recently release into the wild, the personal information of 9,000 Department of Homeland Security Employees.

    The government cannot protect its own computers from hackers.
    Backdoors will be found by hackers.
    In fact, they will make encryption far easier to break.  It will be like hiding the key to a house under the front doormat.

    jbdragonsandortdknoxchiamagman1979jfc1138

  • Google surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company

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    anantksundaram said:
    People can spin it any way they want, but this is just not good news. The market currently has absolutely no confidence in Apple's ability to generate value from future growth opportunities. And, we can criticize or chuckle at Google all we want (I often get in on it too), but they have a narrative that the market is buying in droves. As it currently does with Facebook and Microsoft as well.

    Kudos to them.

    Apple truly can and must do better on conveying some sense of who or what it wants to be 2, 5, 10 years out. This is not rocket science. Every major company does it in some form or the other. That's a huge part of what CEOs are paid to do. It involves much more than talking about "industrial era taxes", "dollar versus yuan", etc.

    I realize a lot of people here do not own AAPL and therefore couldn't care less, but for those of us who have been very long-term shareholders of the company, this news hurts. There is simply no need for such underachievement. It's bewildering.

    (And, please spare me the vacuous stuff about "Wall Street casino" and such; those are simply sound bites).


    Apple already conveys what it wants to be in 2, 5, and 10 years out. It does it clearly and simply. 1. Apple wants to make the best products it can make that enrich and improves people's lives. That is so simple. Apple is not focused on profits. Apple is focused on product. 2. And Apple's product development is simple too: To iteratively and gradually improve its products. Apple has only a few product. It will never have the number of products its competitors has. Apple is simply more laser focused. 3. And Apple doesn't do revolutionary products except rarely. Apple always does incrementally upgrades products it has. That is what Apple will always be.
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  • Angela Ahrendts treats Apple Store employees like execs, retained 81% of workforce in 2015

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    rogifan_old said:
    birko said:
    Not sure what Kohls is, but if that is the rate in the US, then 81% annual retention is good. I am guessing this is a world-wide figure. Would be  interesting to see how this is distributed per nation.
    Kohls is a discount clothing/housewares store. 
    Kohls is a higher quality store than Walmart. 
    bobroo

  • Angela Ahrendts treats Apple Store employees like execs, retained 81% of workforce in 2015

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    cnocbui said:
    I wonder does someone search her bag each day as she leaves? I imagine so if Apple treats it's retail employees as executives.  I'll bet she was thrilled with the 9 month Apple Music subscription gift.

    She doesn't carry a bag.
    She has no need for a bag.
    She wears pants just like the men do.  
    She carries 10 pounds of stuff in her pockets just like the men do. 
    Rayz2016

  • Apple's 'Project Titan' at crossroads, team in hiring freeze, source says

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    xzu said:
    A Apple car is kinda silly. Car tech makes sense, buying Tesla.. maybe... Build a damn desktop computer and automate the home would be awesome.
    It makes even more sense to buy BMW. BMW is cheap at $60 Billion. It even makes a large profit which Tesla may never do. Apple likes profit. BMW already makes electric cars. And BMW can mass produce cars - Tesla cannot. Tesla' cars are flawed because it hasn't made cars for long. Tesla's bugs would drive perfectionistic Apple nuts  Apple can buy BMW with only 6 months of revenue. 
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