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  • Amazon working on mobile messaging service to rival Apple Messages

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    Apple Messages is one Apple service that is extremely sticky.

    One reason is that it works on all of your Apple devices - iPhones, iPads, Macs. If you call or video-call a person with your iPhone to their iPhone, they can seamlessly answer on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac.  Apple's system will route through the internet and will do it with end-to-end encryption. You can't do that why any other messaging system.  

    Google tried to create a messaging system to attract Apple customers. But it is only available on iOS.

    Only Microsoft has created a similar system since Skype works on PCs, Macs and iPhone.  But Microsoft no longer does phones - leaving a huge part of the market to its competitors. And only Skype for Business has end-to-end encryption. 


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  • Apple hunting after lower royalties for Apple Music & iTunes content

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    In traditional retail, a markup of 30% by retailers is standard. But my question is — how much is the artist actually getting from that river of money? They really should get the majority portion, but I believe they only get around 5%?
    Out of the 70% that is paid by Apple:

    1. A set percentage is given to the songwriter - this is determined by law passed by Congress.

    2. The rest is given to the music label.

    The music label then gives a cut of their revenue to the artist.

    The music label first takes out their expenses. 

    This includes paying the CEO, the administrative staff, the marketing staff, the cost of marketing and advertisement, the cost of the recording studio (rent, etc.), the the producers of the song, the engineers, the paid musicians, etc. 

    Just like making a film, there are a lot of people involved in making a song. 

    What trickles down is left to the artist.

    Artists who write their own songs and own their own label get to keep all of the revenue from Apple - minus their expenses. 

    Artists who don't write their own songs and are signed to a label are actually employees of that label. 

    The label determines how much they get paid - sometimes nothing, sometimes minimum wage, etc.

    The artists who complain about getting nothing are the ones who are employees of the label.

    So if the artists complain about getting nothing, they should complain to their lable, not Apple.

    Or the artists should create their own label. The smart ones do.

    FolioRayz2016

  • Apple nixes video glitch repair program for 2011 MacBook Pros

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    From Apple.com:

    VINTAGE PRODUCTS: are those that have not been manufactured for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. 

    OBSOLETE PRODUCTS: are those that were discontinued more than 7 years ago. 

    Apple has discontinued hardware service for vintage products with the following exceptions:
    1. TURKEY: Mac products purchased in the country of Turkey. Owners of vintage Mac products may obtain service and parts from Apple service providers within the country of Turkey.
    2. CALIFORNIA:  Products purchased in the state of California, United States, as required by statute
    3. FRANCE: For products purchased in France, see Statutory Warranties of Seller and Spare Parts.

    Apple has discontinued all hardware service for obsolete products with no exceptions. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products. 

    In the United States and Turkey, the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) is still Vintage.

    In California, you can still get hardware service on Vintage Apple Hardware until 2018. At that time it becomes obsolete.

    The key is that the Macbook Pro 17 2011 is no longer eligible for a FREE repair under the Video Glitch Repair Program. You have to pay for the repair. 

    In the rest of the United States, you are out of luck getting the computer serviced at Apple since Apple won't provide hardware service to repair the computer. But third party repair services may be able to repair it for you since parts are still available.

    avon b7

  • Apple ditching Imagination Technologies GPU technology, moving design in-house

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    Apple should simply buy AMD as I told Tim and Phil to.
    williamlondondoozydozen

  • Hands On: BusyCal's long development benefits feature set for Mac, iPhone

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    I have
    * BusyCal and BusyContacts
    * Fantastical
    * Market Circle's Daylite
    * Microsoft Outlook with Office 365 for Business.

    BusyCal and BusyContacts simply blows the competition away.

    BusyCal + BusyContacts' integration with Mac OS Calendar and Address Book is the best.
    Having a calendar alone is insufficient for running a business or maintaining organization of your contacts.  The calendar needs to integrate fully with the address book.

    It is so nice to open up a client's address book entry and instantly see every appointment and to-do you have with them. You cannot easily do this with the competition.

    It is so nice to have integration to the point every Mac and iPhone and iPad I have are synchronized.


    Solijohn.bchiadjames4242