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  • Apple makes first change to Pixelmator Pro with a new splash screen

    saareksaarek
    I’ve been using Pixelmator since it first came out in 2007, I was one of their original beta testers.

    At this point I don’t know whether to drink to a soon to be long lost friend or celebrate a positive new chapter.

    Pixelmator always had frequent updates, used the latest Apple tech and was continually pushed forwards.

    I truly hope they don’t do a Dark Sky on it.
    watto_cobrawilliamlondon

  • Display supply chain analyst confirms iPhone SE 4 will have a notch

    saareksaarek
    Didn’t bother me on my old iPhone XS Max. The Dynamic Island still gets in the way anyway, so not big deal.
    ForumPostdewme

  • Apple Intelligence & Siri team getting a boost from fixer Kim Vorrath

    saareksaarek
    foregoneconclusion said:
    tht said:
    Gruber’s monthly sniping at Siri is not really helping imo. Most of the time, it has something to do with how Gruber enunciates, grammar, or perhaps how he has his devices setup. 
    Yeah, I'm not sure why he doesn't realize that the quality of the answer is typically based on the way that the question is asked. Asking Siri about Super Bowl winners by year seems to work fine.
    Respectfully, I think you’re missing the point. Siri should be able to understand the question and answer it.

    For a personal assistant app, If a user has to use a specific syntax, well, then the product has already failed.

    Billions of people own products that ship with Siri. Apple advertise Siri as a service someone can just speak to, it should operate accordingly.
    neoncatwilliamlondon

  • UK trial over Apple's App Store fees seeks $1.83B fine

    saareksaarek
    Alrescha said:
    The App Store is an Apple product.  Saying that Apple has a monopoly on it is like saying that Ford has a monopoly on the F-150.
    The Mac is also an Apple product. Think of it this way, let's assume that the next version of Mac OS would only allow you to download and install apps that are held within the App Store and that any app that they do not want you to have was now forbidden. I suspect that you'd be very angry about that, you might even abandon the platform.

    The only reason that you are not up in arms about the iPhone not offering alternatives for software distribution is that with iOS, that's always been the only way.

    I don't doubt that there are security and quality assurance benefits to iOS remaining closed, personally I'm not even against it remaining closed. I do, however, feel that Apple's greed here is causing them far more trouble than it is worth and they will ultimately have to open up iOS, all of which could have been avoided had they just looked for a 10% fee over the current 30%.
    muthuk_vanalingamtiredskills

  • What speed to expect from M4 Ultra in the 2025 Mac Studio & Mac Pro

    saareksaarek
    I find it so strange that Apple releases their most powerful version of each generation months, if not a year, behind the budget versions. It's just crazy that the still for sale M2 Professional machines are getting bitch slapped by the much cheaper M4 Mac's. Just a batshit crazy launch decision.
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