crowley
I don't add "in my opinion" to everything I say because everything I say is my opinion. I'm not wasting keystrokes on clarifying to pedants what they should already be able to discern.
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Format wars enter the AR era as Safari lacks support for competing WebXR standard
AppleInsider said:
Until then, it seems Apple has chosen a side in yet another format war. While the report suggests Apple is testing WebXR support internally, it isn't clear if it will ever arrive in WebKit.
And it appears to be nearly done: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208988
Which is very promising, albeit not entirely conclusive. -
Apple's Ireland subsidiary paid Apple US $24.8 billion for 2021
Stabitha_Christie said:gatorguy said:aderutter said:Does anyone know if the stock buy-backs are undetaken in US or overseas? Might it make sense for non-US income to be used for buy-backs to avoid repatriation tax? Just pondering an area I don’t know too much about…
So much for that vaunted repatiation of $200B held overseas that Apple implied would have happened in 2018 or shortly thereafter. It did not.
EDIT: A bit more detailed article concerning the Irish story reported by AppleInsider:
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/apple-s-irish-subsidiary-doubles-pretax-profits-to-64bn-1.4871203
I can't see that the Irish Examiner article that is the source for AI says anything similar, AI have added it in. Weird. -
UK's 'tough' Big Tech regulator to remain permanently toothless
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Researchers find flaw in Apple Silicon chips, but it's not 'that bad'
lkrupp said:TenApplesUpOnTop said:Don't panic, these CPU level exploits are extremely difficult to exploit and are basically never seen in the wild. Remember Meltdown and Spectre a few years back? Not a single documented exploit in the wild. It's worthwhile to look for and fix these issues, however, as Flava Flave says "Dont believe the hype!”
Seriously dude, chill tf out. -
Jony Ive's exit from Apple caused by company culture changes and growing frustration
Beats said:I wish Tim would be less of a beta feminist and focus more on design.