crowley

The Nintendo Switch cartridges are coated in a bittering agent to discourage children from sucking on them.  Maybe Apple should do the same for AirPods to stop real estate celebrities from swallowing them amongst their fistfuls of prescription drugs.

Maybe Apple haven’t joined in because it’s a dumb idea that isn’t going anywhere. It’s 3D TV all over again. It’s pivot to video. It’s crypto. 

amar99 said:

crowley said:

amar99 said:

... an explanation for the rest of us please? Maybe a bit more context would help.

SoftBank own ARM

SoftBank tried to sell ARM to nVidia, a US company

UK government said no for national security reasons

Now SoftBank want to sell off ARM on a stock exchange

Many stock exchanges exist around the world, US ones are often more popular for tech stocks

Article says that the UK government may require SoftBank to use the London stock exchange, again for national security reasons

Article also says that if a non-UK company tries to buy a controlling interest in ARM then the UK government may get involved again

What additional context do you need?

Thanks! I was going to leave it at that, but since you asked what other context we need, "UK government said no for national security reasons" is not self explanatory. What does that mean in this context? Are they using ARM to spy on every user and don't want to be found out? The term national security is just so over used it's difficult to know how to interpret that sentence.

A clarification: the UK authorities didn't actually say no, they just had an initial investigation, which raised enough alarm for a deeper investigation, to cover both national security and antitrust concerns. nVidia withdrew their offer before it was concluded.

There's been plenty written about this, so I won't regurgitate it.

Beats said:

How do I know Arcade games don’t fully utilize new hardware? Because the games are required to run on half-decade old hardware. 

You do realise that games have graphical settings that can run the gamut from ultra low to ultra high, right?  The games you play likely don't look the same game on an iPhone 7 as they do on an iPhone 13.  Resolution for one.

e.g. here's Red Dead Redemption 2 PC on minimum settings compared to maximum.  You may notice a few differences.

Beats said:

Imagine Sony showing off a PS4 game while talking about how advanced the PS5 is?

Sony have been plenty showing off Horizon Forbidden West and God Of War: Ragnarok, both of which are major tentpole games for the PS5 and have also gotten (the former) or will get (the latter) a PS4 release.  At a different graphical level obviously.

Imagine!


Honestly, I think you know jack shit about games for all the whining you do about it.

MplsP said:

“According to statistics published by Apple, 79% of U.S. car buyers wouldn't even consider purchasing a vehicle without CarPlay“

wow - I’m not sure how that statistic works since iPhone has far less than a 79% market share. Apparently people want to buy cars based on compatibility with a device they don’t own?

On Gruber's Talk Show, Greg Joswiak clarified that that number was a survey of people buying new cars, i.e. not used.  Which changes the maths a bit.