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9secondkox2 said:

anonymouse said:

9secondkox2 said:

Dang. Looks awesome. Especially dig the Aston Martin example. 

Was looking at an X5, but may have to go for one of these bad boys instead.

If you were looking at an X5, I'm not sure an AM is in your price range.

LOL. Found the old, jealous person. 

Has nothing to do with price range. More to do with driving. Was really into the amg g63. Then I drove it. I actually like the Audi qrs8 better than the Mercedes in terms of driving. But the x5 is just the right size, has the look I like, and handles pretty great. To be clear, I’m talking x5 M competition. I bought my gf her dream car, the z4 m40i, and that’s an impressive little car. But I’m an SUV guy. 

The Aston dbx is definitely more expensive, but not a reach (though it gets into less than comfortable territory) I’ve just never been that into Aston. But a full on Apple takeover? That may be worth the price difference. Only know after a drive. 

Also, for sake of signs of intelligent life, both Porsche and Aston were mentioned as far as possibilities go. But I liked the Aston screenshot better. Not a fan of the cheap looking grid background on the Porsche screenshot (though I imagine it’s changeable). 

9secondkox2 said:

Dang. Looks awesome. Especially dig the Aston Martin example. 

Was looking at an X5, but may have to go for one of these bad boys instead.

gatorguy said:

ericthehalfbee said:

Apple basically said “fuck you” to Google.

I’ve repeatedly said Apple should counter Google’s shame campaign by announcing they’ll support RCS when Google opens up their RCS APIs for everyone. Including competitors like WhatsApp or Telegram.

Google has their own RCS APIs in Android but Samsung is the only one allowed to use them. Developers have asked and Google has done nothing to allow other Apps to implement RCS via their system and use E2EE.

So Apple did one better and said they’ll work with standards bodies to improve RCS.

Now Google’s hopes of a messaging duopoly are finished.

... So don't stake your hopes on Apple coming to our rescue riding a white horse. ...

auxio said:

anonymouse said:

auxio said:

Anilu_777 said:

I still wonder why Google even cares about this and then why it’s pushing so hard. I don’t trust Google. 

Marketing? So that they look like the hero fighting against big bad Apple and winning. GG also mentioned in the other thread that carriers might be turning to them for the server requirements of E2EE, so that'd be worth a fair bit.

The "server requirements of E2EE" are basically to route messages. If the devices sending and receiving aren't handling all the encryption/decryption themselves, it's not E2EE.

So I guess all devices are online and available to receive a message at all times? No? Then you need a server to store those encrypted messages, images, videos, etc until the device is available. Maybe even know how to route them to multiple recipients and on different carriers. Oh, and look, Google has a solution for you.

auxio said:

Anilu_777 said:

I still wonder why Google even cares about this and then why it’s pushing so hard. I don’t trust Google. 

Marketing? So that they look like the hero fighting against big bad Apple and winning. GG also mentioned in the other thread that carriers might be turning to them for the server requirements of E2EE, so that'd be worth a fair bit.