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  • Apple unveils new iPad mini with updated design, 5G

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    elijahg said:
    At $499 vs $329 for the bigger iPad, I don't really see what the point of this is, aside from some barely noticeable CPU speed bumps vs the bigger one. Since you probably own an iPhone anyway, you could just get an iPhone 12/13 Plus for $200 more when you next upgrade, saving ~$200 (or $350 if you need cellular), have just one device rather than two, and you're not that far off iPad mini display size. The only major disadvantage is no pencil on iPhone.
    Ipad mini is a delight to use. Junior has the old mini, I have an ipad pro 11”. Had also iphone plus, is a different league. Every size has his own utility.
    Graeme000williamlondondewmehippowatto_cobra

  • Apple not a monopoly but must allow alternate payment methods for apps, judge rules

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    lkrupp said:
    mariowinco said:
    Beautiful is that we will be able to see how harmful is for Consumers!

    next step: right to repair & etc ! I want to be able to change the battery on my iPhone, the memory on my Mac Mini and etc. !
    Consumer: Hey Apple. I bought this app and it doesn’t work right. I want a refund.

    Apple: Sorry, you may have bought it in the App Store but you didn’t pay for it through the App Store. You used the developer’s gnarly payment system to get a discount.

    Consumer: What do you mean I didn’t pay you for it? I want my refund.

    Apple: Sorry, you’ll have to contact the company/developer directly. We’re out of this. You’re on your own.

    Consumer: Fucking Apple! The government needs to break you up! Okay, how to I contact the developer?

    Apple: As we told you, you’re on your own.

    Consumer: @#$^$%&$&(&%^&) I’ll never buy an Apple product again.

    I’d say that’s harming the consumer right there. Tell me this scenario won’t happen. 


    I pay at least Disney+, Barron’s, economist and NordVPN outside the AppStore. Nothing to complain about it. 
    I also use PayPal as much as possible to not have to share my CC a lot. 
    As such, your scenario can happen, but probably is worth the cost for many of us. All of us? Maybe not, as you say.

    next step is to be able to repair our devices and upgrade when needed/wanted, reducing environmental impact on the operation.

    the writing is on the wall that big tech should be regulated, what’s going on in China will happen on “our world” also. by example, addictive games are not good for children (or adults), even Apple said that when presenting Arcade.

    And: we will be able to buy the dips 
    elijahg

  • Apple not a monopoly but must allow alternate payment methods for apps, judge rules

    mariowincomariowinco
    Beautiful is that we will be able to see how harmful is for Consumers!

    next step: right to repair & etc ! I want to be able to change the battery on my iPhone, the memory on my Mac Mini and etc. !
    Oferelijahgbyronl

  • Apple plans blood pressure monitor, thermometer for future Apple Watch

    mariowincomariowinco
    The number of health issues any person can get is incredibly high and difficult even to a trained specialist to detect. As such, I do not see (now) that it can do a lot on “prevention”.
    On the other side, once you are screwed, there are some parameters / values that are important to you. Having a sensor monitoring these known variables can help to track and intervene and live better.
    I’m not saying it cannot save lives (Apple marketing says that louder than me) just saying that for many chronic patients there exists a lot of untapped value on the “constant monitoring” side of things. 
    designr

  • How Tim Cook reshaped Apple in his first decade as CEO

    mariowincomariowinco
    No mention on managing the biggest tax avoidance schema in history, for sure part of his values.
    elijahglkrupp