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  • Apple still doesn't need RCS, but the latest update brings it closer to being suitable for...

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    This article is fundamentally flawed.

    RCS is not "a new internet messaging standard". It started as a telcom industry initiative in 2007, and was developed at the GSM Association from 2008 onwards. The goal was to replace SMS, which was a hack that had become incredibly popular.
    gatorguywilliamlondonravnorodom

  • Apple Silicon is why 15-inch MacBook Air was possible at all

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    This is just marketing hyperbole.

    Apple made the 13 inch Macbook Air for many years, and the new 15 inch MBA has the same chip/performance as the 13 inch. There's more room for battery, and more surface area for cooling than on the 13 inch.

    Sure, the Apple Silicon makes it better in some aspects than an x86-laptop, but that applied equally to the 13 inch. The real reason there was no 15 inch Macbook Air is because Apple didn't want to make one. This, in turn, would be based on sales estimates vs lower sales of the MBP as some customers would prefer the MBA.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondondocno42

  • Apple will try to talk its way out of a $40 billion fine on Tuesday

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    dolfke said:
    So many companies have shameless copied the iPhone, now Apple is accused to setup a system for only themselves ???
    Irony, they name is Governments.
    When it comes to abuse of a dominant market position, using said market position to get leverage in new markets is a big no-no.

    I hope Apple loses this one, so other payment providers also can use the NFC capability. I really don't like Apple getting  the ability to keep a cut on everything we spend
    williamlondonlam92103muthuk_vanalingamlukei

  • Apple Fitness+ review: Two years later, barely treads water

    xyzzy01xyzzy01
    One way to easily identify Apple failures is to look at availability internationally. 

    Noticing that availability is low years after launch, it easy to identify Apple Fitness+ as a failure. E.g. Apple TV+ was something Apple believed in, and it had a full international launch. Apple Music also expanded worldwide really quickly.

    BTW - I don't have Peloton, but what I guess is their main competitor. Integration with equipment is a good thing - following along on runs and bike rides with trainers on the screen and speakers, ,feeling the speed, incline, resistance etc adjust automatically to the workout is a great thing that Apple can't match yet.

    Sure, they also have things like yoga and strength training where this doesn't apply - but the main draw is their integration. The rest is just to make the whole package better value.

    One thing I'd wish for the future is someone - e.g. Apple - pushing standards in this area, so we could mix a match services with gear -- e.g. select the treadmill you want, and then just select the service you want: iFit, Apple, Peloton, etc.
    williamlondon

  • Spotify lays off 6% of workforce, loses content chief

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    larryjw said:
    The least important person in most organizations is the CEO. 
    Hardly. Would you say that about Steve Jobs, to give another example? Daniel Ek founded Spotify, and thus streaming as we know it today. 
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon