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ivlad said:

I would be surprised if Apple brought touchID back. Historically, once Apple is done with piece of technology and moved on, they are done with it for good. Plus, it might not be superior technology to current implementation of touchID. The button shape guided the user's finger. On blank screen, how would the user find, place the finger in the right area? Especially in the dark? I think that's why Apple didn't move to this implementation.

sflocal said:

After upgrading to an iPhoneX back in April, FaceID is just a superior tech over TouchID.  I certainly wouldn't go back.  

SpamSandwich said:

EsquireCats said:

*ahem East Texas*

So when this actually goes to a real court - the final appeal will either be a very large reduction in damages, no finding of infringement or the patents will be struck down entirely.

Why hasn't the USA done anything about the fact that East Texas courts are continuously finding in opposition to everywhere else in the country. It's an embarrassment.

I was under the impression that venue shopping for courts in infringement cases was no longer going to be allowed. I recall News to that effect in the last year or two...

On an unrelated note, why in the sweet f—-all does iOS automatically capitalize the word news? (See above) That infuriates me.

MacMan1993 said:

A phone company announces its annual event for its latest phones. It also announces it will no longer make computers as they are a sideline business, and takes up too much time, few sales, and have lost interest in making the best computers. Making phones is easier and more profitable. The software division that made iWork, Final Cut, Aperature, Mac Server etc will also be disbanded, as they haven't done anything in years anyway. No one will miss them. No professional laptops (15" are just toys), no pro desktop Mac worth buying since 2013, no 17" laptop since 2012, no new Mac Mini, since ...I forgot it was so long ago. Old computers with old processors, old graphics cards, no user upgradable RAM, tiny RAM limit of 32Gb, same old high prices. Apple should give 5 year warranties. After 25 years as a Mac user, I am considering those PeeCees sadly. Cheaper, faster, 17" laptops, powerful desktop models.

fallenjt said:

nunzy said:

Elon Musk ain't nothing compared to Steve Jobs. Tesla ain't nothing compared to Apple.

Apple makes huge amounts of profit. Tesla is a joke.

When iCar is released, Tesla will have no excuses left.

When iCar is released, but when? 10 years from now? Oh, at that time Apple is 20 years behind Tesla and guess what? There’ll be no iCar. Just no! Btw, Tesla ain’t no joke because their cars drive like a dream. I guess you can’t afford one yet!

If you switched out "iCar" with "iPhone" and "Tesla" with "Motorola, Nokia, RIM, etc," I bet you could find almost that exact same quote ca. 12 years ago.  People were pretty happy with the RAZR and the BlackBerry, too.  We know how that turned out.

I'm not betting against Apple's success with the iCar, if they decide to move into that market.

radarthekat said:

SpamSandwich said:

Musk may still face charges from the SEC. If he’s found guilty of Tesla stock manipulation, that could be the end of him at Tesla.

When I heard he blogged that Tesla will not be attempting to go private my thought was that this is part of a plan to get the SEC off his back.  Now, with no plans to go private, he only needs someone with deep pockets to step forward on his behalf and say that they were the ones who told him, verbally, that they would provide the financing.  And poof, what can the SEC do?  Nothing.  Staying tuned...