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b57 said:

Russians… can they do something right for once?

Nope.  No they cannot.  Hilarious that Vadim from Max Tech thinks it’s real.  Lost a lot of respect for him right then and there.  Does he really think factory workers don’t go through a metal detector when leaving a production plant?  Does he really think anyone in China with sufficiently high clearance would risk their job with Apple, not to mention crippling fines and possibly even jail time?  We know how seriously Apple takes security, does he really think someone could pull off a heist on unreleased products?

If anything it shows how desperate the Russians are getting.  There’s no limit to what they’re willing to do to scam people.

9secondkox2 said:

Kinda feeling Apple will buck history here and update quite a few Mac’s this year to m4 status for multiple reasons:

a) it cleans up the generational mess over the last couple of years. 

b) it puts further distance between apple silicon and Qualcomm’s disingenuous comparisons. 

C) it allows for Apple Intelligence to shine on all Mac’s, showcasing Apple as the AI leader. 

Between a and b, apple gets seen as the place to go for top tier ai. 

Good points and I completely agree.

Also, it would be embarrassing for Apple to enter the holidays still selling any M2 models.  Surely nobody in their right mind is buying them anymore.  The Mini, Studio and Pro need updating ASAP!

While I’d like an “every Mac is M4-series” event, I feel Apple will holdover updating the M3 models unfortunately.  Probably early 2025.  Hope I’m wrong.

Fred257 said:

Apple is trying to get public pressure on the EU to drop this. IT WONT WORK.  Apple, your lawyers aren’t doing you any favors 

I agree with this, but it’s not the way Apple operates.  They’ve got loads of cashed-up lawyers that have to do something.  They’re forever throwing the proverbial at the wall even when they know they can’t win.  Put simply, they can afford to lose, and they don’t care about doing so.

Apple may be a $3 trillion company but the EU has a $19 trillion GDP and represents 448 million people.  They’re one of the few government entities that can afford to take on Apple and are willing to do it.

i view that as preferable to politicians bending over every time they get a call from Tim Cook or his posse of lobbyists.

This is just Apple being spiteful.  A temper tantrum, and an attempt to stop DMA-like policies from spreading to other countries’ markets, which there are already signs of it happening.  I support the EU mostly.  We’d still have Lightning if it wasn’t for them.

And Phil, I’m happy to make the judgement call on what I deem safe to install on my devices, thank you.  And I accept the consequences.  It’s not like the App Store hasn’t had its share of security threats and dodgy apps.

App icon colouring is not something I ever expected because it’s basically saying “F you” to an app’s branding, of which colour is very important.

Definitely something I’ll use in night mode On the phone.