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  • Tim Cook isn't going to get fired, and Steve Jobs isn't rolling over in his grave

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    I mean, if you have to deny it…   :#  :D

    Seems like an overly long defensive article that’s completely unnecessary by its own central argument, so what’s the point?  It’s like: “look away, nothing to see here”.

    From my perspective and observations. people don’t like Tim Cook, not because his business acumen is bad or anything (it’s not) but if anything because it’s probably too good.  He’s a dull, soulless logistics guy doing exactly what the shareholders want: maximising profit.  Fair enough having someone like that in the company…but the leader?

    There’s just something really off-putting (and sleep-inducing) about the way he speaks too.  I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch a keynote in years because of it.  Not the sort of qualities you want in a CEO I would’ve thought, but criticism of Apple definitely goes deeper than such superficial trivialities.  Ultimately people find themselves getting squeezed amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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  • After years of rumors, Apple now has a production prototype iPhone fold

    s.metcalfs.metcalf
    Foldable phones are notoriously fragile.  No chance in hell it could be as durable as a regular model.

    Apple seems hell bent on pushing products that few people want of late.
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  • iPadOS 26 multitasking is more Mac-like with menubar, better pointer and more

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    There is zero reason why they can’t do multiple user accounts.  The don’t do it because they don’t want you to share iPads.  They want you to buy one for each member of the family.  It’s shameful.
    sflagelMplsPwilliamlondonmuthuk_vanalingam

  • iOS 26 is here with Liquid Glass redesign, new Camera, and Apple Intelligence promises

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    tiredskills said:
    The UI screenshots going round look terrible.  A lot of work needed to tone this mess down.

    Why would I want to be able to see through my controls?!  The entire idea is stupid.  There had better be a system wide "turn off transparency" option.



    Christ in hell that’s bad!

    Looks like we’re in for a whole year of Apple developing this throughout iOS 26’s lifetime.  Maybe by iOS 27 it’ll be polished.  Maybe.

    I don’t want a more computationally demanding (battery draining) UI either.
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  • 'Borderlands 2' is free right now, and yes, it runs on modern Macs

    s.metcalfs.metcalf
    “If the product is free, you’re the product” seems to come to mind.

    Why should they get my phone number?  It’s bad enough you have to give companies your phone number whenever you buy anything online, and I bet they get sold and abused all the time.  Scamming vulnerable people by text and phone is an increasingly serious problem.

    There needs to be technology that can hide your phone number much like hide my email.
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