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  • Ireland is Apple's second home, says Tim Cook

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    100% it's because of legal (tax avoidance) reasons that Apple won't open it's own store in Ireland.  They don't love Ireland, they just love the profits.
    tiredskillswatto_cobra

  • Ireland is Apple's second home, says Tim Cook

    s.metcalfs.metcalf
    Thank you Ireland for enabling the world’s richest corporations to avoid tax.

    /s
    muthuk_vanalingamgrandact73tiredskillswatto_cobra

  • Brazil gives Apple 90 days to enable third-party app marketplaces on iOS

    s.metcalfs.metcalf
    jfreedle2 said:
    Side loading is moronic and stupid, and only an idiot would suggest it. I feel sorry that some idiot is attempting to “require” it. 
    You’re aware that it’s entirely optional and no one could force you to install anything outside the confines (and presumed safety) of Apple’s walled garden…right???

    Also, the Mac platform permits so-called side-loading and has always done so.  I’ll bet the majority of people install the majority of their apps (not including those pre-installed or included with the OS) from the web and not the Mac App Store.  And if they ever stopped allowing this it would instantly kill the Mac platform!

    Yes they are different platforms, but the same principle applies.  An iPhone or iPad is just a smaller computer.  Just admit what this is really about and that is Apple protecting its cut on software sales, not user safety.
    Alex1Nwatto_cobra

  • First iPhone 16e Teardown reveals bigger battery and C1 modem

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    tht said:
    So much better than iFixit's videos, imo. Now, need them to post some good pictures of the components.
    You like impersonal computer voices and annoying background music?  🤷
    Xedwilliamlondon

  • Apple could have sold me an iPhone SE 4, but it won't sell me the iPhone 16e

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    AppleZulu said:
    So the complaint here is that the entry level model lacks some of the features of the regular and premium models. Interesting. 
    No, the complaint is that Apple is prioritising as-yet uninteresting AI and not features that the author (and myself) actually care about or would get more use out of, including: MagSafe, more/better cameras, brighter display; and Dynamic Island instead of the ugly notch, to name but a few.
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