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Brazil gives Apple 90 days to enable third-party app marketplaces on iOS
Major thumbs up to this response — thank you!!!SuntanIronMan said:
Anybody remember when “side loading” was simply called… you know… “loading”?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.
Before centralized app stores owned by the OS makers was a thing, downloading an application from wherever was simply what everybody did. It is what you can still do on MacOS (and typically we don’t start calling people “idiots” for doing that).
Also, be nice. Calling everybody an idiot doesn’t make you cool. You can disagree while still being nice. You don’t have to. Nobody can force you. Do whatever you want. But… it would be nice to be nice.
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Brazil gives Apple 90 days to enable third-party app marketplaces on iOS
That's absolutely not true and honestly a ridiculous way to view the situation.mike1 said:The only people who push for side loading are criminals. Thieves and scammers are chomping at the bit as unaware consumers begin clicking on ads that will look like legit apps but downloading malware and other malicious software. Who would even want an app from a developer who is too lazy or cheap to go through the app store process?!
Sideloading is also the appropriate response for people who don't want to have to give a company all of its personal info just to download an app or update the system software. That Apple has locked people into a system that requires the user to give up all details of use of a phone is unacceptable. And while part of the reason is justifiably to limit the spread of viruses and other malware -- something I appreciated for a long while --, Apple has "evolved" to become a major harvester of personal data to constantly advertise its services to people. And that's where Apple lost me.
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MacBook Air update arrives with lower starting price & M4 performance boost
I've jumped ship from MacOS to Asahi Linux, and I thought about leaving Apple hardware behind. I also love the modularity of Framework's machines. They're just so soul-crushingly ugly.... But it's true that it's the way computers should be built.SuntanIronMan said:
Oh, I get it. I understand what you are saying. I’m just commenting about the memory pricing. No matter what though, +$200 for 8 extra GB is tough for me to justify knowing what memory prices actually are. It makes me feel like a stupid-idiot for even thinking about maybe considering the possibility of buying the Air with 24GB, lol.Xed said:
Or you can go from 24 GiB to 16 GiB to save $200.SuntanIronMan said:I shouldn’t be surprised (and I’m not) but: +$200 to go from 16GB to 24GB. Sigh… lol
16GB is probably fine, but I wish the memory upgrades were a little more reasonable. $200 is 20% of the base model price.
But you do just three free months of Apple TV+ with the purchase of the MacBook Air, so that’s good.
Although I just redeemed three free months of Apple TV+ the other day with no purchase necessary, lol.
Incidentally, I never really gave Apple TV+ a good try before. But when I found out that Ronald D. Moore had a show on it (For All Mankind), I activated the trial and started watching. It’s an amazing show!
Apple TV+ has this great show created my absolute favorite sci-if TV writer… and it’s been on since 2019… and I had no idea.But anyway… $200 for 8 extra GB and a free Apple TV+ trial with a purchase, lol.
You need to look at the product category as a whole. Apple is offering the base model at less of a profit specifically to entice new and more buyers. There's a reason why Apple only sells the base model RAM configurations at stores instead of only having the maxed out RAM options available.
The bottom line is whether it works for your needs. I can find a much cheaper Windows notebook but that doesn't work for my personal needs regardless the amount of RAM installed.
Just to be clear, I’m not calling anyone else a stupid-idiot. Just me personally. I’m the stupid-idiot. That’s how I feel when I hover over the +$200 configuration box, lol.
(Actually +30,000 yen. I’m in Japan, but I’m typing the prices in USD since not too many in the comments section are from Japan.)
I’m honestly thinking about a Framework laptop. Something that I can literally replace any and every component in it. I do like what Framework (the company) is trying to do. That Framework 12 that the company introduced a week or so ago looks really interesting. “12” for 12 inches. I do prefer small laptops. Man I miss that MacBook Air 11”. What an amazing laptop that was (for its time).
I don’t think a price has been announced yet for the Framework 12, but I’ll be keeping my eyes out for it for its expected April preorder date. It’s annoying that Framework still doesn’t ship to Japan yet, but I can order one and pick it up that next time I’m Stateside.
As an aside, if I were in the market for a desktop, I'd definitely go for a System76 machine.
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Apple customers start receiving the iPhone 16e
I’ve done the same thing personally. I’ve been on Linux exclusively for the past month. Despite the teething pains and the steep learning curve, I’m glad to be returning to what computing is supposed to be about: personal agency. Apple lost its way and became another personal data harvester obsessed with nickel and diming customers so that it could spend millions currying favour with unsavoury governments.dope_ahmine said:Today, the board of our company group took the decision that we will leave all American operating systems and computer brands, and move to Linux. Personally, I understand this decision and stand firmly behind it.
After many, many years on this forum, and a loyal Apple customer since the mid-80’s, I therefore say … Goodbye Apple Insider. Yesterday, our love relation ended.
My next phone will not be iOS-based. If it weren’t still so performant, I’d make the switch now.
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Apple's iPhone SE 4 rumored to abandon notch in favor of Dynamic Island
I was thinking the same thing.DAalseth said:Face ID, Dynamic Island, Fast Chip, 8GB RAM, 48MP camera. I was thinking of the Pro for the 5X camera, but honestly most of my shots are at low magnification, and this would still produce decent pictures at 2X digital zoom. For $499 this is VERY tempting.
