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Apple confirms reports of iTunes music deletion issue, 'safeguards' coming next week
The story was that Apple had confirmed having received reports, and is investigating. Not that Apple is rolling out a fix. They appear to be making some changes to make it harder inadvertently to cause the reported problem, which still does not confirm that iTunes is the problem. Neither does it rule that out though. Seems like an entirely appropriate story.gatorguy said:
So Apple is going to roll out a fix next week for a problem that may or may not exist and the fix may or may not work? What an odd story then.muppetry said:The article states that Apple confirmed that it had received reports of the problem, not that the problem actually exists.
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Apple confirms reports of iTunes music deletion issue, 'safeguards' coming next week
The article states that Apple confirmed that it had received reports of the problem, not that the problem actually exists.gatorguy said:
...yet Apple confirms the problem that you don't believe can happen?zoetmb said:Especially as concerns his original music (which presumably wouldn't be matched), this is what I don't get:
Any original music you create would most likely be in a directory separate from the iTunes directory. If you open that track, it does open in iTunes, but iTunes actually makes a copy of it automatically. That copy is in the iTunes directory. If you delete it from iTunes, iTunes asks you if you want to trash the original. If you say "no", you've still got two copies - the actual original and the iTunes copy even if it's not on the iTunes track list. If you trash the original, it only trashes the iTunes copy, not the original that you have stored in a different directory.
I do this all the time. I have original audio files that I need to edit. I copy them to the computer and then open them in iTunes and rename them. I then edit them in Garage Band or another app. That creates a totally separate file. I then delete the unedited iTunes copy. Both the original and the edited version are still on my computer. Only the iTunes version that I manually deleted is gone.
So based on all that, I find it very hard to believe that his original music somehow got deleted. Either this guy accidentally deleted his music files or he "lost" them on his computer. -
Leaked Senate encryption bill called 'ludicrous, dangerous' by security experts
It surprises me that the implications of proposals of this kind have still not, apparently, been understood by those drafting such bills. Legitimate court orders to hand over data or other material evidence have precedent and make sense, but it is not reasonable to propose that court orders can compel either people or companies to help LE decrypt such data, or provide any non-material assistance or expertise.
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Only months after launch, 'Disney Infinity' ditches support for Apple TV
That is not the issue. I was questioning why anyone would buy one without first figuring out what it can and cannot do, and then complain that it lacks functionality.sog35 said:
If you watched the AppleTV event reveal you would be disappointed also.muppetry said:Is that your purchasing strategy - just buy one of everything to see what it does?
Tim Cook said the AppleTV4 would change TV and is the future of TV.
perfect example of over promising and under delivering.
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Only months after launch, 'Disney Infinity' ditches support for Apple TV
So why did you buy it in the first place? Were you expecting it to do something that it doesn't?bdkennedy said:I don't blame them. My Apple TV has been collecting dust since I bought it. After 2 months I turned it on to see if there were any substantial apps to catch my attention. Still nothing but garbage.
You got me Apple, you got me good. A black $199 brick.
