I guess if you already have an ipad and are an apple user yet don’t have money to burn…
I’ll stick with my cheapo usbc portable monitors that require no setup other than plugging in cables and the power to the monitor is also passed through to the switch.
The only reason Apple won’t pay up in a timely fashion is because $500 million is so inconsequential to them that it’s easy to just ignore. They have more important things to worry about than pocket lint.
So, more broadly, want to express the sense that there is a bigger issue around ‘unspoken market collusion’ that I dont know fits under the existing terms of monopoly, price fixing, or conspiracy, but is very very very clearly evident in a wide range of markets. Three great examples of this are oil prices, food prices during and post pandemic (coffee being one that goes far further back in time; 16 ounce coffee bags used to be standard), and digital services (ie, the enshitification of all things; a ‘conspiracy’ to make all things ‘worse’ because their is no where else to go).
The free market idealism, a worship of the supposed power of competition, is so obviously horse shit that only 8th grade level MBAs and their sycophants truly believe that shit. Its so obviously not how things work at scale, but because of field effects of many players whose are incentives are aligned (around capture and deregulation), we seem to have lost any real mechanisms for addressing the fact that so many industries are in a silent form of conspiracy to fix prices and monopolize market spaces.
Its frustrating that its happening, but its equally frustrating to not have people calling it out for what it is. Each of these story lines is but a thread in a broader narrative around these examples (Apple and Amazon), consistently happening over time, repeatedly fucking over consumers who are effectively operated on by both governments and corporations to become perfect consumers (tools to destroy the yields of production to justify endless production).
We need a way to push back against the kinds of capture that we don’t seem to currently have the ability to address. Specifically (at least in the US) Citizens United, and corporate lobbying. I’m tired of pretending that markets solve anything. I’m tired of pretending that ‘good guy capitalism’ is anything other than a half cycle of a corporate mechanism to enslave the world.
As someone who has worked in retail for decades, I can attest to this Amazon-Apple relationship basically being the norm for 50 years. It really took off in the 80’s in the brick and mortar world. Stores started to realize that they could strike deals around product placement in order to make additional revenue or to woo particular manufacturers, CPGs, etc.
Makes me think that Samsung is going to have an uphill battle with this case. From grocery stores, electronic stores, big box stores, online stores. Everyone does this and there is a fair chunk of legal precedent around this.
Free market capitalism inevitably leads to monopolies. Political economists wrote about this in the early 20th century; have a read of “Imperialism: The highest stage of capitalism” sections 1-5 are most relevant but the rest is also.
I endorse this. Slow charging an Apple Watch ultra is painfully slow and there’s no definitive way of telling a slow charging puck from a fast one unless you buy directly from Apple. The least they could’ve done was put a logo on the fast charger or ver 2 or something to visually differentiate it.
Forcing them to all be fast charging is the proper move as they’re also backwards compatible.
I was in a serious car accident in 2008 in my BMW ($30k in car damage, $185k in medical bills) and when I got out of the car and called 911, they told me that the car had already called them and they were on the way. It’s 15 years later and most cars STILL don’t have this feature, so it’s great to have something that does. It will and has saved lives.
Had to be pretty hot. I was recording almost an hour long video 4k60 fps in direct sunlight on a hot summer day with my 12 pro max. Phone was super hot, hard to hold, screen brightness went completely off but it didnt stop recording.
It’s for those who value privacy but don’t want any hurdles among the way. GrapheneOS or a full GNU/Linux phone would be the correct response to those inquiring about security and privacy in absolute terms.
I accept that. I want security but I don’t need it so much that I want to put in extra work. My freedom and life are not on the line. If they were I’d be taking extra steps.
Yeah, same. I’m on iOS because I don’t want to be bothered with flashing, SafetyNet workarounds, Magisk, etc. just to have my bank apps and contactless payments work.
I don’t see this as something that’s going to be usable in the consumer market except for the high end gadget collectors, at least at this price.
However, there is absolutely a market for this on in the business world. I’m thinking specifically things like maintenance jobs. Think about an aircraft mechanic who has to replace a part. This would be able to throw them what the path of least resistance is to replacing it with maximum efficiency and minimum risk to the plane.
My work uses a mix of Microsoft Office and LibreOffice on our machines. I doubt the latter will become an industry standard anytime soon, but I was honestly surprised to see them using it.
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