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  • China threatens App Store probe in retaliation for trade tensions

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    This move from China is smart. What was Trump expecting? He'll eventually have to back off. 
    Meanwhile, unelected billionaire Musk is ravaging through government organizations, which is completely unconstitutional.
    Why did Americans choose this joker? He is a serious danger to the world. 
    I was about to emigrate back to the US, but we cancelled it when the election went sideways. Who wants to live there?
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  • AltStore brings first porn app to iPhones in the EU, Apple doesn't 'approve'

    CheeseFreezeCheeseFreeze
    I think age restrictions should be more strict on websites like Porn Hub (it shouldn’t be that easy for a 9-year old to visit) and the same counts for apps.

    However I am against prohibiting access as well. In fact, you could argue that Instagram, TikTok and other platforms have been far more damaging to our kids and society compared to porn sites.
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  • 25 years of Apple's innovation with iPod

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    I was sad to see the iPod go, because it represented a time that I loved; right before social media and subscription music services, where I combined my own collection of songs ripped from my CD’s with Apple purchased songs. 
    Unfortunately my entire library got corrupted and lost many songs that aren’t available elsewhere.  

    I especially loved this iPod Mini(?) that was completely black. These were elegant devices that created good memories.
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  • Apple Maps shows users the Gulf of Mexico when searching for 'Gulf of America'

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    Google Maps managers are a bunch of cowards.
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  • Apple Vision Pro review one year later: time to exit the preview

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    I have the Vision Pro dev kit, basically the same hardware but with an extra USBC port and a bunch of accessories, but otherwise close to the product you’ll get from Apple today.

    The device was both released too late and too soon. 

    Too late because Meta pushed an entire ecosystem for years - at a huge loss, albeit with a different positioning.
    if Apple didn’t have Meta as competitor I bet their current positioning would have been different. They just couldn’t enter the market so late with a “Samsung let’s copy” approach. So it became a “spatial computer” instead that no one wants.

    Too soon because they weren’t ready by a long shot. Most of the apps are iPad apps projected on a flat plane in a 3D space. The only way they can sell that odd reality is because of their “spatial computer” positioning: these are windows on your spatial desktop! Sure, whatever. The end result is that most of the UX isn’t truly spatial. It’s just flat stuff in a 3D space. The spatial nature isn’t leveraged. 
    The “you can have 10 monitors” argument is also nonsensical. Nobody needs it. And you can buy pretty decent monitors for $500-$700 if that’s what you need. 
     
    The truth is, you’re not really productive with a VR device. Especially one that feels way too heavy on your face and puts two monitors right in front of you. 
    AVP it’s a terrible device for gaming. Meta was smart enough to go for a dual approach where you can switch between hands and controllers based on your use-case. 

    So at least with the Meta Quest, you can consume spatial videos and many fun games for $550 or so. On AVP, you can’t really do much.
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