This x1000. They were using a port that Apple has clearly not designated as being user accessible or made part of the MFi program.
yep. and charging via that port could perhaps damage it and render it useless for the intended uses
This x1000. They were using a port that Apple has clearly not designated as being user accessible or made part of the MFi program.
Yet large companies spend millions a year to write open source software
Looks like Wisewewar is throwing whatever is handy at the wall hoping something sticks.
Why are they broadcasting the tactical details of the CHP operation? It's like: "Hey vandals, guess how we're going to catch you? We're going to BLAH BLAH BLAH!"
Like just keep your mouths shut until they're caught.
Very pie in the sky. With that logic, why not share every patent and idea? Some people think that’s a good idea. I think that the competition is good. The gesture control, audio feedback, voice control aspects of accessibility are NOT just for the impaired. Those technologies are part of the fabric of each operating system. Sharing them would decrease the competition between companies to (for example) make a better voice assistant, or simplify gesture control.
It would be a quick advancement at first (as all companies level off and achieve a standard), and then entire markets would stagnate. One company would never spend money on something another company would benefit from. Why would you invest $100,000 in some technology that your competitors would then get for free? These are companies that need to make money. These accessibility features are too broad and incorporated into other NON accessibility technologies that it would be unsustainable and ultimately detrimental to advancements in accessibility in the long run.
Why are they broadcasting the tactical details of the CHP operation? It's like: "Hey vandals, guess how we're going to catch you? We're going to BLAH BLAH BLAH!"
Like just keep your mouths shut until they're caught.
Yes, I think it's irresponsible of publications to advertise the details of an ongoing investigation. Seriously, I expect better of MacRumours, but they just can't pass up the page views, I guess.
Yet large companies spend millions a year to write open source software
...but which will almost certainly be unwatchable regurgitation of the current culture.Apple has already placed orders for over 10 original serieswith well-known actors and producers such as Jennifer Aniston and Steven Spielberg.
Because people in the USA are growing ever more aware of what they are watching, and they are ever more switching off their TV/cable/box/satellite and avoiding movie theaters. Cultural poison works better on those who haven't woken up.Instead of focusing on Latin America programming...maybe Apple should focus on its core markets...Where they have no tangible content/programming.
The date of acquisition is irrelevant. The only relevant matter is whether the original company has/had a cause of action. However, its complain looks pretty weak.
The could announce decoy buses without actually ever using them, and that alone might reduce the number of attacks. At zero cost. UK police is actually using trucks on the motorways to have a chance to see what truck drivers are doing. Like drinking beer while reading the newspaper while texting on the phone while driving which you can't see from a normal police car.Was it a good idea to announce that decoy buses are being used?
I wonder if they filed their lawsuit in East Texas? Apple usually loses in that one-horse area.
That's daft. They should improve their programming _everywhere_. Hiring someone for Latin American programming isn't "focusing". It's part of improving programming everywhere.Instead of focusing on Latin America programming...maybe Apple should focus on its core markets...Where they have no tangible content/programming.
...but which will almost certainly be unwatchable regurgitation of the current culture.
Because people in the USA are growing ever more aware of what they are watching, and they are ever more switching off their TV/cable/box/satellite and avoiding movie theaters. Cultural poison works better on those who haven't woken up.
The future of TV/movies is in areas with captive audiences.
No company has any obligation to maintain compatibility with 3rd party accessories. They bet the farm on future compatibility and lost. If they can sue then can iPhone case and cable makers sue, what about headphone makers who need the 3.5mm port. What a waste of resources pursuing this.
Using the Service/Diagnostic port
If Apple published the specs to the Diagnostic port then there might be a case to answer. Otherwise, it is use of an interface that Apple is free to change whenever they deem fit.
IANAL etc.
TBH, I'd never base a business on something where I could have the rug removed from underneath me at a moments notice. It might be that others are not a cautious as me.
I remember having one of those ~20 GB iPod that had a real hard disk.Yeah, they sort of remind me of early 2000s MacRumors articles that were all really short, except they've been grouped together, preventing an influx of "slow news day" comments that people didn't seem to make as much in the past.
In 2001, this was the longest an MR article would get:
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Unrelated: that iPod thing sounds pretty cool.
Can I just say, Macrumors, that I really love the format of these posts you've been doing lately. I like how they're grouped and some reason it makes it feel like way more content than if it was several different posts
CHP probably announced it, don't think MacRumors broke an "undercover" news story.Was it a good idea to announce that decoy buses are being used?
It is super confusing. I can't tell where one article stops and the next begins.
You can't just use some undocumented hidden port on a device that is against the software terms of use and expect it to work going forward. I'm sure Apple's lawyers have all the language airtight on that. I'm pretty sure that everybody except them thought their entire business model was on shaky ground when the news was first posted about them.
Yup. They do. And generally it benefits them somehow. And yet, we weren’t even talking about general open source. We were talking about “the big 5 tech companies” sharing specific accessibility features and codes.
All I was saying is if they shared amongst themselves, each one would no longer press the envelope of new technologies because those technologies are expensive. More money would slide over to patentable technologies. Not saying no one would ever advance the tech, it would just slow to stagnation in comparison.
Just think about it. Would amazon make Alexa codes available to Apple for the sake of accessibility? NO way. They are enjoying having the perceived upper hand and their products have benefited from it. If they shared with Apple (not that Apple would use it - because of their own privacy restraints) and Apple implemented it, they would be negatively impacted in areas outside of accessibility.