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by apparent 2mo ago
I wasn't referring to the purely financial angle. I meant that whatever news is driving this apparent valuation change could have impacts on other companies (like ones that are having to cope with the chip shortages).
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by apparent 2mo ago
> If the contract is no longer in good standing, Apple’s system services can place the iPhone in “Restricted Mode,” which blocks access to most apps until the payment or contract issue is resolved, while keeping a small set of apps avail
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by apparent 2mo ago
I used to listen to and read NPR. Since about 2015 they've been slipping, and at an increasing rate. After submitting several corrections, none of which were heeded, I have stopped taking them seriously. An outlet that does not correct
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by apparent 2mo ago
So is this good news for the companies that have taken a hit as AI stocks have climbed, and semiconductor shortages have rattled investors?
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by apparent 2mo ago
That gets it backwards. They're not doing this because they want to make devices that are less compelling purchases, but they are aware that their coming pipeline will in general not as be compelling to potential upgraders as in the pa
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by apparent 2mo ago
What do they do to your Mac if you don't make payments?
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by apparent 2mo ago
Interestingly, Apple is apparently going to be able to nerf the devices if the customer misses a series of payments. [1] Presumably this ability means that Klarna has a lower risk of nonpayment, and is willing to accept a smaller cut of the
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by apparent 2mo ago
> You know those financially irresponsible people don’t need this program, right? They would have used a credit card to buy it with much worse terms I thought of this also. The question is whether they will now spend even more on the pho
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by apparent 2mo ago
> So the goal of the program is the same as every other similar one - they want to turn a one-time device purchase into a perpetual monthly revenue stream, while keeping ownership of the asset at the end. Yep, which reduces the need to m
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by apparent 2mo ago
OK cool, well LMK what the reason would be for Apple to ever do that, and I'll be happy to walk through your thought experiment about how fanboys would love to have their devices nerfed.
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by apparent 2mo ago
What an interesting analogy. What would Apple stand to gain by nerfing phones that customers had already fully paid for? Is the theory that Apple would hold the devices hostage until more payments were made? That would seem to be an unmitig
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by apparent 2mo ago
I would be more worried about a company doing things that could be done surreptitiously, like spying on users. That could happen for years without the user knowing. Nerfing a device, OTOH, is very obvious and would create a huge backlash. T
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by apparent 2mo ago
I remember seeing the original NYT article and thinking of some of the same critiques that this piece raises. In particular, the NYT authors don't consider that "jobs that can be remote" tend to have different demographics (m
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Remote Work Is Not Making Us Miserable(reason.com)
11 points by apparent 2mo ago|3 comments
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by apparent 2mo ago
It seems like this might be what you're looking for then, depending on how the prices shake out. What's interesting is that it somewhat reduces the pressure on Apple to have compelling new devices, if a large chunk of customers ar
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by apparent 2mo ago
Are you concerned that they are going to do this to purchased devices? That would seem to be a PR disaster if it happened by accident, and a catastrophe if they ever did it on purpose. I assume there would be many safeguards in place to ens
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by apparent 2mo ago
Notably, Apple seems to be poised to nerf devices after a number of missed payments. [1] 1: https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/21/ios-27-code-suggests-apple-co...
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by apparent 2mo ago
Why does this single headline use two different spellings for the word colo(u)r?
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by apparent 2mo ago
When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be about how it's OK for old techno-phobes to start using AI. What it's really about is how only people with lots of expertise (shortened to "40+ yrs old") should be allowe
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If You're over 40, You're Ready to Use A.I(nytimes.com)
9 points by apparent 2mo ago|4 comments
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by apparent 2mo ago
They do this with devices that have sensitive information that would be of interest to federal agents?
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by apparent 2mo ago
Why would agents think that a number written on your phone is the PIN? That would only make sense if it was a communally-used device, not a personal one. Also, no one would put sensitive info on a devices that has the PIN affixed to it. I s
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by apparent 2mo ago
> While Realbotix focuses on robots for the classroom and home, the sibling company makes A.I.-powered sex dolls with names like Serenity and Harmony, marketed as the “world’s most advanced sex robot.” I can see the synergies here, but o
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Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled(nytimes.com)
6 points by apparent 2mo ago|3 comments
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by apparent 3mo ago
What does "won't let me show my app" mean? Does the author mean that it's just getting rejected, or is he unhappy about the screenshot situation specifically?
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by apparent 3mo ago
This is demonstrably untrue. We have PHEVs and it absolutely would not have made sense to buy EVs instead. If you don't have a long commute and can stay within the EV-only range, but take regular trips that are beyond the range of any
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by apparent 3mo ago
There are lots of articles written by journalists where they tried road tripping in an EV. Sometimes it worked out great, especially when their vehicle had a lot of range and could charge quickly. Other times it was a disaster. One does not
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by apparent 3mo ago
I think they do care about cost savings, and the near-universal retrenchment of car companies culling their EVs in the wake of the expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit tells you that these vehicles do not save consumers money. If the
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by apparent 3mo ago
How do they account for the cost of having to rent ICE vehicles for road trips that do not suit EVs (some do, and some do not)? Do they factor in the cost of insurance, which some say is much higher for their EVs? I have owned PHEVs and lik
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by apparent 3mo ago
Huh, will give both of these a try. But man, I would not be thrilled if the only way to have decent battery life is to make my iPad not-findable, or to have to turn on wifi whenever I want to use it (I couldn't really set much of a sch

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