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by canuckintime 6y ago
No. Apple plotted with the biggest 5 book publishers to enforce a 30% commission not just on the Apple Book store but all other ebook stores as well. This new request is by a consortium of independent book sellers, authors that the App Stor
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by canuckintime 6y ago
> the only way this works out for anyone is if Epic wins a slam dunk because otherwise Apple elegantly demonstrates that their control can never be broken Not necessarily. Even if Epic's solitary actions aren't enough to break
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by canuckintime 6y ago
I loved that app! Apple killed your service and the AppStore ‘wish list’ feature and my app discovery/purchasing habits returned back to the web...
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by canuckintime 6y ago
> a bold move. The existing Apple loyal user base -- which Jobs wisely knew was irrelevant -- loved having a "different" "Supercomputer" CPU at the heart of their computer instead of the "slow-as-a-snail" In
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by canuckintime 6y ago
> I suspect there is a similar argument for the App Store model. Apple never allowed side-loading apps. Apple did allow developers to link directly to the product website to make purchases: http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/
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by canuckintime 7y ago
I had the original GPD Win (second revision) and its a quite capable travel computer. I loved the using the two thumb typing grip (which I had perfected from the iPad mini and iPhone 3S ~ 5s landscape) even though the keyboard wasn't s
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by canuckintime 7y ago
User experience (Battery life, apps etc) is very poor if you try to use the Apple Watch as your only device
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by canuckintime 7y ago
Sadly iPhone SE has been discontinued by Apple and is no longer a decent phone tbh. I can’t recommend it.
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by canuckintime 7y ago
No they could have shipped Nokia maps as default just as long as Google Maps was included as part of the GAPPs suite. Samsung still ships many of their proprietary apps as default (Samsung Pay, their own messaging and mail app etc)
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by canuckintime 7y ago
That’s not true. Samsung shipped GAPPs Android devices along with phones running their own proprietary mobile OS. HTC, Samsung, LG etc shipped GAPPs Android phones at the same time shipped windows mobile phones
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> Lastly, you can always contribute books. If you buy a textbook or book, consider uploading it (and scanning it, should it be a physical book) in case it isn't already present in the database. There's no easy solution for scan
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> More recently, I tried calling again and got to talk with a supervisor, who said I would be getting an e-mail with instructions to get my access restored. A supervisor shouldn't/wouldn't string him along in this situatio
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by canuckintime 7y ago
If that's the reason shouldn't Apple have warned/informed him by now?
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> Yes, you could get cheaper/powerful hardware somewhere else... would you agree with this change to your description?: "Yes, you could get [better] hardware somewhere else..."
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> If it's 3 to 4 years away from being real, would they really hold a presentation in the theatre? Just a few weeks ago both Kuo [1] and Gurman [2] predicted early 2020 for the AR glasses. Tim Cook's public statements, ARKit an
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> you have to use a stylus, which despite Samsung's belief hardly anyone wants That's an odd swipe in an otherwise good post. You don't have to use a stylus with the Galaxy Note series but the option is quite popular
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> I'm a bit sad that innovation in this sector stopped and I'd be willing to pay up to 1k $ for the described features. It's practically a market failure. There was a color eReader[1] running Android 8 years ago (a small t
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by canuckintime 7y ago
You mixed that up! Apple's competitor to Dropbox isn't cross-platform but Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive definitely are. In contrast MoviePass was truly 'cross-platfrom' while the new alternatives (A-List etc Al) mo
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by canuckintime 7y ago
I took an iPhone SE to an Apple Store for a battery replacement program last year. Spent 4+ hours waiting with minimal status updates until the genius finally came back out to say that the battery was replaced but TouchID was now broken, th
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> and I'm surprised how many school kids have them. You might also be surprised how many are knockoffs [1] which are rapidly improving in quality [2]: [1] https://www.macworld.com/article/3311456/airpods-kn
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by canuckintime 7y ago
but the effect wasn't primarily economical! After reading the headline I also assumed that the story would be about the economic changes resulting from the infusion of such a 'valuable' resource i.e. I assumed the islanders w
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by canuckintime 7y ago
> I find the decision of the scorned developers to file with the European Union’s competition office amusing... Apple is under no obligation to offer unfettered API access to these companies just because they were filling a market need t
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by canuckintime 7y ago
"Windows 10 Mobile was a significant upgrade from WP8 in nearly every way" EXCEPT the UI — unfortunately the interface was the main reason Windows Phone fans took up the platform. Riccardo Mori provides my go-to reference for il
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by canuckintime 7y ago
It's worth noting that Samsung previously announced they would replace for customers any Galaxy Fold with screen issues. Also all Galaxy Folds are covered under Samsung Care+ which includes accidental damage. It's still a risky fi
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by canuckintime 7y ago
how many review units were handed out? Seems like every Youtuber and Instagram influencer got one
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by canuckintime 8y ago
A minor, but still significant, area of research to great public transport adoption is the last mile problem. Bicycles, scooters, Segways, OneWheel... hoverboards? If there was a sci-fi hoverboard that could be used in rain/snow to eas
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by canuckintime 8y ago
The most important question is not which subscription offerings or bundles Apple will announce today, or if the content will be any good, but if they will be mainly available on Apple's hardware or provided on other platforms. Apple Mu
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by canuckintime 8y ago
Bragi Dash https://youtu.be/o-SIreqSrIY
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by canuckintime 8y ago
This is a disappointing update. Introducing the wireless charging case at an additional charge without an accompanying release of Airpower is curious. No new color options. More importantly, no new control options. I can't change volum
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by canuckintime 8y ago
Why is this still only available in white?

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