#apple inc.

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SPAMTOBER# 14

SpamTon MuSic!

[rwpohl]

tiger in a tropical storm, henri rousseau 1891

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Finch (2021)

Directed by Miguel Sapochnik

Cinematography by Jo Willems

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Silicon Valley is a boycotting Russia over Ukraine invasion

Silicon Valley is a boycotting Russia over Ukraine invasion

CEO Tim Cook speaks at an Apple event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 10, 2019. Stephen Lam | Reuters Silicon Valley’s biggest technology companies have made it harder for people in Russia to access some of the most widely used technologies in the world as President Vladimir Putin continues his invasion of Ukraine. Many of the actions have been taken in line…

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[prettyindeath]

Reading some livetweets on the Epic Games v. Apple Inc. lawsuit that started five or so days ago—

Epic is suing Apple because Epic added an update to Fortnite months ago that allowed users to purchase V-Bucks (the in-game currency) directly from Epic instead of third party through whatever OS's app store they're using, which gives Epic full profits, and Apple was like that violates its Terms of Service because it's a breach in their security system (or whatever), and took Fortnite off its app store. Epic is arguing that this is Apple being greedy and trying to keep the monopoly it's built.

—and gosh this is so stupid. So, so stupid.

Like not fully because a teardown of the Apple ecosystem and how it actively tries to shut down competition is v important, but also fully because it's two multi-billion dollar companies in a pissing contest over profits from a video game.

[doworkdesign]

Modular Touch Apple Concept by Hartmut Esslinger and Frog Design

[smashing-yng-man]

“Smart phone for dumb users”?

I just prefer convenience, privacy (which I can absolutely guarantee Google doesn’t provide; they’re more invasive with data-mining than even Facebook), avoidance of malware, and dedicated operating system updates. I’ve been a power user of Windows and Linux (which Android is based off of) for years. Lol.

Oh, I have an iPad as well.

[factoidfactory]

Random Fact #1,137

Your smart tv records everything you say. 

So does Siri. 

And Cordana. 

And Alexa. 

And Google Home.

It’s how they know to pay attention when you say their name – they’re always listening.