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26 votes
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Apple has informed Epic that on August 28 they will terminate Epic's developer accounts and cut them off from iOS and Mac dev tools, and Epic has filed for a restraining order in response
26 votes -
Apple, Epic, and the App Store
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The graphing calculator story
9 votes -
27-inch iMac gets a major update
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Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become world’s most valuable company
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US Congress made Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs sweat during antitrust enforcement hearing
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US congressional antitrust hearing with the the CEOs of Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook
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Does this glitch mean that the App Library is coming to iPadOS 14? (Screenshot, iPadOS DP 3 Beta)
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ARM is for sale and Nvidia’s interested, Apple isn’t
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My 2017 iPhone X died: I got a 2016 iPhone SE for $70, upgraded the battery and added wireless charging — it's great
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Apple, Elon Musk, Kanye West, and other accounts are tweeting a bitcoin scam in giant Twitter hack
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Dark Sky delays shutdown of Android app until August 1st
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Developers leak Geekbench benchmarks from the Apple silicon-Mac Developer Transition Kit, running the 2020 iPad's A12Z Bionic processor
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How the Apple Watch tracks sleep—and why
9 votes -
Apple and Facebook—a contrast of corporate strategies
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Apple switches to its own chips for Mac computers as it adds features, privacy controls
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The Talk Show remote from WWDC 2020, by John Gruber. Featuring Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi and VP of Product & Marketing Greg Joswiak
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Intel insider claims it finally lost Apple because Skylake QA 'was abnormally bad'
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Apple will extend the lifespan of your AirPods by choosing when they charge
16 votes -
The end of OS X
15 votes -
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 Livestream & Discussion (starts 10AM June 22 PT / 5PM June 23 UTC)
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Apple, Hey, and the path forward
11 votes -
The art of the possible
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#YouDownloadTheAppAndItDoesntWork — Highlighting hypocrisy and double standards on Apple's App Store
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Apple doubles down on its right to profit from other businesses
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The Apple ARM Mac transition: Re-engine, not re-imagine
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Apple announces Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 keynote timeline, week-long conference schedule
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On Apple announcing the ARM Mac transition at WWDC this month
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Apple plans to announce move to its own Mac chips at WWDC
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Seven years later, I bought a new Macbook. For the first time, I don't love it
26 votes -
Hands-on review: Why Apple’s newest iPad Pro packs a powerful punch
8 votes -
macOS 10.15.5 has a trivial bug or a ‘reprehensible’ security decision
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Suck on your AirPod to fix the volume
16 votes -
Apple reportedly weighing shifting some production from China to India
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Opportunities for watchOS 7
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The secrets behind the runaway success of Apple’s AirPods
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Apple Store's temperature checks may violate EU privacy rules, says German data protection office
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1998: Apple's iMac is full of flash, dash, but has a few big holes
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MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020) first look from Dieter Bohn at The Verge
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Playing devil's advocate: Is there any possible reason Apple is gluing parts in instead of using screws in newer devices other than "greed"?
Inspired by the news of the new 13" MacBook Pro and Surface Book 3, I was thinking about just how much I hate not being able to replace the RAM, SSD or even battery in newer MacBook models. It...
Inspired by the news of the new 13" MacBook Pro and Surface Book 3, I was thinking about just how much I hate not being able to replace the RAM, SSD or even battery in newer MacBook models. It seems like such an extreme decision and I wonder why.
The obvious answer is to make the devices less repairable thus forcing people to upgrade sooner.
But Apple isn't really dependent on devices breaking. Hardware is vastly improving every year and their customer base happily upgrades just for that. Also it could be argued that their most profitable product line – iPhones – have, despite all of that, some of the healthiest life cycles in the smartphone marketed with people happily using 5+ year old devices which still are supported in the latest releases of iOS. Few other devices hold their value in resale like Apple products, their sturdiness is quite remarkable and clearly factored into pricing and consumer decisions. They pride themselves with a reliable repair program and I have to imagine their repair geniuses (their term, not my sarcasm) don't like messing with glue.
So, all things considered, is there an argument for fucking gluing in batteries other than petty greed? Like, is it cheaper? That doesn't seem a motivation behind any other major design decision on their part. Is it it lighter? Easier to cool? Does it make for a slimmer chassis?
I tried searching the question but couldn't find anything (in fact, I wouldn't even know what terms to search for). Is there any good analysis or reasoned speculation? It somehow makes less sense the more I think of it and it would give me some head peace to at least know of some arguments for it other than Apple being assholes.
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How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad
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The saga of Apple’s bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over
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Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance
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Face ID doesn’t work when you’re wearing a mask—Apple’s about to address that
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Apple COVID-19 mobility trends reports
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iPhone SE (2020) review
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John Gruber reviews the iPad Magic Keyboard
5 votes -
Google & Apple adjust maps during pandemic
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Apple developing high-end headphones with interchangeable parts
6 votes