thanks you, Pre1!
my neighbor is not tech, and needed her garage door reset-installed.
which i did on her GE and she is getting spam and annoyances from google
(im hiding inside now)
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my neighbor is not tech, and needed her garage door reset-installed.
which i did on her GE and she is getting spam and annoyances from google
(im hiding inside now)
Yeah because big tech has it all figured out. That's why I get spoofed calls everyday about my car warranty. That's why people can make anonymous death threats to others without any recourse. That's why millions of people's account information is stolen every year from "big tech" companies. And all that AI research and implimentation is all going great and doesn't need any regulation because it is going to help improve the world and bring democracy to autocratic nations. Why, because tech people say so. Because they know. Just look at what they have done. They need less and less regulation.
But the Filemaker Go App is more like a player, you can't create with it and the desktop equivalent would be a web browser and logging on to Filemaker WebDirect
you buy an Apple phone, you now it is curated for app installation.
you know that beforehand.
dont agree?
but a different phone... simple.
had enough issue with apps on Android devices that caused havoc... introduced a virus to our work network and took email offline randomly for days.
i'm totally happy Apple control and remedy apps that dont stick to the rules.
you know that beforehand.
dont agree?
but a different phone... simple.
had enough issue with apps on Android devices that caused havoc... introduced a virus to our work network and took email offline randomly for days.
i'm totally happy Apple control and remedy apps that dont stick to the rules.
Do you know how large Apple's legal department is? I'm sure the can handle more thn one case.
A lot of strawman arguments there, none of which are relevant to what I wrote. First, I didn’t say or imply that “big tech has it all figured out,” only that Amy Klobuchar is clueless. Also, Sen. Klobuchar’s antitrust legislation wouldn’t prevent spoof calls, wouldn’t prevent death threats, wouldn’t prevent companies from being hacked, and wouldn’t prevent whatever point you were trying to make about AI and autocratic countries.
They actually sell their software mainly on annual licenses now. The license is per user, and can be used with the desktop app, web browser (if the server is setup for it) or one of the mobile apps. If you have a license, you can download the Mac or PC app freely. You can still buy a single desktop license if you want I guess…
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Call it “free country syndrome”, where Texas can run its own grid disconnected from the rest of USA and ISP can set their own rules banning people from using alternative services, and more.
Just a refresher, apple is also a big tech company, and the most successful one.
The case is about something that happened in February and March last year. They file suit in January this year indicating the case is not time critical.
Actually, double-jeopardy is only applicable to criminal charges in a court of law, and neither Senate committee hearings nor the EPIC civil lawsuit would technically fall under that rubric. Nonetheless, whenever the civil courts (after any appeals) hand down a ruling in the EPIC case, it would very likely strongly influence whatever laws the Congress might wish to pass. The senate committee would be well advised to let the civlil litigation, which will necessarily involve opposing witnesses and experts, give its final ruling. Antitrust law is one of the most difficult and technical areas of the law, and few if any of the members of Congress will have the requisite background to make better decisions than the courts can.
That's what concerns me with any potential regulation that may come down. It really didn't turn out so well for the US consumer when AT&T was forced to break-up.
And who has made those big bad foreigners that want to break up domestic big tech today? US big tech has made them by being greedy and wanting to save every single penny. In return they've propelled China's economy into leading one within only thirty years. US big tech has done more for Chinese economy then for US that's for sure. Apple is THE SOLE responsible for Chinas boost into telecommunications manufacturing and R&D dominance which resulted in Chinese government subsidizing the whole industry and taking over the world. Apple didn't do Foxconn project to save you money when you buy $1000+ iPhone, they did it so they can save money when they sell you $1000+ iPhone, right after they route that money through Ireland, Lichtenstein PO Box ghost company, god know how many islands and then back to US.
Don't fool yourself as soon as Apple or any other big tech company finds a better safe haven when it comes to market, living standards, tax breaks and other misc. things they are moving out of US all together for R&D and design. That might sound like fantasy right now but in about 50 years when China shows its true world dominance and lets big tech do whatever they want - to "selfregulate" - by that time US public will have new external nemesis to pick on and no one will bat and eye when complete operations have move away from US.
So right now it's in US interest not to close tax loopholes and not to regulate big tech but by the time big tech is done with US there will be a wasteland left. US needs a restart, needs a heavy regulation and needs proper subsidy for upcoming competitive technologies but most and foremost it has to ensure that both R&D and manufacturing stays in US. It will take US about 20 years to catch up to China in automated manufacturing unfortunately. Keep in mind that China wouldn't be a manufacturing absolute overlord if it didn't have anything to manufacture and it's number one client was and still are US companies.
You can’t manufacture in the US right now. Definitely not 10 years ago. Products manufactured in the US will be too expensive for customers in the US other than some niche customers. The world has no option but to manufacture in China. Apple and all other global companies did what they had to do anyway. And if they did not do it, what will US be having right now? You think other phone manufacturers like Nokia/Blackberry/Samsung/LG would not have crushed US phone companies?
China worked hard to achieve its position. They deserve this. If US wants to complete, it needs to work hard. Not by adding more regulations. You can only encourage someone to innovate at a place. You can force them to innovate at a place. That’s not how innovation works. China did not achieve this by mere regulations.
Yes, China absolutely did achieve all that by regulating their direction. It's different from of regulation than what US does, it's political regulation not so much economical one. There are way many constrains and regulations over there, people go to jail over there just like that if they don't follow up. There is no such thing if one company wants to show up on the hearing or not, no such nonsense in China. Take for an example that Alibaba guy, he was cocky wanted to be Musk like superstar and got shot down real fast. China right now is like America after WWII very firm and ruled by hand, that's why they are prospering so much. They invest into their infrastructure while US does not. US can't invest in people because it's biggest tax payers are not paying taxes and they don't have the firm hand to change the laws. US is as deregulated as it can be and asking for even more is trouble.
When it comes to manufacturing iPhones in US I don't believe one bit into a story that phone would be more expensive cause they can't pass that to a consumer. Apple would make less money, that's the trick. US manufacturing has huge issues, it has issues with nuts and bolts that's how bad it is. But, Apple sells 200 million devices a year so there is no way in hell someone cannot setup an automated factory and close down suppliers chain within reasonable time
Do you have a link? I'm interested in reading about it.
It took Google Fiber's competition in several markets for ISPs in those markets to magically offer same high speeds (1 Gb/s or 100 Mb/s) at same prices overnight. Before that, for the same price you barely got 50 Mb/s (and unstable); and if you did, it costed around $120/month. Talk about highway robbery.
Also something that needs to be looked at. Last time I was having a conversation (not over the phone) and a friend of mine is apply for a Canadian immigration visa. Mind you I never even searched or looked stuff up anywhere and all of a sudden I start to get blasted with Ads for Canadian Immigration Agencies.
That's an invasion of privacy. I understand being blasted after doing research online and being tracked that way, but over your personal phone? FB and IG are now gone after that.
Apple does pay all the tax it owes. For all the sales it makes in US, it pays taxes in the US. For all the sales made in UK, it pays taxes in UK. What you are asking is Apple pays another tax cut in the US for sales made in UK. That’s paying tax twice for the same income, just to bring that money back to US. Apple’s profit margin as per its profit and loss statement is around 20%. How much would be its profit margin if it pays tax twice? And Apple is a global company expanding globally. So essentially, Apple has to pay a second tax to bring money to the US, that it has to take out of US anyway for it’s outside operations. Makes no sense for the Tax paying US share holders. Apple is doing as much justice to its US shareholders as it can while following international tax laws. Remember, so much of US retirement funds depend on Apple.
An iPhone is made of several components from several patent holding companies. For example, the gorilla glass is made by Corning. The camera from Sony and so on. These companies have manufacturing plants set up in China and they serve several international companies, not just Apple. Also each company specializes in different stage of the manufacturing. For example one company might specialize only in packaging for shipment. No matter how big Apple is, it is not as big as all of China combined. And specialization is very very difficult. Apple only makes software and still there are bugs. Apple can’t master every step of manufacturing, especially something as complex as an iPhone in such large volumes. You just can’t shift manufacturing of iPhones to US. No amount of money can do it. China can’t be replaced with a bunch of Robots.