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This "most sophisticated software" question is from the same doofus who also asked / answered:

How is murdering people considered fun in video games? What happened to all those innocent games such as Frogger, Qbert, and Donkey Kong?

Apparently he doesn't understand games are an escape from reality and has to be told what fun is. Games are fun because we don't have to worry about real-life consequences and can do things that we normally could never do in physical reality, dumbass.

e.g. Frag my buddies, drive an expensive sports car, slay dragons, virtual fishing, etc.

Maybe he should go play DnD to actually learn the answer.

Genocide in video games isn't (solely) the problem when you want to take a break from the stress of day-to-day responsibility. It becomes a problem when you do that to the exclusion of all your other responsibilities.

If you don't like violence in games there are enough good puzzle games like The Witness, Pythagorea, Top 10 Geometric Puzzles for iOS (2016), etc.

Strange.

In recent compliance audits for GDPR regulations in the EU, we've been unable to get any kind of statement out of Apple about where they store iCloud and other data, and whether it's held compliant to either the GDPR or Data Protection Act.

http://www.applegazette.com/ic...

Their policy flat-out contains a line that is illegal under EU data protection rules and prevents almost any company that processes any kind of personal data (even "this is your name and email for your iTunes account) from using them::

https://www.apple.com/uk/legal...

"All the information you provide may be transferred or accessed by entities around the world as described in this Privacy Policy."

Which is the same "no answer" answer I've had out of them when I've asked over the last ten years. They pay lip-service, but I ain't going to court to explain why my user's EU-protected ended up in Outer Mongolia.

The reason, of course, is obvious. iCloud is actually just Amazon, Microsoft and Google storage depending on whatever they bought this month:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/...

Maybe they give a shit in the US, but in the EU they have absolutely no interest and, hence, lose a lot of custom. Ironically, they claim to have focus "on education" now with new educational-models of iPad. Hilarious seeing as we can't legally store children's data on them.

Yep, if your child's school is using iCloud or even iTunes in any fashion, ask to see the data protection guarantee.

Do yourself a favour if you work in IT in the UK/EU and are checking for GDPR compliance - take all your Apple gear and bin it now.

first Rainbow-Logo computer?

Nope: Apple logo

Your link is a measurement of web usage, and it contradicts nearly ever other web survey that shows that iOS is dominant in that regard. This was actually discussed in a previous Slashdot article. Many Android sales are to budget buyers who don't use their phones like smartphones.

It is the original iMac and the subsequent colored iMacs that were important for Apple's comeback. However, the flower power and dalmatian iMacs were not as well received. Perhaps you're confusing them?

http://www.apple.com/pr/photos/imac2001/imac_tokyo.html
http://www.applegazette.com/imac/flower-power-imac-named-one-of-the-ugliest-tech-products-ever/

I thought the article was going to talk about this or this.

If you connect to a Windows machine, the icon for that machine in Leopard is a beige monitor with a BSOD!

Designed by Apple in California
Computer assembled in China
See unboxing picture at http://www.applegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/200 7/03/100_0966.JPG

Not entirely. The graphic for the very first item indicates it was a "powerBob." http://www.applegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/200 6/11/apple_powerbob.thumbnail.jpg