On iOS, after 24 hours or less than 10 failed fingerprint attempts, you are required to enter your password to gain access to the phone (fingerprint doesn't work at that point). I would assume that it would take longer than 24 hours for the police to convince a judge to force you to use your fingerprint, and a emergency stays by appeals courts do happen as well. I also believe that the knowledge of which finger unlocks your phone would be protected by the fifth amendment, so that you would not have to inform law enforcement which fingerprint opens the phone and as a result the phone requires a password after many failed attempts.
FORTUNATELY, it was only a STATE Court; so, unless you happen to be caught in Virginia, you could still fight it, and with this decision as (non-controlling, but persuasive) precedent, maybe even score a win for all of us!
VR won't remove direction from the movie; the director will still have to take decisions about camera setup and directing the viewer's attention, but he'll have to go about it differently.
True enough.
For example, in a stage play, the Director can't force the audience to place their attention to a certain part of the (usually pretty large) stage; but he can use visual and audible cues, motion and lighting to essentially lead the audience around by the nose.
And anyone who has seen a well-done stage production will likely attest to the effectiveness of these techniques.
iPads are routinely more expensive than comparable Android tablets of the same tech specs.
The old 4 inch iPhones were as expensive as 6" Galaxy Notes and other larger Android phones.
Yawn. Is that all ya got?
I can show you Galaxy Notes that are as expensive as a comparable iPhone 6 plus.
And Android tablets cannot be of the same tech specs as an iPad, simply because they run Android, which SUUUUCKS as a Tablet OS.
Who cares if you have twice as many cores if the UI is all jerky and crappy?
Who cares if you have 2 GB instead of 1 GB if your battery life is half that of an iPad.
Who cares if you have more Apps, if 25% of them steal your data?
Who cares if you have the latest version of Android (which you probably won't) when you buy your tablet, because you'll never see an OS update, even for things like Stagefright, unless you "jailbreak" and install some off-label build of the OS?
Who cares if you can load stuff from any dark corner of the interwebs, if all it does is open you up to even more malware?
Who cares if Google releases a payment system that is a knockoff of ApplePay; you'll never see it until you buy a new A-Thingie?
Bottom line: It ain't about the number of Cores, number of Ports, RAM, etc. It's about the entire PACKAGE. And in that regard; Apple is still the one to beat.
Not being sarcastic in the slightest. When I go home from a day/week of work, the last thing I want is to do more IT work for free. I couldn't be happier that my parents (and my non-techie sister's family) are using machines I cannot help them with.
You mean won't help them with.
Yeah, your parents and sister apparently know you well enough to know you for the pissant little douchebag that you are, and so have opted for a platform that (fortunately for both you and them) requires little to no maintenance.
Even mentioning the "for free" when discussing family IT work is what labels you a douchebag. You should be happy to help them out when they have some little computer problem, rather than dismissing them with a "Sorry, I don't know anything about Macs" and a handwave.
You must be a lot of fun at family get-togethers.
I've assembled (and maintained) more than my fair share of Wintel machines, starting with Win 3.1 and well, well it never ends, and although I would rather NOT know anything about the sickening, spyware-baked-in, ugly-ass abomination that is Windows, I value my family and friends more than I do my "Computer Priesthood" status.
Look, it's a big mess and we'll probably never know how big it really is. You can deflect all you want and I could nitpick as well as you, but what's the point? Let's just say that Apple's review process leaves a lot to be desired and leave at that, okay?
RT.
Yeah, it leaves so much to be desired that it has kept the App Store pretty much STERILE since it opened seven years ago.
Face it, you tried to "sound bite" yourself into "winning a point" by taking words out of context, not including words that didn't fit your "point" (and which didn't apply to iOS, let alone the App Store), and representing a Developer Page banner as if it was a "Policy Statement", and got yourself caught prevaricating, or at least "creatively editing".
So no, I was not the one "Deflecting" (the fact that you were trying to pull the wool over my, and all readers-of-your-comment's eyes); that would be, er, you.
I can't even begin to count the blessing it has been to my life that he's a Mac person. Absolute top of the list is that if something goes wrong, I can honestly say I have no idea how to fix it.
I'm honestly not sure if you're being sarcastic or not; but I think you'll have to agree, that considering he started in the 1980s, that's a pretty stellar track-record.
And a reason why this site has been around for around two decades now.
GM could make a car very similar to the Tesla very quickly if they think there is a business case for it.
They already did. Made like 2,000 of them. Then they landfilled them. People actually cried when they had to give them back.
And that was not NEARLY the car the Tesla is.
And showing how UN-insightful Big Auto is.
No WONDER they were headed for bankruptcy. But so was Apple at one time. Now they are one of the most profitable companies IN ANY INDUSTRY, IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
GM, on the other hand, had to go on Welfare to stay afloat.
There's the difference in a nutshell between a company like GM, and a company like Apple. Apple innovated themselves out of disaster; GM landfilled their innovation.
Apple has ALWAYS described itself as a HARDWARE company. Always.
And there isn't too much in the R&D, industrial design, material specification, sourcing, procurement, logistics, contract manufacturing and distribution areas that Apple DOESN'T get into RIGHT NOW.
"Then maybe there wouldn't be as many face-palm electronic security holes like the Chrysler Jeep Cherokee vulnerability."
And of course, Apple's security is second to none in the face-palming industry.
Compared with the car industry, and the rest of the tech-products industry, yes, yes it is.
A huge component of Apple's financial success is the ability (ala Walmart, Costco, etc.) to squeeze vendor margins in order to gain an advantage relative to competitors. This will not be possible with cars.
Do you really think Apple became the richest company on the globe selling their products exclusively to hipster millennials?
Of course not. They also sell lots to hipster Gen-X ers and hipster Boomers. My Dad has used almost exclusively Macs at his law office (and home) since the 1980's.
And, out of curiosity, exactly HOW much money, downtime and CPU cycles has he had to spend on Anti-Virus software in ALL that time?
he iPhone started gaining traction in the market for the average consumer under 30 - it looked cool as it was easy to use.
Give me a break: It was a complete paradigm-shift for the ENTIRE phone industry, from top to bottom.
Even if you don't particularly like Apple, you HAVE to give them credit for the iPhone. Afterall, ALL the competing OEMs and ALL the competing platforms sure did, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
The iCar will probably grow in size over time. And when it is finally released as a pro version it will be close to a small lorry... The next level of hipster transportation!
Yeah, because Apple products have a habit of getting bigger and bigger over time.
Apple thrives on selling well-designed and well-packaged hardware, and by putting well tested software on it that really works well...and selling that package for a competitive price.
""there is no reason to assume that Apple, with no experience, will suddenly do a better job than General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota or Hyundai. "
And there is even more HISTORY to belie that statement (and they know it!).
It seems as official as it can get, don't you think?
...and, from your carefully-manicured excerpts, it DOES seem to IMPLY that Apps from the Apple App Stores are "Safe".
HOWEVER, further down the page (which is about OS X's built-in security features, NOT either App Store), we have the disclaimer:
"While no system can be 100 percent immune from every threat, OS X lets you do even more to keep your information as safe as possible. [emphasis mine] "
So, that sounds more like what I was saying than what you were implying that they were saying.
And as for the second Page you referenced, "App Review", being that it was hosted on Apple's DEVELOPER site, that was obviously NOT meant as a Page for the "General Public"; but rather a Developer-oriented Page to explain TO DEVELOPERS how the Review Process works. So no "claims" are implied.
CyanogenMod offers a one click installer that automatically does everything.
But how many plain, ordinary Users even have heard of CyanogenMod, let alone what it's about?
And that still begs the question: How awesome [not!] of an "ecosystem" must Android be, if you have to resort to "Jailbreaking" your device JUST to get a frickin' SECURITY UPDATE?!?
Yes, I know it's not "Android's" fault, per se; but it IS a SYSTEMIC problem on that platform with 95% of the OEM -> Carrier -> End-User scenarios.
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On iOS, after 24 hours or less than 10 failed fingerprint attempts, you are required to enter your password to gain access to the phone (fingerprint doesn't work at that point). I would assume that it would take longer than 24 hours for the police to convince a judge to force you to use your fingerprint, and a emergency stays by appeals courts do happen as well. I also believe that the knowledge of which finger unlocks your phone would be protected by the fifth amendment, so that you would not have to inform law enforcement which fingerprint opens the phone and as a result the phone requires a password after many failed attempts.
UNFORTUNATELY, There was an a decision a about a year ago that ruled that you COULD be forced to unlock your phone with your fingerprint, even if you could not be forced to do so with your passcode.
FORTUNATELY, it was only a STATE Court; so, unless you happen to be caught in Virginia, you could still fight it, and with this decision as (non-controlling, but persuasive) precedent, maybe even score a win for all of us!
Tip O'Neil's 3D House of Representatives, FTW!
Oh, how I miss that show.
VR won't remove direction from the movie; the director will still have to take decisions about camera setup and directing the viewer's attention, but he'll have to go about it differently.
True enough.
For example, in a stage play, the Director can't force the audience to place their attention to a certain part of the (usually pretty large) stage; but he can use visual and audible cues, motion and lighting to essentially lead the audience around by the nose.
And anyone who has seen a well-done stage production will likely attest to the effectiveness of these techniques.
I'm counting 24 posts from you on this topic.
I'm not sure what you are counting as a "topic"; but I count 7 by me (now 8) in this particular thread.
iPads are routinely more expensive than comparable Android tablets of the same tech specs.
The old 4 inch iPhones were as expensive as 6" Galaxy Notes and other larger Android phones.
Yawn. Is that all ya got?
I can show you Galaxy Notes that are as expensive as a comparable iPhone 6 plus.
And Android tablets cannot be of the same tech specs as an iPad, simply because they run Android, which SUUUUCKS as a Tablet OS.
Who cares if you have twice as many cores if the UI is all jerky and crappy?
Who cares if you have 2 GB instead of 1 GB if your battery life is half that of an iPad.
Who cares if you have more Apps, if 25% of them steal your data?
Who cares if you have the latest version of Android (which you probably won't) when you buy your tablet, because you'll never see an OS update, even for things like Stagefright, unless you "jailbreak" and install some off-label build of the OS?
Who cares if you can load stuff from any dark corner of the interwebs, if all it does is open you up to even more malware?
Who cares if Google releases a payment system that is a knockoff of ApplePay; you'll never see it until you buy a new A-Thingie?
Bottom line: It ain't about the number of Cores, number of Ports, RAM, etc. It's about the entire PACKAGE. And in that regard; Apple is still the one to beat.
Not being sarcastic in the slightest. When I go home from a day/week of work, the last thing I want is to do more IT work for free. I couldn't be happier that my parents (and my non-techie sister's family) are using machines I cannot help them with.
You mean won't help them with.
Yeah, your parents and sister apparently know you well enough to know you for the pissant little douchebag that you are, and so have opted for a platform that (fortunately for both you and them) requires little to no maintenance.
Even mentioning the "for free" when discussing family IT work is what labels you a douchebag. You should be happy to help them out when they have some little computer problem, rather than dismissing them with a "Sorry, I don't know anything about Macs" and a handwave.
You must be a lot of fun at family get-togethers.
I've assembled (and maintained) more than my fair share of Wintel machines, starting with Win 3.1 and well, well it never ends, and although I would rather NOT know anything about the sickening, spyware-baked-in, ugly-ass abomination that is Windows, I value my family and friends more than I do my "Computer Priesthood" status.
Nice try, but no phattie.
Look, it's a big mess and we'll probably never know how big it really is. You can deflect all you want and I could nitpick as well as you, but what's the point? Let's just say that Apple's review process leaves a lot to be desired and leave at that, okay?
RT.
Yeah, it leaves so much to be desired that it has kept the App Store pretty much STERILE since it opened seven years ago.
Face it, you tried to "sound bite" yourself into "winning a point" by taking words out of context, not including words that didn't fit your "point" (and which didn't apply to iOS, let alone the App Store), and representing a Developer Page banner as if it was a "Policy Statement", and got yourself caught prevaricating, or at least "creatively editing".
So no, I was not the one "Deflecting" (the fact that you were trying to pull the wool over my, and all readers-of-your-comment's eyes); that would be, er, you.
competitive doesn't preclude hefty premium - iPads/Airs/etc.
No, but it does preclude pricing significantly outside of their competition. Hence the term "competitive pricing".
And so, that MUST mean that EVERYONE is charging a "hefty premium".
I can't even begin to count the blessing it has been to my life that he's a Mac person. Absolute top of the list is that if something goes wrong, I can honestly say I have no idea how to fix it.
I'm honestly not sure if you're being sarcastic or not; but I think you'll have to agree, that considering he started in the 1980s, that's a pretty stellar track-record.
And a reason why this site has been around for around two decades now.
What more likely to happen, is Apple creating a car, and letting someone else manufacture it.
Or approach a Big Auto manufacturer that is "on the ropes" (I'm looking at you, VW), and does a co-branding deal, a/k/a Toyota/GM for "Geo".
GM could make a car very similar to the Tesla very quickly if they think there is a business case for it.
They already did. Made like 2,000 of them. Then they landfilled them. People actually cried when they had to give them back.
And that was not NEARLY the car the Tesla is.
And showing how UN-insightful Big Auto is.
No WONDER they were headed for bankruptcy. But so was Apple at one time. Now they are one of the most profitable companies IN ANY INDUSTRY, IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
GM, on the other hand, had to go on Welfare to stay afloat.
There's the difference in a nutshell between a company like GM, and a company like Apple. Apple innovated themselves out of disaster; GM landfilled their innovation.
Apple is basically a software company.
Citation, please?
Apple has ALWAYS described itself as a HARDWARE company. Always.
And there isn't too much in the R&D, industrial design, material specification, sourcing, procurement, logistics, contract manufacturing and distribution areas that Apple DOESN'T get into RIGHT NOW.
It's not as big of a stretch as you might think.
"Then maybe there wouldn't be as many face-palm electronic security holes like the Chrysler Jeep Cherokee vulnerability." And of course, Apple's security is second to none in the face-palming industry.
Compared with the car industry, and the rest of the tech-products industry, yes, yes it is.
Apple bought Beats to get their streaming licensing deals. The headphones were just a bonus.
Unfortunately, they got a bit more than they bargained for...
A huge component of Apple's financial success is the ability (ala Walmart, Costco, etc.) to squeeze vendor margins in order to gain an advantage relative to competitors. This will not be possible with cars.
Wanna bet?
here are no car foundries or car part vendors that Apple can impose one-sided manufacturing or sourcing agreements with.
You forget that, before he was CEO of Apple, Tim Cook was regarded as a master of Supply-Chain logistics and deal-making with suppliers.
Steve Jobs wasn't the only person at Apple that knew how to wheel and deal (pun intended).
Do you really think Apple became the richest company on the globe selling their products exclusively to hipster millennials?
Of course not. They also sell lots to hipster Gen-X ers and hipster Boomers. My Dad has used almost exclusively Macs at his law office (and home) since the 1980's.
And, out of curiosity, exactly HOW much money, downtime and CPU cycles has he had to spend on Anti-Virus software in ALL that time?
he iPhone started gaining traction in the market for the average consumer under 30 - it looked cool as it was easy to use.
Give me a break: It was a complete paradigm-shift for the ENTIRE phone industry, from top to bottom.
Even if you don't particularly like Apple, you HAVE to give them credit for the iPhone. Afterall, ALL the competing OEMs and ALL the competing platforms sure did, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
The Apple Car will be more like the Apple Watch than the iPhone.
I don't see Main Street lining up to buy the iWatch.
Also: I notice you said 'an entire spectrum' rather than 'the full spectrum.' Wise choice.
Yeah, the Apple Watch is SUCH a failure that they sold 2.8 Million units in two months.
I want to hear from ANYONE reading these words that has had a "failure" like that.
The iCar will probably grow in size over time. And when it is finally released as a pro version it will be close to a small lorry... The next level of hipster transportation!
Yeah, because Apple products have a habit of getting bigger and bigger over time.
Oh, wait...
Apple thrives on selling well-designed and well-packaged hardware, and by putting well tested software on it that really works well...and selling that package for a competitive price.
FTFY.
From TFS:
""there is no reason to assume that Apple, with no experience, will suddenly do a better job than General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota or Hyundai. "
And there is even more HISTORY to belie that statement (and they know it!).
It seems as official as it can get, don't you think?
...and, from your carefully-manicured excerpts, it DOES seem to IMPLY that Apps from the Apple App Stores are "Safe".
HOWEVER, further down the page (which is about OS X's built-in security features, NOT either App Store), we have the disclaimer:
"While no system can be 100 percent immune from every threat, OS X lets you do even more to keep your information as safe as possible. [emphasis mine] "
So, that sounds more like what I was saying than what you were implying that they were saying.
And as for the second Page you referenced, "App Review", being that it was hosted on Apple's DEVELOPER site, that was obviously NOT meant as a Page for the "General Public"; but rather a Developer-oriented Page to explain TO DEVELOPERS how the Review Process works. So no "claims" are implied.
Nice try, but no phattie.
CyanogenMod offers a one click installer that automatically does everything.
But how many plain, ordinary Users even have heard of CyanogenMod, let alone what it's about?
And that still begs the question: How awesome [not!] of an "ecosystem" must Android be, if you have to resort to "Jailbreaking" your device JUST to get a frickin' SECURITY UPDATE?!?
Yes, I know it's not "Android's" fault, per se; but it IS a SYSTEMIC problem on that platform with 95% of the OEM -> Carrier -> End-User scenarios.
The deficiencies of Visual Studio have absolutely zero significance on the shitfullness of the Xcode download/installation/update process
I was merely trying to point out that IDE installs in general are often kinda long.