Gregg Thurman on Apple iPhones only for Israeli Army officers, no Androids - 'War is ugly. People get hurt. Hamas is a dictatorial cancer with only one goal, a goal it can’t possibly achieve, the elimination of Israel. So it wages war on the unarmed. Those that joined the chorus to stop the IDF were de facto defenders of Hamas and its militant tactics.'
on Apple iPhones only for Israeli Army officers, no Androids - '“Hamas declared war.” I’m not defending Hamas.'
on Apple iPhones only for Israeli Army officers, no Androids - 'Given how deep Mossad has penetrated so many of its enemies via the target’s cell phones, it only makes sense that the reverse risk is real too. Post Oct 7 the security establishment has realised that previously the different branches weren’t co-ordinated enough. If anyone know’s cell phone vulnerabilities it would be the Mossad and a reasonable guess they are now advising the IDF. Non-military types should also listen to this advice.'
on Davidson's Gil Luria: This should be Apple's best season in four years - 'Steven: It’s very easy and straight forward in my experience. I’m notified by Apple, upon the 12th payment on the current loan through Citizens, I’m eligible for a no-additional-costs upgrade to a new iPhone. I purchase the new iPhone through Apple’s iPhone upgrade portal after confirming eligibility. The new iPhone is shipped to my home. A return kit is shipped separately. When the new iPhone arrives I transfer the data from the old iPhone to new one, reset the device and return the old iPhone to Apple at no cost in the return packaging provided. This year about $3 was added to my monthly payment, now totaling $61.16 for my iPhone 17 Pro Max, because theft and loss insurance is obligatory on the AppleCare+ contract.'
on Don't pick on Apple Maps or Ads, Cupertino tells Brussels - 'A dealer/mechanic who can’t immediately diagnose a bad battery is just flat incompetent. If it’s a dealership, I’d raise that with the district zone manager.'
on Davidson's Gil Luria: This should be Apple's best season in four years - 'RPL: I find this kind of comment on the upgrade program interesting. Has it changed since it started? “No mess. No hassles.” ? Maybe it depends on perspective. When I tried it years ago it seemed to be in name only. You still had to apply for a purchase slot, go through the loan process and sign up for the service provider. To me, an automatic upgrade should entail just going in after one year and handing in your old phone for a new one. Any loan or service provider data should automatically be updated unless something has changed. If this was the process I would very quickly sign up again.'
on Saturday Apple video: Steve Jobs explains employee stock options (1983) - '@Ron: Thanks for the positive comment. Perhaps someday basic financial courses will be taught in high school so that these upcoming generation of “kids” will begin to understand the concept of investments and how to manage their money by earning % or profiting from purchasing and selling equities. As opposed to “Meme Stocks” or lottery tickets.'
on Don't pick on Apple Maps or Ads, Cupertino tells Brussels - 'Upvoted. My wife’s Audi had an apparent problem with the MMI (a primitive tablet-like screen for nav and entertainment). The dealership said it would cost $7,700 to replace. I found a third party person who would install a 3rd party replacement, which I would have to buy for about $350, and then his installation fee was $300. Actually it was the car’s battery, now replaced. Problem solved. No refund for the $350 diagnostic which said the battery was OK.'
on Don't pick on Apple Maps or Ads, Cupertino tells Brussels - 'The U.S. needs a motorvehicle markets act (MVA) to protect US auto parts makers from unfair competition from overseas luxury car makers, who routinely exclude them. Audi, BMW, and Mercedes Benz serve as “gatekeepers” for the components and services that end up inside the cars they sell here, to the disadvantage of many American companies who have no way to compete. For example, why can’t I choose to replace the Mercedes Benz navigation system with Apple Maps, for example, or Waze, or Tesla’s self-driving system? And what if I want an audio system made by Bose? While European car makers sell a small percentage of all cars sold in the US, they have an “entrenched market position” in the luxury-car market. Expecting resistance to this effort to promote fair competition with U.S. companies, the MVA will base all penalties on a percentage these EU companies’ “worldwide turnover.” If we enacted the MVA, how long, do we think, it would take European luxury car makers to start howling?'
on Don't pick on Apple Maps or Ads, Cupertino tells Brussels - 'Imposing fines on American companies is as close as the EU will ever come to having a tech industry of its own.'
on Saturday Apple video: Steve Jobs explains employee stock options (1983) - 'Michael, that’s an excellent example of why more people don’t take advantage of their opportunity to invest long term and kudos for helping your sister do the right thing! 🙂'
on Apple at $278.85: Fourth all-time high in four trading days - 'The bottom line: Apple got sandbagged at the beginning of the year, and thus has arrived late to the AI party. But that’s not the same as missing it, and coming late gives Apple the advantage of seeing other’s mistakes, and adjusting its course accordingly.'
