they work great with Clementine, too, which is cross-platform. and with a SD/flash adapter and Rockbox, the older models can still be capable little devices today. rockbox, at least, does start to chug a little with dynamic playlists over several thousand songs, though…
honestly, the only thing the classics are missing for me is a physical off/reset switch. sometimes i’ve needed to reboot to apply a mod or something, or the little thing freezes, and if the hidden key combos don’t work for whatever reason, then i have to spudge the dang thing open and reseat the battery’s ribbon cable
If anything, the real laughing is all of the stuff we've been doing to fuck with reddit anyway. Destroying subs, burning posts and comments, deleting accounts.
The European Commission is not amused with Apple’s attempt at malicious compliance and already opened the non-compliance process, so if the ECJ doesn’t fuck up Apple will either comply or get out of Europe.
Per imore.com/how-law-enforcement-uses-graykey-device… it appears that they aren’t able to bypass your password and have to brute-force it instead. It’s unclear if they can bypass biometric auth if that’s an accepted auth method.
So, if you’re concerned about this sort of exploit, make sure to use a password with a high level of entropy and that you hold down the power and volume up buttons (or however you disable biometric auth on your device) before handing your phone to a LEO.
IIRC Epic has been caught several times in the past few years breaking store rules, like sidestepping the platform payment system and misrepresenting data collection attestation. I don’t think it’s anti-competitive to decline to sign a vendor’s apps. I mean, I like Epic’s developer platform, but it sounds like their lawyers are high if they think EU courts will force another company to do business with them, especially if management has been intentionally abusing the system.
Well the EU is being more proactive about it than over here in the US. Our regulatory bodies have been hobbled continually for decades, and now I guess we just let these giant corporations do whatever they want.
At this point, I feel like Apple is just playing chicken with the EU. If this isn’t “gatekeeping” (ie, the thing the DMA is supposed to prevent), then I’m not sure would would be.
Because “It’s literally spyware!” didn’t work, thanks to everything else being spyware, so now they have to say “Think of the children!” and see if that works.
Just to be clear, I absolutely support a TikTok ban, if it comes with a repeal of all unwarranted domestic government surveillance operations and some privacy bills with teeth.
This isn’t the only fine though. It’s one of several they’ve been hit by in recent years and more might be coming. They are also getting bigger over time.
Is Apple making over €500m in profit in the EU specifically as a result of anticompetitive practices involving music?
I’m all for punishing white collar crime severely, but the goal for the EU seems to be to set the fines so they’re not especially punitive, but still high enough that the offender would have saved money by just playing by the rules. That’s a damn sight better than what we usually get in the US.
I am also wondering where that amount comes from. Though I do not think it should be based on profit. A company can also be unprofitable on purpose in a region in order to destroy the competition an gain market share. Then after conquering the market they increase the prices again.
In this case I suppose it also be difficult to quantify the fine. Of course the duration of the anti-competitive behaviour should also be taken into consideration and apples low willingness to better itself. Is there any article explaining the 500m euro?
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