It’s hard not to come to the conclusion that Steve's explanation of what happens in monopolistic companies is now coming true for Apple itself.

How many "product people" are in charge at Apple these days?

Because the execution on their products have declined a bit... and the culture of innovation, design and user-focused invention as a whole has essentially stopped.

#Apple #Tech #Monopoly #Business
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2024-05-02 05:45:14

If you're looking for an explanation of what's happening at Google with the current layoffs, just watch this video. Steve Jobs' reflections about what happened at Apple provide the best explanation. It's something you'll encounter in all corporate companies.
#google #stevejobs #layoffs #entshittification

#Apple #AppStore #AI #GenerativeAI #ContentModeration: "Apple has removed a number of AI image generation apps from the App Store after 404 Media found these apps advertised the ability to create nonconsensual nude images, a sign that app store operators are starting to take more action against these types of apps.

Overall, Apple removed three apps from the App Store, but only after we provided the company with links to the specific apps and their related ads, indicating the company was not able to find the apps that violated its policy itself.

Apple’s action comes after we reported on Monday that Instagram advertises nonconsensual AI nude apps. By browsing Meta’s Ad Library, which archives ads on its platform, when they ran, on what platforms, and who paid for them, we were able to find ads for five different apps, each with dozens of ads. Two of the ads were for web-based services, and three were for apps on the Apple App Store. Meta deleted the ads when we flagged them. Apple did not initially respond to a request for comment on that story, but reached out to me after it was published asking for more information. On Tuesday, Apple told us it removed the three apps on its App Store." https://www.404media.co/apple-removes-nonconsensual-ai-nude-apps-following-404-media-investigation/

Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps Following 404 Media Investigation

Apple and Google appear more willing to take action against these apps than they were in the past.

^{Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)}

Another post about #Apple #Powerbook G4 12" events from ~20 years ago.

#Hacking #wifi a late November evening of 2005. With a "larger" antenna and standing on a mountain to the north of the city.

I used an antenna made for point to point "broadband" connections.
A bit on the larger size than the popular "pringles cantennas" people used to make.

(Funny to think about that I ended up with a work in Cybersecurity a few years later)

#Retrocomputing #PPC #Wardriving #VintageComputing #PowerPC

New video! I'm starting to restore a very interesting Apple Macintosh Performa 630 in the DOS Compatible variant. It has both a 68040 Mac and an IBM compatible 486 PC in one machine. In the first episode of this series, I try to make it safe to run by replacing capacitors on the main board and in the power supply. More to come!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/86CrkFDuNWY
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/jrXDtMmCv5MPxHfkvmsbyW

#Apple #Macintosh #Performa #Performa630 #DOSCompatible #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Recapping

New video!

Love or hate it, the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh is a bold computer with a fascinating story.

To celebrate my 1st birthday, I take a deeper look my 1st video subject. I wrote a love-letter to the machine I couldn't afford for 25 years, and then attempt to (mostly) restore it.

Have a watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mabH-YB6kn4

#TAM #20thAnniversaryMacintosh #TwentiethAnniversaryMac #vintage #Apple #retrocomputing #vintagemac

Brilliant or Blunder? The 20th Anniversary Mac - A Love Letter & Restoration - iiiDIY

The Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM) was a fascinating design concept brought into full production in 1997. Apple's Industrial Design Group had conceive...

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After a great week for Linux, with the releases of Fedora 40 and today Ubuntu 24.04, I would be interested to know which operating system the Fediverse in my "bubble" uses? Linux? Windows? Or macOS or even a BSD? More than one?

Please write in the comments which distribution or version! Thanks for participating and SHARING!

#linux #unix #opensource #freesoftware #windows #microsoft #apple #macos #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #debian #fedora #ubuntu #linuxmint #archlinux #opensuse #gnome #kde

• Linux - Which one? (74%, 221 votes)
• Windows 10/11 (17%, 52 votes)
• macOS (18%, 55 votes)
• FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD (24%, 74 votes)

Apple is cutting Vision Pro production as it fails to meet sales targets.

Analysts expected it to sell 700-800k units in 2024, but it could now be as low as 400k. A lower cost model could now be pushed beyond 2025, if it ever arrives.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor

#apple #tech #visionpro #vr #ar

Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand

Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is cutting Vision Pro shipments for 2024 down to as little as 400,000 units.

^{Umar Shakir (The Verge)}

Apple made this unnecessarily difficult out of spite, but fuck them! Thanks to the European Union legislators, I was able to install an alternative store on my iPhone 🤓

#dmca #altstore #apple #ios #apps

Well don't use #microsoft products. It is as easy as that...
Btw and of course no #apple products.

#opensource #FreeSoftwareForFreeSociety #freesoftware #linux