Deal with it, Apple. - Nov. 10, 2021

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BUTTON IT

Judge denies stay of order forcing Apple to allow links/buttons to external payment options

Original https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/10/epic-vs-apple-ruling-revealed-apple-must-allow-app-store-devs-to-redirect-users-to-other-payment-systems/

New https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-third-party-app-store-judge

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/judge-apples-external-payment-app-store/

Already allowed reader apps https://www.engadget.com/apple-reader-apps-external-link-042203560.html

Apple’s looking into crypto

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/09/apple-is-looking-into-cryptocurrency-says-ceo-tim-cook/

 

REPUTATION REPAIR

Apple’s fixing the iPhone 13 Face ID repair issue

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387402-apple-tells-the-verge-that-a-fix-for-the-iphone-13s-screen-is-coming-for-independant-repair/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22772433/apple-iphone-13-screen-replacements-face-id-software-update

Apple Business Essentials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OushE7mq0Ak

https://www.apple.com/business/essentials/

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/11/10/apple-business-essentials-service-includes-device-management-onsite-apple-repairs

 

OOOOH SCAAAARY LAAAWWS

Google tries some anti-regulation propaganda

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387414-google-to-small-businesses-antitrust-limits-could-impact-your-business/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/google-sends-anti-regulation-propaganda-to-small-businesses-using-google-maps/?comments=1

https://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1455904634850140160

https://about.google/stayinformed/policy-that-could-impact-your-business/

Bipartisan bill against algorithmic feeds https://mashable.com/article/filter-bubble-transparency-act-threatens-facebook-news-feed

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21100363-buck_030_xml-filter-bubble

could pay 2.4 billion euro fine for shopping case https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/google-loses-appeal-of-eus-shopping-antitrust-lawsuit/

 

QUICK BITS

 

STEAM ENGINES ARE SLOW

Steam Deck delayed by 2 months

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387549-valves-steam-deck-launch-delayed-2-months-now-launches-february-2022/

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3084396982306430712

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-deck-delayed-to-february-2022/1100-6497907/

 

UN-DETERMINED UNPOPULARITY

YouTube removes dislike count

https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/youtube-is-removing-dislikes-from-public-view-for-all-channels/

https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/update-to-youtube/

https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1458482029817860096

 

MACBOOK-LOOKALIKE-CHROMEBOOK-KILLER

Surface Laptop SE

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387405-250-surface-and-windows-11-se/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-MksplvAU4

Windows 11 SE https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-se?passport=1636519256#comment-form

 

IT’S NORD SAFE

Oneplus Nord 2 exploding

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387107-oneplus-phones-are-exploding-not-just-in-popularity/#comment-15091624

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/oneplus-nord-2-5g-user-claims-his-phone-exploded/articleshow/87589213.cms

https://www.news18.com/news/tech/oneplus-nord-2-5g-explodes-in-delhi-lawyers-pocket-in-second-such-incident-full-story-4196528.html

https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-Nord-2-charger-explodes-for-no-apparent-reason-company-pins-the-blame-on-voltage-fluctuations.567353.0.html

 

YA BLUE IT

Blue Origin’s lawsuit against NASA delayed the moon landing

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/09/world/nasa-artemis-program-update-scn/index.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/04/bezos-blue-origin-loses-lawsuit-against-nasa-over-spacex-lunar-lander.html

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-outlines-challenges-progress-for-artemis-moon-missions

 

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