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Apple’s biggest mistake was not buying Netflix: Dan Ives

Apple (AAPL) has spent the past 30 years hitting a lot of home runs. It launched everything from the iMac to the iPod to the iPhone, to the iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods. What’s more, it’s pushed deeper into recurring revenue businesses with its AppleCare, Apple Music, and Apple TV+. But according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, the tech titan has made one major misstep: not buying Netflix (NFLX). Ives, who has an outperform rating on Apple’s stock, said that doing so would have put the… Source link

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North Dakota lawmakers vote down a bill that threatened Apple’s and Google’s revenues.

A North Dakota bill that an Apple executive had warned “threatens to destroy iPhone as you know it” died in a vote on Tuesday. Three-quarters of North Dakota’s 48 state senators voted against the bill, which sought to prohibit Apple and Google from forcing North Dakota companies to hand over a share of their app sales. The bill targeted Apple’s and Google’s practices of charging a commission of up to 30 percent on many app sales. The companies brought in a combined $33 billion from… Source link

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Vergecast: Google’s mysterious lack of app updates and Apple’s rumored VR headset

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast The Vergecast to discuss this week in Verge headlines. Here’s what The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson focus the episode on this week: Google’s mysterious lack of iOS app updates, the rumors around an Apple-made VR / AR headset, and the gadget headlines you may have missed. This week, users of the iOS versions of Google’s apps were shown a prompt claiming the software was “out of date” and suggesting… Source link

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Facebook hates Apple’s new privacy feature — here’s how App Tracking Transparency works

Apple (AAPL) is gearing up to launch a new privacy feature in the next version of iOS 14 that is generating quite a bit of anger from the likes of fellow Silicon Valley titan Facebook. The feature, called App Tracking Transparency, has become such a flashpoint between the companies that Facebook (FB ) is, according to The Information, considering filing an antitrust suit against Apple over the matter. That comes as the social media giant is already supporting Epic Games’ own antitrust suit… Source link

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Google is weighing an anti-tracking feature for Android, following Apple’s lead

Google is considering developing an Android alternative to Apple’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency, a new planned opt-in requirement the iPhone maker will impose on developers that demands they ask for permission to track iOS users across apps and websites. The news, first reported on Thursday by Bloomberg, underscores the increasing pressure on large tech companies, many spurred on by Apple, to take more proactive measures to better protect user privacy. Google won’t say whether… Source link

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Google Explores Alternative to Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature – Yahoo Finance

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks With Over 200% Upside on the Horizon Let’s talk about risk and the big picture. It’s an appropriate time, as the big risk – presented by the COVID-19 pandemic – is finally receding thanks to the ongoing vaccination program. COVID is leaving behind an economy that was forced into shutdown one year ago while in the midst of a great expansion, boosted by the deregulation policies. While the new Biden Administration is busy reversing many Trump… Source link

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Hyundai said to be ‘agonizing’ over Apple’s electric car

Benzinga The Upcoming Catalyst That Could Move Chinese EV Stocks Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto Chinese electric vehicle stocks have seen some moderation in momentum in recent sessions. One upcoming catalyst could lift the stocks out of this lackluster phase: the January delivery numbers that are due next week. Finding The Sweet Spot In China’s EV Market: China is a hot EV market, both from the perspective of the addressable market opportunity and supply. “China is a greenfield EV market opportunity for… Source link

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Goodbye, Android: Why I’m switching to Apple’s iPhone after more than a decade with Google

Taylor and his first iPhone. Go Dawgs! Goodbye, Android. Hey, Siri. After more than a decade of dedication to Google’s mobile operating system, I’m leaving for Apple. I don’t have a problem with Android. But I’m ready to try a new mobile experience — and for my iPhone buddies to stop berating me for being the “green bubble” guy in group chats. My smartphone journey began in 2008 with the HTC Dream, also known as the T-Mobile G1. It remains one of my favorite… Source link

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Google is launching a native version of Chrome for Apple’s Arm Macs on Wednesday

Google plans to release a version of Chrome that will run natively on Apple’s new Macs with Arm-based processors on Wednesday, according to Mark Chang, a Chrome product manager. Google actually began rolling the new version out Tuesday, but paused the rollout because that version may have crashed unexpectedly. In theory, a native version of the notoriously resource-hungry browser might run more efficiently on Apple’s Arm-based computers. In our reviews of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro,… Source link

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