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Suing Apple is a necessary step in challenging our perception of Big Tech…

It’s 2003, and I’m working for a small firm that manages tech sales and support for one of the labs in New Mexico. My main job is literally manually translating purchase orders and product requests from an ancient order system at the firm to communicate with an ancient UNIX system at the lab. When I’m not transferring data and approving requests though, I work with the sales teams, support teams, and I spend a lot of time in their warehouse taking systems apart. It’s a great job.

We ran two main contracts that would completely change the entire course of my life. We sold and supported HP systems and Apple systems. Continue reading “Suing Apple is a necessary step in challenging our perception of Big Tech…”

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Apple Partnering with OpenAI: The End of iPhone Privacy?

Apple and OpenAI are partnering to improve AI on future Apple products, but who is paying who?

We don’t know what the deal looks like, and we don’t know how this will impact privacy and security on the iPhone.

We know Apple is generally fine with selling off your user data to Google. Will this be any different?

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Apple Tracks EVERYONE Through WiFi! How to Opt OUT of Apple WiFi Tracking!

Apple turns EVERY WiFi router into a location tracker!

Apple sure does seem to like creating privacy problems. Even if you’ve never used an Apple product, or ever let an Apple device connect to your network, Apple is still tracking your WiFi and your location.

Here’s how to opt out!

Researcher Paper on Apple WiFi tracking (PDF) https://www.cs.umd.edu/~dml/papers/wifi-surveillance-sp24.pdf

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Comparing Meta Quest to Apple Vision Pro: Zuckerberg Did It Right…

Yeah I get it. Zuckerberg promoting Quest, and saying it’s better than Apple’s Mixed Reality headset, was more than a bit self-serving.

What’s sad though, it’s refreshing to see a CEO step up and make a case for their company’s product directly. I think many of us in the tech scene have forgotten that occasionally leaders need to lead. Continue reading “Comparing Meta Quest to Apple Vision Pro: Zuckerberg Did It Right…”

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#SGGQA 320: Apple, Tech Journalism, and a Decade of Out of Control Hype…

HAPPY MONDAY!

I’m wrapping up some travel, and unfortunately can’t livestream today. I DID finish this video essay though, and it seemed a fitting addition to the topics we cover on this weekly show.

Tech journalists have been promising an Apple AR revolution for over a decade now, but very little commentary has come from Apple directly. This has had an enormous chilling effect on AR and VR markets.

Rumors. Leaks. FUD.

After a decade of reporting on a future mythical “Apple Glasses” product, what do we actually have?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 320: Apple, Tech Journalism, and a Decade of Out of Control Hype…”

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Dear Google and Samsung: Copying Apple Vision Pro is a DUMB Move…

Dear Samsung and Google,

This is a bad idea.

Trying to make a copycat Mixed Reality headset to compete against the Vision Pro is a bad idea.

Augmented reality could be so much more, but we need to cover the basics first.

Be the Anti-Apple.

Love,
Juan

Continue reading “Dear Google and Samsung: Copying Apple Vision Pro is a DUMB Move…”

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We ALL Suffer When Apple Products DON’T “Just Work”

Apple needs to be held to the standard they advertise for themselves. When they slip, they should be criticized harder than any other consumer tech brand operating today. When they make mistakes, they deliver those mistakes at a scale no other brand can approach.

The potential for consumer harm from an Apple mistake is an order of magnitude higher than any other competitor, and Apple has a clear track record of trying to break standards to sell proprietary solutions for their own benefit.

Case in point: AirTags.

AirTags are a really cool idea. Continue reading “We ALL Suffer When Apple Products DON’T “Just Work””

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Apple Vision Pro: Years of Hype for an Expensive Dev Kit…

Apple Vision Pro reaction.

I’m disappointed. There are FEW products which have been hyped as hard (for as long) as Apple’s VR/AR headset. What Apple revealed at WWDC was underwhelming…

Let’s chat… Continue reading “Apple Vision Pro: Years of Hype for an Expensive Dev Kit…”

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