I feel like this would represent a strategy shift for Apple. It’s no secret Apple Card has been easy to get (arguably too easy from the perspective of an issuing bank) which is incompatible with Chase’s standards. Wondering if this is Apple or Chase in talks and testing the waters with a leak to see what response is.

I’d selfishly like to see Amex taking over the card but that’d be pretty unlikely because of probable Mastercard exclusivity, relative lack of international popularity on Amex’s end, and it being a pretty bad business decision right now.

Because a big portion of ARM’s other revenue Apple has set up the foundations for. They set the foundations for ARM on mobile devices with Newton - then perfected it with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, etc. Then, in an industry-defining shift, Apple became the first major player in the industry to successfully push ARM onto Laptops/Desktops and have any sort of market for doing so.

ARM is going to be just fine - the only viable alternative is RISC V which as it stands is immature and not very usable. Giving Apple a break on royalties is a sensible option if Apple is creating a ton of new business - which they are. Apple revitalizing ARM on desktop/laptop is creating a ton of new business as competitors do what they always do and look to copy Apple.

ARM and Apple also just signed a deal to extend the license until 2040 under current terms, so if ARM really wanted more royalties they could’ve pushed for them.

It’d be nice if they’d release a model with support for more US/NA bands.

With phones like Fairphone, you’re buying a lot more into an ideology than an actual product for the price. Are there other phones that are better specced and cheaper? Yes. Are those phones created in a more ethical manner by lowering emissions and not using conflict materials? More than likely no.

On top of this, you’re also getting a modular repairable phone and 5 years of support - which for mid level android is a miracle.

Casetify has a US presence and sells in the US via retailers and everything. It’s not exactly easy or possible for them to avoid the US potentially ordering they halt sales and production of the items that infringe DBrand’s rights.

Nothing has products targeted to the US market and this isn’t even a standard privacy/security nightmare - this is literally just publicizing people’s private messages for anyone with a little know how to harvest. China may not care but the western market probably would have an issue with their private messages being literally fair game to anyone.

The lack of due diligence on Nothing’s part here is ridiculous and I don’t know how any users can trust Nothing with their data again after this. I guess the privacy and security nightmare pre-empted the need for Apple to take any action, which is a win on Apple’s part.