Quote from: ArsLoginName on June 12, 2024, 00:54:47Ramsey said it well. With Windows and Chrome OS for the computer market and only Android in the phone market, the bar is set very low. We do deserve better.

Indeed. But considering our reliance on personal computing, I'd rather place my trust in Apple than MSFT and the like. (Linux folks, please hold back your fiery comments lol)

Quote from: Ramsey on June 12, 2024, 00:18:27the bleak competitive landscape in consumer electronics and AI: it's either Microsoft Windows or Google's ChromeOS when speaking of computers, and only Android on the phones.

AI is not only available in the currently hyped NPU forms but, for consumers, can also be available on chips (such as dGPUs) and by softwares chosen by the user. Therefore, e.g., Linux is another option and Windows can be used strictly configuered (in particular, without all the Copilot+).

Ramsey said it well. With Windows and Chrome OS for the computer market and only Android in the phone market, the bar is set very low. We do deserve better.

Quote from: RobertJasiek on June 11, 2024, 20:19:02"In typical Apple fashion, privacy has been prioritized above all"

No. Typical Apple fashion is to claim so in PR but partially do the contrary under the surface.

"unmatched privacy"

No. Unmatched privacy is achieved by strict operating systems with strict configuration under strict monitoring and no network (such as the internet) at all. The proverbial computer within walls of steel that are three meters thick.

They claim unmatched privacy, not absolute privacy.

In any case, the "unmatch" would be in comparison to the bleak competitive landscape in consumer electronics and AI: it's either Microsoft Windows or Google's ChromeOS when speaking of computers, and only Android on the phones.

The claim is not exactly difficult to achieve, but we, the consumers should demand much more!

"In typical Apple fashion, privacy has been prioritized above all"

No. Typical Apple fashion is to claim so in PR but partially do the contrary under the surface.

"unmatched privacy"

No. Unmatched privacy is achieved by strict operating systems with strict configuration under strict monitoring and no network (such as the internet) at all. The proverbial computer within walls of steel that are three meters thick.