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The Trade-Offs Edition Friday, March 9, 2018

I Instinctively Support ‘Right To Repair’ But Do Appreciate The Trade-offs, by Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac

We can’t have it both ways. We can’t on the one hand be wowed by the sleek and minimalist designs of Apple products, and on the other demand that Apple make them easy to open, with room inside to easily replace extract and replace components.

Recognizing that we have to make a choice, I’ve tended to come down on the side of accepting fatter devices for greater upgradability and battery-life. But I have to say that the 2016 MacBook Pro has at least been a stark illustration of the benefits of Apple’s ‘sleekness at all costs’ approach.

Apple’s Case Of Dance Fever, by Ken Segall

Dance is an expression of the joy we get from music, so you can’t say that Apple’s approach is wrong. You can say it’s become safe and predictable—which runs contrary to Apple’s core values.

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Red Cross AR App Takes You Deep Into The Life Of A Child Plagued By International Warfare, by Adario Strange, Next Reality

"While Pokémon GO and Snapchat have already introduced the world to augmented reality, this is the first time AR has been used to tell the story of the impact of urban conflict," said Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet, director of communications and information management at the ICRC. "With augmented reality, we can create immersive experiences that showcase the humanitarian situation in a new and deeply moving way."

Hands On: Things 3.4 For Mac And iPhone Connects Apps To Generate To Do Tasks Faster, by William Gallagher, AppleInsider

If you're willing to adjust and learn a few tricks, the new tools in Things 3.4 are a boon for both you and developers of your favorite apps.

HomePass Can Store All Your HomeKit Setup Codes, by Federico Viticci, MacStories

HomePass aims to be a single repository where you can easily keep track of all your setup codes, sync them across devices with iCloud, and even protect them with Face ID.

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Google Gives Up On Tablets: Android P Marks An End To Its Ambitious Efforts To Take On Apple's iPad, by Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider

Google may try to start over in tablets using ChromeOS, a platform that hasn't done anything outside of acting as a loss leader in U.S. education. But at this point, it's been over two years since Google even introduced a new tablet of its own, and its last Pixel C was discontinued in December. Google can deny it has given up on tablets, but imagine the headlines if Apple discontinued all of its iPads and stopped supporting them in the next iOS.

Quite incredibly, Google tablets have clearly gone the way of Google TV, Google Glass, Chromebook Pixel, Nexus Player and Android Wear.

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I'm okay with 'right-to-repair'. But I'm also okay for Apple to not to trust its devices anymore if tampering has been detected.

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