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Apple and Microsoft Problems (Proprietary Greed)

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 11, 2022

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iTWire - Apple deserves a Nobel prize for stinginess

↺ iTWire - Apple deserves a Nobel prize for stinginess

> One thing Apple has never lacked — except for a period in the late 1990s — is money. The green stuff. The American dollar. The company has cash reserves far in excess of the budget balances of a large number of countries.

> Given that, it is really puzzling why Apple acts like Ebenezer Scrooge on steroids when it comes to paying its employees fairly. It is not a good look to be stingy after all the platitudes and motherhood statements enunciated by its executives at every possible opportunity.

> The Age reported on Monday that Apple, under duress, had agreed to hold more consultations with unions who are trying to negotiate a pay deal for its 4000 Australian staff.

> According to the report, the Australian Services Union and the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association claimed to have aborted what they described as a "substandard" employee agreement for the Apple Australian workforce.

How Ransomware Is Causing Chaos in American Schools [iophk: Windows TCO]

↺ How Ransomware Is Causing Chaos in American Schools

More than 4 in 10 PCs still can't upgrade to Windows 11

↺ More than 4 in 10 PCs still can't upgrade to Windows 11

> Nearly 43 percent of millions of devices studied by asset management provider Lansweeper are unable to upgrade to Windows 11 due to the hardware requirements Microsoft set out for the operating system.

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