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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by jader201 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:44PM (#27091019)
What is “Apple brass”?

I see only one other mention of it in the article (aside from the title) with zero additional context, and surprised to see zero occurrences of it here.

A Google search of “Apple brass” turns up nothing, as well, besides other references to this article.

Am I the only one that has never heard this term, and also curious by its reference in the article’s headline?

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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by pygatea on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:45PM (#27091030)
“Brass” in this context means “leadership.” See: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/top+brass
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by kshacker on Saturday May 08, 2021 @07:32PM (#27091775)
It is not a snapshot of then when the issue happened, but I would equate it to https://www.apple.com/leadership/
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by FridayoLeary on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:12PM (#27091239)
Not a new product. I was inclined for a moment to think it was ("We will now introduce the all-new Apple Brass!")
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by gpm on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:46PM (#27091041)
"Brass" is synonymous with "leadership" in this context, it has a bit of a military connotation, but can be used elsewhere as well.
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by jader201 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:51PM (#27091078)
TIL. Have never heard of this before.
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by couchridr on Sunday May 09, 2021 @09:25PM (#27101681)
It comes from the brass buttons on some officers’ uniforms
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by mdoms on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:29PM (#27091371)
It's an Americanism referring to their "top brass" which for whatever reason means their military leadership. Read as "Apple leadership".
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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by dwighttk on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:45PM (#27091037)
unspecified people in charge at Apple
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