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Re:Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus by smileybarry on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:40PM (#32756498)
Only in the US and some other countries. Still not available in Israel, even though we “use” the same cars.

Doesn’t look like Apple’s feature is country-restricted.

Re:Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus by shard on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @06:46PM (#32758166)
Yes, this highlights several points:

1. Different companies have different focus and strategies. I would say Google likes to experiment, but sometimes has poor follow-through. Apple often waits a few generations before committing to new technology, so they often are not innovation leaders, but they execute well.

2. Roll-outs often do not occur all at once. There might be blockers which are not immediately visible, such as regulational, financial, cultural. A regulational example would be how Apple Watch's ECG was not rolled out world-wide at first, and was spread slowly as various countries gave approval for this feature.

Re:Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus by smileybarry on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:29AM (#32762432)
Apple Watch ECG is a good example: it required actively applying for regulatory approval, and they ended up accomplishing that on non-US/EU territories.

Whereas Google just sticks to the same 10-or-so countries for rollout.

(I had Nexus/Pixel phones for a decade up until recently)