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Re:AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) by can16358p on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:05AM (#32761788)
Not just older folks. As a dev and tech enthusiast, even if I dig into technical bits of many things, at the end of the day I want something that works, battle-tested, and reliable. (okay a few failures in past years like keyboard failures, but still better than competition)

Apple just gives me that.

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Re:AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) by ricardobayes on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:58AM (#32763447)
My only huge issue with Apple is that they create this 'them and us' mentality. I can't share a raw iPhone video with non mac users, because of the proprietary format. If Apple really wants to create a universal computer, it should work at creating the interfaces with the rest of us. It should not be a walled garden. Removing this boundary would make me love Apple.
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Re:AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) by can16358p on Thursday September 08, 2022 @09:59AM (#32765588)
Yeah, I agree, Apple has a reputation of doing things "its own way" which is sometimes frustrating for sure.

BTW for that specific use case AFAIK iPhone uses H.265 and H.264 (and ProRes but I don't think you're mentioning that when saying "raw", rather meaning straight out of device) videos inside a MOV container, which are both widely available (with H.265 having some license fees but available virtually on every device).

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