Apple`s about-face, and Black Friday — here`s what happened at iMore
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With Apple`s 2021 product lineup now in stores and 2022 still weeks away, it should be a quiet time on the Apple beat. And yet, it isn`t thanks to some big news in the past few days. This week, iMore published numerous stories about what I`m calling the Apple retreat. No, the iPhone maker isn`t getting out of the iPad business or saying goodbye to AirPods. Instead, it appears to be rethinking its stance on personal device repairs, which has the potential of being a huge deal. The company also seems to be taking a breath and reevaluating how it plans to roll out one of its newest software tools that remains in beta. Beyond this, we`re gearing up for the unofficial start of the holiday buying season by finding our readers the best deals heading into Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Because the technology supply chain is perhaps tighter than ever before, these pre-December deals take on much more significance this year. Apple`s about-face For the past few years, Apple has made it near...