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  • Apple loses three Indian executives as company struggles with iPhone sales

    I have family in India and all of them are iPhone users. However, most middle to upper class Indians have some family in the US or Canada or UK. They are wealthy enough to pay the premium in India for the iPhone but smart enough to just pick it up when they visit their family abroad or ask their family to bring one for them when they visit during the Christmas holidays. A couple of hundred dollars is still a couple of hundred dollars. The Indian mentality about spending money is what Apple really needs to understand. In my view, in order to grow sales in India Apple will have to accept a lower margin on each phone and build loyalty into the population through price. That will pay dividends in the long run.
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  • How the Apple Ring will blow all the other smart ring manufacturers out of the water

    Afarstar said:
    “ I had a friend with an oura ring who found the watch was a better design decision for activity.”
    The word Oura sums up this stupid comment. 
    When Apple make a ring, they will beat the so called competition hands down. 
    That's a sycophantic ignorant comment. This has to do with the physics of the inherent design of a ring device with sensors that require constant skin contact to function. It's irrelevant who makes it.
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  • Apple Watch ban back on, court denies Apple's appeal to keep it on the market

    deckert63 said:
    Is Masimo a real healthcare technology firm or are they a patent troll? If the former, not sure why apple doesn’t pay them the license fees like they do Qualcomm. If the latter, may Masimo rot in special place in hell only reserved for patent trolls. 
    They are a real company and their claim against Apple is legitimate.
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  • Apple burns early iPad Pro adopters, loyal customers with Magic Keyboard incompatibility

    Define 'incompatible'. I wager the new 12.9" iPad will work just fine with the old keyboard. This is just Apple being Apple with their standards with regards to tight engineering tolerances.
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  • How the Apple Ring will blow all the other smart ring manufacturers out of the water

    Rings are actually not the best design decision from an activity standpoint if you do a lot of activity involving grip or lift. The sensors lose contact with the skin and the readings become inaccurate. I had a friend with an oura ring who found the watch was a better design decision for activity. For sleep and daily use though the ring design is great.
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  • Compared: 2021 iPad Pro vs 2020 iPad Pro and 2018 iPad Pro

    Seems like there is no need to upgrade from a 2018 11" until 11" gets the new display.
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  • Apple loses three Indian executives as company struggles with iPhone sales

    nunzy said:
    kkapoor said:
    I have family in India and all of them are iPhone users. However, most middle to upper class Indians have some family in the US or Canada or UK. They are wealthy enough to pay the premium in India for the iPhone but smart enough to just pick it up when they visit their family abroad or ask their family to bring one for them when they visit during the Christmas holidays. A couple of hundred dollars is still a couple of hundred dollars. The Indian mentality about spending money is what Apple really needs to understand. In my view, in order to grow sales in India Apple will have to accept a lower margin on each phone and build loyalty into the population through price. That will pay dividends in the long run.
    Profit is more important than market share. Apple needs to maintain its margins. No race to the bottom.
    The issue is marketshare not profitability; If you have minuscule market share then profit is constrained regardless . Not every market is alike. There is no requirement to race to the bottom. But you have to be price competitive. Indians recognize & appreciate Apple quality like anyone else but they simply won't pay a premium if they can easily acquire the product at a lower price.
    nunzy
  • 'The Problem With Jon Stewart' canceled after two seasons on Apple TV+

    It wasn't the Daily Show when Jon was top dog but it was still an excellent show. If Apple is going to host a show with Jon Stewart I'm pretty sure editorial control would have been agreed to up front. However, ultimately, those who foot the bill can pull the plug anytime and thus they ultimately have full control. Sad to see. 
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  • Review: 'Mario Kart Tour' on the iPhone and iPad falls short on nearly every front

    I already had a Nintendo Account so decided to try it. The game is very entertaining without having to spend any money at all. The steering options/sensitivity can be improved for sure.
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  • Apple Vision Pro says 'Hello' in new ad spot

    eriamjh said:
    So... Wednesday or Thursday the YT-wh0re vids will be out?
    LMAO! Yes, it seems the YT prozzies will be out in full force this week as is the norm with new products.
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