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Apple stocks plummet, as Trump threatens 104% tariff on China
cogitodexter said:This is lunacy.
And people used to complain about Biden being senile... -
Trump blinks: Floats suggestion that Apple might get a tariff exemption
jfabula1 said:michelb76 said:9secondkox2 said:And I’ll take Donald trump and Bessent any day over some dude on the internet named “stabitha.”
But seriously. There are so many ways to look at this. It definitely exposes predispositions. If you already hate Tru p, you’ll work to find the pessimistic angle. If you already like him, you’ll work to find the positive angle. And if you’re just a simple common sense guy, you’ll work to can appreciate what he’s trying to do while retaining the ability to see where it may go wrong - but also retain tje ability to see where it may go right. So far, for common sense folks, tje goal is admirable, results are mixed with the short time in action, and the pivot seems to preserve both the American tech company as well as the inherits of the action to begin with. The downside of all of it is of course the “short term pain” of stock volatility and posdible higher prices. But that was always a known quantity. Not some surprise. But the long term gain of fair trade is what the goal is. And it’s certainly at the very least worth the attempt. If it wasn’t trump, it would be someone else. The status quo is not sustainable without ceding our economy and leading status in the world. As one of the few truly free places in the world, this matters. We are all her for all things apple. They’re a great company. Another reason their great is that they stand for human rights, privacy, security, etc. on top of making the best stuff on earth. But take away the foundation of freedom upon which they operate and things go south. We see a microcosm in the EU and China. Hopefully, with the bold moves being made on the big stage, that’s as far as it goes.Deficits and debt only matter when there's a Democrat in the White House. This has been proven over and over again in the last 30 years or so.Clinton handed over to Bush Jr. a surplus and what did we get from the GOP?Obama, inherited a total sh!t show and it took him time but managed to bring back the economy and handed it over to Trump 45.Biden inherited another sh!t show and in 4 years post Covid, brought back the economy and handed it over to Trump 47.The GOP in the meantime has been giving us tax cuts that benefit mostly the 0.1%. And now with tax cuts we also get tariffs across the board. Not only that, we also get war mongering with friend and foe while pretending to be anti-war. Oh yeah, we're also getting "legalized" corruption, while gutting all government agencies that check all that.He's trying to do something about it? LOL LOL LOL. He's only enriching himself and his cronies.Meme coin two days before his inauguration.Dinners at $1M a pop at mar-a-lagoTrump golden cards.Tell us, how is all that trying to fix things? -
President Trump lashes out at China for violating new trade agreement
digitol said:This will probably fall on deaf ears but Please I humbly plead that you refrain from posting political stories. I totally understand because traffic clicks $$$$ conflict model, but please. If you feel you do well ($$$) with these types of posts, maybe consider a political section or dedicated mac political site. Its horribly disturbing to see hobbies destroyed this way. Humbly, Long time mac user.The fact that you don’t want this to be political, is ignoring the elephant in the room. -
Apple Studio Display update may arrive a year later than expected
nubus said:bulk001 said:Unless it is a chip swap and camera bump, Apple seems incapable of delivering anything in any sort of a reasonable time frame. Apple Watch Ultra they were able to come up with a new color and not even a better chip.
I don't want to see Musk near Apple but someone should review project management and product development before Cook is going full Copland/Taligent on us. From Siri and iPadOS to not being focused on AI and still not delivering. Dell is shipping Tandem OLED in laptops and Asus (Asus!) is delivering Pro displays with tech Apple might use in 2026.The Apple Vision Pro is a product and one may argue, not a very successful one.As for Tim Cook deliveries under his watch, AirPods, HomePods, AppleTV+, Apple Music, APPLE SILICON, APPLE WATCH, Pro display XDR, Apple Studio Display, Apple Vision Pro.So yeah, a little more than your stated "keyboards and trackpads". -
Apple shareholders sue over Siri delays and massive losses
nubus said:M68000 said:The debacle of Apple advertising “Apple Intelligence” before it was ready may be the beginning of the end of the Tim Cook era.
As for his legacy we need to split CEO from COO. He was outstanding as COO.Which Tim Cook has nothing to do with and has no control of. -
Craig Federighi says macOS would ruin what makes the iPad special
So many posts yet most are missing the elephant in the room. Namely "software" and in particular, design of said software.If having full desktop "productivity" apps was the way to go, then the "Surface" would've dominated the market. But what really happened with it?People ended up using it as a full Windows laptop. In other words, tablet specific apps for the Surface, fell by the wayside. Two main reasons for that.01) Developers don't want to spend extra cash designing multiple sets of apps. Most popular ones have a phone and a desktop app. Now if the desktop app can run on the tablet unimpeded, why spend the extra time and money to design a 3rd interface?02) Users will always default to what they already know, path of least resistance. So if you offer an already busy user, the same software but a different design, one for tablet and one for desktop, then most likely the user will opt for the desktop design they already know.Surface didn't catch on like wildfire and blow the iPad out of the water because of those reasons.Users who opt for iPad, love it because of its simplicity, intuitiveness and because Apple stuck with that original vision. -
Apple shareholders sue over Siri delays and massive losses
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How the new iPadOS 26 UI moving closer to Mac is a giant productivity boost
Here are my “on a napkin” calculations.An iPad Pro 13” = $1299Smart keyboard w/trackpad = $319Total: $1618
OTOH MacBook Air = $999MacBook Air 15” (you know productivity) = $1199Does anyone really think that folks arguing for “productivity” and “real work” are going to start buying iPads by the truckload because of this? -
Trump trade war delays Apple Intelligence's debut in China
nubus said:9secondkox2 said:Other companies have indeed outperformed Apple in AI, but only in AI. Apple has them beat literally everywhere else.
Cook is penny-pinching and trying to win by fighting the battles of yesterday. How did that strategy work for IBM, Intel, or Xerox?1) Airpods2) Apple Music3) Apple Silicon4) Apple TV+5) Apple WatchBesides, when did he stand on stage and promise anyone, “The Apple Car” will be delivered …. -
No surprise - iPhone & iPad anchor Apple's ecosystem