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d_2 said:

I truly weep for the generations to come that will have no idea what driving an automobile with a real, gasoline engine feels like... and somehow this is progress

Right, it’s so sad they’ll never have to deal with oil changes, fluid leaks, generally spewing noxious gases into the air we breathe, transmission issues, radiators, going through brake pads, and all the other moving parts that keep dancing-bear internal combustion engine cars rolling. They do make that neat vroom vroom noise though, so I guess you have a point. *I own and love a Honda S2000, so this comment is only 95% snark.

"yes Windows updates are garbage but  malware is more prevalent only because so many people use Windows, and the Windows interface hasn't been terrible/inconstant (this is subjective I know) since Windows 8."

1. If you're a pro and can't be sure when you'll be without your main tool because Windows decided to take over for three hours, that seems pretty disqualifying to me.

2. It doesn't matter why there are more viruses that are far easier to be infected with, it matters that there are.

3. This....    Hot. Garbage.

CloudTalkin said:
What the heck does that even mean?  Audio AR?  

In my case "augmented reality" with AirPods= walking around or driving in an older car that lack CarPlay or even bluetooth and still hearing directions in my ear. Combined with the subtle haptic cues and graphics on my Watch, it makes for getting around pretty easy without having to stare at my iPhone. Super exciting AR use case? No. Useful? Yes.

Booooo. Make the mini new-Air or Pro-like. Of all the iPads this wee one would benefit the most from the increased display size to device size ratio of the new-Air/iPad Pro design. And yeah, Lightning connector? No bueno. USB-C is so much more capable.

I submit that we are probably not living at the end of time and technological progress is seldom "settled."

micabe2006 said:

 @narwhal: It may look that way but ALOT more programs are X86/64 The rest of the world decided to settle on x86. 

canukstorm said:

Rajka said:

I'm sorry, but I cannot justify the iMac as a prosumer Mac. I want my Mac to be readily repairable, upgradable and expandable. You know, like they were under Steve Jobs. I don't mind paying a small premium for that as long as the build quality is there, but double retail? Uh, no.

It was under Steve Jobs that the un-upgradeable, un-repairable, and un-expandable iMac was conceived.  It was the first consumer product released under his leadership when he returned to Apple in the late 90's.

Not to mention the original Mac. El Jobso loved controlling the whole widget... which for most consumer products is right I’d say. Mac Pro is a different beast of course. 

Com'on iPhone mini Pro!

AppleZulu said:

The perennial rumor of a Mac/iPad hybrid keeps coming up because the MS Surface is such a sleek, efficient, dominating category killer. 

Seriously. MacOS has to run intensive software on the Mac Pro, with multiple giant screens that ergonomically will not function injury-free as touch screens. Making that OS also work in a touch environment on an iPad is a recipe for widows-like bloatware that tries to do all things, but none very well. 

It’s entirely possible someone in the bowels of the big round building is experimenting, but those experiments are unlikely to ever see the light of day. 

But I want my toaster-fridge! /s 

But seriously, you're 1000% correct. No one ever uses an MS Surface without the keyboard/attachment because no one ever bothered to write tablet focused software for the thing. So it's just a ergo-nightmare laptop. Plus you get Windows! Hard pass.

Maybe I'm wrong and Apple will drop some weirdo mutant MacPad OS, but I doubt it.

Xed said:

Is it possible to read Kindle books on this. I prefer to get library books via Libby and push to my Amazon account. This is seamless with the Kindle. I'd consider this if that was an equivalent experience without a lot of hurdles.

Possible indeed. Pretty seamless even. I have the smaller, black and white only, Boox Page and it's great. I've installed Libby and the Kindle app on it and they work just like they do on iPads and iPhones. But now, if there's a title that isn't available through the Kindle app I can still read it on e-ink right in the Libby app. Also, unlike a normal Kindle device I can pair a bluetooth keyboard to this Boox to mount the tablet at eye level and turn pages with the keyboard. I've convinced a buddy of mine to get the Note Air C that this article discusses, and he digs it too. Reads in the Kindle app on one side of the screen and takes notes on the other side. Count me in as a Boox fan!