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One important comparison unmentioned is the price difference between the 45mm S7 Titanium and the new 49mm Ultra. The Ultra is more affordable at $799 versus $849 for last years 45mm Titanium. Now that’s actually wild!!

StrangeDays said:

headfull0wine said:

Won’t it be lost when the phone gets wiped?  Or would someone be stupid enough to sell their phone with their Apple ID still signed in? 

Agreed -- how does this work? Was looking for that info in this article. App Store downloads are tied to the AppleID of the signed-in user.

You can log out of your Apple ID and keep all the information in place. The app won’t be able to update without the seller’s Apple ID password, BUT Fortnite won’t be getting any updates because it got pulled 

Huh, but there won’t be a replacement asap…
So purchase a Studio Display, Mac Studio base model, Magic Keyboard and Mouse for $4300?

HomePod connectivity is FINALLY persistent with tvOS 14. Man, that took way too long. Before I had to manually pair my HomePods each time I used my Apple TV. 

Come on AI readers, if we all try hard enough we can collectively shed a single tear for the  loss of Facebook ad revenue

cpsro said:

All the magnets used for MagSafe, magic keyboard and covers makes the devices and accessories heavy. Too heavy IMHO.

MagSafe accessories and Smart Covers/Folios are not heavy. As for the Magic Keyboard, it’s hefty weight is not from magnets but a necessary design decision to counterbalance the weight of the iPad Pro so it does not tip over. If the the Magic Keyboard was any lighter it could not keep the iPad Pro upright. It’s as simple as that

Most online retailers are not equipped to authorize a sale of 10 Mac (for example). Order like such will automatically be flagged as fraud. Happened to a friend’s company. They were introduced to the business team and the sale was approved immediately. Business customer must go through Apple, Bust Buy Business, or CDW (there’s only a few more) to have access to larger volume purchase. Everything else is for consumers. There is hard limited to deals. Most retailer limit sales to one Mac. Good luck running IT for a business where they onboard 10 employees per month and trying to procure Macs from consumer channels. You’ll be driving around town all week buying 1-2 Macs per Best Buy, or the like. 

ArchStanton said:

So what is the value add for it above the 1 year standard warranty? Is it just express replacement and support?

Accident damage coverage. If you crack the display or fry the board from liquid than the AC+ more than payed for itself. Hell, I had a experience where a stranger spilled their coffee on my MBP. I could have don’t nothing to prevent it. Just like car insurance, you can make the argument to buy it to protect yourself from others

And what an incredible run they had. 

What a stupid lawsuit. As dumb as the people who fall for the scam. I’ve seen an Apple store manager refuse to sell an older couple thousands in gift cards when it was reasonably clear they were being scammed. The couple begged to purchase the gift cards is spit of the logic. Rather sad.