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I use Walgreens instead. Sorry CVS.

prox said:

But every Apple product in China has information given to Chinese government. Apple can not help the United States with a terrorist that killed Americans on American soil?

Do you have a source for that claim, or are you just making stuff up?

Our government is run by morons.

"We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent car. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in."

tht said:

US may ban the most popular home router over Chinese security fears

Who makes ATT and Comcast broadband/fiber/cable modem+routers?

I would think they are the most popular home routers and the primary reason why Apple abandoned the WiFi router market.

I have AT&T fiber and checked my gateway. It's a Humax BGW320-500. The manual online doesn't say where it's made but most likely China.

noraa1138 said:

I really hope these machines flop.  Apple desperately needs a wake up call.  They've been treating their pro users like crap for years now, these MBP's feel like the final nail in that coffin.

I suspect the wakeup call they are receiving is that they can't make them fast enough. Sorry if that doesn't scratch your itch.

schlack said:

But this also shows Apple dominating the market even before the Air Pods were released. Article doesn't seem to want to focus on that. Beats is an Apple product/brand. Now they just dominate it further.

Yeah, I guess Apple just sucked all the air out of another product category.

I think privacy is absolute. Either you have it, or you don't.

mobird said:

IMO, in appearance it doesn't sound like JI had any allegiance left to Apple when TC took the lead and TC enabled and maybe even coddled some of the negative behavior. It must have been disheartening to be on that team.

What is the negative behavior you're referring to?

I had a similar experience back in January with an iPhone trade-in, got a reduced offer from the original estimate. They cited screen pixel damage which was not evident when I had the phone, and also that the stated storage was not correct. I am skeptical of that claim as well, but really had no way to challenge it. The overall value wasn't enough to mess with, but I will not use Phobio ever again, particularly after seeing this article.