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Check this out:
My local coffee joint switched to Square about a year ago, but I was sadly disappointed that they didn't get the service with the ApplePay / NFC unit.
Couple of days ago I walk in, and there is the NFC reader sitting next to the register, and a nice big plexiglass advertisement stand "Pay accepted here".   I'm thrilled. "Yay! Finally!!" I tell the guy as he draws my coffee. "Yeah" he says. "Apple came by and hit every business on the block".
As I was pulling out my phone I notice on the other side of the register, is the same plexiglass advertisement stand, only this one has an ad in it that reads "15% off when using Pay".   I squealed like a little girl.
It seems like Apple may FINALLY be stepping up their retailer focus for ApplePay. It's really about time. If I read about one more bank / credit card institution signing on (ZZzzzz), I was going to scream.

macxpress said:

AppleInsider said:

High quality design, space grey aluminum shell

The Blackmagic's eGPU is dense, as compared to others AppleInsider has tested. The weight is about the same, but the unit is condensed, taking less desk real estate than the Mantiz or assorted Sonnet units.

The top and bottom vents look to be plastic but are also well made, The body's space grey anodizing matches the MacBook Pro pro quite closely.

The design is reminiscent of the 2013 Mac Pro with an intake vent at the bottom and an single large fan at the top. Unfortunately, also just like it, the eGPU lacks the ability to take an upgrade in the future.

This alone would make me not want to buy this. Why would I spend $700 on something that will be outdated in a year or two and I can't put a different card inside it? It does have really nice features otherwise, but the lack of future upgradability would be a major sticking point for me. 

Ridiculous.
Like saying you don't want to buy a MacBook or an iMac because you can't upgrade the CPU. You simply sell the old unit, and then buy a new better one.
Where have you been for the last 30 years?

"Why is HomePod so much more expensive than these other speakers you can talk to? Well, HomePod, I actually have reason to believe, Apple actually sells it at a loss," Gruber says.

 Speaking non sequiturs. First sign of an idiot.

These, in various different varieties, should be plastered everywhere. Coast to coast. 

Why the heck would anybody buy a 27" or 21.5" display for their Mac Mini?

Ooooh, Fantastic!! That means that the SE 2 is going to be coming out imminently.
I knew it! I knew it!!
{then wakes up from dream}

chasm said:

That Bloomberg hasn't named any other sources, offered any proof or confirmation, can't point to a single compromised server, and doesn't name any of the other 30 companies allegedly affected -- which would include the US military -- tells you everything you need to know about this story.

Exactly.

Ha! What a difference between China and US business.
Here; where companies have actively discouraged and or completely refuse to support Apple products within their IT infrasturctures.

Circulated by "mainstream media"...
As opposed to what media?