headfull0wine

This is kind of like the people who say: ”Who would buy a $10,000 carbon bike when it doesn’t even come with pedals?”
They just don’t get it. 

Simple math.
Apple is getting portrayed favourably as a friend to the arts by not appealing the increase. 

Increased Apple hardware sales. 
+
Increased Apple Music subscriptions
=
Apple makes more money than the difference in royalties. 

rogifan_new said:

It seems like there is legitimate criticism that Apple left out a segment in the middle that doesn’t want a sealed all in one design but the newest Mac Pro is way more than they need or are willing to spend. That market is probably bigger than the market for this device but those users don’t have enough clout to get on Apple’s radar.

Close.  My gut says Apple simply believes that the iMac Pro does fill that middle segment. Many WANT a mid-range configurable ‘pro’ machine, but only a small segment really NEED one.  And keep in mind Apples “it just works” philosophy. They’ve never catered to the tinkerer, regardless of how professional they were. Unfortunately, those will have to look elsewhere. 

I wonder if low trashcan sales numbers were the driving force for pushing the definition of ‘pro’.  

sflocal said:

Seriously slick stuff.  

Android could never get this kind of cohesion between devices.

Yes, they could.  It would just be encrypted and easily accessible by identity thieves and intelligence agencies. 

Want to make the alarm better?  Start with making the snooze button bigger than a line of text.