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  • State of Apple Silicon - half of the most popular Mac apps still need Rosetta

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    darkvader said:
    I touched a M1 Mac today for the first time.

    S L O W.

    Completely what I expected, but with all the "no, really, they're fast" hype, I thought maybe I'd be wrong.

    Nope.  They're slow. 

    Buy an Intel Mac while you still can.

    I bought an M1 MacBook Air to replace my aged MacBook Pro 15" from 2015. The M1 has half the memory and boy is it buttery smooth and wicked fast. Plus I can run iPadOS apps which is convenient for some of what I do with this machine.
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  • M3 MacBook Air review: The ideal Mac laptop for Intel hold-outs

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    jcc90266 said:
    I have the Early 2020 Intel i3 and am ready to make the upgrade. I use it for work, video editing and also DJ using Serato DJ Pro so some extra power will be welcome. Wondering anyone's thoughts on getting the M2 with upgraded RAM to 16gb or going with the M3 with the 8gb standard RAM.
    I'd highly recommend not going with 8 GB. I thought that would be enough with the M1 Air model and I am constantly running out of memory and I only have four or five apps open at a time, granted I also like to have a lot of tabs open in Safari. My M1 Pro Max with 64 GB just screams and never seems to run out of memory.
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  • Apple unveils 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, M1 Max starting at $2499

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    netrox said:
    It's actually a big let down in terms of laptop design. Why are we bringing back HDMI when USB4 provides the same technology? I am ok with the SD slot but not ok with Magsafe and the HDMI port. 
    So if someone walks past you and yanks out the power cord and your MacBook Pro with M1 Pro Max costing you $4,264.66 flys to the ground, you're okay with that? I welcome the return of Magsafe all the way, 1000%!
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  • Reports are spreading about a very specific Apple Vision Pro front glass crack

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    anantksundaram said:
    This is not good. 

    Overall, it reeks of being a rushed product,  notwithstanding the very good initial reviews. 
    I guess the new narrative is that Apple rushes everything  to the market even when no one has a clue on their production schedule. 
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  • Apple is just getting started with Apple Silicon

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    22july2013 said:
    Apple's market penetration of the PC marketplace has been stuck under 10% for over 25 years. One way Apple tried to remedy this in the 1990s was to grant licenses to other companies to build Mac clones.
    WIKIPEDIA: From early 1995 through mid-1997, it was possible to buy PowerPC-based clone computers running Mac OS, most notably from Power Computing and UMAX. However, by 1996 Apple executives were worried that high-end clones were cannibalizing sales of their own high-end computers, where profit margins were highest.[18]

    A total of 33 companies made Mac clones, fully licensed. Apple could take this approach again if it wants to crack the 10% market penetration of MacOS. There's no need for anyone to ridicule me for suggesting this, as I'm already sure nobody will agree with me that Apple should try this again. However what's different this time around is that many countries are hassling Apple for not allowing competition on their devices, and if Apple licensed other manufacturers to build hardware clones and/or to replace the OS on Apple's devices, that would likely reduce the cries of "monopoly."

    I think it's pretty clear Apple is not worried about cracking the 10%. Apple will never license its OS again. Again, it's clear Apple is all about quality and not quantity. They have very publicly stated that they take pride in developing everything in-house to bring the best Mac experience possible.
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  • Apple shareholders sue over Siri delays and massive losses

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    Wouldn’t this potentially hurt Apple’s stock even more? I seriously doubt they lost nearly a trillion dollars.  What a bunch of  .
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  • Workplace thriller 'Severance' returns to Apple TV+ in early 2025

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    I know there was a pandemic in play but damn. Hopefully, if there will be a seson three we won't have to wait this long for it.
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  • Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer

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    direktor said:
    AppleInsider said:

    The move to acquire TikTok is reminiscent of eminent domain, or the process of the government acquiring private property for public use provided it fairly compensates the original owner. However, because the only requirement is that ByteDance divests to a U.S.-based owner, who would likely retain it as private property, it does not meet the criteria.

    I’m sorry, what? What move to acquire TikTok? By who?

    How did eminent domain become relevant in this discussion? This reads like a fever dream. 
    Rumor has it Elon Musk is looking to buy the company. 
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  • Trump Mobile drops false 'made in America' promise

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    I'm absolutely baffled  :o
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  • How folder emoji & customization works in macOS Tahoe

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    So, this article seems to apply to folders and folders only. If you want to say add a label, er change the color of a file, or another app icon, is it possible to do so like back in the old Mac OS 7 and beyond days or does it just add a dot like it currently does?

    And wow, ResEdit. Those were the days!
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