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"Shoppers looking at Apple's iPhone leaning towards Plus models, mid-tier memory, survey finds"

Storage, not memory.

Nobody used the smart connector because it offers limited functionality and the iPad Pro market is not very large compared to the non-pro iPad market or the iPhone market. If you are a company that makes accessories for iOS devices, are you going to dedicate your time and attention to a niche market or the mass market? Moving the connector is Apple's acknowledgement that the port is primarily just for Apple.

Marco Arment is Big Head from Silicon Valley.

Apple operates in secret which leads people to speculate wildly about the future. People say Siri sucks, Google Now is amazing, Hound is incredible, Alexa is the future. You know what? They all kind of suck, but in different ways.

Globalization is great for Apple and other large multi-national corporations but there aren't as many benefits for the average worker.

Andrew, I just completed the same test. I've had an Apple Watch from the beginning, eventually upgrading to the Series 2 in Jan. 2017 and now, I am thinking about upgrading to the Series 4. But, before I give Apple another $400, I decided to place my Apple Watch in a drawer for 2 weeks and go back to my Citizen Eco Drive watch. I love the Citizen watch and I've missed it for the last few years but it's only function is time/date.

I am currently on Day #8 of my test and this morning, I decided to go back to my Apple Watch. I knew that I used it a lot for Apple Pay, playback control, timers, notifications and such, but I forgot about how useful it was for unlocking my Macs and checking stocks and weather. I also missed a meeting at work last week because I left my phone in my office and I was talking to colleagues. I have become reliant on the watch notifying me of upcoming events. I also realized that I was reaching for my phone so much more that I was before. This morning I finally switched back to my Series 2 and I'll be ordering the Series 4 when it comes out.

Covid will be over by the time Apple gets around to releasing iPhone unlock via Apple Watch.