OscarJames

Axel must realize the way for the modern musician to make money is to tour, and to use the data from streaming services to determine where your fans are and your best routes for the tour, I'd say he's also lazy and doesn't want to or can no longer perform live.

great editorial, well crafted, clear cut, probably why there seems to be little debate.  As a long time Apple fan I've always said you get what you pay for, I now realize that does not apply w/ the Pixel 2.

With all the customer information they've pilfered at their fingertips you'd think they could put their algorithms to proper work and at least find someone with a fraction of the skill set of Jony Ive, but that pretty much goes for the rest of the industry as well.

I also fully concur with the "camera ranking firm", tech writers and their selective memory which rivals those of our current politicians.

so much FUD in here, this whole " a threadripper..." stuff, how about we wait for benchmarks?  seems pretty speculative to me.  As far as Nvidia, doesn't seem like they should have the stranglehold on tech as much as they do and people should welcome other means to an end.  Major software developers are committed to Apple's Metal, so lack of CUDA support isn't as important as some are making it out to be.  AMD seems more willing to work with developers like Apple to fully optimize their hardware, as seen by them being the choice of consoles now and in the future as well.   The new MacPro is a definitive workstation, while the past MacPros and PowerMacs were nice, they simply weren't at this caliber.  As for a mid level Q840/PM8100/8500/8600 style, who knows, keep those requests going at apple.com/feedback, that's the best way to get your point accross.

Apple should be on good terms with the EU;  https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/apple-agrees-pay-15-4-billion-back-taxes-ireland-even-n826701

Ireland fought for Apple here, but Apple is paying these retro-back-taxes because they are a good global citizen, despite the constant "tax dodger" claims by "others".

Just like in the US, "Apple is the world's largest tax payer."

As others have said in here, Spotify's business model was built on balsa wood, and in their panic they are suing like some many others.