Clock_Nova

After more than four years, there had better be more to the Mac Mini update than just the processor.

MrBunside said:

ChadB said:

Stabitha_Christie said:

Pro tip for Apple Insider writers. Don't jump all over some random tweet because it mentions Apple. Or if you are going to write an article based on some random person tweeting actually follow the thread rather than introduce your own conjecture. 

1. The bag wasn't at a dumpster. 

2. The pictures were pictures she took, not something that she found on Google maps. 

3. She has the bag back, a United currier had it and got it to her.... So United was actually right. 

There is literally no story here. 

You're incorrect on all counts. Read the latest updates:
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No, they are correct. Read the Twitter thread. Her bag was never seen by a dumpster. Her bag was with the courier United contracts to return lost bags. It appears it was riding about with the courier.  Ultimately, a non-story gets blown out of proportion by modern communications and the hyperactive 24/7 news.

Actually, if you read the full article, as I did on CNN before reading this one, it becomes pretty obvious that what actually happened is that the courier, who was a third party contractor, or worked for one, and not a United employee, was stealing the luggage he was entrusted with.  The empty bags by the dumpster, with United tags on them, were a major clue.  The contractor, with no uniform and in a private vehicle, finally “appeared” with the bag only after the story had been picked up by local media and nearby residents, a fact the courier likely noticed.  Also, his story about where the bag had been did not match up with the AirTag evidence the woman had collected,

So maybe not exactly the fault of United, but they are ultimately responsible for the luggage until a passenger claims it.  And their customer service agents were clearly lying, so there’s that.

At any rate, chalk this up as a win for the AirTag, as it is highly unlikely that the customer would have retrieved her bag without it.

Just trying to set the record straight.

wizard69 said:

2.     Frankly the Mini is the ideal place to do an Apple designed high performance ARM chip.  The reason to do this is again Apples ML and VR tech.   Given a a more than 30 watt capacity in the Mini it would be a very interesting chip.  People shouldnt undereestimate the importance of Apples AI hardware in its latest A series chips.  Apple could easily see that matrix processor as being more important than the ARM cores. 

This is an absolute no-go for me.  A brand new Mac Mini that won't run any of my existing software would be utterly useless.

I guess I will not be updating the Plex Media Server any more.  Current version works just fine.