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  • LG UltraFine 5K disconnect saga seemingly over, third parties used to retrofit RF shieldin...

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    It may be over in the USA, but LG in the United Kingdom has been far from helpful. Luckily, Apple's customer service continues to set a high bar. If only Apple made a cinema display. 
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  • Before he died, Steve Jobs kept a letter from Bill Gates by his bed

    tailpipetailpipe
    I think the bottom line is that Gates and Jobs had a strong mutual respect and disrespect for each other.



    Jobs was a genius who has truly left his mark on the world. But then so is Gates.



    It's all very well accusing Gates of plagiarism, but wasn't it Jobs who said good artists copy, great artists steal? If anyone was guilt of theft, perhaps Jobs visit to Xerox park in the early days can be classified as that?



    If we really want to compare Apple and Microsoft, then does anyone remember System 7? it was cool. It really set the bar. But it also crashed frequently and Apple's hardware wasn't as reliable as it has now become. The real problem with Apple back then, however, was price. A decent machine set you back around $3,000. It was priced way beyond the reach of most people, certainly in Europe.



    Windows 95 was not as elegant or intuitive to use as System 7, but what it did was to democratise computing. Anyone could use a computer and the price of entry fell by 50%. My first computer was a Windows machine not a Mac, simply because of price.



    Gates made the power of the PC accessible and relevant to ordinary people. That was a hell of an achievement.



    Personally, I would like to see Gates return to computing and do something equally new and revolutionary. Whatever he does, it won't detract from Steve Jobs' amazing vision, contribution and the sheer passion of the man. Equally, Both Gates and Jobs are giants of modern computing. We owe them both a massive debt.

  • Rumor: New MacBook Pros will be announced by Apple this month, begin shipping in August

    tailpipetailpipe
    New 14" MacBook will be launched at same time as new 14" and 16" MacBook Pros. 12" MacBook replaces 11" MacBook Air. New 14" MacBook replaces 13" MacBook Air. Before anyone gets too excited, the new screen sixes reflect the fact that all new Apple laptops have a smaller bezel. Form factor will be very similar to existing models. MacBook Pro is thinner, but not much. Expect astonishing battery life. You have only 7 days to wait before knowing for sure that this info is correct.