battiato1981

Rarely mentioned ... (OK, never mentioned), is that IBM got quite a bit above 1 trillion way back when (the 70's), when you adjust for inflation. 

But sure, a Trillion is a huge milestone, and I'm not unhappy that Apple was the one to make it. They're still underdogs on Wall Street and while that is weird, it doesn't really matter. They did it the old-fashioned way, and not on hype. 

OK, cue Sog, stage right ...

"New sense of “AppleCare”  ... Bingo ... good one!

ArtDir said:

Or, you can use your iphone (or ipad) to take a pic of the item you want to trace and import it into your drawing program and use it as a template within the app, assuming the app you're using allows importing images and accommodates multiple layers (one for the pic you're tracing, one for your drawing layer.)

I do this all the time with Procreate, using photographs of 3d spaces to build on top of for design renderings. I don't really see the need to use paper overlay for this anymore regardless of the nature of the original document or source.

I used to do a version of this with my old Wacom tablet, but in that case you were not drawing on top of a screen, just seeing it appear on the screen as you draw on the tablet. They even built in a thick, clear plastic flap so you could slip the page that you wanted to trace underneath. iPad Pro changed my workflow forever and it saves tons of time. 

I'll second Retrogustos request for cycling data. Bike commuting has become a big thing here in Seattle with more jumping on board all the time to avoid the horrible traffic bottlenecks (and get some cardio at the same time ...). 

I'd like the ability to enter a string of destinations and see the same selection of driving options and estimated time to each destination and the total for the entire trip. 

May or may not relate to this Amazon, Buffet, JP initiative, but one thing I would love to see coming is some kind of way to cost compare hospital health services. I recall an article a while back that shone a spotlight on the difference in joint replacement surgery from one hospital to the next and it was off the hook crazy. From $35K at one place to $80K at another, with the same outcome, and since patients are often locked into one network or other, there is no way to shop and save. (And this is independent of the ACA, although it would have been nice if they had been able to address it).

One recalls the most famous Bezos quote - 'Your margin is my opportunity'. 

radarthekat said:

 .... This seems unfair to the Spotify Candy Co, because the theater chain seems to have an unfair advantage.  But Spotify neglects to account for the initial and ongoing costs, and business risks, of establishing and running a chain of theaters.  If Spotify Candy Co created their own theaters, then they could sell their candies and chocolates at retail prices direct to consumers.  Poor, sad Spotify Candy Company.  Life is so unfair. 

And if Spotify Candy Company can differentiate its candy, make it somehow more awesome, then some of the clientele of this particular chain, who apparently likes all manner of candy, will probably be quite interested. 

crowley said:

rogifan_new said:

What marketing does Apple do for Spotify?

Or distribution and fulfilment for that matter.

Apple only handles the payment processing, all of the content comes from Spotify.

If that is indeed all that Apple provides, it does seem rather simple, except you have to put a value on the venue itself, which of course is valuable. On one hand, the upcoming system is a step in the right direction of fairness for the consumer (the 15% mark-up for subscribers who come via the app-store), perhaps there can be more descending tiers if that customer is in fact continuously loyal (next year 10%, next year 5%, then done - zeroed out). That would be another improvement. If there was a way for there to be a rebate for the first year on half of that 30%, once you hit the mark, that would be even better. 

This is such a hot button issue and I admit that I hadn't thought much about it before this recent kerfuffle. I don't think that a company with a questionable business model should be rewarded much, especially if it's true that they totally lowball their content providers (i.e. - the musicians), but I think Apple has to stay ahead of the game and not be seen as gouging. 

I still think that if I was in Spotifys shoes I would do what someone said Amazon has done and offer the Kindle app, which when opened informs the new customer that they need an account to use it. The customer goes to their website, signs away their privacy and then returns to the app and logs in. Spotify gets it all, Apple gets nothing. Everyone is happy.