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cincytee said:

The immediate effect might be the loss of $20 billion in payments to Apple, but Apple would clearly then institute its own search engine, which would generate billions in revenue, much like Google, so the overall impact would be much smaller financially and also put Apple in charge of its own search revenues. The question then would be whether that in itself would raise regulatory scrutiny.   

Eric_WVGG said:

WTH said:

If authentic, these documents show something very important - a return to function over form in the MacBook line.

Sort of. Three IO ports instead of four sounds less functional to me.

Mike Wuerthele said:

CheeseFreeze said:

This is a disappointing article.

Let’s just start with the simple truth: a tech behemoth is STILL using an ancient standard they once invented that is slow and forces us to deal with many cables, and refuses to change.

Even this behemoth is using both standards throughout their own product portfolio for several years now. It’s highly inconsistent. Their new AirPods Pro still have the lighting cable. Their iPads: USB-C. Why? Why??? The argument of “more e-waste short-term” is a moot point since it’s already the case today - Apple designed it.

Secondly, there is nothing that prohibits the EU from amending their own laws with the acceptance of a future standard, granted they actually ARE a new standard (not another propriety AppleConnector 2.0 or SamsungSpeedyCable).

EU was very slow with this law - it took years and years. Apple had even more time to prepare for the inevitable seeing this law being drafted. If they were truly innovative in this respect, they would have abandoned Lightning years ago for a true standard. Instead their arrogance and priority to keep a profitable business around cables alive kept them on this course (sustainable company my ass - that’s just marketing).

And what about this pretentious introduction in respect to the EU. The author has clearly no understanding because it dramatizes this topic so much that it apparently needs to emphasize the EU is “political bureaucracy”. It’s so juvenile.

The author was in the EU for a while, so I'm pretty sure he has a good idea how it works.

guymanchester said:

Not a fan of the white keyboard. Looks pristine when new but will quickly get grubby with constant use. That and that alone would stop me buying it. 

rob53 said:

shareef777 said:

THIS is what I wanted from Apple's consumer monitor. Really the only thing it needs is a higher PD capability considering the MBP pull close to 100W at load.

Not me. UHD resolution (3840x2160 or there snouts because of 16:9 screen), poor ppi resolution, as you say poor brightness, HDMI input? Why? Smart functions so a TV instead of a monitor. Probably cheap plastic shell without glass screen. This is yet another cheap 4K TV you’ll need to update through Samsung. No thanks. 

Mr_Grey said:

Ugh.  Please just kill yourself if you use this app or service. 

thewhitefalcon said:

Actually, the company at fault here isn't Apple, but Intel. Skylake doesn't support the needed LPDDR4 that would allow them to go to higher capacities. And Kaby Lake will only have support in the U chips, and U chips aren't mobile quad cores, so the 15" won't be able to get the upgrade even when they do go to KBL. 

In short, Intel continues to drop the ball. It's hard to imagine Apple isn't getting tired of this kind of crap.