pmz

apple ][ said:

I am siding with Tim Cook on this one. 

Let's say that I am asking my friend how many iPads they own. Which of these am I going to choose?

(1) How many iPad do you own?    
(2) How many iPad devices do you own?
(3) How many iPads do you own?

I am obviously choosing #3, as that makes most sense, it's most logical, and anybody opting for #1 or #2 is just somebody who obviously must have various issues, hopefully none too serious.

I am sorry, but saying "I have 3 Macintosh" just sounds semi-retarded, and I will have no part of it.

You forgot "How much iPad do you own."

"A lot. A lot of iPad."

kermit4krazy said:

I strongly believe that Apple will regret replacing the standard headphone jack, and it will place further downward pressure on sales. It's simply NOT a change most iPhone users wanted or were asking for, and for many people, myself among them, it's more of an inconvenience than anything else. I use iPhones as convenient field recorders with wired lapel mics for videography projects (only certain types of mics will work), and my collection of mics will no longer work after this change without adapters, assuming they work at all. This in no way improves my workflow. It's purely an inconvenience. 

The way it works, and has always worked, is this:

The user that values using their 3.5mm accessories without an adapter more than buying a new iPhone, does not have to buy a new iPhone.
The user that values a new iPhone more than having to use an adapter for their 3.5mm accessories, can and will buy a new iPhone.

The same story applies to every design decision and legacy abandonment Apple has ever made, and this will be no exception. If history is indicator, it will have precisely 0 negative impact on the bottom line, and whatever benefits arise because of this trade off may actually increase it.

I'm sure they'll have a great time watching it drive around their parking lots, while the rest of the universe continues to not care at all about self driving cars.

It pisses me off to think of the money they are sinking in these projects, meanwhile they can't even rollout CarPlay.

nhughes said:

pmz said:

And there you have the reason why this is made by Logitech, and not Apple. No thanks.

Hardly the "most convenient way" to charge an iPad Pro. With a Smart Keyboard case that never comes off my iPad, and Lightning cables everywhere in the house, for me it would certainly be the most inconvenient way.

The iPad Pro does not ship with a keyboard case or cover. This is the most convenient way to charge your iPad -- not your iPad with accessories. 

Well thats the dumbest fucking thing I've ever read.
You've been on a roll lately with just shitty opinions, shitty takes on every topic, and then diving into the comments when your shitty opinion isn't agreed with.

As I said, it is incredibly obvious why Apple has not made any stands, docks, or otherwise that charge the iPad this way. Obvious to some, anyway.

Click bait title. 

Weird random plug for GMO food. 

WTF has happened to this place. 

tmay said:

pmz said:

Do people really that much time watching Netflix while on cellular, that this so-called "Binge On" is even needed?
Why are you not on WiFi?
And if you're somewhere that isn't near WiFi, aren't you already doing something more interesting than watching ****ing television?

Some people don't have or won't pay for WiFi; my brother is in a location that Cable and DSL are quite expensive, so as a Sprint Unlimited user, he plugs his iPhone into his television and watches Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime.

He used 26 GB one month but sometime later, Sprint came out with a throttling policy after 23 GB. 

No.

None of that makes any sense. If you don't pay for some kind of WiFi and use cellular instead, you're an idiot.

rogifan_new said:

pmz said:

This is Apple's idea of improving their MacBook line and being more competitive: Offer a pink one.

This product is beautiful, but ridiculously overpriced for what it is. Such a shame.

This isn't a must have like an iPhone so if the price wasn't reduced that says to me it's meeting Apple's sales expectations or close enough that they don't feel it necessary to reduce the price yet.

I have no doubt that you're correct. The problem is that their sales expectations are obviously extremely low. They don't care about blowing the doors off with a MacBook. They care about having the nicest looking thing on the block. To Apple, its a big deal that they just added a pink one.

The MacBook is one of the remaining examples where Apple treats it more like a luxury item than a competitive computer, and they price it accordingly. This computer should reasonably start at $999, and go up to $1299, but it doesn't...because Apple needs to price gouge to make it feel more special.

apple ][ said:

Has nobody ever died at Apple before?, because I've been reading this site for many years and this is the first time that I can recall seeing such a headline about somebody dying. "Dead body found at" sounds like it's out of a Agatha Christie novel or something.

Why would the emergency services be waved off? That sounds a bit odd.

When someone dies it isn't news.
When someone dies and there is the remote chance of spinning it for more anti-gun propaganda, its a headline.