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  • Two of four Thunderbolt 3 ports in new 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar have reduced speeds

    adonissmuadonissmu
    You aren't going to be able to fully power all 4 ports with the dual core processor in the 13" MBP. Sorry folks. They are simply not powerful enough. They won't be for awhile because of heat, battery life and other concerns that would take more precedent over a slightly less powerful USBC port on the right hand side of a machine. I guess they probably could've just had 1 port on the right side instead but people would've complained then too is my guess.  
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  • Kuo: Demand for new MacBook Pro models tepid due to high prices, disappointing specs

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    hmlongco said:
    rogifan_new said:

    Exactly. No one has yet presented a real world example where these new laptops couldn't meet their needs. They're just going off of specs and internet freakout. 
    Here you go....

    I’m a developer. That means I need to run Xcode, Mail, Messages, Calendar and Slack and Terminal windows and Remote Desktop. I run SourceTree and Photoshop and Word and Excel. I have a dozen Mission Control spaces in which I keep open many, many, many Safari windows and tabs.

    Not to mention my occasional need to run custom Linux and Windows Server test environments in VMWare. VMs take memory. Lots of memory.

    So what’s my problem? Lack of RAM. I’m forever running out of space on my 16GB machine. I reboot at least once every 3–4 days or face crashing and an unstable machine.

    https://medium.com/@michaellong/apples-new-macbook-pro-is-the-most-amazing-notebook-i-m-not-going-to-buy-753fbcfb2738#.bgyyady1x
    I'm a developer also and there is no reason to have that much stuff going at once. It just seems like you're unorganized tbqh. 
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  • iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro pre-order results beat iPhone 11 launch, Kuo says

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    I think many people have been wanting a smaller phone. This line-up gives people everything they could possibly want from Apple except for a small iPhone Pro.
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  • Reports are spreading about a very specific Apple Vision Pro front glass crack

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    This has happened to a number of users on the reddit and macrumors forum. 
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  • 'Strong action' is coming if the EU doesn't like Apple's App Store concessions

    adonissmuadonissmu
    Im definitely in the camp that thinks the EU regulations are ridiculous. If everyone was allowed to just do third party app stores willy nilly then large players would sidestep the fees used to support everyone using the platform.

    Additionally they could side step the securty and Apples Hardware would be at the mercy of third parties which is exactly the situation they are trying to avoid. 

    The more successful apps are benefitting the most. Why shouldnt they pay the Core Technology Fee when they want to operate outside the platform but then still use the platform? 

    There is nothing to stop people from installing what they can on their device. If they want apps outside the App Store installed its legal to do. You just have to know how to do it. Its not Apples job to create easier ways for people to install software from outside the App Store. EU people are lazy and dont want to use the methods that already exist for sideloading apps on iOS.
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  • Phil Schiller: New MacBook Pro has more orders from Apple than any other pro model ever

    adonissmuadonissmu
    macgui said:
    igorsky said:
    You just blew the minds of every serial Apple complainer on the internet.  Although this will surely not satisfy that user who feels that his/her personal use case should be everyone's personal use case.
    Yes! Emphasis added.

    I just don't see 'pent up demand' as being a sufficient motivator for record orders of a book that on its face obviously now lacks 'Pro' features that people supposedly need. 'This MBP dropped features I use and need but I'll spend >$1000 anyway' just doesn't play.

    And I'd expect a slowdown in the purchase of most any major computing product from any manufacture after six months.

    My guess is that more users will be happy with this MBP than not, and that buyers' remorse will not be anywhere nearly as widespread as some people expect/hope. 

    Apple should have kept one previous model 15", kept its feature set and added Ethernet, souped it up, 32G RAM and battery life be damned, and sold it as the Mac Book PRO, and renamed all the others MacBooks. 

    I don't need a such a Mac, but there are still those who do. Make the Pro label really means something. Doing that would open up Apple to all the 'Apple admits...' click-bait articles. Apple could weather that teapot tempest.
    Simply not possible given the use of the Skylake chipsets. People have created hackintels that use 32GB of ram but the reality is that ram is not HUGE factor in terms of performance. It's just spec geeks whining about hardware they know very little about. 

  • Amazon Channels may beat Apple to offering cable-like experience

    adonissmuadonissmu
    Poor Apple. I'm not going back to cable. Sorry. I'll just use hulu and netflix. I don't even watch TV like that. i have the shows I like and thats it. 

  • Apple to debut new Macs at Oct. 27 event, report says

    adonissmuadonissmu
    I liked MagSafe but USB-C can transfer data and charge and power a display all at the same time. 

  • Mysterious overnight activity at Apple stores presages Thursday's Mac event

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    sog35 said:
    How many of you have 0% hype for today's event?

    I've been disappointed so many times the last 3 years at Apple events. So many disappointments the last few events:

    1. releasing the iPhone 6ss
    2. Apple Watch crappy interface, nothing really innovative
    3. AppleTV. Nothing new. Just a roku
    4. No home hub
    5. No touch screen Mac's
    6. No Apple brand TV display

    Its going to be the same old crap.
    Tim Cook, Eddy Cue, and some other random Apple executive spouting about how 'amazing' something is.

    Apple is getting stale, boring, no excitement.

    Don't get me wrong. They still make the best quality product and very reliable. Just like a Toyota.

    But Apple use to be Ferrari. They use to be sexy, cutting edge, and make your blood boil. Now its the same crap with a tiny bit of improvement.

    IMO, its a reflection of how lazy and self satisified the executives have become.
    Cook, Cue, Shiller, and Ive are all established. All are worth more than $100 million and are fat and happy. They are not willing or motivated to take risks because they got it made.

    Apple needs a serious shake up. The old guard is just..........old. We need new blood that is excited, innovated, and willing to fail miserably. We need younger execs who are hungry, have vision, and want to make a mark in the world.

    I can't be alone in this. Can I? 

    You want proof of how far Apple has fallen?

    Do you think 5 years ago Microsoft or Google would even dare release a product to compete with Apple's premier products? Hell no.

    But Google bringing out the Pixel at the same price as the iPhone is a sign. Google sees how weak Apple is now. In the past Google always had to compete on price. Same with Microsoft and the Surface book and Surface Studio. That's how weak and feable Apple looks to its competition now. 5 years ago that was UNTHINKABLE.
    You are not alone.
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