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Wow, it is amazing that most posters here completely missed the point of the article. Netflix is stating that they will not be part of an Apple "video hub" - ability to purchase to and manage other subscriptions - IF that is even what Apple announc…
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falcon4617 said: StrangeDays said: Metriacanthosaurus said: HAHAHA. I knew it. Of course they did not update the low end iPad with a compelling offering. Nope. Just invented a new price point to gouge people even more. You me…
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geekmee said: Who said AirPods 2 where going to be $200??.... I could easily see Apple selling both AirPods, one for $99 and the newest for $160. With a wireless charging case and additional functionality, I don't think the new model woul…
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clarker99 said: I posted this question on another thread with no answer: What exactly makes Alexa so much better than Siri? (I personally do not have issues with Siri and have never owned an Alexa device to compare). This is the narrative b…
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osmartormenajr said: ... That’s a question for Apple leadership to decide. It’s funny though that they get to be attacked for “policing the internet” and “not doing enough” over the same issue. If you took "doublethink" away from the In…
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rogifan_new said: I have to laugh when Tim says one thing Apple is doing to improve results is the iPhone trade-in program and making it easier to pay for iPhones over time. So basically admitting the public thinks iPhones are too expensive s…
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JayVee said: I'd have thought they would have bought back shares more aggressively since they only bought back 8.7 billion dollars worth this quarter where the stock price was heavily discounted, but let's see what Maestri says during the con…
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I quite like the USB-C connector (which is just the connector, the port of course supports T-Bolt 3, audio/video, power, etc). I purchased a USB-C hub for $40 on Amazon which connects to all my peripherals at work, including the power cable. One s…
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anantksundaram said: corrections said:... well you are older now. everything is less exciting! Speak for yourself. You certainly are a cantankerous bugger...
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knowitall said: I think what’s missing in this story is what iPhones (and other Apple products) should cost. This prevents an endless subjective discussion. A fair estimate should be the BOM (bill of materials), assembly and transport cost, …
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crosslad said: Apple sales in China are down purely as a tit for tat response to Trump putting a ban on Huawei. The Chinese government has told its people to stop buying Apple products. Once the trade dispute is over China will return to buy…
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boltsfan17 said: tbornot said: China having a recession might just buy us another decade before the Chinese Military is ready to start a ruckus with the US and Japanese Navies. So, here’s hoping for confusion to the Emperor of China! …
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JWSC said: StrangeDays said: SpamSandwich said: tmay said: k2kw said: hucom2000 said: Maybe they finally accepted that building a car is a bit more complex... than glueing a pice of gorilla glass onto an al…
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gatorguy said: brucemc said: designr said: .. Apple can live in this world successfully but it hasn't shown that it's great at it in the past. If Apple wants to broaden its revenue portfolio to include the perhaps more stable an…
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lorin schultz said: DAalseth said: It doesn't appear to be going up in Canada...yet. You just haven't received your notice... yet. I did, yesterday. Premium jumps from CAD$13.99 to CAD$16.99. That's right on the cusp for me. Alrea…
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Zarkin said: The battery is just an indicator of the bigger issue. It is very similar to when PC's were first introduced in the mid 80's. Everybody needed to buy a new computer every year as dramatic improvements were being made. The …
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No doubt Apple felt pressured by the media / customer environment at the time to bring in the battery replacement program (at lower price). And it has gone back up, but not to what it was previously ($50 in US, $65 in Canada now - but was $99 pre r…
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designr said: .. Apple can live in this world successfully but it hasn't shown that it's great at it in the past. If Apple wants to broaden its revenue portfolio to include the perhaps more stable and sticky services side of things, they need…
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rogifan_new said: Let me guess...it’s going to be clunky but Samsung will get props for being first and Apple will be doomed somehow. That is certainly what you will say.
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Sculley, keep it down! The stock needs to stay down for awhile longer, so I can purchase more, and so can Apple...