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ireland said:

How do we know the new iPad doesn't have a laminated display? And if it does not, why does it not? And no mention of the True Tone display, better camera and four speakers.

Read the article. It's all laid out in plain English. Apple.com clearly lists the differences. http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/

indiekiduk said:

iPad Pro only has 2GB Ram how much does new iPad have?

2GB, as that's the minimum for an iOS device in recent years. The 12.9" has 4GB.

randominternetperson said:

LOL.  Let's do the math.

"According to the settlement proposal, Microsoft has agreed to pay out up to $100 to customers in the United States who shopped at a Microsoft Store with a credit or debit card between November 2013 and February 24 of 2017. ... Microsoft is putting up close to $1.2 million to cover the compensation requests."

$1.2 million / $100 = 12,000 customers over a 40 month period = 300 customer per month.  So across all the Microsoft stores, 10 customers a day used a credit or debit card to make a purchase? 

Ok, they say "up to $100" so maybe the average guy only gets $10?  That still means only 100 customers a day!

The article says roughly a third of that amount is for legal fees, so we have to crunch the numbers again... $1,200,000 - 33% = $804,000 / $100 = 8,040 customers / 40 months = 201 customers per month / 30 days = 6.7 customers per day. Sounds about right. Even at $10 per customer, that's about 67 customers per day. Average that out for the $10 - $100 ($50 average), that's 33 customers per day. But... $10,000 of that is going to the guy who filed the complaint. Start over using $794,000 as the starting point... So, yeah... about 6 customers per day on average. Most businesses would have to close up shop in a mall if only 6 customers per day were using credit cards, as credit card usage is well over 50%, meaning an average of 10 people (being generous) per day are shopping, and actually spending money. Sad.

danuff said:

I'm sorry, but there would be no way in heck that I would do this to my watch, Series 1 or 2.  I'm very surprised that AppleInsider would publish such an article. 

Here's a safer option <and one I do myself>:

1.  Take off the watch.
2.  Use a wet paper towel or rag and gently wipe off the crown.
3.  Turn the crown to make sure it isn't still sticky.
4.  Put the watch back on.

Problem solved.

You're paranoid. I've done everything while wearing mine except for showering and swimming. Mine gets wet daily, at least by washing my hands and even doing dishes. Zero issues in almost the year I've had it so far.

mathteacher said:

I have been using MacbookPro with DVD drive for 3 years now and it's battery works still better than the new macs according to this report of course. I was really amazed with 12" Macbook but it wasn't fast enough for me, even the newer version of it is not what I am looking for. I was really excited when I learned that Apple was going to release new macs. Touchbar, new design as 12" Macbook has and new usb standard ports. I was expecting new contour design batteries in this new machines but it didn't happen.

But I don't understand this new pricing policy. I think 12" Macbook should be same price as Macbook Air and new Macbook Pro 13" with touchbar should be same price as previous Macbook Pro 13" with retina display.

Let me get this right... You're saying a MacBook Pro with a 5,400 RPM hard drive, and possibly only 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3 of RAM, is faster than a new 12" MacBook with 8GB of 1866MHz LPDDR3 RAM and PCIe-based flash storage? I call BS. I "upgraded" from a 2010 15" MacBook Pro Core i5, 8GB and a Seagate 1TB Hybrid drive to a 2016 MacBook Core m3 1.1GHz processor, and it's lightning fast for general use in comparison to my former MacBook Pro. Apps open nearly instantly, webpages load nearly instantly and boot up is counted in seconds.  

Pricing: I bought a 13" MacBook Air first. I'll say this: I was disappointed. The screen quality, keyboard and trackpad all felt cheap when compared to my 6-year-old MacBook Pro. For $1,200, I was expecting a little more. As soon as Best Buy ran a sale on the 12" MacBook for $1,149, I made the exchange that day. The performance is nearly the same, thanks to the better RAM and faster PCIe storage. The overall quality difference alone makes the 12" more valuable, not to mention the extremely better Retina display.

As for the 2016 13" MacBook Pro: non-Touch Bar is priced the same as the 2015 model. The 2015 started with 128GB, with 256 being an upgrade. Since the 2016 starts at 256, it's priced the same as the upgraded 2015. As for Touch Bar models, if you want the latest features, you're going to pay for it. Considering what upgrades come with the Touch Bar models versus the non-Touch Bar models, the pricing isn't horrible. 

Price them like the 13" Retina MacBook Pro? Ok... here goes: in 2012, the 13" MacBook Pro Retina started at $1,699 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB SSD. The price has fallen over the years, just as it will with the new Touch Bar models. 
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i5-2.5-13-late-2012-retina-display-specs.html

The 2016 Touch Bar 13" starts at $1,799 with 8GB and 256GB for $100 more than the original Retina did 4 years ago, with Touch Bar, TouchID, much improved graphics, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports and better display accuracy. Again, I see these prices falling a little over time. 

So many are complaining about the pricing of these new models, but they all fail to remember Apple's pricing on completely new models when they are released. The 2012 Retina 15" started at $2,199 with 8GB of RAM. 
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.3-15-mid-2012-retina-display-specs.html