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  • Android collects nearly 10 times more user data than Apple's iOS

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    tallest skil said:
    That name change boosted that company's valuation immensely. Big investors practically went crazy over that name change.
    Because Wall Street was happy that Google finally admitted its complicity with the alphabet agencies? What does the name have to do with anything?
    Google services will remain and prosper and keep the company's valuation much higher than Apple's valuation.
    Except… it’s lower.

    I think the OP was meaning to indicate the relative valuation based on revenue/profit. Google has a nose bleeding PE (past) of 52 where Apple's is around 19.
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  • Apple sued over claims website is inaccessible to visually impaired users

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    Personally, I think these types of suits should be required to show the plaintiff attempted to contact the defendant PRIOR to clogging up the court systems with yet another suit. But then you don't get: "compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by proof".
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  • A year with Apple's 5K iMac: Still the best Mac for your money

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    eightzero said:
    macxpress said:
    eightzero said:
    macxpress said:

    eightzero said:
    I've been using iMacs since...well...i upgraded from a Starmax clone. I had a Duo230, and a string of Performas, but iMacs since then. Im gonna have to rethink it when the time comes. A $3000 iMac? Uhh...no.

    I'm seeing really nice 4k displays for under $500. I may go with a MacMini if it gets updated and will drive a 4k display. Or make replace my MBA with a MacBook and use it in clamshell mode. Will just need to see what is available when the time comes. My needs are modest, as I do no graphics work. Kinda sad to see the iMac simply not meet my needs at an affordable price.

    You do know the 27" 5K iMac starts at $1650 on B&H, not $3,000 as you suggest and if your needs are modest then thats all you need. If you can settle for any kind of Mac mini or MacBook Air replacement then you can settle for the lowest end 27" iMac which will also allow you to add RAM later on if that's a concern whereas the other Macs do not. 
    You know, this is fair. But the monitor/display should last for a long long time. Maybe it is time to separate the two, and then upgrades/ replacements are more tenable. I guess I've just gotten to the end of the iMac being my only choice.

    I really did like that Duo. I wore it out. 3 new replacement keyboards, and one logic board. I only had it for like 5 years, but it seems like it was forever. I guess you never forget your first mac. 
    The display will last you a very long time and by the time you want a different display it will be time to update the computer anyways so you'd end up buying a new display anyways. I don't really see the big deal here. There's no reason why you can't get at least 5yrs out of a current gen 27" 5K iMac, especially with your modest needs as you put them. 
    That's just it - i won't need a new display, just the computer part. How much better can a display get? 

    My current iMac is a late 2009 27" version. I replaced the HD, and it is still going strong. But...it is now frozen in time with High Sierra, as it won't support Mojave. That's fine - there actually isn't anything in Mojave I must have. And I am most definitely not complaining about a desktop computer that meets my needs for nearly 10 years now. 

    My wife has been an iMac user for about as long as I have. I got her a 2015 21.5" a few months ago (like $600?), so she is good for a while. An iMac fits her needs really well too, and she is good for many years now. It was a no-brainer when it was time to replace, but I'm not so sure going forward. 
    I upgraded from my late 2009 27"imac 6 months back. Shifted to a iMac Pro with 2TB SSD. I think it will last another 9 years. 
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  • A year with Apple's 5K iMac: Still the best Mac for your money

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    I have a serious question:

    "I personally prefer using Google Chrome as a browser, and even with 40GB of RAM, the fans can sometimes kick up really loud when I'm researching and opening a bunch of tabs at once."

    I find Chrome to be big, slow, battery hungry program with no tangible     benefits over Safari. When I launch Chrome (basic install, no add ons) on my iMac Pro, it takes about 5 seconds (VS about .2 seconds for Safari). I don't see the appeal.

    What is it people like about Chrome?
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  • Hands on: Can the Wyrex Qi charger beat out Apple's AirPower?

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    Yes. All it has to do is ship and it will beat the AirPower. My only thought is there is some patent or IP hold-up on AirPower (like some company saying we get 1% of all Apple's profits if you use our patent).
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