steven n.

Comey performed (mostly) admirably as director but his understanding of security and encryption is not an area he understood in the slightest.

"I found it appalling that the tech types couldn't see this," wrote Comey. "I would frequently joke with the FBI 'Going Dark' team assigned to seek solutions, 'Of course the Silicon Valley types don't see the darkness —they live where it's sunny all the time and everybody is rich and smart.'"

I find it appalling the FBI does not comprehend how encryption works and this is not a "Privacy VS Security" issue as he so liked to frame it. It is a "Privacy and Security VS a false sense of security", however, and Silicon Valley truly does understand this issue significantly better than law enforcement.

adm1 said:

sflocal said:

This is news to me!  Has Apple been avoiding taxes?  I thought Apple paid no more in taxes than it was legally obliged to do so!  Are these moochers expecting people to pay more than they are supposed to?

Sounds to me like they should be protesting their government and demand whatever changes they need in tax laws.  

It was legal under Irish Law but illegal under EU law. A bit like, the state of Texas for example allowing someone to do or buy something which is prohibited at national level. The blame lies primarily with the Irish government but also the money-men at Apple and other companies who for decades have been doing similar tax-shifting practices. These guys are WELL paid and will have known full well the deal brokered would have contravened EU law. Just like EBT schemes for multi-millionaire footballers, they were assumed to be legal and above board as simply a "tax avoidance loophole" till the HMRC successfully started winning the cases in court.

The problem with the EU law is it is poorly codified. It is "You get to make up your own tax laws but we can decide on a whim if we don't like them." As a result, it does not match your example very well and making your "These guys are WELL paid and will have known full well the deal brokered would have contravened EU law" statement unequivocally false .

ericthehalfbee said:

Why aren’t they staging these outside government offices? You know, the people that actually write the laws regarding taxes.

Because those people give them free money. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

StayPuftZombie said:

steven n. said:

StayPuftZombie said:

I disagree with the article.  

That is some elitist stuff here. I don't even think you know what the word "Pro" means but you would had you actually read the article.

"Workflow teams from 'StarWars' were the same narrow group that liked the trashcan." and "Apple didn't listen on the Mac Pro once already " are mutually exclusive. 1 of those can be true but not both. Simple logic 101.

"The Pros know better and it doesnt matter what the 'wider'"???? "The Pros know better"??? You have already demonstrated you don't know what a "Pro" user is. How can they "know better" when you can't even define the group you are talking about?

"Also, the premise that many people never upgrade their mac pro is a faulty one for the pro market."
Again, you have reading issues since the author neither wrote that nor implied that.

Wow... Just wow...

That said, you have made it very clear what you are after from YOUR stand point but don't assume every single "Pro" user has the same exact criteria as you or your criteria are even a majority of views for the target audience.

Not sure if you misread or have a poor grasp of logic. Apple first didnt listen and produced the trashcan mac. THEN, a bunch of apologist 'pixar/star wars' users apologized endlessly how much they like the trashcan and endlessly would yell at other pro users that they knew best...only to have apple embarrassingly admit the design was a failure.

Not sure if you understood those Pixar/Lucas Film users were Pro users. As I said, you have fundamental logic errors in almost every one of your discussions.

And Apple did not admit to the design being a failure but they did admit they made miscalculations on thermal expansion and (most importantly) multiple GPUs VS bigger GPUs.

What you are failing to understand is not every person wants a computer just like you. The custom build market is decreasing every year. From PCs to Macs, people tend not to upgrade every 1.5 years like they did in the day of the 386/486/486DX/Pentium.... If you limit your product line (you might want to read "The Paradox of Choice") you have to hope you target the largest group possible. You won't always hit.

StayPuftZombie said:

I disagree with the article.  

Workflow teams from 'StarWars' were the same narrow group that liked the trashcan. I’m getting worried about this upcoming “modular” Mac. The trashcan Mac was “modular” with a octopus nest of wires and boxes snaking from it. I don’t want a “modular” Mac. I want an *expandable* Mac. Pixar/StarWars users are barely 'pro' users, and they are just fine with an iMac/iMac Pro/Trashcan mac.  But the trashcan mac is a failure, and not just for thermal reasons.  It doesnt come close to what pro users want.

Apple didn't listen on the Mac Pro once already and a HUGE amount of pro users defected from the Mac (they didn't want to, but apple didn't give them a choice).  That number has increased.  They put out another trashcan like 'modular' system, and a huge portion of the remainder will defect. https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the-new-mac-pro-is-a-failure

It's not true that apple knows better here. The Pros know better and it doesnt matter what the 'wider' audience thinks/wants because that audience has the iMac and MacBooks, so basically, screw them, their thoughts/needs are irrelevant.

Mark my words, if they dont put out a mac with slots, some storage bays, discrete video cards, upgradable ram, and expansion abilities (akin to Mac Pros prior to the trashcan), it will be game over for the professional market for apple.

This article is a mistake imo as it gives apple some cover or an out for doing the wrong thing.  Now is NOT the time to give them outs.  Now is the time to say, losers, don't mess this up.  Apple can and has admitted being wrong to consumers (when they pushed DV video instead of CD burning Steve Jobs did an about face). 

Also, the premise that many people never upgrade their mac pro is a faulty one for the pro market.  Many people dont hit the top speed of their car, but buy corvettes anyway. Also, for professionals, it's not that they will max out those abilities, but it's a non-starter when they are not able to do those customizations that their niche demands.  So that some bulk doesnt make use of that expandability is a red herring, because that it's not capable is a nonstarter for many pros and thats why you see the revolt on the trashcan mac.

Now is the time to hold their feet to the fire and say, DO THIS OR ELSE.

That is some elitist stuff here. I don't even think you know what the word "Pro" means but you would had you actually read the article.

"Workflow teams from 'StarWars' were the same narrow group that liked the trashcan." and "Apple didn't listen on the Mac Pro once already " are mutually exclusive. 1 of those can be true but not both. Simple logic 101.

"The Pros know better and it doesnt matter what the 'wider'"???? "The Pros know better"??? You have already demonstrated you don't know what a "Pro" user is. How can they "know better" when you can't even define the group you are talking about?

"Also, the premise that many people never upgrade their mac pro is a faulty one for the pro market."
Again, you have reading issues since the author neither wrote that nor implied that.

Wow... Just wow...

That said, you have made it very clear what you are after from YOUR stand point but don't assume every single "Pro" user has the same exact criteria as you or your criteria are even a majority of views for the target audience.