rob53

This is only smartphone (supposed) shipments, nothing about the amount of money Apple made that none of the others came close to making. Of course, we're also talking about IDC, which have always been estimated shipping figure, never actual sales numbers.

Just checked MacSales/OWC and their RAM for this model costs $169.99 vs the $200 upgrade price Apple charges ($188 if you qualify for their EPP and (possibly) educational discounts). I use MacSales all the time but regardless of the warranty, the price difference doesn't make sense to me considering the lack of ease in replacing it. Using cheaper RAM is not something I do or recommend so for those who just have to be able to change or upgrade RAM, good luck.

disclaimer: OWC charges $1079.99 for a full 64GB of RAM vs Apple's $1316 (EPP price) so it might be worth it if you really want to spend that much money on a Mac mini.

from https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205041 Couldn't quickly find actual warranty but when Apple says something like this, it sounds to me like they aren't allowing it.

Applicable models

"since iOS multitasking isn't on par with a Mac or Windows machine, and some apps and websites are limited on the device, though the latter is as much a matter of developer support." I wonder how many people actually use multi-tasking on any computing device. Yes, they bounce back and forth between social apps, email, and messaging but that's usually it. (disclaimer: I know most people on this forum are advanced users but we're in the minority) As for apps and (especially) websites, this isn't a limitation of an iPad, or any iOS device, it's a limitation of the website designer. I continue to have issues accessing some websites (probably Windows-centric servers) even on my iMac. If the website designer is skilled with providing access to everyone, then I have no problems. As legitimate tablets become more available (Apple already has them but others are still glorified, cheap phones) my hope is website designers and app programmers will expand the capabilities of their products. I don't like Adobe as a company (anymore) but their announcement of a full version of Photoshop for the iPad in 2019 shows some companies are beginning to treat the iPad as a "real" device, which we already knew it was. I (finally) purchased a home version of Office 365 so my daughter could upgrade to Mojave (on a newer Mac). I don't really want Microsoft software on my iOS devices but I will give it a try to see how it compares to Office on my Mac. Add all the existing iOS apps that already work great on the iPad and I might just get an iPad Pro to replace my outdated MBP for travel use.

btw: read the fine print on Microsoft's website about Office support on iOS devices. "iOS: Office for iPad® and iPhone® requires iOS 11.0 or later. Office for iPad Pro™ requires iOS 11.0 or later. Office is supported on the two most recent versions of iOS. When a new version of iOS is released, Office’s Operating System requirement becomes the then-current two most recent versions: the new version of iOS and the previous version."  

pk22901 said:

Can Pixelmator edited photos continue to be edited by Photoshop?

Quick answer is yes.

Took a photo shot on my iPhone 8Plus, opened it in Pixelmator Pro, exported as PSD (ended up being in the 60MB range after exporting), opened in Photoshop CC and it opened. Here's some screenshots of the default information.

I'm sure nobody will read my comment but Apple just released the perfect government and enterprise laptop for confidential and classified storage. With the T2 chip, I don't believe there's any way someone can open up the laptop and read the data on the flash storage. Every laptop should come with full storage encryption turned on by default. Whenever we sent an employee on business travel, especially to a foreign country, the laptop was physically inspected. When the laptop was returned, it was physically inspected again. The good thing about the newer Apple laptops is that they don't come apart easily, making it very easy to notice any attempts at opening the case. With TouchID, no matter what crazy people say, it will be easy to wipe old fingerprints and add new ones specific to the current owner. Same with re-imaging every time it goes out to make sure there's only what's necessary on the laptop. I read another idiot lost their laptop with multiple millions of user account information on it. Why aren't they using a laptop engineered from the beginning to be secure out of the box? When it comes to cost, there's a tremendous cost when you lose customer accounts (like having your business closed) compared to the "free" cost of an ~$1000 laptop.