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jingo said:

If you're going to review kit of this type, why not review the Draytek range? A vast range of products with an immense spectrum of capability, and very professional functionality. Wi-Fi strength is only one aspect of a product's utility, but it seems like you are disproportionately interested in this rather than the other much more important capabilities. And no ethernet back-haul at all? They can't expect to be taken seriously, surely?

dewme said:

"The system does not support wired backhaul" makes this system a non-starter for me.  

Surprisingly, many homes (and this is a residential system) do not have in-wall ethernet wiring, so wired backhaul isn't a consideration for much of those users.

That makes it an easy one to cross off the list of "not for this release" - and then it just never makes it to release ever, I'd speculate.

The thing is, this is dumb. They have all the ports required. It should be capable of it. But then, it should also be capable of choosing a different IP range for the LAN.

Note that they aren't the only equipment in the US that makes dumb IP range decisions. The private ranges are the 192.168, 172, and 10. ranges, and ATT's provided hardware refuses to let you move it to 10.x. 

entropys said:

Smallnetbuilder ranks this number three behind the Orbi AC3000 and the Velop.
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/wifi-system/view

Smallnetbuilder doesn't test throughput, and focus on signal strength as we have here. We're working on a test to prove throughput as well - literally, how much data can it route. This is important for those of us with gigabit fiber, less so for those of us with sub 300mbps connections (majority of the US.)

We reviewed Velop a while back, and did rate it highly. 

wonkothesane said:

IMO the question about using google as a standard search engine is a good one and wasn’t properly answered (unless you imply it’s simply about the money). The fact that there hs been already something on the market never really stopped Apple from going in. See maps, pay, news and others. Why not start their own search engine? They have the resources to do so. Possibly base it off DuckDuckGo eg. do they want to stay away because it would inevitably interfere with their core value of privacy - in other words: it cannot be done without selling out on this value? Personally, I would opt in an Apple search in a heartbeat, and it might help with stuff like Siri as well. 

Consider that if Apple did make a search engine, and it performed worse than Google, it would be Maps all over again - early worse performance while it matured, with Apple playing catch-up, and carrying the bad reputation for years. Does Apple need that albatross? Arguably, they're best able to switch away from Google if:

1. Siri interaction and HomePod becomes dominant
2. Apple's replacement can provide the correct answers, not "I'm sorry, I can't find the answer right now"
2. UI can present search results without showing where they came from (same as Siri, effectively - you don't care that it's came via Google, you care that you got the correct result.

wood1208 said:

Tim Cook has right to brag about Apple's Privacy stand and implementation in it's products but no need to point finger against others in neighborhood(silicon valley) if they come short on privacy. Facebook's bad karma will teach Mark lesson to fix Privacy problems as customers raise their voice against shortcomings..

There's a history of failed companies who believed that "the better product will win".

Bad Karma is not a strategy, and you don't want to win customers just because the other guys' products are bad, but because yours are better.

If you want to win because your products are better, that isn't enough, you have to actively tell people why they're better. That means explaining that other companies in the neighborhood come up short.

Cesar Battistini Maziero said:

tzeshan said:

Cesar Battistini Maziero said:

No surprises here, 

The general public wants an iPhone, 

People only buy Android for one reason, PRICE.

Everyone I know that has an Android in Brazil, is because prices on Apple products are CRAZY.

Of course you have the small percentage of people who "love"Android and messing with settings and customization.

Most people won't open advanced setting in the lifetime of the device.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro is not cheap. It sells for $999. 

But it's not something people want.

And even so, in Brazil the mate is more than a thousand Reais (brasil currency) cheaper then the iPhone XR. 

People want Apple.

Not entirely true. There are people in the US who bought into android because it was cheap, but now that they have money, will buy a more expensive android device. Ecosystem lock-in and familiarity go a long way.