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  • Popular iPhone XR 'saved' Apple, says report

    airnerdairnerd
    I think the giant warchest of cash that Apple has makes it pretty easy to "save" itself without any singular product.  That said, the Xr to me is still the best phone Apple offers.  OLED is neat and all, but not worth the premium to purchase or repair.  The Xr is the sweet spot of more reasonable cost as well as the guts being future-proof enough that the Xr should remain supported and functioning well for many more years.  The Xs and the new 11 also have their spot, just as luxury cars do.  The Xr is the Camry of the world and the Xs was the Ferrari.  Each has their place in the world and individual value to their owner.  
    watto_cobra

  • Apple unveils new Apple Watch Series 5, with always on screen

    airnerdairnerd
    Waited until around 4pm to review options with my wife before I ordered.  I have an Oct 4 delivery date.  Must be a TON of people buying or upgrading their watches.  Fingers crossed that date can move in a bit.   :'(
    AppleExposedwatto_cobra

  • Apple again reportedly planning a new, but larger 'iPhone SE 2'

    airnerdairnerd
    I'll believe this when I see it, but really hoping for it.  make it a smaller form factor with edge to edge screen and an A11 to make it relevant for 5 years and you have a great product to sell.  The biggest US base would be teens and home automation.  
    cornchipJWSCcincyteeleftoverbacondesignr

  • Apple opening up repair parts and tools to more third-party repair shops

    airnerdairnerd
    This feels like nothing more than Apple trying to throw a bone to the right-to-repair legislation in order to try to slow the momentum.  While I love this move and it will pretty much serve my needs when I have repairs needed, I still want to see the right to repair bills move forward.  Self-regulation like this only works as long as there is pressure and eyeballs on the issue.  If the right-to-repair stuff fizzles out, within a year these changes Apple has made will start to get more restrictive.  Nothing against apple, all industries do this.  
    avon b7muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple investigating move of up to 30% of production out of China

    airnerdairnerd
    GeorgeBMac said:
    Just a thought...
    What is triggering all this for Trump is the knowledge that China is the world's #2 economy but catching up to the U.S. quickly and most economists predict it will soon become the #1 economy and the U.S. will be #2.   That's accepted fact.   It is not conjecture.

    But many blame the current state and current problems on "globalization" where U.S. companies took U.S. production and jobs and shipped them overseas in search of greater profits.

    While that is true, it is not the truth -- because that wasn't a cause, it was a response.

    In the 60's the U.S. was king of the world in almost every area.  But then, drip by drip, the Japanese started taking away our biggest, proudest industries:   Steel, Cars and electronics.   They didn't do it with chicanery.   They simply produced better products at lower costs.  Eventually U.S. industry was FORCED to move their means of production out of the U.S. -- it wasn't a search for profits.   it was as SEARCH FOR SURVIVAL.

    Basically, Darwinism prevailed -- survival of the fittest.  They either migrated to more fertile lands or they died.

    Nothing has changed since then.  Will Trump's tariffs work?  Of course not!  We tried the same thing back then.  Obviously it didn't work.

    Today Globalization is fact.  It cannot be undone.  Trump can't roll us back to the 60's.

    Instead of tariffs, threats and bluster, we should focus on becoming the best.   Then jobs will migrate here.
    Can't stay the best for long when another key player in the game is cheating by artificially keeping their currency deflated in order to be able to buy imports cheaper than they sell exports.  
    SpamSandwich