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  • The Apple Pro Display XDR brings 6K to the Mac for $4999

    There were some pretty obvious and audible less-than-impressed reactions to the price of the stand from the audience - clearly they expected it to be included in the price of the monitor and to be told that you have to pay extra - for either the stand or the VESA adaptor as its alternative seems like something of a slap in the face. I don't suppose Apple would have expected that reaction from what would otherwise be expected to be die-hard fans.

     Personally 32" isn't remotely big enough for that price - I would have preferred a screen at least 43" and preferably curved for the viewer to sit in the sweet spot to make it really immersive. Certainly the resolution of the screen is utterly pointless at that small size - nobody is ever going to be able to make full use of it: nobody's eyes are that good.

     I'm going to stick with my dual 4K 43" setup - together they cost about £1500. Whether I buy the Mac Pro itself is down to budget, although I probably will as it definitely has the grunt to do what I need it to do (my 2013 Mac Pro is now running out of steam, 5 years on). The price of the computer is reasonable considering how long it will likely last, but the screens... as beautiful as the engineering is, I couldn't possibly use them.
    dysamoriachemengin1
  • Apple made informal bid to buy Tesla at $240 per share in 2013

    Apple really should buy Tesla. 

    For two reasons: it would give Tesla the shot in the arm that they need to really buck the market with the financial clout that a giant such as Apple behind them would provide, and also, it would free Tesla of the increasingly unstable Musk whose antics only seem to be harming a company with decent products and design. 
    minicoffee
  • Facebook issues memo on Apple Enterprise Certificate fiasco as employees vent frustration

    Sorry... not sorry!

    This has to be one of the most amusing stories I've read for a while. Despite being a user of Facebook, I've always been suspicious of their privacy model and never give in to their incessant badgering to reveal personal information about myself, such as my address, phone number, school, etc. I won't even tag locations in photos. The sooner Facebook gets a bloody nose the better. They're riding roughshod over the norms of decent behaviour. 

    And yes, Apple should create their own alternative cross platform social network. Show Farcebook how to do privacy properly.
    baconstanganantksundarambonobobboboliciousbshankwatto_cobra
  • Satechi ships new wired & wireless aluminum keyboards for desktop Macs

    Nice design, decent price. Shame it doesn't appear to come in a UK/European layout.
    olswatto_cobra
  • Apple Maps recovers from multi-hour partial service outage affecting search & directions [...

    I get a popup in the Mac app saying "The map server is not available". I dare say it'll be fixed shortly. Good job I don't need to go anywhere though!
    watto_cobra