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  • Apple's AirPods fail to earn Consumer Reports recommendation, beaten by Samsung's Galaxy B...

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    slurpy said:
    People still give a shit about consumer reports? Really? Not a single human being I know consults them for anything. Not even "recommended"? Fucking laughable. They're an insanely well designed product and work incredibly well. 

    I see a few hundred people wearing Airpods a day. Insanely popular. Galaxy Buds? Pretty much zero. 
    I don't usually examine people's choice of earphones, but Consumer Reports has more than 6 million subscribers. That's quite substantial for a publication nowadays. The New Yorks Times has about 4 million. 
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  • Developers say Apple's limitations on location tracking are anti-competitive

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    daven said:
    The only app I can think of that I would want to share my location with when I'm not using it is find my iPhone. Can anyone tell me of an app they want to share their location data with even when they aren't using it?
    Two fairly innocuous cases: maps and fitness tracking apps. 
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  • Apple owners would pay up to $600 more for a folding iPhone

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    For the record, I predict that if Apple ever does make a folding phone, the balance of commentary here will shift from "why would anybody ever want that?" to "Apple figured out how to do it right and I need one."
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  • MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air - Which is the better buy?

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    I agree I wouldn't buy the Air just for the weight difference. The fractional differences in weight just really aren't all that exciting anymore. It was great when laptops went from 7-10 pounds to 3-5 pounds, but they're already more than light enough not to be a nuisance. 
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  • The worst Apple designs by Jony Ive, according to the AppleInsider staff

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    pjs_socal said:
    It really blows me away how many people fail to understand the design of The Magic Mouse 2. I hear so many complaints about that fact that the charging port is on the bottom of the device so you can’t use it while it is plugged in. Huge numbers of people believe that this design was some sort of oversight by Apple or some triumph of form over function.  This idea is completely wrong. The placement of the charging port on The Magic Mouse 2 is very intentional. It is designed this way to force users to unplug the device once it is charged. If users are given the option to leave the device constantly plugged in, they will do so. In doing so, they will destroy the battery. It’s that simple.

    Those who try to armchair quarterback Apple’s design decisions are, for the most part, truly clueless.
    If this really was a consideration, why haven't they done something similar to the iPhone, which most people leave plugged in way too much, shortening its battery life? Did Apple suddenly become truly clueless? 
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