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  • Beeper has more ridiculous work-arounds for its iMessage bridge hack

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    I have no interest in Beeper, but I kinda admire how persistent they are...

    ...but guys, give it a rest! It's over!
    strongyAlex1Nwatto_cobraradarthekatJaiOh81

  • Despite what you may have heard, don't write off the iMac just yet

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    NYC362 said:
    Turning the Mac Studio Display into a 27" iMac can't take all that much work.

    The display is the same at the 27" iMac that went away a couple years ago.  It already has speakers, power supply, camera (with center stage), fans, and USB-C/Thunderbolt ports.   All it needs is the logic board from a MacBook Pro. a headphone jack, add a couple more Thunderbolt ports, and, poof!, it's an iMac. 


    My thoughts exactly.

    Another thought would be for Apple to offer a standalone 24" 4.5K display with same industrial design to mate with the 24" iMac. (To my knowledge, nobody offers a 24" 4.5K display of any design.)
    9secondkox2watto_cobra

  • Nothing kills iMessage bridge because it profoundly violated user privacy & security

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    Well, like they say, you can't get something from Nothing.
    watto_cobraAlex1N9secondkox2

  • New 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pro sport M3, and come in black

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    AppleZulu said:
    roundaboutnow said:
    Starting price of 14" MBP with M3 being less expensive than previous 14" MBP is interesting. That Space Black looks pretty cool too. Definitely something to think about...

    I noted that they mentioned more than a few times how much better things would be for those still on Intel Macs (rub it in, why don't ya!), and in particular, how the 24" iMac M3 was offered as a replacement for either the 21.5" or 27" Intel iMacs. I wonder if that means we won't see a larger iMac any time soon.

    They will be drawing a hard line to discontinue support for all Intel Macs in the near future. The remarks about the comparative boost is both marketing to convince people to upgrade from those and also a warning the the MacOS written to use that new speed and capacity will soon be too much for Intel Macs to handle. 
    Yep, that's what I'm afraid of...
    thtAlex1Nwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • New 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pro sport M3, and come in black

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    macxpress said:
    Starting price of 14" MBP with M3 being less expensive than previous 14" MBP is interesting. That Space Black looks pretty cool too. Definitely something to think about...

    I noted that they mentioned more than a few times how much better things would be for those still on Intel Macs (rub it in, why don't ya!), and in particular, how the 24" iMac M3 was offered as a replacement for either the 21.5" or 27" Intel iMacs. I wonder if that means we won't see a larger iMac any time soon.

    Remember it's only an M3, not a Pro/Max and this replaces the 13" MacBook Pro w/TouchBar so technically it's more expensive. Yes, it's cheaper than any other 14" MacBook Pro previously, but it's more expensive if you wanted a lower end Pro model. However, I think you're getting a much better laptop too so it's deserved. It also only has 2 Thunderbolt ports versus 3 on the more expensive models and only supports 1 Display. 
    All good points!
    watto_cobra