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Apple's 'F1: The Movie' box office set to pass $400 million this weekend
Well that might cover the advertising budget
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AirPods face slowing growth as Apple eyes ways to expand sales
Totally agree. I asked Mrs Entropy if she wanted to replace her old APP 1s for her birthday and was told there was nothing wrong with them, so no. as she uses them everyday I doubt her battery life is that flash anymore, but she never wears them for more than a couple of hours at a time anyway, then straight into the case.macxpress said:The problem with them is...they work so well and sound so good there's no reason to upgrade. Even if new ones came out tomorrow I have no reason what so ever to upgrade mine. They made the product so well and they sold extremely well now there's no reason to swap them, even for a newer version. I guess maybe when the batteries start to degrade too much is when it's time to get new ones.That said, if they released new models more frequently they might sell in greater volumes. Oh, and drop the price a third at least. at these prices they are not an impulse buy. -
Apple A19, C2, M5 chip identifiers all leaked in early iOS 18 code
ApplePoor said:Apple has to keep making incremental updates for cash flow.
The thought that the M5 might have two parts is intriguing as that could mean the MacPro tower could possibly support external I/O cards in the tower.
With the White House meandering Tarrif policy (we the users pay the tariff, something not comprehended by the current occupant of that structure), we will probably see significant price increases this fall and going forward. The Golden Goose may be in Jeopardy.No doubt the price of some goods will rise, some will not. It all depends on the relative market power of the buyer and the seller on how much of any tariff will be passed on to the consumer, or absorbed through margins. Some importers of course will use the tariff as an excuse for even higher price hikes. It all depends on the product and its market position. But you cannot blanket say the users will pay the tariff.The general 10% tariff is a revenue raiser, the higher tariffs are punitive and generally reciprocal to some form of restriction on US goods or in response to an export subsidy or other incentive. Interestingly, prior to WW1 there was no income tax and federal government raised revenue through tariffs on imported goods.I spent my entire career in favour of open markets, but I am no longer so sure. Free trade depends on everyone playing by the same rules. And they do not. All too often it is free trade for me but not for thee. The most open markets are the USA, Australia and New Zealand (Canada for example has so many tariffs its government even has a handy tariff finder website for anyone thinking of exporting to it). But even then there are trade barriers such as quarantine (can be abused) or subsidies on production that can just be regarded as export subsidies even if that is not their purpose. Everyone else pays lip service to free trade but protects local production through import bans, quotas, tariffs and subsidies. So while I don’t agree with what Trump is doing, there is a part of me that likes seeing the international hypocrites finding out how it feels.
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Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor
I think RAM would be an issue. It would not be a standard A18 pro and not be subject to derision in that front.
i am a bit disappointed in the screen screen size though. I would hope it was an attempt to revive the 11 inch MBA (I still have one) or the failed 12 inch rMB, but with more ports.
it better have more than one port. -
Apple's 'F1' ad in Wallet won't hurt you, but it might save you $10
We pay a premium for Apple kit to not have this kind of shit.
