mjtomlin

DAalseth said:

I’ll agree with that. As of right now I have no use for VR, and having used a bit of AR, I don’t see why it would be essential in every day use, like the iPhone has become. Maybe there is a use case, maybe it will unfold like that, but I’m not seeing it yet. (Pun intended).

Anything that's digital/virtual and makes you aware of something in the real world is a form of A/R. Such as GPS telling you where you are located in the real world. Or a compass letting you know which direction you're facing. Having your lights come on when you enter a room or your doors lock when you leave your house. Asking Siri what song is playing. Your Apple Watch tapping your wrist to tell you which way to turn when you're walking. Or "Find My" being able to direct you to your devices. Etc.

There are all things that either affect or use something in the real world to enhance your perception and understanding of or interaction with your reality. Sensory, auditory, visually, proximity awareness; these all play a part in A/R.

spheric said:

blastdoor said:

I wonder if Lockdown mode is an example of how apple will respond. That is — use enhanced security/privacy modes to allow users to turn all that EU spyware off

What EU spyware? 

Which article have you been reading? Because it certainly hasn't been this one.

Edit: or are you talking about the photo analysis to catch child porn? Apple built that to comply with a UNITED STATES law. 

Not spyware, and far from it. In fact, the system Apple designed was to allow your photos to be encrypted before they're stored on Apple's servers, making sure no one (not even Apple) has access to them except you. Your photos are only "scanned" before you upload them to iCloud Photos. Currently all other online storage services can only scan your (unencrypted) photos after they're uploaded to their servers. So other than Apple being transparent about what they're doing, I don't understand why people are in an uproar over it.

US child pornography laws state that online storage services can be held liable for "distribution" of pornographic material even if they didn't know a user uploaded it. Therefor they all have to scan your photos once they're on their servers and report it to the appropriate agencies, meaning those photos can not be encrypted beforehand. Apple's system works around that and it does so without them actually being able to hand anything over.

zone said:

I find it interesting that people who have never worked for Apple even comment on this? You have no idea what it is or was like and I can tell you from first-hand experience that it has not always been a positive one. Instead of blaming people for wanting a better work environment, why do they want to organize in the first place? Apple can and should be THE best place to work not any other way. Their products are second to none and the workplace for everyone should be the same. It is that simple and in the end, it would benefit them greatly to do so. Blame management, not the workers like they are greedy children who don't have any work ethic or pride in their job. 

That goes both ways. You can't just blame management, because there are in fact entitled children today who have no idea what a work ethic even is. Have you been out in the world? All you need is one extremely lazy and entitled person to stir the pot, especially if they have an infectious (poisonous) personality and bunch of naïve co-workers who "see" greener pastures in what they're being told. 

Also, you don't have to work for a particular company to know that every work experience is different for every single individual. Work ethics vary from person to person. And expectations vary from company to company and even store to store sometimes. The managers of some of these stores might be tyrants and be the driving force of these unionizations. This happens in large corporations all the time when an employee can't relay their grievances to the proper "higher up" or doesn't know how.

TJJ said:

The New B of A. Bank of Apple. No longer Bank of America.

Bank of Apple! I’d open an account in a heartbeat! They already have all of my information on their devices. And, I’ve spent thousands on apps, music, movies etc.. through the App Store and iTunes. If they have the capital, then do it! You know that your accounts will be under heavy security and protection. It’s a start! I support them! Tim Cook is brilliant!

Not to nitpick here, but it's actually "You already have your information on your Apple devices." While Apple does have purchasing and account information stored on their servers - as any merchant would - they have been extremely careful about what data of yours they actually need to see and as such have been applying end-to-encryption anywhere and everywhere they can, so that your information and data is only accessible by you and those you grant permission to.

currentinterest said:

I believe there is a strong possibility that there will be no M2 pro, M2 max, or M2 ultra. It is rumored that TSMC will have 3NM chips in production in the second half of 2022. These will likely find their way into the iPhone 14 pro as the A16. This will likely be the chip generation (M3?) Apple uses for a new MacBook pro and max, the MacStudio max and ultra, and the MacPro. We will likely see the M2 used in an iMac refresh, and a Mac mini refresh, but that’s it.

This is something that I believed would be the case after the transition was done; base M-series updated every year, "pro" variants every other year/generation. I do have my doubts though based on the fact that we have yet to see the Mac Pro, which is rumored to be based on a quad design, which would mean an M2 "Extreme", which would also mean a "Max" and "Ultra" since they're all basically the same SoC.

Also, I can't help but be disappointed that the M2 is based on A15 cores though. This basically means the Mac will again be a generation behind the iPhone.

Pascalxx said:
I agree that there may be no M2 Pro/Max/Ultra based on the A15 cores, but Apple may still stick to the M2 Pro/Max/Ultra naming while actually using the newer A16 cores. 

The numbering system refers to core technology. All M2's will use same cores, just as all M1 SoC's do. If the "pro" variants use A16 cores, they will be named "M3". This is exactly what they did with the A-series. This naming scheme is more than just marketing, it also allows developers to easily know exactly what every SoC is capable of.