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  • New & colorful 27-inch iMac starts production, reportedly won't have mini LED

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    I’m pumped! I’ll be repeatedly refreshing Apple’s store page on announcement day. 

    I don’t get why most ppl would want anything bigger than 27”. You know you’re siting right in front of it, right?? I have an older 21” and even that is plenty big for everything I need. 
    9secondkox2watto_cobra

  • Apple made secret 5-year $275B deal with Chinese government

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    sdw2001 said:
    On one hand, I don't blame Apple for threading the needle with the CCP in order to get access to a market with 5 times the population of U.S.   But on the other, that's a lot of money and resources that are building Communist China instead of the United States.  China is a major competitor, biggest trade partner, and #1 threat to the U.S. all at the same time.  Their government's goal is to be the world superpower by 2050.  This was a long-term plan started in the 1970's.  We dismissed them for decades, thought we "free" trade could liberalize the CCP, and their military was subpar compared to ours.  All that has changed in the last 20 years.  While we still have a superior military, they have the capability to win a battle (for example, Taiwan) before we can respond with full force.  They also have sophisticated enough equipment (planes, missiles, anti-satellite etc.) to give us real problems.  






    Agreed, Apple is in a tough spot, but it does seem like they could do more domestically at the same time, doesn't seem like this needs to be mutually exclusive.

    I think the other barrier is that domestically (US), there's not much political incentive do do anything the CCP doesn't like, particularly given the fact that the CCP has bought out or otherwise compromised so many US politicians. Even the current President has been caught making illegal deals with the Chinese companies (via emails found on his son's laptop, and publicly corroborated by one of their business partners), not to mention a member of the house intelligence committee (Swallwell) having sex with a CCP spy named Fang Fang, and a member of the senate intelligence committee (Feinstein) having a CCP spy as her chauffeur for over a decade.. If this was a movie it'd be too hard to believe, yet this is our reality, and it's not looking good. Unfortunately, people are so ideologically blind that they become immediately defensive, and so we don't get a chance to discuss these issues as a society.
    elijahgharrywinterspock1234

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook talks Bitcoin, China & side-loading in wide-ranging interview

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    I bought a bitcoin mining stock at the end of last year. I'm up over %500. Crypto is great. Yes, a lot of hype and scams, but we're in the early days, it's the wild west right now. People liken this time to the internet in the mid 90's. And once adoption really takes off, get ready for an enormous boom in economic freedom and value...  Keep in mind, the most important and most fundamental benefit of crypto is independence from centralized powers (governments, institutions, banks) and security (just don't lose your key phrase lol).
    williamlondon

  • Leaked Apple Silicon roadmap hints at new Mac Pro, MacBook Air

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    DAalseth said:
    Makes me eager to see what the next gen M series iPads do.

    22july2013 said:
    Kuyangkoh said:
    Will Apple make those high end Mac in US? Or made in usa simply just a PR a while back!!!
    I think someone needs to create a "Seal of Approval" for products that are made in free countries. I would call it the "Freedom Seal." Maybe the logo would look like a seal swimming in the ocean. How many products does Apple make that might qualify for this seal?
    I like the concept, but got Dog’s sake don’t call it Freedom Seal. Sounds too much like the jingoistic BS during the W years. 
    You're that triggered by freedom fries that we can't use the word freedom when it makes sense?

    This insane triggering and polarization is why we can't get along as a society.
    williamlondoncat52

  • HomePod mini now comes in five colors

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    kkqd1337 said:
    hmmm... no soundbar?
    I was really hoping for a soundbar too. A soundbar with FaceTime cameras seems like a slam dunk no brainer for Apple. Why the hell are they sitting on their hands with this?? 
    williamlondondesignrwatto_cobra