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  • Watch: Apple's 2016 MacBook vs. 2015 MacBook in speed test comparison

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    Herbivore2 said:
    metrix said:
    As much as we hate to admit it, these MacBooks are more about style than function but that is the market that they are shooting for. They are suited for high school , college students, professionals that aren't looking for performance but quick access to e-mail and internet access and an occasional spreadsheet. There are many more of these customers than high powered users. It's absolutely crazy to complain about the higher price of a Macbook compared to a Windows laptop when you are facing $20,000/yr for college tuition, room and board.
    That's true and it makes such a machine meaningless with the availability of the iPad Pro. 

    Intel's glacial pace of CPU development these days is in contrast to the incredible advancements of the A series which powers up the mobile devices. The pencil also makes note taking far easier and quieter than typing on a keyboard. 

    I just don't see much value in a MacBook. For the same price, a fully tricked out iPad Pro or the MacBook Pro with a real GPU makes far more sense. 


    That's why Apple makes products for a variety of use cases.   Running FCX on this seems to me an attempt at making this machine look pathetic while ignoring the intended use for this machine, except in passing.  It is a core M CPU, not an i5 or i7 quad core.  It's meant for light use in the go in a wireless world.  It seems the machine works for its audience if it is indeed Apple's best selling laptop, 
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  • Apple's Mac reaches 9.2% share on the web as Windows PC use sinks to new low

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    josha said:
    bkkcanuck said:
    Blasts a hole in the argument some people have been making about it being a big mistake and no-one was using it....

    When it first came out I mentioned in comments here I thought within a year it could very well become Apples best selling laptop...
    Only one frustrating thing has held me back from buying a lovely MacBook 12".
    That's the single external port, which I occasionally need for more than one function.   Of course that's IMPOSSIBLE, UGH!!!  :s
    The MacBook gets 9-10 hours battery life. If you need to plug an external drive or something you shouldn't have to worry about charging it. Even if it had to ports you would still have to buy either an adapter or some adapting cable to connect to the USB-c port if you had to use an external device.   It's made for those who need a wireless ultra portable, not one who connects a bunch of things to it. That's what the airs and the pros are for. 
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  • Dead Apple employee identified as 25-year-old software engineer, report says [u]

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    No one knows what goes through a persons head to drive them to suicide. What may seem trivial to most could drive a person over the edge. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. 
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  • Rumor: 'iPhone 7' may feature touch-sensitive home button, full water- and dust-proofing

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    Ushira said:
    cnocbui said:
    The S7 is waterproof even though it retained the 3.5mm socket, which was made intrinsically waterproof so it doesn't even require a cover. 
    Yes but Apple is obsessed with making their devices thin as paper
    I applaud Apple for going thinner. I could care less about it being waterproof.  Thinner phone means thinner case, which I like.  Plus miniaturization drives technology forward. Apple will find ways to make their products thinner while still maintaining good battery life.  That to me is innovation. 
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  • iPhone SE reportedly 'squeezing' marketshare from Chinese smartphone makers

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    sog35 said:
    bobschlob said:
    I don't see your number for iPhone sales losses in there (you know... "hardware"; where Apple actually makes it's money?)
    Apple will lose very few iPhone sales. Maybe a few million here or there. Most of the current iPhone users will not buy a $100-$300 Sony phone with iOS light loaded on it. But even if they do lose a few million iPhone sales Apple will make much more profit from the 600 million additional iOS users they gain plus $18 billion in licensing fees.

    The key is not to license iOS light to phones that are high end. Only $100-$300 phones. Many who buy those cheaper phones have no possible way to buy $600-$900 iPhones anyway. I think its a win win for Apple. The only one that losses is Android and Google.

    The way I see it is two options:

    Apple does not license iOS:
    Sell 250 million iPhones
    $40 billion in iPhone profit

    Apple license iOS light:
    Get $30 royalties on 600 million phones
    Sell 230 million iPhones
    $36 billion in iPhone profits
    $18 billion on royalties profits 
    $3 billion on additional services revenue from additional users
    Total $57 billion in profit

    Apple is losing out on profiting on the $100-$300 price point which makes up over a billion units a year.


    But then Apple would be saddled with making sure iOS works on different chipsets  and performance may suffer being on inferior hardware. 
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