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  • Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, & Magic Mouse may soon be upgraded with USB-C

    thedbathedba
    The tech bloggers/youtubers are liking this but the rest of us mortals still have "lightning" accessories and are using them daily.
    AirPods Max, AirPods 3rd gen, Magic mouse, keyboard and trackpad. 

    And no, most of us aren't just going to run out and buy these new USB-C versions, just to get rid of a few cables. 
    watto_cobra

  • Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, & Magic Mouse may soon be upgraded with USB-C

    thedbathedba
    mike eggleston said:
    I know I am in the minority, but I thought that the Magic Mouse (especially the second one with recharging) was an excellent mouse. Well, to be fair, it became excellent once I had BetterTouchTool installed. I could do a whole lot with it! I had to switch to a vertical mouse due to potential carpal tunnel, but I did love that mouse!
    Unlike you, I switched the mouse for a trackpad and has helped in relieving the pain in my right hand.  
    Still have the mouse but only as a backup solution. 
    watto_cobra

  • Compared: AirPods Max vs AirPods Max with USB-C

    thedbathedba
    cybertopian said:
    This whole article could be trimmed down to just "All that changed was the USB-C port and the new color options."

    But for a deep woke company it's all about colors and not about specs. And we see this we this old AirPods Max and the AppleWatch Ultra as well.
    You see? We don’t believe that you are anti-woke, so here’s a suggestion.
    Buy a few pairs in “woke” colors (orange, purple), take them out in your yard, shoot them up with your favorite AR-15, post the video and prove your “anti-woke” credentials.   /s
    charlesnwatto_cobraMplsPmacgui

  • Compared: AirPods Max vs AirPods Max with USB-C

    thedbathedba
    Does anyone have a BOM on these? IMO $399 would’ve been more reasonable.

    watto_cobra

  • FineWoven won't be missed, but it should be remembered

    thedbathedba
    mbmoore said:
    FineWoven should be remembered, alright. It should be remembered as another boondoggle by Apple—leather has been used by mankind since the beginning of time and likely for a long time to come. It doesn’t make Apple a moral cut above everyone else for ending its use of leather—it just cost them a lot of money. So did the “100% green/renewable energy” (which isn’t really green OR renewable) initiative. It doesn’t seem to matter much right now, but if Apple continues such practices, they will lose their place as a stock market leader. A company has to stay lean and mean in any business to survive, and Apple isn’t doing so. I certainly don’t have a problem with a company having moral standards, particularly if they aren’t contrived ones, but empty calorie morals will end up bankrupting them.
    it just cost them a lot of money
    How so? Do you have any information that we don't?

    So did the “100% green/renewable energy” (which isn’t really green OR renewable) initiative
    Again, how is that costing them money? While a lot of that stuff may be "marketing", the idea is still correct and it is where everyone should be headed.

    but if Apple continues such practices, they will lose their place as a stock market leader.
    Apple has lost (to MS) and regained it "leader" position. None of it however having to do with "green" practices.

    but empty calorie morals will end up bankrupting them.
    We're a looooong way from that. Apple has steadily built an eco system of devices and services, that have solidified its position as market leader.
    Minor missteps like  "Fine woven" cases, isn't even a blip on the radar for companies of that size.    


    watto_cobra