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  • New iMac rumors: Apple Silicon M3, largest model ever, and more

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    forgot username said:
    The 27” iMac was a great machine. Main problem is that every CPU upgrade means tossing a very good monitor. 
    That's the very nature of all in ones and laptops. 
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  • New iMac rumors: Apple Silicon M3, largest model ever, and more

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    SNJOps said:
    I love to see a new 27 inch or bigger iMac Pro. The Mac Studio is out of my budget:
    The iMac Pro base model cost $4999.
    Today's Mac Studio base model costs $1999, throw in a 27" Studio display for $1599 = $3598. Add to that Keyboard and mouse and track pad and you are still under the "starts at" price of the old iMac Pro.  And we still haven't adjusted prices for inflation. 
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  • Apple TV+ wants to stream Germany's top football league

    thedbathedba
    BiCC said:
    sflagel said:
    The Bundesliga? The most boring football league in all of Europe? Unless Apple plans to use its financial might and global footprint to restructure it to make it more interesting, no one will tune in. Premier League is the only truly competitive league. 

    Hahahaha!!! Premier League of Britain is just as boring.  They need to get fights into soccer and red cards flying.  NHL made overtime three on three.  Oilers would kill it with McDavid and Draisitle.  55 seconds.  Fifa should make second half 4 men plus Goalkeeper on 4 men plus Goalkeeper.  Same field.  Real skill.  Did I mention that the under 15 Boys (14 year old Boys) beat the national female American team 5-2!!!!!!!!  Don't blame me, I had no part in it.


    So you want to make soccer look like hockey? I think that there a few billion people around the world, far more than there are hockey fans, that would disagree with you. 
    I do agree however that some rules need amending. My examples below involve penalty kicks and are strictly my opinion.
    01) Attacker that was fouled in the box or whose shot caused the penalty, takes it. If said attacker is injured, then his replacement from the bench takes it. Penalties should not be a way of padding the statistics of a team’s top scorer.
    02) Once the penalty has been struck, the ball is dead. The goaltender is already at a disadvantage, no need to add to that with a rebounding ball falling at the feet of an attacker for an easy goal. Also removes grey areas of encroachment before the ball is struck.
    03) One fluid motion by penalty kicker. Again goalie is already limited by the rules. Penalty taker should also have limits on what they can do. Take one shot within a clearly defined time limit after ref’s whistle (say 7 seconds). Ball is in the net or it’s not.

    As for your final comment, I have no idea how it’s relevant to the OP’s statement. If anything it makes you sound like your disparaging women’s sport, sexist.  
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  • New EU regulations mandate user-replaceable batteries in Apple products

    thedbathedba
    Evan-el said:
    mayfly said:
    ... making the RAM and SSDs replaceable/upgradeable again!
    While I agree in theory, the reality is that integrated boards improve reliability. In addition, the computers and phone which never receive any type of dedicated updates (and often from companies that have no strategy to update the software) make phone and computers feel like they have run their course, when in reality the hardware is still fine and needs no upgrades. I'd rather see EU focus on dedicated software support, than on mandating certain hardware requirements. However, since software is generally "invisible" in nature, the higher ups can't quite comprehend the benefit of good software in the long run, vs. fully user replaceable hardware.
    I would say that what the EU could do, is reign in "extended warranties" like Apple-Care. 
    I know there was a lawsuit in Italy a few years ago and they were forced to extend the manufacturers warranty by a year instead of peddling to the customer "Apple Care". I don't know if this was extended to the rest of the EU. 
    Forcing all manufacturers to offer 2-3 year guarantees on their expensive gadgets, would be legislation many of us could get behind.
    OTOH forcing a certain engineering design on the manufacturer is just plain ignorant. 
    Let the market decide. Companies like BlackBerry insisted that physical keyboards were a must have according to their customers. Well turns out their customers didn't care as much as they thought they would, for physical keyboards. 
    If the public really believes that swappable batteries of old are important, then in a few years Apple won't be able to give away their iPhones. 
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  • New EU regulations mandate user-replaceable batteries in Apple products

    thedbathedba
    Personally I think a better program would be to charge an extra amount (say 50 euros) per device and at the end of life of said device you exchange it for a newer one and get reimbursed or apply that deposit to the new one. 
    That would incite people to bring in their old devices for them to get disposed of properly.
    This replaceable battery nonsense is outdated in today's market, especially since batteries are far more advanced today and will most likely last for the life of the device.
    Furthermore no one can stop people from just chugging the old battery in the dumpster. 
    Another problem, would the EU mandate how that replaceable battery would be shaped and connected to the device? 
    Would a Samsung Galaxy battery fit on the iPhone and vice versa?  
    If not, aren't they just replacing one problem with another? Everybody charges via USB-C yeeeeahhhh!  Oh but replaceable batteries aren't compatible amongst manufacturers. booooo!
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