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27-inch iMac teardown shows lack of storage upgrade options
1) No one’s forcing you to buy anything. Most smart users would spec out their minimum requirements and then look for outside sources for the rest. External SSD’s are quite inexpensive these days.GeorgeBMac said:seanismorris said:
Better get used to it. SSD’s are getting soldered in laptops, even none Apple ones. Apple is doing it for APPLE'S security. .....ajl said:Another stupid choice from the think different verb preachers.
One should pay thousands for a machine that is supposed to last a lot years without any possibility of later upgrades?Apple wins three ways by this trick:-- They force the user to buy more storage (at a VERY high premium!) when buying the machine.
-- They force the user to buy a new machine when that storage fills up.-- They protect their proprietary software by locking it into an SSD that can't be removed and reused.2) Why would you buy a new machine because the internal storage is almost full? How about offloading that content to external drives/SSD’s?
3) What’s wrong with protecting your software through encryption and other techniques?
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27-inch iMac teardown shows lack of storage upgrade options
Nobody’s forcing you to drink Apple’s Kool Aid but you sure are gulping down the “I hate everything Apple” cyanide laden drinks.rain22 said:
Please explain why you have to integrate the ssd into the logic board - other than Apple can charge $3000 for a HDD repair because they are the only ones who can fix it.aderutter said:
One should spec an iMac machine to last. I always do and my non-upgraded Macs always last me at least 6 years.ajl said:Another stupid choice from the think different verb preachers.
One should pay thousands for a machine that is supposed to last a lot years without any possibility of later upgrades?
The whole point of an “all in one” is a nicer looking machine while sacrificing upgradeability that most of us don’t need.
My 2014 iMac currently runs off a choice of external SSD drives so I can switch from High Sierra to Mojave to Catalina on a simple reboot.
This allows me to use 32 bit apps when necessary, old versions of XCode for older enterprise apps built with older SDKs etc. all with one 6 year old iMac.
You are completely out of touch. Completely.
Nobody is drinking Apple's Kool aid on this.You still haven’t figured out that with all those TB3 ports in the back you could easily get yourself an SSD drive of your choosing plug it in and there’s your extra storage? You can even purchase a little Velcro strip and stick it on the back. You won’t even notice it after that. -
Apple earned 66% of the entire smartphone market's profits in 2019
Correction.avon b7 said:
No need to ask only the 'pundits'. If you plan on offering services or consumables to your customers, marketshare is a key metric. If your platform depends on active, revenue generating developers, marketshare is also a key factor.onepotato said:Everyone knows it's market share that really matters, just ask the pundits.
All of Apple's move's over the last few years have included measures to shore up handset sales and increase them. It has been a radical shift but in spite of those measures, sales have remained flat or dipped YoY.
Even the most persistent rumours for 2020 include yet more measures to stimulate handset growth (new SE model released out of the habitual refresh).
At the end of the day we are all 'pundits', just in different capacities. That includes Apple management, shareholders, users, competitors.
When Apple releases software targeting Android users to make switching easier, by definition, they are chasing marketshare.
When Apple opens up its services to Android users it is also chasing marketshare.
Perhaps the question you should ask yourself is how much marketshare is necessary to keep the business healthy. But at the end of the day it is still marketshare.
You should also compare Apple's handset business model and compare it to 2015. What has changed and more importantly, why?
There have been massive changes and they didn't come about through experimentation. They came about through necessity.
Marketshare is a metric. Not necessarily a key metric. This thinking comes from the days of Windows OS where having over 95% share proved that MS was successful and Apple was not.
However today even with minority marketshare Apple has turned that notion upside down.
The rest of your post is how Apple would like more marketshare, however you fail to mention that they will not go after that goal at all costs. They have kept healthy margins that has enabled them to invest in other technologies like Apple watch, AirPods, HomePod, AppleTV+ etc. And this is what makes them special in the eyes of many of us here. Ecosystem is what keeps many of us coming back for more than just individual features on a smartphone.
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Microsoft giving Outlook for Mac better performance with a complete revamp
For work I use both a Dell laptop and a MacBook Pro.I find that Office 365 apps work better under Mac OS than Windows, at least from my point of view.Let’s see if MS continues with this trend with this new version.
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Here's what you need to know about lossless Amazon Music Unlimited HD
And I'm quite sure that Apple has internal stats from their clientele that says your demographic is very tiny.davgreg said:I have commented here and elsewhere that Apple should offer iTunes tracks in ALAC, which is a lossless format, and an upgrade path for previous purchases like they did with iTunes + years ago. Add in iTunes Match.I would gladly pay for it. Not interested in a streaming service.
