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Michael3357 said:

lorin schultz said:

I wonder if Canadians are waiting until after December 1 to buy ANY phone, as carriers will no longer be allowed to lock them as of that date?

Apparently the carriers will also be required to unlock any previously locked device for free after that date (if I understand the new rules correctly), so it doesn't really matter when one buys it, but waiting a month eliminates the hassle.

No,  because by the government enforcing a stupid no locking policy, all three Carriers just increased monthly fees and also added a $25 activation fee.  Now the minimum monthly plan is $105 for 1 GB of data for iPhone 8, and you still have to pay $300 upfront for the phone. 

If you’re paying $105 monthly for just 1 GB of data on iPhone8 then you just took the first deal that was presented to you. 
The other day, Telus sent me an email talking about their plan for a new iPhone 8+ 7GB of data for $75. Add all taxes and it comes down to $86 per month. 

macxpress said:

I've always found that Apple's really high end stuff is actually a great value. So while people like to complain about the supposed "Apple Tax" on regular consumer Macs, the high end products are a great value a large majority of the time. 

All throughout Apple's lineup, if you make a spec for spec comparison with a competitor's similar lineup, you will see that the prices are very similar. Of course their marketing material will say something like, starting at $499 to grab headlines. Ever wonder why now that MS has dipped its feet in hardware, is pricing their offerings similar to Apple's?

Good move by Apple. Are there any popular apps that are still 32 bit?

The guaranteed new stuff out of WWDC will be software related. iOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS.
Anything hardware related would be a bonus. Siri speaker, new 10.5" iPad MacBooks etc.

What I am really hoping for,
1) iPad specific changes to iOS to make it more versatile. Stuff like drag and drop e-mail attachments. Not likely to get mouse support and I'm OK with that.
2) Expand the free tier of iCloud storage to something greater than 5GB, or have photo storage, iCloud backups and macOS desktop not deducted from that 5GB. This limit is pushing many iPhone users to store their photos with Google's services. Apple should bring those users back..
3) Split iTunes into Apple Music app, Podcast app, iDevice backup app, movie/TV show app.  
4) Allow iPhone users to unlock their Mac like Apple watch users can.  Some of us simply do not need or want to wear any watch. BTW, I love the MacID app that does that but doesn't always work or sometimes I have to wait several seconds before it activates on my iPhone. 

 crowley said:

https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac

215 days (ok, 224 by WWDC), would that be a record update cycle for the MacBook Pro?  Certainly in recent memory.

Hoping for:
1. 32GB or more RAM option
2. Replaceable storage.
3. SD card slot.
4. Better keyboard.


2 or more of those and I'll definitely be buying.

Bringing back MagSafe in some form would be nice as well, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

3. SD card slot

That's really funny.