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Microsoft's next Surface product might be just pocket-sized
They have no choice but to be experimental. Apple is the big company in the lead, which means they can afford to just be incremental every year, but if the smaller guys do the same they will just never catch up due to fewer resources (wow, can't believe I just referred to Microsoft as smaller).So we shouldn't be surprised to see MS trying long shots and as tech fans should probably cheer them on rather than being partisan. If one of these products is a hit Apple will soon release an equivalent anyway (but with added privacy!).
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Ground broken on Foxconn's first US factory, rumored to supply iPhone screens for Apple
Factory jobs are great for social mobility I think. A person with little education can start doing a simple part of the production process and work their way up to more complex parts, gaining trade skills along the way.It's also psychologically healthier for a person at the end of a day to think about the things they made rather than just the shelves they stocked or tables they bussed.These jobs are worth fighting for.
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Tim Cook talks social advocacy, Apple News curation, more in interview
Mike Wuerthele said:
He has also held them for Paul Ryan and Rob Portman, both Republicans.ElCapitan said:ascii said:The idea that Apple is about specific policies rather than a particular party must be new, because during the last presidential campaign Tim Cook did a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton.
Tim Cook appearing in images like this has the potential of alienating half the US population from doing business with Apple (it could equally swing the other way if he appeared as actively supporting the other candidate during an election campaign.)
For the international customer base it could be even worse as a large section of the world has a very different view of US political "leadership" than the US domestic one. Very many places the US is seen as an aggressor, and for a brand to associate themselves with the political leadership could be catastrophic.
I also often hear Apple being dubbed a "gay brand", and even here where gay marriages has been a legal fact for almost 25 years, a lot of people (including businesses) won't be seen alive with, or be seen as supporting that brand because of that. That goes all they way up to telco management and large brand chains. Even media will (consistency) prefer to show a Samsung product in their images and video clips rather than Apple, which they often find reasons to bash.
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/tim-cook-apple-paul-ryan-fundraiser-224554You could say that's being balanced, but it's also another example of backing the wrong horse. Clinton lost and Ryan is retiring. Meanwhile the guy who (as your article states) they snubbed at the convention, won. 3 wrong bets out of 3 - they might have been better off just keeping out of it.Of course big companies inevitably have to work with whoever is in power and there's nothing wrong with a major CEO visiting the President or Speaker, but they don't have to get involved in campaigns.
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Tim Cook talks social advocacy, Apple News curation, more in interview
The idea that Apple is about specific policies rather than a particular party must be new, because during the last presidential campaign Tim Cook did a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton.
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A year with MacBook Pro: reviewing Apple's 2017 pro laptop models
Another issue people had with the 2016 redesign that wasn't mentioned is battery life. It's not that the 2016/2017 is less efficient it just simply has a smaller battery.
On my 2017 15" MBP in About This Mac/System Report/Power the battery size is shown as 6500 mAh but on my 2015 model it was over 8000 (haven't got it to hand to can't say the exact figure).
