22july2013

80% of all films lose money. From the web:

The film industry is a form of gambling, like wildcat oil-drilling. The problem is that a lot of capital is required to make enough films to obtain the rare blockbuster, and few companies have the financial stamina to make it.

danox said:

22july2013 said:

Prior to mass production, does Apple get advanced copies in limited numbers of future chips? Does Apple have its hands on an M5 right now?

If the M4 is selling to the public the M5 is probably finished and the design/engineering group is probably working on the M6 and M7 now they are probably two years ahead of whatever is currently released and the same probably applies to the R1 chip the next generation of that chip probably is finished too.

Thanks. I remember back in the 80s when a news camera was allowed into Ford Motor Corp's top executive boardroom where they were making a decision that would determine their new cars coming 7 years in the future. I was amazed at 7 year plans.

Prior to mass production, does Apple get advanced copies in limited numbers of future chips? Does Apple have its hands on an M5 right now?

I just tried it on my Mac. The first thing I noticed is that the resolution looks like VGA resolution (640x480) which does not leave a good first impression. After 2 minutes, I couldn't figure out why the "Play Hand" button was always greyed out. I tried clicking everything on the screen, but nothing worked. So I had to quit the game. No doubt it's just me, there's nothing wrong with the game.

MJG33 said:

It's worth noting that Logitech acquired Loupedeck last year.

Loupedeck competes in this product category. They make a similar product. Slightly bigger, and about triple the price. Is this a monopoly in the making? Do we need an antitrust investigation?

https://loupedeck.com/products/loupedeck-ct/