knowitall

ensoniq said:

I don't HATE the design...although it's so surprising that they went with the "cheese grater" design of the old Mac Pro tower system.  I assume this was their only way to allow for proper cooling without the ridiculous fan noise of PC workstations.

What left me annoyed, even as a casual user who would never buy one of these, was the 256 GB SSD included as standard storage in the base model.  I'm sorry...but if I am spending $6000 for an Apple workstation, designed for pro level work, anything less than 512 GB standard is just a slap in the face.  It's an immediate required upgrade for anyone who would spend the money for one of these.  And for Apple to not just suck up the extra $200 they would lose on that upgrade is highway robbery.

The new modular Mac Pro is going to ruffle a lot of feathers for a variety of reasons.  Apple being stingy about base storage on a $6000 computer is what annoyed me.

charlesgres said:

pigybank said:

I hope there’s a way to manually override it.  I don’t want Apple deciding what I can or cannot run on my Mac. 

The article explains that notarization means that if developer X makes an app that you want to install, that your Mac will verify that the app you are installing is indeed from developer X..

So, your reaction to that is 'I hope I can override it'... i.o.w. you want to be able to install an app that pretends it is from developer X but in fact isn't?  Yeah, I can definitely see how that would be useful..

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

el_capitan_morgan said:

My only complaint is the titanium card. I mean it’s cool and all, but I don’t really want to have something in my wallet heavier than a plastic card. But I’m in Canada so it probably will be a long time before it’s available here anyways. Still waiting for Apple Pay Cash ffs.

red oak said:

marsattack said:

A lot of ignorant posts here. Tesla is doing great. Actually fantastic. That you have a president that likes to make business unstable, as well as media talking down on Tesla every time they have the opportunity (remind you of a certain other company? Hint: It is often featured on this website) doesn't mean Tesla is bad, or that Elon is uncapable of running the company. If anything, Tesla is what it is today because of Elon Musk, much like Apple was Apple because of Steve Jobs. Right now, Tesla needs to get Gigafactory 3 up and running, so they can sell to the Chinese at competitive prices, and you'll see demand and supply explode. After that they have to get Model Y in production, as well as Gigafactory 4 in Europe. At the same time the Roadster and Semi will go in to production. Their recent Maxwell aquisition is also very interesting, and will make Tesla even more competitive (they already produce the best lithium batteries, at the cheapest prices on the market), as it will increase their production capacity and reduce costs, as well as it will open up for even more saving on the batterypack-level, as the Maxwell dry-batteries have a higher energy density than Tesla's already record high lithium-ion batteries.

They don't have enough cash to make it through the next 10 months, nevermind launching in China, launching Model Y,  launching semi, launching roadster.   This company is DOA.  It is 15 years old, not some start-up.  It has burned through billions of $ of capital and not generating $1 of operating free cash flow.   It's bonds yields have shot through the roof.   Just wait until the Q2 results are announced.   Shit is really going to hit the fan. 

Musk is a charlatan.  It was an awesome opportunity but he squandered it.  The window to make Tesla a success has been slammed shut.  The best exit at this point is to hope someone swoops to buy and puts a floor on the stock.   Hopefully it is not Apple - the unquantified liabilities (autopilot safety,  lack of in-market service/repairs,  product quality issues) could be bigger than any purchase price. 


$TSLAQ