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Mike Wuerthele said:

22july2013 said:

Next: trifold phones.

I feel like I saw one at MWC.

CheeseFreeze said:

mfryd said:

CheeseFreeze said:

I don’t find this very plausible. 

They could perhaps create a better “iPad + keyboard” combo that offers an attractive package.  But Apple already sells three kinds of laptops and three kinds of iPads. Why confuse the consumer with another one that overlaps both classes?

The difference is that it would be a Mac.  At this point the defining attribute that differentiates a Mac from an iPad is that the Mac runs Mac OSX.

Mac OSX allows a greater flexibility in available software.  With additional software, OSX can even run Windows in a virtual machine.

OSX is a platform that can be used to teach programming.   To my knowledge, Apple doesn't allow users to write traditional software under iPad OS.  I have a C compiler for my Mac, I have not been able to find one for my iPad.

Similarly, OSX allows one to drop into the command line and explore a bit to see how the machine works under the hood.  I don't think the iPad allows this.

You can even run iPad apps on a Mac.

All of these make OSX a better choice for many educational situations.

Sure, I get the differentiation. And for exactly the reasons you mentioned I am a macOS user primarily. But why another product? The target audience you are describing are MacBook Air or even Pro users. 

Apple could simply stick a M1 in the same form factor and sell it for $100 less and provide at least some parity with the CPU class they offer (easier to develop for), but what do they gain from that? They won’t unlock a new audience segment. 

The majority of their profits don’t come from marginally cheaper products. It’s the extra memory, the bumped up CPU. That is where they make the big bucks at scale. It’s not an interesting proposition for them to sell us a cheaper laptop. In fact, it’s not their brand strategy. They would have to offer a cheaper screen, cheaper internals, etc to drop $200-$350 and that is ‘un-Apple’. That’s why I find this rumor not plausible. 

danox said:

Who knows?

https://www.fortuneindia.com/technology/exclusive-perplexity-shuts-down-apple-acquisition-chatter-says-no-talks-underway/124260

And what is it? Other than the fact someone (a trusty venture capitalist) says they are worth 14 billion dollars are they a fancy web search engine? Once again if bought by Apple who’s staying?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perplexity_AI Wikipedia says that they are a fancy web search engine which uses a variety of AI models (five) of them in fact if you’re running behind, does that sound like an easy road to balance five models at once, and get what you need done within a year or two?

camber said:

From the excellent article: "Trump cited a "lack of respect" from China" Let me get this straight. The schoolyard bully got called out, and he says that is disrespectful? He should hope he never finds out what disrespectful really is!

9secondkox2 said:

Stabitha_Christie said:

9secondkox2 said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

9secondkox2 said:

The art of the deal in action. 

It's only a deal if you consider somebody stabbing you six inches in the chest, and then pulling the blade back three inches a deal where you just had paper cuts before.

Idk. I never knew about the tariffs applied to us before now. 

 

I think anyone that has read your commentary hear figured out that you aren't a particularly well informed person.  Good to see you admit it though. 

And that would be a grossly inaccurate assumption. Let’s be grown ups and keep the insults and personal attacks out of the forum. Actually I think that’s part of the rules.