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I think Amazon's deal for The Grand Tour to replace Top Gear will be a good test on the value and return from doing your own video content. Being able to view The Grand Tour persuaded me to take up an Amazon Prime subscription. This has lead to me buying more items via  Amazon as my subscription includes free delivery. So the production of the programme by Amazon has produced more business for them from me. The same principle could apply to Apple if they started producing exclusive programmes that customers wanted to watch and who would then buy Apple products such as iPads and AppleTVs . 

No surprise. Those of us with a construction background have being predicting the buildings would not be open on time for months. Apple will be employing thier own project managers to represent Apple as the client. They will be having regular site meetings and will be fully aware of any delays. Presumably Apple's project managers will then regularly report back to the Apple board. This should then feed through to staff management over the timing of the move. I am involved in a much smaller project for 300 staff which is following exactly the same pattern. Various delays and then suddenly we are informed we will be moving in a few weeks time. This will probably happen with Apple. I have not seen recent photos but possibly staff will start to move late spring early summer 2017 with the final building completions and landscaping late 2017 early 2018?

I have ordered upgraded wifi hardware for my heating system to make it compatible with HomeKit. The manufacturer has recently informed me there will be a delay with supply as it is taking longer than expected to get the hardware appooved. I guess this means Apple are not approving quickly. If Apple are serious about HomeKit then they need to put more resources into supporting hardware manufacturers. A similar view has been expressed about ApplePay in that Apple should be doing more to get the retailers on board.

For those not living in the U.K., you can have a debit card on ApplePay. Debit cards take money from your bank account. I used my debit card pre ApplePayto buy a new car. I guess the limit on purchase relates to how much is in your account. 

A few weeks ago a friend visited by Eurostar train using the English Channel Tunnel. The trains is underground for about 25 minutes of the journey.  He said to me that he was concerned about his smart phone getting too hot when charging. It was a Samsung but not a Note 7. I advised him to replace his phone due to the issue with the Note 7. What is concerning is that other forms of public transport across the world may not be doing much if anything to stop the use of these dangerous Samsung phone being taken on public transport. It seems there was no announcements on the Eurostar.  If a phone caught fire whilst in the tunnel there could quite easily be serious problems. More should be done to get the Samsung phones made illegal on all types of public transport including buses, trains, ships and especially underground.