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  • Huawei surpasses Apple as world's No. 2 smartphone vendor

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    rogifan_new said:
    How does IDC know?
    It is the business of IDC.  They know how to get the figures.  They have multiple sources:
     - the IMEI numbers that have been activated in the last quarter (The IMEI is unique identifier per phone, that is used to make the relation between the phone and the SIM card)
     - they ask for the production figures of the phone manufacturers (some of them provide them, others don't)
     - the sold licenses of relevant patents.  Qualcomm has  a large portfolio of patents  and these licenses are only charged for shipped units
     - sales figures of retail shops
     - the numbers provided by telecom regulators

    They combine these sources to get a consistent picture.  The published numbers have of course some error, but are generally quite good and they can be used to track market trends.    (The quality of the IDC prognosis for the future is a completely different matter). 

    muthuk_vanalingamelijahg

  • Review: The 2018 i7 15-inch MacBook Pro is much more than a spec bump

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    cropr said:
    I would immediately buy this model if offered with function keys (and a $200 discount).  Now I am more reluctant to do that.  Almost all programs I need to use frequently have no or very limited support for the touchbar, while I really need a decent ESC key
    While I'm not super-excited about it, out of curiosity, have you actually used the Touch Bar for more than a few minutes?

    Yes, I did.  The graphical designers in the company like it because the graphical tools support it.  I find it rather useless for development activities I am doing.
     - All command line activities in the Linux VM's I am running, have not much help from the touchbar. 
     - The coding utilities I am using (mainly PyCharm)  have some limited support for touchbar, but use function keys everywhere, so it is actually counterproductive to have a touchbar.
     - All my apps are heavily using the esc key.    On a normal keyboard I can hit the esc key blindly without error, on a touchbar model I can't.
    A big improvement would be a slightly shorter touchbar and next to it an real esc key
    williamlondon

  • Review: The 2018 i7 15-inch MacBook Pro is much more than a spec bump

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    I would immediately buy this model if offered with function keys (and a $200 discount).  Now I am more reluctant to do that.  Almost all programs I need to use frequently have no or very limited support for the touchbar, while I really need a decent ESC key
    williamlondon

  • Improving on Apple: alternatives to iCloud's 5GB of free space

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    As an I professional developing apps for both Android and iOS, I need a cloud service that is accessible from all my devices, my Android devices included.  As long I cannot browse to  icloud.com  from an Android device, I don't perceive iCloud as a professional service.   

    iCloud remains since its inception a lame and expensive service and that is a shame, because I like the Apple hardware



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  • Google hit with $5B antitrust fine over Android search restrictions

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    gatorguy said:

    BTW, does anyone know what the EU Commission does with that fine money? Somehow find a way to return it to the aggrieved parties? Use it for private Commission parties? Put it in some special fund? I couldn't find a ready reference to it. 
    It is given to the member states
    muthuk_vanalingam