lorin schultz

cpsro said:

AppleInsider said:

Apple can't praise the security of its walled garden while not even looking at apps that make it on the App Store. This app is currently still alive on the App Store, though we expect it to be promptly removed.

Apple certainly can praise the security, as I do. Yes, it's awful that this app made it into the App Store--and how it did so needs to be discovered and corrected--but the app is gone now. GONE.

apmiller said:

How about this: I purchased a Series 3 Apple Watch, which definitely was promoted to include a $50 Gift guard, effectively decreasing the price of the Watch by $50. Yet, both the watch, at $50 reduced price, AND the $50 gift card were charged on my Credit card, effectively neutralizing the supposed savings. This article reminds me I need to contact Apple about this. (I was waiting a few days to see if the $50 charge would be cleared with an equal credit.)

corrections said:

"Trump suggested a 10 percent tax could be applied to the iPhone and other goods, as 'people could stand that very easily.'" Trump didn't "suggest" this at all. The interviewer specificially fed him a question about "even iPhones?" to get a clickbait quote from "the president." And Trump delivered the "sure" response the interviewer calculated.

muthuk_vanalingam said:

lorin schultz said:

AppleInsider said:

[...] if you're not in a hurry, it may be worth waiting four months until March. That's when Apple usually refreshes the budget 9.7-inch iPad, and there's a chance it will be redesigned it to match the look of the new iPad Pro. There's no guarantee it'll get Face ID or support for the new Apple Pencil, but it's definitely going to receive some improvements.

To the prognosticators in the crowd:

I've never paid any attention to iPad development cycles because I haven't needed or wanted one. Now I do, and have a couple questions.

Is a March refresh of the "standard" (i.e. non-Pro) model likely? Is it like iPhones in September, something that happens with virtual certainty every year, or are iPad refreshes more random, like Macs?

If you had to guess, what do you think are the chances of certain aspects of the new Pros making their way into the standard model:

- narrower bezels
- squared edges
- Face ID
- USB-C instead of Lightning
- support for new Pencil

The existing model is fine for what I need, I'd just prefer not to buy into functions that are on their way out, like the older Pencil and the Home button, if they're likely to be replaced in the next iteration. I also really like the look of the new Pro models and would be tickled if I could get the squared edges and smaller bezels in a more modestly equipped and priced model.

Anyone have any thoughts, predictions, educated guesses, or wild speculation?

Lorin - you are more knowledgeable than me, but still I would make some educated guesses.

Narrower bezels - Most likely NO. Reason - This iPad is all about cost-cutting. Redesigning this iPad would cost much more than what Apple would be willing to spend on it. For the same reason, don't expect any of the other points - squared edges, Face ID, USB-C instead of lightning. And no changes to display as well. I am not sure if new pencil support has anything to do with display or chassis. If yes, count it out as well. If not, most likely it would become the default. If all of them happens, that would actually be a bad news - Huge increase in price for the base model.

One positive change I do expect is - 3GB of RAM instead of 2GB of RAM along with SoC upgrade. Base storage might still be 32GB though.

Mike Wuerthele said:

lorin schultz said:

commentzilla said:

Why are enclosures so expensive? The chipsets and cables only cost a few dollars more than USB-C.

Might be economies of scale. USB enclosures likely outsell Thunderbolt twenty to one or more, allowing the manufacturer to spread out the cost of design and tooling over a greater quantity and reducing the amount each individual sale has to contribute to cost recovery.

Or maybe they just use the perception of Thunderbolt being a "premium" interface as an opportunity to increase their margins.

Intel also hasn't yet loosened up its licensing fee structure like it promised yet.