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Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive details MacBook Pro Touch Bar design process
you've never even used the fucking thing, yet somehow you feel qualified to declare if a gimmick. your hubris is stunning.bdkennedy said:"before settling on the Touch Bar as it stands today."
Can't figure out what else to do with a laptop. "Settles" on marketing gimmick.
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Sharp CEO supposedly confirms Apple to use OLED in next-generation iPhone
the legacy audio port had to leave the iphone because the design constraints of that device dictated it so. the space was a problem. that is not the case on the MBP because it has different design constraints.ireland said:I'm more pissed that we can't use the new standard Lightning EarPods that ship with iPhone 7 for a wired connection to the new MBP without needing the included dongle. Why include the headphone jack if you describe it as archaic? If you design both devices would you not account for this? Would it not make a ton more sense to give the new MBP Lightning for headphones to ensure consistency with iPhone going forward and throw in that little headphone to Lightning dongle for those who need it.
That headphone port bugs me. If you're going to kill the port, own that decision and really kill it. Everything that's not Apple is going to switch to USBc anyway. I only wish USBc was physically smaller and I further wish Apple embraced it were it equal to in size or smaller than Lightning. One port for everything that's not wireless should be the way. I wish that USB group had gotten their finger out and thought for a moment that this connector port would be in every more small devices going forward. They didn't go far enough. They in fact dug their own grave as wireless power and everything else will be pushed quicker thanks to their clunky connector.
further, mandating that iphone lightning headsets work on a notebook isn't critical or perhaps even important. the cross compatible audio interface on the roadmap is clear -- wireless. a $10 pair of BT headphones work on all devices. the problem is solved. lighting headphones are a stopgap.
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Sharp CEO supposedly confirms Apple to use OLED in next-generation iPhone
which adapters would apple include in the box? every single adapter for every single use case? that's idiotic. so how do they know yours?rogifan_new said:
Did he cite OIS specifically? Do you have a link to a tear down or comment from Apple that says OIS was only possible on the 4.7" model because they removed the headphone jack? Maybe that's the case but it could also be the case they want people to spend $100 more and screen size alone wouldn't be enough of an upsell.nolamacguy said:
what nonsense. apple engineering VP said specifically that removing the legacy headphone port gave them more space to add more stuff and he cited the camera specifically. not to mention miniaturization is a process and improves over time.rogifan_new said:I hate that the 4.7" iPhone gets treated like a second class citizen. Not everyone wants a phablet. Apple brought OIS to the 4.7" model. That leads me to believe bringing stuff to 5.5" model only isn't technical but for upsell purposes.
but you knew that.
Remember this is the same company that removed all the USB-A ports from the new MacBook Pro (but kept the headphone jack) yet was too tight to throw a dongle in the box. So if you want to charge your phone using your new MacBook Pro you need to buy a $25 USB-C to Lightning cable. And if you have a bunch of USB-A peripherals you need to spend $19 on a USB to USB-C dongle. And if you want to use the headphones that came with your iPhone 7 to listen to music on your new MacBook Pro, well I guess your screwed right now. Apple has turned into the dongle company. These are all the dongles they sell right now:
yes, Paczkowski, who interviewed Schiller and Riccio, specifically cited the "larger" cameras, and Riccio mentioned them too. since OIS is an obviously better and bigger camera, there is no question. i'm sure you've already read the article are just mindlessly concern trolling again, but here it is:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/inside-iphone-7-why-apple-killed-the-headphone-jack?utm_term=.kwZ2PKQLV#.ycDx9QOz1
...on your part, citing the absence of a third-party tear down as "proof" to the contrary is a logical fallacy. the lack of any such article doesn't prove a damn thing. you're just making stuff up.
ask yourself -- who is in a better position to determine the how's and whys of iphone hardware engineering -- you, a ramdom concern troll in the midwest, or, i don't know, the actual hardware engineers building this things and talking about them? bet you still think it's a moustache-twirling conspiracy from your arch nemesis Schiller. amirite?!
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Apple suggests that it has permanently exited the stand-alone monitor business
sticking to stuff that makes lots of money? (hopefully that was your point!)suddenly newton said:First they exited the laser printer market, then they quit the game console race, then stopped making QuickTake digital cameras, then Newton PDAs, then Xserves, and now this. What's next?
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Sharp CEO supposedly confirms Apple to use OLED in next-generation iPhone
you can use the Flag link and comment that a user is a troll, or using personal insults, etc.robin huber said:
Why doesn't AI have a troll button?jaffa said:I didn't realise before I read this that Apple are still using IPS LCD - in a 2016/2017 device, that's hilarious. OLD-tech display, no HD on the small phone, no SD slot, can't copy files on and off. But, but, but you can get it in shiny black - hahahahahahahh, I have to stop or I'll wet myself.
