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  • Apple Card review 2022: Great for Apple buys, lacking everywhere else

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    My interest rate is now under 15%, but it is tied to the Prime and that has increased recently. However, the rate is irrelevant to me as I pay it in full each month.

    One benefit the article doesn't mention is the potential 60 days of float before you have to pay. The simple monthly billing cycles means I can make a major purchase early in the month and not have to pay the bill until the end of the following month.

    Also, haven't had the issue I had in the beginning at restaurants, where you couldn't add tips when you give the waiter the card. Now I always seem to get the slip back to add tips.
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  • Apple explains how the redesigned Home app came to be

    mike1mike1
    I generally love the new design, however they really need to fix how the buttons for lights work. Previously, if you tapped on a light's button, that light would toggle on/off. If it was a dimming light, it would turn on at the last used level. With the latest update, if you tap on a light, it brings up the sub page with the light switch. So, now it takes at least two taps to turn on or off a light. If it's a dimming light, you have to know the preferred dimming level for that light. Definitely a step backwards as far as usability.
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  • Apple chose a bad year to launch expensive iPads that aren't compelling

    mike1mike1
    JinTech said:
    mike1 said:
    nubus said:
    mac_dog said:
    Oh, man. You sure took a lot of space to make your claim. I guess we’ll have to wait until apples next earnings call. 
    Apple isn't doing a full Nokia yet, but this is a terrible combination of greed and chaos.

    4K TV that would benefit from Wifi 6E is left without. iPad Pro 11 is still without mini-LED. 4K TV is stuck on Bluetooth 5.0. Pencil dongles is now a thing. The new MacBook Air M2 got 29% more expensive in Europe. With iPad 10th it seems to be +50%. 

    It does show us where Apple is heading. iPhone is the only platform without USB C. Wifi 6E will be part of MacBook Pro M2, but again... iPhone 14 Pro is left without. Bluetooth 5.3 is going to all devices making AirPods Max and HomePod mini candidates for updates. The home button will be removed from the next iPhone SE. M2... iPad Pro couldn't even support full speed for M1, and M2 won't improve on this making  3nm = M3 even more important.

    Give me a break. Apple has not made "bleeding edge" products in quite some time, if ever. Apple is not a niche manufacturer, they are built to sell lots of devices to the masses.

    WiFi 6E would be a waste of resources and cost at this time. What is the market penetration of WiFi routers with 6E? Negligible, at best.
    What benefit would BT 5.3 give to the end user in an Apple TV? Is there a keyboard that won't work or headphones that won't pair?
    Apple hater much? In my personal opinion, the M series of Mac chips is pretty bleeding edge. My M1 MacBook Pro Max is easily the fastest Mac I have owned and really helps me get my work done much faster and much cooler! Oh not to mention, the macOS is fully optimized to take advantage of it, unlike anything else on the market.

    Nope. Not at all. Quite the opposite actually. Agree that the M1 and other Apple chips improve product performance in ways that the user can benefit from. What I was commenting on earlier was the meaningless inclusion of technologies and standards that will not provide any user benefit in this product cycle. For years, true Apple haters have complained that Apple only used XXGB of memory or the memory was not the fastest or some other nitpick. At the end of the day, the sum of the parts resulted in a far superior product.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple chose a bad year to launch expensive iPads that aren't compelling

    mike1mike1
    nubus said:
    mike1 said:

    WiFi 6E would be a waste of resources and cost at this time. What is the market penetration of WiFi routers with 6E? Negligible, at best. What benefit would BT 5.3 give to the end user in an Apple TV? Is there a keyboard that won't work or headphones that won't pair?

    Why is WiFi 6E a waste? Urbanization and network congestion is the standard environment for an iPhone in most of the world. In schools, offices, and homes. WiFi 6E can deliver 2-3x more channels. Apple did introduce eSim before most carriers supported it. USB before devices were available. And the original "Airport" Wifi before anyone had a Wifi router.

    As for Bluetooth 5.3.This extends battery life and improves audio quality on AirPods Pro. Why introduce a 4K TV-box with mediocre wireless audio? Seems Apple decided to spend it all on A15 Bionic instead of improving network and audio.

    I never said 6E would never be important. I said currently, market penetration is negligible. Therefore, they should consider that before adding additional cost to add a feature nobody will use in this product cycle. Maybe in a couple of years.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple chose a bad year to launch expensive iPads that aren't compelling

    mike1mike1
    nubus said:
    mac_dog said:
    Oh, man. You sure took a lot of space to make your claim. I guess we’ll have to wait until apples next earnings call. 
    Apple isn't doing a full Nokia yet, but this is a terrible combination of greed and chaos.

    4K TV that would benefit from Wifi 6E is left without. iPad Pro 11 is still without mini-LED. 4K TV is stuck on Bluetooth 5.0. Pencil dongles is now a thing. The new MacBook Air M2 got 29% more expensive in Europe. With iPad 10th it seems to be +50%. 

    It does show us where Apple is heading. iPhone is the only platform without USB C. Wifi 6E will be part of MacBook Pro M2, but again... iPhone 14 Pro is left without. Bluetooth 5.3 is going to all devices making AirPods Max and HomePod mini candidates for updates. The home button will be removed from the next iPhone SE. M2... iPad Pro couldn't even support full speed for M1, and M2 won't improve on this making  3nm = M3 even more important.

    Give me a break. Apple has not made "bleeding edge" products in quite some time, if ever. Apple is not a niche manufacturer, they are built to sell lots of devices to the masses.

    WiFi 6E would be a waste of resources and cost at this time. What is the market penetration of WiFi routers with 6E? Negligible, at best.
    What benefit would BT 5.3 give to the end user in an Apple TV? Is there a keyboard that won't work or headphones that won't pair?
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