mike1

MplsP said:

petri said:

macbootx said:

Has Apple given this young engineer a job offer yet? 

Call me crazy but I think Apple’s own engineers may already know how to add USB-C to the iPhone.

We’ll clearly they don’t, otherwise they would have done it already!

I thought this was a neat project when I initially saw the report, but why would anyone pay more than the cost of the phone? It’s not like it’s some groundbreaking technology and functionally it’s actually less than the original phone because it loses its water resistance (and warranty)

GeorgeBMac said:

muthuk_vanalingam said:

crowley said:

muthuk_vanalingam said:

Japhey said:

GeorgeBMac said:

Perhaps the analogy is:  Amazon is producing an iMac for TV.

That should appeal to a segment of the population who don't want to get involved in cables and technology but simply want to plop it down and start doing what they want to do -- where the most technical piece is how to plug it into the electric outlet.

For myself:   I prefer Apple's approach where the monitor and the audio and video drivers are separated and each can not only reach their highest potential but be replaced as they fail if the user wants to upgrade their technology to current specs.

For myself:  I use an Apple TV driving a high end semi-modern Dolby Atmos home theater system and a 1980's CRT TV.  I'm keeping the 35 year old TV partly because it works and partly because I prefer its more natural & less posterized colors.  But, at some point I'll invest in a new flat screen TV without having to throw out other components.

But for now, I can upgrade the monitor, the speakers, the receiver and the AppleTV as needed and desired to give me the best possible video and sound at the lower possible cost.

I don’t really get your analogy, and you don’t need to explain it. I just popped in to say “holy shit!” about your 35 year old tv still working. I, personally, have bad luck with tv’s. The longest running one I’ve ever had was a Sony model that worked for 7 years back in the 90’s, with most of the others having around a 3 year life span. I’ve been so programmed to just accept this as normal, that I’ve already begun researching a replacement for my current 2 year old, piece of crap LG. Just another example of how “they just don’t make ‘em like they used to”, I guess. 

Wow, just 7 years is the longest running TV for you? I recently dumped a Thomson CRT TV in perfect working condition after 20.5 years (bought on Jan-01-2001). My parents are still using a Onida CRT TV which was bought almost 15+ years ago.

Given that TVs are increasingly trying to be smart, yet often shipping with half baked software, and hardware that barely cuts the mustard and doesn't allow much room for improvement, I think we're going to see ever more churn in TVs.

Agree with you on this. As TV display technologies keep improving (from CRT well over 2 decades to LCD to LED and latest technologies under development), more churn is inevitable.

Personally I'm not sure that they are such an improvement over the CRTs.  They are bigger certainly -- and show more detail, but I prefer the more natural colors on my 35 year old GE rather than the posterized effect from the flat screens.

I liken it to the difference between vinyl and digital music (although Apple's loss-less over a high end Dolby Atmos system is amazing)

Joer293 said:

Most users mistakenly think it’s simple and easy for merchants to support Apple Pay or NFC payments. Technology is simple. In the USA, almost all merchants contract with a payment vendor. Look at Paymentus (for big companies) or square (small biz) for how this works. The legal contract determines what’s enabled, what’s not, how much the merchant pays for each type of transaction, equipment leases,  minimum fees if no customers use it, all the rules, terms and conditions, etc.  

for those interested, fraud liability is a big deal. It’s why Apple spent so much time convincing payment networks that Apple Pay should be considered EMV chip present. Shifts liability between merchant/bank and reflected in the transaction fees, and security terms and conditions. That’s good, but also makes other contract rules apply. This all really ends up making a few lawyers really rich and the average phone user frustrated that Apple Pay don’t work here. 

skbear1 said:

mike1 said:

Mine updated within minutes of checking the version when the phone was near the tag.

Could you share what else you had running when it updated? Was your phone on AC power? Are you running a beta iOS or a stable release? Was “Find My” opened at the time? Might help some of us solve the puzzle for why ours won’t flash—mine are still stuck on two firmware versions ago…thanks!