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aaarrrgggh said:

Depends on what is important to you.  For me, it would be a nail in the coffin for Macs; interoperability is why Macs got beyond the 2% niche level.  Design helped, but it would never have happened if you couldn't use the same laptop to run Windows or Linux/Unix.

I could likely survive with an A-Series processor for 95% of what I do, but the remaining 5% kills the value proposition as I end up needing an additional computer.

You are correct about the numbers but I think that most people on AI are too young to remember what Mac OS worldwide marketshare numbers were around 1999 to 2001.
It was less than 3% worldwide reaching a bottom of about 2.3%. 

https://www.macworld.com/article/1002940/marketshare.html

And a major reason for the increase in Mac (Mac OS) sales was the transition to Intel processors. As stated by PCWorld / MacWorld in 2006 when Mac marketshare got back up to 5%.

“The growth is an excellent sign of the success of Apple’s transition to Intel based systems.”

https://www.macworld.com/article/1053465/marketshare.html

I could see upgrading an iPad Air 1 which has only 1 GB of RAM which limits multitasking. (Earlier models have even more multitasking limits.) 

But the iPad Air 2 and 2017 iPad have 2 GB of RAM, (the same as the 2018 iPad) and I wouldn't upgrade from those devices (unless the Apple Pencil is crucial).
In real world tests, I don't imagine the Air 2, 2017 & 2018 to be significantly different in using apps.   
- Benchmark scores alone don't tell the full performance story imo. 

I use the Cardiogram Apple Watch app. It is very handy to track heart rate over time. Glad to learn that deep analysis of this app with steps is helping to treat other heart issues.

StrangeDays said:

k2kw said:

Two positive reviews/comparisons of the Samsung Galaxy S9+ means an anti-Samsung editorial is coming from DED.

How strange that the haters, knockoff defenders and agenda pushers get so butthurt about well-reasoned DED pieces. 

I think the logic of those who continually trash Apple is this; a hundred articles bashing Apple is fine according to that anti-Apple view; (see the MacWorld Macalope column for multiple examples of negative Apple media).
- But when a journalist dares to defend Apple and criticize the competition, for those who trash Apple it is like their world view has been attacked.  
- Not a strawman argument on my part; I can produce multiple examples of irrational hate towards Apple on the web and an intolerance of any rebuttal. 

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lkrupp said:

wood1208 said:

Apple should keep two iPhone categories, OLED and LCD. Gives option and price differentiation for every one. This means while 3 new iPhones with FaceID and sizes coming out in September; Not going to happen but hope Apple keeps iPhone 8S and 8S Plus with top/bottom area shrinked(more screen,edge-to-edge) and possibly TouchID on back. To hide camera/sensors; every phone will have either top Notch or Top long bar. If Apple wants to shrink or getting rid of Notch in 2019 than more power to them.

Before Apple went OLED with the iPhone X the tech blogs were merciless about Apple being outdated, behind the curve, hopelessly deficient. AI comments were as vicious as it gets. Now that Apple has gone OLED with its flagship suddenly that’s not good enough either. Now there should be an LCD and an OLED line? Really?

IPhone will never be good enough as long as walled gardens and $1500 are you kidding and Apple never truly invented anything they’re just good at marketing yesterday’s specs to grandmas who don’t know how to root an Android phone

A suggestion; a sarcasm tag (/s) would be useful here. Poe's law and all that.