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spar85 said:

“High quality “ news?  That’s an oxymoron. 

This is a clear example of a deep-pocketed company trying to control the news content one can see in an effort to create news, sway minds, and establish/maintain a narrative of their choosing. 

Every news organization has choices to make. I'm all for Google attempting to keep some news orgs afloat. It'll be a nice change, since they've been eating their lunch for years.

viclauyyc said:

Side question.

i am still using gmail. Which email service you guys recommend me to switch to? Even small fee pay email service is ok. 

I'm a fan of Fastmail for all of the extra features, though there's plenty of others.

Dogperson said:

Dont even use grocery store membership cards. Dreaming on.....

I've got some bad news for you.

philboogie said:

Where does it say it's a 16" laptop? Websites are comparing the previous 15" vs the new 16". But the previous model was 15.4' Is the new model 16.0"? Can anyone confirm, did Phil say this?

Yes, 16.0 inches. https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-16/specs/ The old model was 15 inches in the same sense that a VIC-20 actually had a 22 character-wide display.

I've been waiting a year for a proper MBP upgrade. What Apple came up with is an insult. Sadly, a generic laptop is a much better choice this time around. I can do my work in an OSX VM, get a faster processor, more memory, fully upgradable components, dual boot for better gaming on a much nicer video card, and pay nearly $2000 less. Bonus: full key travel, function keys, higher resolution screen with touch, and useful ports. And when the battery gets old, I won't have to back up and leave my "pro" machine with Apple for 3-5 business days. 

Apple should spend their billions focusing on a way to reanimate Steve Jobs.