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Making prototypes, even several dozens, is one thing. Making them ready for mass production and regulation is a completely other story!
I've seen SO many crowdfunding get bankrupt and invested in several that didn't make it as well. 

That makes me admire even more what Apple is doing year over year: conceiving, prototyping, passing regulation and tests and mass producing highly advanced tech, that works almost flawlessly... and in such quantities that literally ALL cargo planes in Asia are booked by Apple in September and October...
That's quite an amazing accomplishment.

roundaboutnow said:

xoop said:

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Also, this dock won't power the MacBook? That's a drag.

How do you know it won't? Just because it needs an external power supply doesn't rule out the possibility of being able to power the Macbook. Nothing on the spec page says how much power their power supply can deliver, so I would say jury still out on that.

From OWC's website: "and delivers charging power to your laptop and other devices, all at the fastest speeds possible"

I suppose this data is U.S. only. I subscribe most comments here: the data accuracy and ubiquity of Apple Maps is not even remotely as good as Google Maps in The Netherlands. 
I even switched to Google Maps for Public Transport from local (good!) public transport apps, after they added real time delay information. 
For normal navigation Apple Maps is fine and accurate, but for complicated navigation in busy cities Google Maps is way better and more accurate. 
Furthermore, although it's beautiful, I find myself never using the Apple Maps Fly Over feature, while often using Streetview. 

That said, I like the minimalistic approach of the Apple Maps navigation.