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schlack said:

BittySon said:

It would be a great Pro machine if it has at least some user-accessible/replaceable components, and not just RAM.  Any word on this?

My initial thought was to agree. But...in a corporate environment, and this is the case for where I work, our IT department prefers to fully replace our machines (currently maxed out Macbook Pros) ever 3 yrs. They view the disruption of a possible hardware failure (which becomes more likely with time) and the value of a faster newer machine outweighs the costs. That surprised me, but appears to be normal practice. So....there's probably a large segment of Pro users where upgradability just doesn't matter anymore. Instead it's buy a machine, use it for ~3 yrs, and then buy a new machine.

spice-boy said:

I rather my elected officials handle climate change because they will be accountable if they don't act to protect our world. A corporation only seeks profits for it's share holders and the rest of us can do nothing about it. This nonsense that "free market" will solve our problems and take care of the greater good is complete nonsense. The free market often leads to abuse of the system, concentration of wealth, and has ill affects on society at large. We all benefit from regulations. You cannot drive a car without a license that proves you are capable, drug companies must prove their products are not dangerous, restaurants must prove they a sanitary kitchen, safely stored food, etc... Something as big as the environment should not be left in the hands of capitalist. Apple and many other companies have been leading the move to clean energy which is great but trust me for every Apple there are how many companies with their eye on the bottom line and nothing else. I would suspect that people that have an interest in technology also have some interest in other sciences so I am often baffled by the endless amount of "antl-scicence" comments post here, unless I am naive and underestimate troll behavior. 

MacPro said:

Who's the 'they' in that statement?  The folks that write right wing blogs?  If you actually did some genuine research you'd find 'they' the scientists of the world actually have a very accurate handle on this.

melgross said:

SpamSandwich said:

Any chance Tim will advise him that the ACA is a massive tangle of garbage and it should be immediately killed like a Santeria chicken?

I hope you're being facetious. The ACA is very successful. It's not perfect. No complex legislation ever is. It would be working better if Republicans hadn't refused to fund the other $3.4 billion intended for the exchanges. Then health insurance companies wouldn't have dropped out. But then, republicans have never wanted universal health care. They regard that as a privelage, not a right, as it should be.

we can look at the crap they just tried to foist on us. That bill had no support at all. Not from doctors, who rail against socialized medicine because they're afraid their overpriced services will be cut back. Not the nurses groups. Not AARP. Not the drug companies. Not hospitals. Not health care providers, etc.

the only reason for that bills existence was to give huge tax cuts to those earning over $1 million a year, which was written into the bill. To pay for those cuts, 24 million Americans would lose their health care, premiums would go up 15-20% the first year alone. Minimum payments would increase. Drugs would cost more. Essential services such as maternal care, yearly wellness visits, and pre-existing conditions would be stripped away. The so called "Freedom Caucus", which I think of as the "Rich White Man's Steal Money Back From The Middle Class and Poor People's Caucus", didn't agree to vote for it because it didn't steal enough from most people.

launfall said:

It wouldn't just be Apple. ALL manufacturing would have to be brought home. You can't single out one company. It would essentially be the end of the USA as all nations would become economic protectionists, buying only those goods they manufacture. Which is why we have a congress that is very business-oriented, and why we will never have to worry about Trump being elected. And a little tip to Tralala...the last thing in the world the Republican party wants is full employment. Unemployment in 8% range is most desirable as it keeps wages down. Your anti-Democrat stance is evidence of your ignorance about world economies.