danvm

Soli said:

danvm said:

Soli said:

danvm said:

melgross said:

canukstorm said:

how about also including an "eraser" at the end of the Pencil

No eraser! That's not very useful.

That's not true at all, specially when taking handwritten notes.

He's not saying "no eraser function," which already exists.

I'm talking about the eraser in the stylus.  The Pen has it, and it's very useful when taking notes in meetings. 

And the physical number pad was "very useful" for sending SMS messages on your dumbphone without looking at the screen, but I'm guessing you don't still rock a dumbphone because of that feature; so why expect a lot of complexity and cost when you can simply just make a small modification to your behaviour and likely increase your  speed from not having to flip a digital stylus to match an antiquated technology where graphite and gum couldn't be built into the same tip?

Soli said:

danvm said:

melgross said:

canukstorm said:

how about also including an "eraser" at the end of the Pencil

No eraser! That's not very useful.

That's not true at all, specially when taking handwritten notes.

He's not saying "no eraser function," which already exists.

melgross said:

DavidAlGregory said:

entropys said:

Most desired feature a massive reduction in price.

Exactly. I would like to know the margins on that overpriced plastic stylus.

As the owner of an iPad "Pro", I would like to know why I do not get the USB C power adapter and pencil

You're joking, right? You do realize that nothing is really free, despite what a manufacturer may say about it. If it's "free" the cost of the item is added to the price, and you're paying for it anyway.

in this case, it's a complex piece of equipment. And while we all wish it would cost less, that's the price for being the best stylus out there, which it is. Maybe they could reduce the price in the series 2 model, but just to $79, or so. Asking for it to be halved isn't thinking about what the R&D and costs are.

if you're buying this for fun, then it's expensive. But if you're a real professional, it's cheap. In addition, if you're a real professional, meaning that you derive most, or much of your regular income on the work derived from these devices, then your accountant will be able to depreciate it as with all of your other equipment you buy for your professional usage. Of course, if you're a hobbyist, and get a bit of money now and then, you can't do that.

melgross said:

canukstorm said:

how about also including an "eraser" at the end of the Pencil

No eraser! That's not very useful.

StrangeDays said:

jingo said:

Those who have stuck with El Capitan are not safe from reprehensible problems either - there is some sort of a bug with Spotlight which many people are experiencing, caused by the last Safari update (seemingly unlikely but true), which means that if you type anything into the Spotlight search field, Spotlight crashes reporting a problem with com.apple.Safari.History. Truly Apple are not that bothered about MacOS any more, but what I can't work out is what the development guys are all doing with their time? More developers and more money spent than at any time in the past, and nothing at all to show for it except some highly suspect code and some very unimpressive hardware. I am not into short-selling, but I do wonder why Apple's share price is not collapsing right now. They seriously seem to have lost their mojo.

Unimpressive hardware? Funny. My latest Apple hardware are the best in breed -- the best smartphone, tablet, notebook, watch, and perhaps now wireless headphones. I can't take that claim seriously.