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  • New 16-inch MacBook Pro rumored to fit screen in current 15-inch case

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    Why is it that an iPhone XS is $999 and an iPhone XS Max is $1099, yet a 13” MacBook Pro is $1300 and a 16” MacBook Pro is $3200.

    I have never understood why Apple needs a bigger screen to have a $1100 to $1900 premium on a laptop (85% to 146% markup), while it only needs to be a 10% markup on a phone. It’s like saying a Toyota Yaris starts at $13,000 and the next size up Corolla starts at $24,000 to $32,000. Since when is a slightly bigger version only for the most privileged? Maybe when you start giving dividends to the most privileged, who knows. 
    That $1,300 13" MacBook Pro has a smaller screen, a 4-core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics, and 2 TB Ports.

    At a $1,000 difference, a $2,300 15" MacBook Pro has a larger screen, AND a 6-core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Radeon Pro 555X Graphics, and 4 TB Ports. 

    Seems to me you're getting just a little bit more than a larger screen for your "markup".
    GeorgeBMacbigpicspscooter63roundaboutnowchiawatto_cobra

  • Editorial: Apple's move to ARM is possible because most users want power more than compati...

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    Apple could easily reboot the MacBook Air this fall as an ultra-thin and light ARM-based notebook with great battery life, almost just by taking an iPad Pro and slapping it into a case. 

    And with no need for "fat binaries". Just upload BitCode enabled applications to the App Store and Apple will download the appropriate binary to the device, be it ARM or Intel.

    Boom. We now have a "Mac" running macOS and running "Mac" applications, that (like a ChromeBook) is suitable for the needs of quite a few people.

    Then, maybe next year, the MacBook gets the same treatment.

    Then, in 2021, the low-end MacBook Pro's start seeing ARM-based versions. Heck, or maybe even high-end versions. A 7nm process lets you put a lot of transistors on silicon. How about a dozen high performance cores, eight low performance cores, and 64 neural engine cores?

    People talk about losing the engineering/cad crowd, but they could snag a lot of people with a machine optimized for AI and ML.
    Solidocno42

  • WWDC19: SwiftUI was the brightest star in a galaxy of new ideas

    hmlongcohmlongco
    The biggest problem is that SwiftUI is ONLY available on iOS 13, with no support for iOS 12 or 11. This means that it will be quite some time (years?) before SwiftUI can make a major impact among most developers, as few applications can get away with only supporting the current version of iOS.

    See: SwiftUI and the UIStackView Problem ( https://bit.ly/2IST4Bf )
    williamlondon

  • Elizabeth Warren calls for tech giant breakup, with Apple in the cross-hairs

    hmlongcohmlongco
    SpamSandwich said:

    Private property ownership, just like freedom of speech and the right of self-defense are natural rights. They are not given to us by government. They are only protected by our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

    From the Supreme Court ruling on DC vs Heller...

    "Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited ... nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons ... etc., etc."

    Or to quote Thomas Jefferson, "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others."

    Freedom and rights are always in tension, your freedom and rights verses those of others. You have a natural "right" to Freedom of Speech... except when that right results in defamation or libel. Or, to quote the classic example, to yell "Fire!" in a crowded auditorium. You have a "right" to own a gun... but not a bazooka. You have a "right" to own property... which might be seized if you don't pay your bills. You have a natural "right" to freedom of action... which ends the second your fist hits my nose and your freedom of action is restricted by being thrown in jail.

    In short, that balance and tension between your rights, my rights, and everyone else's rights is subject to law, rules, and regulation, and is the direct result of your living in this thing we call a society.


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  • Got a new iPhone? You should look at these essential apps from the App Store

    hmlongcohmlongco
    One other issue is that using a password manager like 1Password on iOS 12 can the AutoFill process clunky. If you enable 1Password's autofill feature, then every time you need it you're then asked if you want to use it OR use Apple's KeyChain Manager.
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