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I suppose the Touch Bar turned into a feature that differentiates an Apple laptop from other companies' laptops. It must be very difficult for Apple to have a product that stands out above all rivals' products. However, I can only imagine how much extra cost is added to implement that Touch Bar and I wonder if it's even worth it, considering all the complaints being made. I think the Touch Bar is a fine idea but I suppose everyone doesn't see it that way.

Apple pretty much set itself back with that MacBook keyboard debacle. One step forward, two steps backward. Why is it so hard for Apple, with such a huge amount of resources compared to other companies, unable to get such simple things working properly? I'd always thought they test keyboard mechanisms for millions of cycles to see if they were prone to failure. Sticking keys happening after only thousands of cycles is absolutely ridiculous. Apple always trying to make things super-thin is definitely going to bite them/users in the end.

wizard69 said:

It is pretty delusional to believe that pricing isn't an issue.   It is pretty easy to argue that Apple could have sold a lot more iphones if they didn't price the things so high.

One could say that much about any product. Porsches could be as numerous as Toyotas if they were cheaper in price.

lkrupp said:

Okay with original content but add in streaming decent movies like Netflix and you’ve got a deal, Apple.

Apple should at least try to take subscribers away from Netflix and Amazon. It's as though Apple doesn't have the desire to compete with other companies. If Netflix can afford to do it, then why not Apple?

Wall Street and the news media really love Amazon and they're going to continue to put Amazon ahead of Apple in all respects. Amazon's value is growing by leaps and bounds while Apple's value is barely moving. With all the money Apple had available to improve products and services for consumers, I just don't understand why Apple is falling to Amazon.

maestro64 said:

AppleInsider said:

Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously spoken out about such reporting and supply chain analysis, advising that industry observers should avoid relying too heavily on these types of rumors.

"The supply chain is very complex, and we obviously have multiple sources for things," Cook advised in 2013, adding that some reports could were likely based on a "single data point."

This appears to be the new safe harbor statement for product rumors.

It's been this way for many years but it has never stopped the constant rumors, negative or otherwise.