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  • Safari not able to play new 4K videos from YouTube homepage, likely due to VP9 shift

    MnMarkMnMark
    What gets lost in the comments blaming one or the other company for pride or whatever is - what's best for the consumer. Does anyone care? Or is it always what's best for the company?
    StrangeDaysavon b7justadcomics

  • Peter Thiel says 'age of Apple' at its end

    MnMarkMnMark
    The guy is pretty sure he's genius because of a few (one really, and the rest just come from having lots of cash to spread around) smart/lucky investments. This type of person cashes in one what is basically one lucky guess then spend their lives telling people how to run businesses when actually they have NEVER run an actual business. He's the most pathetic of all the VC's out there and others know it. They don't take him seriously. That's part of why he wrapped himself around the President elect. He craves validation and is willing to do anything to get it.
    watto_cobra

  • Tesla hires architect of Apple's Swift as VP of Autopilot Software

    MnMarkMnMark
    What we don't know - is about everything that is speculated on in this piece when it comes to Apple's car plans. What exactly Apple ever planned to do, or is doing with cars is, as far as I've read, all speculation. Were they going to build their own car? Are they considering that? Are they just software? No one is sure outside of probably 5 or 6 people at Apple's HQ.
    NY1822

  • iPhone's global marketshare falls to 15.3% in March quarter amid tough Chinese competition

    MnMarkMnMark
    hjmnl said:
    I'm a longtime apple user and fan but it's justified. You can't sell at premium prices when the competition is ahead of you. See the Galaxy s7, I hate how they copy apple and I don't like Samsung logo, but it's ahead of iPhone, period. Sometimes I wonder what apple is doing because competition is on par or ahead of them (Apple TV (no Dutch Siri or voice active here), Mac Pro (they will lose video market too if they don't have a compelling update soon, but I know video editors who've already given up on Apple)). I'm willing to pay a little bit more for an apple and was waiting for Apple to introduce an iMac with the latest i7 and screen update. I got disappointed and angry when they did. Soldered ram, a hard drive from the nineties and above premium price. Forgive my bad English but when you don't stay ahead of the competition it's not justified to ask premium prices. That's how the market works and you'll see in product market share. And no, I'm not a troll. Just a disappointment Apple user. I hope Apple will do better. It's like a dejavu for me. I was disappointed in the late nineties too when Steve said PowerPC was the future and my friends with Intel pcs were much faster with their wintel in Photoshop than my 3x expensive G4 power Mac.
    Come on Apple, your products are not that diverse as Samsung or other brands. Concentrate and make the best again. Listen to your loyal user base and bring more ports to your MacBooks. Aesthetics are important but so does workability. How ugly is a MacBook with adaptors.
    I hope WWDC will bring some innovation again and the iPhone 7 mind blowing. Cheers.
    Your opinion that it's 'ahead' is really, really subjective. I have used an Android phone day in and day out for a bit. It's not horrible, but it is in no way easier and it does not act as a 'whole'. That's fine, I'm not saying 'it sucks'. What I am saying is that Apple still have a superior integration between hardware and software. Will everyone care? That's doesn't really matter. Not everyone like Fords. Not everyone like Lexus. People will buy what people will buy. And people don't need to nor will they in the future, buy a phone every year anymore than they buy a car every year. When that happens the Korean company will suffer a far greater problem. But saying that Apple is 'behind' is a very silly argument.
    nolamacguycalibadmonk

  • Study: Apple Watch price drop goosed sales 250%, iPhone SE popular among switchers

    MnMarkMnMark
    I'm interested to see actual SE sales numbers at some point because I'm still waiting for mine, and I know quite a few other people who ordered. I don't want an iPad sized phone, but I wanted one with Apple Pay ETC. I think it' s great market to be in. I think getting the newest phone every year will fall to only the most obsessed folks. And Apple makes money from services with each phone sale so they can make some money even when people don't buy a new phone. Not sure how the other smartphone hardware makers do if they don't sell new hardware every 12 months.
    cornchip