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Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro up for preorder on Amazon, supposedly ships on May 30
no shit sherlock, the fascinating thing is people buying the stuff. I find it entertaining in the same way as watching people injure themselves doing stupid shit on youtube. which I also think everyone should be free to do with whatever dumb shit they think floats theire boat ie. shelling out $1k for a piece if alu and proclaiming how its the best 1k they have ever spent. go for it!apple ][ said:
I defend everybody's pricing.freethinking said:pff, I’m waiting for the magic key board PRO.
the best thing about this forum is listening to the fan boys defend apples insane pricing, or essentially anything apple no matter how egrigious.
It's called capitalism and the free market and freedom. Companies are free to price their products at whatever price point they wish, and consumers are free to either purchase said products or not.
If Ferrari wants to release a new car tomorrow and price it at 6 million dollars, I don't have any problem with that at all.
If Samsung wants to release a new phone tomorrow and price it at $10,000 dollars, I'm totally fine with that.
The same applies to Apple. Apple can price their stuff at whatever price point they please and that they feel is appropriate and I am free to make a decision regarding if I want to purchase said product or not.
Some people sound like a bunch of commies and entitled ignoramuses.
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Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro up for preorder on Amazon, supposedly ships on May 30
pff, I’m waiting for the magic key board PRO.
the best thing about this forum is listening to the fan boys defend apples insane pricing, or essentially anything apple no matter how egrigious.
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Apple to launch new affordable iPhone model in March
The main feature of the SE is size not price.
if I wanted a big ass phone I’d just buy a current gen iPhone Pro Max Ultimate Hardcore. or whatever bullshit name the come up with next.
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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro is built to blaze through pro workflows
Reading the thread I get the feeling that some commenters feel personally attacked by the idea that adding a HDMI port in 2019 would add utility to a pro class machine.Being of the opinion that a pro machine could be better and more practical if it offered the ability to connect with commonly available technology is not the same as hating on a machine. It is possible to see the improvements and positives of a machine, to like the machine, but at the same time to also want features that would make it even better in the current tech landscape within the context of a common use case.
Yes, USB-C is the future, but HDMI / Ye Ole USB is still the present. On this point too, commenters have to jump to extremes lamenting that tech that is still in common use is kin to ancient tech; citing VGA (which ironically is usually the other option to connect projectors in fixed installations) and RS232 connections WTF?.
Perhaps its the word "pro" that gets people all upset, as being "pro" is so on trend. I guess in today's terms the moniker is accurate most everyone uses a computer in some way to make $$$ and so is indeed pro. Power User would likely be a better fit for what used to termed "pro".
At least in my experience power users tend to have the distinct need to both be on the cutting edge but also the need to easily interface with current commonly available technology especially if they operate in a IT environment.
Wanting a smooth transitioning phase between technologies is not the same as hating / being against new tech.
Of course Apple is not alone in the "fuck em" make them buy a dongle / special cable strategy with some people rightly pointing to the Dell XPS.
However, in the case of dell the XPS is "flag ship consumer" while there latitude7300 is "business" its close the same specs as the XPS but also with a mix of new and curren tech ports....... for "pros" I mean ...... power users.
Apple Insider never fails to entertain.
flame away......
ohhh.. there is one last thing:
Its possible to simultaneously own a Dell, Surface Pro, Mac Book Pro and custom rig. And to enjoy each one for its strength and to lament its weaknesses. Well at least for power users.
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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro is built to blaze through pro workflows
you are welcome to use my dell when you rock up to a presentation with the "adapter" cable you linked to, because what you really need is the female side. 9 of 10 times you cant get to the projector. besides linking to an "adapter" cable to support your claim no adapter is required is weird.Mike Wuerthele said:
No adapter required. $18.freethinking said:sudden outbreak of common sense, maybe finally a decent keyboard again to replace the pieces of shit they put in over past years and a proper "esc" key is the right call ... excellent! its progress in the right direction but it looks like it still needs $100+ dollars of adapters to do anything useful.
how hard is it to make a "pro" machine that does not need an adapter to plug into HDMI (essentially what is required by any presentation in business or education) .
but non butterfly keyboard and a decent 'esc' key is already a good first step to get back to the formerly brilliant mac book pros.
