holyone

So what are they going to do about micro scratches on the glass of the display ? if the sensor is behind glass aren't scratches a bigger problem ? Isn't the reason touch ID is behind sapphire to predominantly avoid this very issue ? Has gorilla gotten as good as sapphire ?

jbishop1039 said:

holyone said:

They should have called it ( iPad SE - budget device ) and rename the air to ( iPad Light - general purpose "light" use device ) then ( iPad Pro - high end large screen mammoth for .... what ever ) and ( iPad Pro mini [with the 10'' display ] - second largest screen device )

While I understand your thinking with this, it's just too many names and choices. I think they're smart to head in the iPad/iPad Pro, MacBook/MacBook Pro direction for simplicity along their computer lines. Maybe the iMac will head in that direction too. Just Mac/Mac Pro. Who knows, maybe the "i" desgination will be for iOS devices going forward, rather than consumer products as it used to be when the iMac and iBook were first released.

Agree with you 100% I think that would be fantastic but that's not Tim's Apple, Today's Apple seems less concerned with product line simplicity then profit maximization which my thoughts were aligning with. Two lines of product would restrict profit prospects I think, and that's the hole point with the iP SE, it's less for market share that for dumping old components on a slightly cheaper budget model, a model that already has a  designation  SE. The "Light" was to suggest level of use "light general use to heavy pro use" because the "air" puts them in a conner to where every model would be expected to be thinner and lighter from the previous model, a downward road to no where fast, hence being dropped from all product designation as a suggestion of weight and portability to a more suitable reference to communications technology ' Air Play, Air Pods etc '

But I agree with you're postulation and hope it turns out that way but on going trends at Cupertino leave little confidence that it will

tbehunin said:

I'm definitely pro-privacy, but this one seems a little different. Given a scenario where there was a US warrant for data extraction, the data center resides in the US, and the company in question (e.g. Google) would normally comply with the court order and hand over the data in in question, I'm struggling to understand how it would be any different when the data center is not in the US. If the data center and it's data is owned by Google, I don't think it matters where the data is physically located, right? Maybe I'm just a fuddy duddy...

As I see it it's a question of jurisdiction the infrustructure in question is out of the FED's legal area of operation (America) thus it lacks the authority, just as the FBI can't get a warrant to search a house in China as they have zero authority there even if that house belonged to an American, what they were suppose to do is ask cooperation from the local authorities of wherever the data center Is, but J Edger's brats think they can do as they please in the name of Islamic terror 

The real question is how much thought do these guys put on the consequence of these demands, coz you can bet you're mama's china  that if such a thing ever prevailed other countries would do the same thing to American citizens would the FBI be cool with that ? 

sog35 said:

slurpy said:

sog35 said:

kent909 said:

One more reason to show it was a bad idea for Apple to get out of the display business.  I had a LG refrigerator that was a piece of crap. It is highly unlikely that I will ever buy a LG product again.

Apple does make displays.

its called the iMac.

The iMac is a fucking computer, not a display. How is that relevant for those looking to get an external monitor for their Macbook? But, this is a trend with your posts, as everyone knows. You love to distort the facts to champion Apple when stock is high, and you do the same thing to shit on them when stock is low. For you, nothing is based on facts or truth, just whatever you happen to think of Apple's stock at the moment, which colors every single one of your opinions. It got old years ago, but for some reason the mods still grant you posting privileges.

The iMac is both a computer and a display.

if you want an Apple branded display you need to buy an iMac. Simple right?

You can't expect Apple to make products that are niche and non-profitable. I'm not here crying that Apple does not make  60 inch TV for my AppleTV4.

People need to stop living in the past 

wow sog so how much does Apple make from selling iPhone covers or that battery case or Apple pencil ? So unless it makes as much money as iPhone Apple shouldn't bother with it ? Ok and here I thought Apple was an ecosystem 

avon b7 said:

If you take risks you will fail at some things and get lucky with others. If you can make people forget your failures and remember your successes you are on the right track. If your successes also happen at the right time, you get more points.

However, in addition to the above you also have to surround yourself with the right people and risk and timing come into play again.

Jobs had Avie, Jony, the two Freds etc and got lucky when it came to making people forget his failures.

Personally, I think much of what came to be at Apple was down to Avie. If there is an unsung hero here, it is him. His work was fundamental in laying the foundation of what came later.

Don't forget the distortion field, very important, talent with out the right leadership is wasted and eventually leaves for greener fields