GeorgeBMac

ttollerton said:

ttollerton said:

This news doesn’t hurt my feelings at all. The New York Slimes isn’t really news anymore.  

Absolutely ridiculous. I read the 125 Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT every day and it's chock full of news — maybe you bought a knockoff?

You Fake News™ types are really just clearly suckers for the age-old propaganda/disinformation campaign that Trump is recycling from the Soviets, Nazis, tin pot dictatorships, etc. Oldest trick in the book.

I simply said I didn’t like the New York Times (“Slimes”) and you have resorted to name-calling; have immediately assumed I am Trump supporter; and suggested that I support Nazi tactics for spreading propaganda.  

Good grief.  Let’s go ahead and lock comments, shall we admins?

patchythepirate said:

stevenoz said:

The New York Times is worth every penny you pay it... for top-level news coverage. Thank God for them.

Too bad Bezos won't give up his love of  profit, but that's that.

I'll definitely subscribe to Apple News Service long enough to see if it is worth it to me... and if I have enough time to also read the NYT, the Guardian, the Huffington Post, and The Nation, that I subscribe to.

All Americans _need_ to be informed in these dark days of Donald. It's your civic duty.

Yes, we really need NYT and WaPo to put out 10 stories a day about trump based on unsubstantiated anonymous leakers in these “dark days” lol. What a joke. 

We don’t need agenda-based, biased MSM organizations that consistently put out 93% negative coverage of one person. That’s not news. That’s biased opinion fed to sheep.

Apple may be one of the only hopes to facilitate objective journalism. I’m actually very much looking forward for trying out the Apple news service. 

daven said:

cjcoops said:

kevin kee said:

This should make those people who wanted iPad Mini for ages happier, and if not, then well, Apple can't make everyone happy, can they?

Not really...

I have had the iPad Mini now for a few years. Very happy with it, and there is no point whatsoever in changing it for this newer version (or changing my wife's older iPad Mini version).
The present iPad mini needs no performance increase - I happily play any and all media on my Mini with Nplasyer (or VLC), has no problem with HEVC/x265 etc, so what is gained by changing the processor without ALSO changing and updating what really needs to be updated...

Could have kept the present TouchID iPad mini as is with a price cut, and then introduce a worthwhile updated Mini with FaceID, minimal bezels and thus noticeably larger screen size (especially in landscape letterboxed movie watching etc), with usb-c and the latest Pencil support to match the other latest iPad models.

If there had been a new iPad Mini 'Pro' (i.e. with FaceID and so on) then I'd have been happy to upgrade. 

A lot of people use the mini in vehicles. The size is just right for that use. Having a fingerprint sensor vs Face ID vs a fingerprint sensor is a plus as getting to the right location for Face ID can be awkward when the iPad is mounted on the dashboard. As for the processor upgrade, I have the original 32 bit iPad mini so this works great for me.

Lots if people are harping on Apple doing this just to make people upgrade but they have it reversed. Unlike most other tablets, Apple continues to provide operating system upgrades so you don’t have to upgrade for a long time. 

muthuk_vanalingam said:

StrangeDays said:

GeorgeBMac said:

I read all these specs and prices -- and what runs through my mind is that I can get equivalent or better specs at far lower prices on a standard Windows machine.

But then I remember that the iMac comes with Apple's software and ecosystem --- which, while "free" to us is not free to Apple.  They charge us for it through their hardware -- which makes their hardware prices seem high.

Does anyone still believe the value of a Mac is in specs? Speeds & feeds? My iMac is still a 2011, and I’ve never had to re-install it. That would be impossible on my Windows machines.

So, you do use windows machines??? Most likely for work, I would assume.