harrykatsaros

Disappointed by the no design refresh. iPad Pro style thin bezel screens and Face ID should have been included in the new MacBooks. Every other PC manufacturer is now making top line notebooks with modern edge to edge screen designs and Apple is still shipping a machine that looks almost identical to what they first released in 2015. Face ID is the most baffling thing of all. The Mac is the best suited platform to unlock the power of Face ID and it’s the only platform where it’s not available. 

Allow me to provide the writer of this article and readers with some actual advice on how to clean out ear wax from the AirPods. Use Blu-Tak. Depending on which country you live in it is known by different names. Faber-Castell's Tack-it, Plasti-Tack and Fun-Tack are other common names. This is seriously, the ONLY way to get the job done properly.

rogifan_new said:

pjs_socal said:

Microsoft has a P/E ratio of 45 and Apple has a P/E ratio of 15.

Apple and Microsoft have similar margins and Apple had better growth in 2018. Apple makes 2.5x more revenue and 3x more profits. So, why are Microsoft shares valued at 3x Apple’s? Because investors are morons.

In reality Microsoft is worth ⅓ the value of Apple.

Because Microsoft is diversified with recurring revenue streams which Wall Street loves. With Apple if iPhone sneezes the entire company gets a cold.

They generate approx. 15 billion in recurring services revenue per quarter. Apple is at currently at approx. 10 billion in services revenue per quarter and growing at a faster rate... so I get your point but even then it doesn't really add up. 

Things not mentioned:

- Beyond Gorilla Glass 5. Apple got first access to the next generation of Gorilla glass as a result of their $200 million investment in Corning. Apple claims the glass is reinforced with metal.

- First ever support for QZSS and Galileo satellite positioning in a consumer device that's I'm aware of. Provides for military grade GPS tracking. 

- new generation haptic Engine 

- Advanced AR technology built in with both rear cameras individually calibrated for AR. The front facing camera amd sensors have also been designed specifically for AR applications.

- 3D tracking using the front facing TrueDepth camera and sensors for a range of new applications. 

- Should have put more emphasis on the Hardware Noise Reduction feature. Biggest breakthrough in mobile camera tech in years

- should have emphasised the 2436x1125 resolution -  the best resolution in the business. I know Samsung claims the Note has a resolution of 2960x1440 but that's not exactly the case. Samsung by default turns down the resolution to 2220x1080 (which means the iPhone has a better resolution in real life use).

- Should have put more emphasis on the Dolby Vision and HDR10 certified screen (which means true color reproduction and better visual richness and detail than both Galaxy and Note even with technically less PPI)

- True tone display (adapts display to ambient lighting conditions to retain color reproduction accuracy)

- Real time motion and scene analysis for optimal video recording

- This was shown but not discussed. Visual battery status indicator for all connected devices via iPhone screen on the Airpower accessory. This is also the first time anyone has figured out multi device charging on a single Qi charging mat.