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  • AT&T to pay $60M in settlement of FTC data throttling case

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    This essentially amounts to them getting away with it then.
    dysamoriawatto_cobrajahblade

  • AirPods Pro use custom silicone ear-tip, basically non-repairable

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    Good.

    To hell with these worthless right-to-repair nutjobs. I don't want worse products just so some cheap asshole can repair them poorly.
    lkruppStrangeDayshammeroftruthbaconstanggilly33watto_cobra

  • Production of Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro has supposedly begun

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    slurpy said:
    Metriacanthosaurus said:
    I'm buying this immediately, but I have a lot of reservations:

    1. The only reason this is going to start at $2,999 or higher is because Apple is going to pull the same crap with this model as they did with the new Mac Pro and simply not offer a lower-spec model at launch. It will start with a high amount of storage and RAM (which Pro customers usually BTO anyway). Then after a year, I expect we'll see this model replace the 15" MBP with a lower-spec entry model.

    2. This pisses me off because this means that after 3 years of an unusable keyboard, the first model to carry their solution to that problem will be the most expensive model. And this will be the only Apple laptop with a worthwhile keyboard for the next several months. That means every single MacBook customer will need to seriously consider (and many will bite) this very expensive model for the keyboard alone.

    It just bothers me that Apple would do this, and it bothers me even more that I'm going to support this decision...because I'm in need of the biggest laptop they can offer (like, yesterday), and refuse to buy another one with the butterfly keyboard.

    By "unusable" keyboard, you mean a keyboard that tens upon tens of millions of people have used without issue for the last few years, myself included? 

    The trollish extremism is amazing. 
    Soli said:
    Metriacanthosaurus said:
    I'm buying this immediately, but I have a lot of reservations:

    1. The only reason this is going to start at $2,999 or higher is because Apple is going to pull the same crap with this model as they did with the new Mac Pro and simply not offer a lower-spec model at launch. It will start with a high amount of storage and RAM (which Pro customers usually BTO anyway). Then after a year, I expect we'll see this model replace the 15" MBP with a lower-spec entry model.

    2. This pisses me off because this means that after 3 years of an unusable keyboard, the first model to carry their solution to that problem will be the most expensive model. And this will be the only Apple laptop with a worthwhile keyboard for the next several months. That means every single MacBook customer will need to seriously consider (and many will bite) this very expensive model for the keyboard alone.

    It just bothers me that Apple would do this, and it bothers me even more that I'm going to support this decision...because I'm in need of the biggest laptop they can offer (like, yesterday), and refuse to buy another one with the butterfly keyboard.
    It's by far my least favorite Apple keyboard, and I've had some minor issues after debris got struck temporarily, and know people who have had been given nearly completely new Macs after a key stopped working, but to say it's "unusable" is too much hyperbole to take your issue seriously.

    I'll likely be getting this MBP, especially if the keyboard is more like the old one, and I'll likely be shelling out $4k for it. I'm fine with that. If the benefit seems to be better than the expense I'll do it. That's it for me. I'm not bothered that they would put their newest stuff in their newest Mac.
    The level of delusion you'd have to achieve to say anything remotely complimentary or defensive about the butterfly keyboard is, frankly, scary.

    baconstangdocno42lmac

  • Apple TV+ interface is more important to streaming video users than content

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    And what makes people like the user interface? If it actually accomplishes something for them. In other words, helps them find things to watch.

    UI vs. content are not separate things, they are the same thing. None of these platforms allow you to actually see what content is available (which is an outrage all by itself and should be considered unlawful). They all hide their pitifully small libraries of content behind various forms of discoverability and curation. The more abstract they are, the more users despise them.

    Apple's TV app is now among the worst. Despite its alleged original purpose of collating all of your connected libraries into one, it has become one giant advertising platform for content Apple wants you to watch, even if you don't have access to it.
    entropys

  • Review: Anker PowerPort III Nano is the charger Apple should've shipped with the iPhone 11...

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    AppleInsider said:
    Apple's switching to a USB-C charging plug for the iPhone 11 Pro is welcome news, 
    To the celebration of users everywhere, Apple finally included a Fast Charge enabled USB-C power brick in the box
    Yeah, no. Not really. The delusion is strong with this blog in regard to USB-C. People who are not tech blog hounds will be universally disappointed when their iPhone includes a cable that plugs into nothing, and a uniquer power brick.

    No one cares how long it takes to charge an iPhone. They charge for 8 hours overnight.


    thtStrangeDays