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  • Apple cut too much by removing MagSafe from the iPhone 16e

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    Panner_Nudding said:
    This doesn’t make sense to me. Apple sales MagSafe products like cases, wallets, chargers and not having MagSafe means they won’t be able sell any of them to folks who get the 16e. 
    Agree. The attach rate on accessories makes MagSafe very profitable. There must be some other reason. Apple replied to MacWorld that it wasn't due to the C1 module. Case vendors should then be able to add magnets or go all the way with Qi2 through the USB connector.

    The article states that Apple removed MagSafe. The SE and XR models never included MagSafe and so it wasn't really removed. Still a very capable phone. Just as the power button on Mac mini this gives us something to talk about :-)
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  • Tim Cook meets with President Trump at the White House

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    Cook deserves every cent of his salary. All the best to him and the team at Apple.
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  • iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe

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    jamnap said:
    Was planning to purchase this new phone, but having just learned about the absence of MagSafe means it is a pass for me.  Would be nice to learn of Apple’s reasoning behind this omission.  I would pay a few more bucks for MagSafe.  Sad.
    Not sure why anyone would dislike your post. MagSafe uses Neodymium a rare-earth metal mainly available from China. This could be Apple trying to limit the exposure to those materials due to the political situation.

    Can iPhone 16e get MagSafe?
    Yes! Belkin is already doing affordable power banks with Qi2 (same features as MagSafe). Case vendors can absolutely create cases with Qi2 while using the USB C connector for charging at full speed.
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  • iPhone 16e vs iPhone 16: A new Apple Intelligence-powered entry-level option

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    Harrytro said:
    $499 would have made more sense to make it easier for more people to afford a brand new iPhone. 
    $499 wasn't possible with 10% import tariffs and inflation. This is a $200 discount on the iPhone 16 experience.
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  • Apple Studio Display update may arrive a year later than expected

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    danox said:

    Since Tim Cook has been CEO of Apple, he certainly is a better CEO than either one of the twins of the apocalypse, Apple may not come out with products as fast as you or I would like, but the profit margin, revenue and product iteration under Tim Cook is far beyond either one of those two guys and it’s not even close, 
    Cook is keeping the big ship steady and did a fantastic job as COO. He is doing a fine job on iterations.
    But if iterations were enough then Nokia, IBM, and Xerox would still rule the world. They don't.

    Sculley and Cook are similar in that they got caught by the Apple CEO Curse by trying to be product persons and visionaries. Knowledge Navigator, Newton, and AVP are all "I want to deliver one more thing" by someone incapable of doing so. Watch got saved by a full repositioning from fashion to health. Apple hasn't launched any succesful new product category since 2016.
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