LukeCage

macxpress said:

pscooter63 said:

I’ll bet there’s a bevy of iTunes gift cards not yet used, too.

Mine aren't used yet...but I just let them pay for my Apple Music Subscription. I have $25 worth so thats almost 3 months free. 

Oh man I received a $50 dollar gift card and was thinking of doing this same thing. I can see how the App Store made 300 million dollars on New Years Day because I really only spend money on apps when I have ITunes money

macxpress said:

So Apple and the architects they hire aren't as dumb as people thought...

I know right it's like people were jumping to conclusion with out having the whole story.

New Year same story, too much of a culture clash,  and would be very difficult to integrate the two companies. Also there's something like a 70% - 90% chance of failing when it comes to big mergers.  How many huge acquisitions have been successful over the years, very few and of those that were successful they were very specific or could have only benefited the specific company buying it. If we take a look at some of last years big acquisitions like Amazon and Whole Foods or Disney and Fox or CVS and Aetna, these all look like good deals but so did Aol and Time Warner, Google and Motorola and Microsoft and Nokia deals. 

nhughes said:

Soli said:

Only because it's listed I'll mention it, I put more hours into my Nintendo Switch than any other device right now other than my MBP, and potentially my Echos (all grouped together), but the Echo use should potentially be considered more passive as I make a request and then it executes it for hours, like "Alexa, play my Spotify housecleaning playlist."

This new Zelda game is beyond amazing and ridiculously large.

Breath of the Wild is a stunning achievement on virtually every level. Considering the relatively low horsepower of the Switch as compared to an iPad (or Apple TV), it makes me both frustrated for the current state of iOS games, and hopeful that things will improve in the future. In terms of graphics alone, Breath of the Wild shows how excellent art design can overcome the limitations of "low end" hardware. And Super Mario Odyssey is just a joy to play as well. Good stuff.

Isn’t BOTW amazing I’ve spent so many hours playing it that I’m a bit embarrassed. The crazier thing is that BOTW is not utilizing the power of the switch. It’s a Wii U game that was ported to the Switch. The Switch’s newer processors make things like loading shrines saving and booting up the game faster and that’s about it. For a real test of the switches power games like Doom, which is already out and soon to be released Wolfenstein II. Now those two games make one question how can this be a portable system. 

This seems pretty normal to me, what’s the problem? If you live in a cold climate falling ice is something you have to deal with.