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nicholfd said:

muthuk_vanalingam said:

nicholfd said:

zoetmb said:

laytech said:

Im sure someone has commented above but no Face ID, surely not. Are we still logging in with finger print? Surely not.

So?  I prefer TouchID and I would prefer it on the iPhone as well.    It's easier to stick a finger over there than to have to stare at the camera and be recognized.   Especially on the phone in the car.    I HAVE to buy a new IPhone because I'm currently using an iPhone6 and a lot of the apps won't work anymore and it's bugging me that they won't restore TouchID until next year, so I'm going to be stuck without it. 

And I wouldn't hold my breath "waiting until next year".  No one knows if Apple will ever return Touch ID.  Face ID is superior in almost all scenarios (and is proven more secure), so why return to something that is in general, inferior?

Except when you are wearing masks and try to unlock your phone in the last 1.5 years.

Not if you have an Apple Watch (I do).  My watch unlocks my phone almost as quickly as my face does.  The only time I'm not wearing my watch is when I'm cleaning up/showering.  So not an issue for me.

ps. I did say "almost".

There are 1 billion+ active iPhones in the world, of which at least 700-800 million would be having FaceID. How many of those iPhone owners have Apple Watch to unlock their iPhones? Yes, it is NOT an issue for you. But what about the rest of the world population who do not have Apple Watches?

Edit: My earlier estimate of 700-800 million iPhones with FaceID seems to be on the higher side. For the last 4 years, considering a total of 800 million iPhones sold, it would be between 500-600 million iPhones with FaceID currently active, with earlier generation iPhones (7, 8 and SE series) making up the rest. Even then, the percentage of iPhone users with FaceID but not owning an Apple Watch is a HUGE population and their needs cannot be brushed aside just like that.

nicholfd said:

zoetmb said:

laytech said:

Im sure someone has commented above but no Face ID, surely not. Are we still logging in with finger print? Surely not.

So?  I prefer TouchID and I would prefer it on the iPhone as well.    It's easier to stick a finger over there than to have to stare at the camera and be recognized.   Especially on the phone in the car.    I HAVE to buy a new IPhone because I'm currently using an iPhone6 and a lot of the apps won't work anymore and it's bugging me that they won't restore TouchID until next year, so I'm going to be stuck without it. 

And I wouldn't hold my breath "waiting until next year".  No one knows if Apple will ever return Touch ID.  Face ID is superior in almost all scenarios (and is proven more secure), so why return to something that is in general, inferior?

Except when you are wearing masks and try to unlock your phone in the last 1.5 years.

docno42 said:

Paradroid said:
I don't think they are saying it's a deal breaker. But this is a MacBook, not a ThinkPad. The last redesign (2016) moved the design forward, this seems to move it backwards. It wouldn't stop me buying the machine but it's a fair observation.

How would you "move it forward" though?   And if you think this design is in anyway comparable to a ThinkPad...  

I love it when people say crap like this without providing any further context, especially about the much better design they obviously have in their heads 

I think he refers to the inclusion of so called "legacy" ports. As you already mentioned in one of the previous comments, a dongletown apologist.

elijahg said:

Glad the ports many here declared "legacy" are back. Are they still "legacy" now?

Apple doesn't use "legacy" ports ever. So, they are the "future" from now onwards .

GeorgeBMac said:

gatorguy said:

GeorgeBMac said:

viclauyyc said:

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I will not surprise if thousands of people freeze to death in this winter in China. But CCP don’t care, of course. 

LOL.... That's why they cut back on production:   to insure their people have heat and energy during the energy crisis in that region.  They are cutting back on industry (that they highly value) to assure the health & safety of their people who they value even higher than industry.

The curious part is:  what is causing this energy shortage in that region?

England has one but we know why:  A lack of workers from the EU needed to transport it.  But in China it is so far unexplained.

The Global Times wouldn't report it as it doesn't portray Pres. Xi in a positive light, so if that's your source of news you won't find it. But if you'll read some Western news sources it's not an unexplained mystery. 
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Nice try!  But you just did another face plant.

None of my information came from anything but impartial western news outlets!

Aren't you feeling stupid continuously making crazy claims that prove to be untrue?

Can you please share those links, so that we can read and be better informed as well?