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  • Mizuho analysts suggest 2019 iPhones will 'lack novelty' for consumers

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    AppleExposed said:
    caladanian said:
    Why remove the still new 3D/force touch?

    Rumors aren't official.

    If they do remove it, it will most likely be replaced with better technology.
    I’d be miffed to lose it in Procreate Pocket, unless they brought Apple Pencil 2 support to iPhones, but that brings a slew of engineering challenges. 
    caladanian

  • The Apple Pro Display XDR brings 6K to the Mac for $4999

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    lorin schultz said:
    StrangeDays said:

    lorin schultz said:
    SpamSandwich said:
    jasenj1 said:
    There was an audible groan in the room when they announced the $999 stand. Devs recognize a Pro display costs Pro money, but that much for a stand? Too much.
    It has a VESA mount, so there are plenty of alternatives.
    But that VESA mount is $200!!! Two hundred bucks for a magnet with bolt holes is egregious!

    I don’t travel in the kind of circles that use monitors of this spec so I have no basis for a value comparison there. I have, however, recently researched high-quality arms, stands, and mounts, and consider Apple’s pricing of the stand and adapter insulting. It says Apple thinks I’m too stupid to know when I’m being ripped off.
    Nope, it just says this isn't for you. You'll be fine with a third party monitor, you don't need a reference monitor.
    I’m not talking about the monitor.  I’m talking about Apple’s continued practice of pricing accessories and upgrades so high as to be infuriating and a deterrent to acquiring core products. I just bought two high-end display mounts for around $400 each. I refuse to believe Apple’s stand is more than twice as good.

    It’s like Apple’s computers. I love the latest MBP, but the cost to upgrade the RAM and storage to usable levels is so high it ruins my device lust and just makes me angry at Apple. I really wish they would rethink that strategy.
    Then take your “Good Enough” attitude and GTFO.  Apple caters to a market with money. They put in marketable efficiencies that to the general public aren’t obvious. Thus the general public boohoos the premium pricing that in actuality is cheaper when ticking the same boxes of multiple other products slapped together in a hideous monstrosity. 
    watto_cobra

  • Editorial: At WWDC19, Apple charts the future of private, premium tech - alone

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    lkrupp said:
    Ho boy, this is going to make the charter members of the perpetually disappointed and underwhelmed club literally stroke out. I love the article because it completely describes my frame of mind in 1982 when I bought my first Apple product, an Apple ][+. There just wasn’t anything like it on the market. Here I am thirty-seven years later and I’m still on the bandwagon. Sometimes there were bumps and potholes on the road but Apple is still Apple.
    Agreed. Looking elsewhere in news and social, lots of hot takes on iTunes going away. DED barely gives it a passing thought. Another great piece DED!  
    lostkiwiMacProwatto_cobrajony0

  • Former App Store review chief discusses process, says concerned about competition with App...

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    canukstorm said:
    dedgecko said:
    Latko said:
    Thx Philip, on behalf of 3rd party devs. That’s _exactly_ the kind of reference that 3rd party devs and their solicitors need in their in their anti-trust case against Apple: the proof that they are direct competitors...
    What!? The lawsuit was brought by alleged iPhone users, not developers. #FUD
    Spotify has asked the EU to look into anti-competitive practices against Apple with respect to the App Store.
    Yes, and anyone can ask the SEC to look into stock manipulation... it’s not a case yet. There’s no lawsuit filed by Spotify’s lawyers. There is one filed in the Pepper vs Apple.  Mea culpa if we’re talking different subjects, but at this time, I don’t consider Spotify a case / lawsuit yet. 
    watto_cobra

  • Former App Store review chief discusses process, says concerned about competition with App...

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    Latko said:
    Thx Philip, on behalf of 3rd party devs. That’s _exactly_ the kind of reference that 3rd party devs and their solicitors need in their in their anti-trust case against Apple: the proof that they are direct competitors...
    What!? The lawsuit was brought by alleged iPhone users, not developers. #FUD
    chasmwatto_cobra