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Not everyone is lining up dozens of these.  It would be nice for home users to fit a mini in a 1U in a small server + AV rackmount.  For example, 5.6 x 5.6 x 1.6 is 5x5x2 with some some change to spare. I'm thinking they must have tried this every possible way before they settled on this current form. Is there a hard constraint that the footprint be square?  

darelrex said:

... Are Apple and Google allowed to charge their commission for companies that use alternate payment portals? Because I think that's what's going to happen in the USA ...

Why should Apple or Google be privy to the details of transaction between an end user and another company? For all the talk of privacy and security, this would fly in the face of it, so I'm not seeing it. Given the ruling, seems that would require a warrant in other circumstances.  Maybe it is time to come up with a different model in light of the ruling? Perhaps charge a fee for hosting the apps, the bandwidth requirements (based on the number of downloads, uploads, etc.), updates, some types of Google or Apple IP used, the App review process, etc. But that would not nearly be as lucrative, although it is still possible to make good money. More of a cloud hosting service model. And also the App review process might have to be documented if a nominal fee is charged for it. 

My absolute favourite feature of my aging Pixel phone is that always-on display. I have two cheapo charging stands, one on my nightstand and the other on my working desk. 
No need for a clock radio or a wristwatch with the phone always displaying date, time, weather, alarm status and identifying background music playing. This would be a strong selling point on getting me back to the iPhone; USB-C and better contacts management would be close second and third. I can easily recreate on an iPhone most of the other stuff that Google does better for my common usage: maps, search, TV, email, GPS, music, etc. Kindle would still be a problem with an iPhone, but I reluctantly could live with that. Emphasis on "my common usage" here, I don't want to generalize or start a firestorm. As of now using an iPad Pro, an Android phone and a computer allows me to carry around only one lipstick size USB-C GaN charger for all. I really like that minimalistic freedom. Common Apple, aren't you supposed to be the company known for that ? Make the next iPhones USB-C. 

quench said:

the company (Apple) that helped them become a worldwide sensation.

I'm sorry but many of the opinions here are seriously misinformed.  
For this to get 10 likes also tells me that some of the readership is also misguided. 

gatorguy said:

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michelb76 said:

Xed said:

.Another 50% compression increase is impressive. I wonder what the processing overhead will look like.

It's only really good on higher quality streams, such as 4K and 8K. Savings for say 1080p will likely be much, much smaller and maybe not even cross 10%. Still nice to see improvements in encoding. Doubt this will come to the regular web though, too much fighting between Google and Apple to get encoding format marketshare.

I don' believe Apple and Google are fighting over codecs. On the contrary, Apple agreed to work with Google and others on improving and promoting the AV1 open standard.
https://www.engadget.com/2018-03-28-google-apple-intel-av1-netflix-amazon.html

So, why is Safari unable to play YouTube 4K videos, isn't that simply conflicting codecs and doesn't this show Apple is right to use HEVC?

I'm Duck Ducking that

LOL... Seriously tho I've not spent any time looking at how YouTube delivers content or why Safari wouldn't work with it. 

Google probably wants to avoid HVEC/H.265. It is a licensing minefield and with various patent pools + invidual players for which there there does not seem to be an agreed yearly licensing cap. Don't take my word for it, see the words of an MPEG founder: https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-Future-of-HEVC-Licensing-Is-Bleak-Declares-MPEG-Chairman-122983.aspx . Just imaging if someone submarines a patent in there.The exposure to an entity like YouTube could become a nightmare.

My understanding of YouTube is H.264 and VP9, similar with Stadia. Apple joining the royalty free AOM in 2018 and adopting AV1 seems a sensible step in the same direction. As a "founding" member no less . I think Netflix started using AV1 in some cases this year, from VP9. HEVC/H.266 has tough hill to climb.