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  • Google confirms antitrust investigation by DOJ

    LordeHawkLordeHawk
    It would be a very difficult for the government to prove Apple is harming customers with their App Store. As a generalization, most of the companies complaining owe a large part of their success if not all, to Apple.

    I would be interested in data to verify my assumption.


    pujones1Gabywatto_cobra

  • New 16-inch MacBook Pro rumored to fit screen in current 15-inch case

    LordeHawkLordeHawk
    GeorgeBMac said:
    hmlongco said:
    Why is it that an iPhone XS is $999 and an iPhone XS Max is $1099, yet a 13” MacBook Pro is $1300 and a 16” MacBook Pro is $3200.

    I have never understood why Apple needs a bigger screen to have a $1100 to $1900 premium on a laptop (85% to 146% markup), while it only needs to be a 10% markup on a phone. It’s like saying a Toyota Yaris starts at $13,000 and the next size up Corolla starts at $24,000 to $32,000. Since when is a slightly bigger version only for the most privileged? Maybe when you start giving dividends to the most privileged, who knows. 
    That $1,300 13" MacBook Pro has a smaller screen, a 4-core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics, and 2 TB Ports.

    At a $1,000 difference, a $2,300 15" MacBook Pro has a larger screen, AND a 6-core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Radeon Pro 555X Graphics, and 4 TB Ports. 

    Seems to me you're getting just a little bit more than a larger screen for your "markup".
    That's true.   It's also kind of a shame because some people want the screen without all the other stuff.   All they want to do is work on their spreadsheet.
    I just plug my iPad into my MBP and use 2 screens.

    Sorry if I’m ruining everybody’s bash on Apple because they make great products that cost more thread...
    watto_cobra

  • Trump expects Apple to build manufacturing plant in Texas

    LordeHawkLordeHawk
    We do need beneficial trading partners, but a relationship is a two way street, China can’t be allowed to take advantage of the US.  This isn’t anti-China, or political, just common sense.

    Speaking to the actual post, it would be inspiring to see Apple pull off the automated manufacturing facility they attempted in the 80s.  Even though this isn’t Apple’s business model, it would be a testament to modern manufacturing.
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  • Siri 'whistleblower' details drug deals & sex heard during manual reviews

    LordeHawkLordeHawk
    I call bullshit, location and contacts never get sent with Siri requests.  Sounds like someone wants the public to associate Siri as being as bad as Google and Amazon.

    If you turn Siri off and then back on in settings, a new anonymous Siri ID is issued.
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  • Apple's Siri is the first of four lawsuit targets over voice recognition technology

    LordeHawkLordeHawk
    All of this has been prior ideas in sci-fi for decades.  Lol

    Scotty picks up the mouse.
    ”Hello computer!”
    watto_cobra