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  • Apple's Atlantic City store to close, displacing 52 workers

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    Notsofast said:
    "As one of the world's biggest corporations with billions in profits every quarter, Apple has rarely felt a need to shutter outlets. "  That's not how business decisions are made. It's irrelevant how much their overall profits are, company's don't keep unprofitable stores, products, services, etc., around just because they have other profits.  The reason Apple hasn't shuttered other stores is because those stores are profitable, unlike the AC store that is in a dying mall with few stores left.
    Atlantic City not only has lower and lower traffic, but it’s not a city that’s necessarily great for the brand either at this time. Cut and run
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro inventory dwindles ahead of possible update at WWDC

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    Soli said:
    Mike Wuerthele said:
    lewchenko said:
    Roll on June 4th.

    Note though that Dell's new XPS 15 is available with an 8th gen core i9 and 32Gb of DDR4 memory. 

    Whether you think that machine is comparable to a MacBook Pro is another matter. It's certainly priced like one in the UK and has all the bells and whistles you would expect like 4K screen  (review I read said 100% gamut, and bright too)

    Just saying .. 32Gb is doable now. In the few reviews I've read battery life isn't compromised either. 

    Apple doesn't have to wait.

    Now if they can't do it because it would make the machine a few mm thicker... then I won't be happy.

    And I'll say it again... hoping they ditch the butterfly keyboard. Apparently that Dell has a similar one too which massively puts me off. 
    32GB has been doable for a bit, and was when the 2016 MBP shipped -- but with DDR4 RAM, and not LPDDR3 or LPDDR4.
    I think it's clear that people don't know the LP in LPDDR RAM means.
    Little Processor
    Soli

  • Apple's self-driving shuttle project to use Volkswagen vans after fruitless negotiations w...

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    Soli said:
    anantksundaram said:
    Ha, some of us never gave up the possibility of Apple getting into autonomous vehicles. This may look modest now, but I wouldn't be surprised if we'll be heating a lot more about it in the next couple of years.

    VW is an excellent choice: it has a mass market (volume), but also owns the upscale Audi and Porsche brands (cache). Yes, VW was tarnished by the diesel (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions scandal -- something that might seem to be at odds with Apple's vaunted "green" credentials -- but the company has more than amply penanced for it, with fines and restitutions in the US alone amounting to over $25B. Others such as BMW and M-B are just now being found out as having been involved with similar shenanigans.
    1) Just wait for the Luddites to show up and say how dangerous automation in automobiles is for society. Someone might even claim that driving is more art than skill. :eyeroll:

    2) Regarding the diesel emissions scandal, that shouldn't be a factor as I assume that all vehicles will be fully electric by the time this goes live.
    Good PR opportunity for VW to propel them from that scandal, great for Apple getting their foot in the door and proving concept. Seems almost like the exclusive deal Apple had with AT&T to get into the phone market. Win-win
    bb-15lolliver

  • Apple must fight $15.3B EU tax bill without US government help, court says

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    joogabah said:
    steven n. said:
    The EU needs to exhort and make up laws and apply them expo-facto style to pay for their nearly backrupt social programs. With the exception of Germany, almost every country in the Union is on the brink of failure.
    Does that fill you with glee?  The prospect of the gutting of social programs?   I know they offend some people ideologically.  What is it about capitalism that makes some people revel in the misery of the “losers”?
    I work in human services. I’m fine be with social programs. The Ex post facto nature of these laws is what is disturbing. If you can’t pay for your social programs it doesn’t mean it’s ok to dig into US corporations pockets as a creative solution to your financial problems and try to impose your newfound values that corporations should be responsible for paying for social programs on everybody else. Not only does this flout ongoing talks about tax reform in a global economy, it transgresses ongoing talks unilaterally by imposing tax laws ahead of what global leaders will end up agreeing on. (I am not a Trumpeteer, btw)
    elijahg

  • New Samsung ad takes shot at Apple over iPhone X notch, battery throttling controversy

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    jcs2305 said:
    tokyojimu said:
    My iPhone 6 _is_ so slow, even after a battery replacement. Launching apps often takes 20 seconds. Does that mean I’m gonna buy an S9? I don’t think so. 
    It means you should probably restore your phone as new rather than from a backup.  Also glad to hear no S9 in your future. B)
    Yep, exactly. After years of stubbornly wanting to keep restoring from my old backup I succumbed to restoring my phone as new and manually putting my data back in my phone. Extremely noticeable difference restoring my phone as new. This is what comes with any form of computing. Android users have to reinstall their OS at times as well, as happens with any OS. 
    watto_cobra