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FileMakerFeller said:

tht said:

Beats said:

I was underwhelmed with the M1 Mac reveal. Yeah I know it has a bad ass Apple processor and bad ass software support but I expected more from the company who invented the Mac.


Here’s what I expected

1. Apple modem or at least support for cellular networks.

2. App Store funnel for all applications. (Probably too late for this now)

3. A revolutionary new design. Maybe a new touchbar, FaceID, a hinge that can place the MacBook flat for Pencil support and drawing etc.

One of the main points of Apple Silicon Macs was that they didn’t run hot.... oh yeah and also noiseless.

1. Yeah. It is curious why they haven't had cellular modem options for their laptops.

2. As long people can side load, the App Store just isn't going to be a thing on macOS. Apple can make the App Store a popular place if they published some popular apps maybe, but they are reluctant to do that.

3. I don't think there is a "revolutionary" design in the cards for a PC, not like the OG iPhone was. It's all iterative refinements. A foldable, with robust display covers, will be coming, but I don't think that's a revolution. You are still operating it like a laptop or a tablet, except the keyboards and tracking devices will be virtual. I do think they need to put more work in with keyboards, both the software versions on iPads, the ones in laptops, and external ones. It's something used all the time, a primary UI device, and continued optimizations and maybe experimentation would be nice to see.

Eg, I'd like them to offer 2-row, 3-row ortho-linear software keyboards on iPadOS. Something that would yield more display area for apps.

4. The next revolution is probably AR. Obviously Apple has been hinting so for ages now.

Beats said:

One of the main points of Apple Silicon Macs was that they didn’t run hot.... oh yeah and also noiseless.

They still get hot, just less so then before. Moving the hot components away from the keyboard to the back of the display just eliminates having hot keys all together.

Then, we will see how it goes when the large Apple Silicon laptops arrive.

Apple is never going to put a cellular modem in their desktops or laptops. Reasons why, off the top of my head:

1. "Everybody" already has a phone in their pocket that they "always" have with them. Easier to share that connection than add hardware components that affect the design.
2. Apple sells iPhones for hefty prices that people are more than willing to buy. Why give up that revenue stream?

Frankly, I'm surprised that Apple put a cellular modem in the iPad. But I guess that's due to the evolution of the iPhone and iPad from the original idea back in the early 2000s.

gatorguy said:

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EsquireCats said:

It's slightly disingenuous because Chrome ties in with Google's "web history" feature (which feeds your browsing history into their own data aggregation systems). So basically this just blocks *other* data aggregators (e.g. facebook), meaning only Google can do it.

Apple's Safari on the other hand doesn't building tracking information whatsoever. The history feature in Safari has no secret secondary function, it's for the user and only the user.

That's what Ars Technica is saying. Chrome itself will be the tracker now, not the cookies/tracking files (from the advertisers). Then Google will feed the advertisers your browsing info.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/google-claims-it-will-stop-tracking-individual-users-for-ads/

No, tracking you as a user is not at all what Ars says in their article. Did you read it? And where did you see where Google will feed your identifiable information to advertisers? I mean is that a real fact, some link or source for it, or just something you made up in the absence of, you know researching it? If you do the latter you'll discover any identifiable information will remain on your personal device.  Nothing personally identifiable to advertisers will leave your computer or smartphone via Chrome.

EDIT: In case you don't really pay attention when reading, this is the pertinent clip from the Ars article you linked:
",,,before, through cookies, you would end up sending personal information and detailed browser history to various web ad servers, which could then build an ad interest file on you in the cloud. Now, Chrome will keep that detailed information locally and build an ad interest profile locally, and only the interest profile would be shipped to the advertisers for relevant ads through an open API."

Locally means on your own device, and not shared.