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  • Apple spends $150M a year on United flights, Shanghai is No. 1 destination

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    payeco said:
    e90 said:
    And so many business class seats... 50 a day
    I’m not sure what is going on with those bulleted stats. I can’t imagine Apple has that many people going back and forth daily. I think that bullet more likely refers the business class seats available on that route. United serves that route with a Boeing 787-9 which has 48 business class seats. I think the marketing person just rounded up to 50.

    https://seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/United_Airlines_Boeing_787-900.php

    Maybe I’m totally wrong though and they really do have that many people going to Shanghai every day. That seems crazy.
    A quick check on a few days later this month shows two nonstops each of the days.... and the 50 seats may not be an average, Apple is possibly buying 50 seats a day no matter the need of actual employees. This happens in large business air travel deals to pay a preferred rate and have the frequency of available flights.
    williamlondon

  • Apple issues invites to October 30 iPad Pro and Mac 'There's more in the making' event in ...

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    Wishful thinking ... the stacked Apple graphic is a hint of Mac modularity 
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  • Test suggests 2018 MacBook Pro can't keep up with Intel Core i9 chip's thermal demands

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    jdw said:
    I could have told you that, even before Mr. Lee's findings.  A lot of people who embrace butterfly keyboards and impossibly thin designs don't give much consideration to thermal throttling.  But it is a reality.  Another sad fact is that it has been shown that Apple uses vastly inferior thermal paste between GPU and CPU chips and their heatsinks.  It would only cost them pennies more to use a half-way decent thermal paste.  So in addition to the fact the the thermal cooling in super thin designs like the 2016 and later MBP is inadequate to prevent throttling, thermal paste used does not transfer heat as well is it could.  Here's a SnazzyLabs Video that might help convince some of you.

    I've long called for the thinning of the MBP to end.  The thickness of the 2015 MBP is quite thin yet not too thin.  It allows for a good sized battery and for better cooling.  And while I think Apple should continue to strive for thinness, that doesn't mean it has to be the MBP.  Supreme thinness and lightness is what the MacBook is for.  Butterfly keyboards too.  But the MBP needs to be "Pro" all around in terms of cooling, thermal performance, battery size, ports-a-plenty, an internal SD card slot, and thick enough to accommodate a great keyboard with sufficient key travel that (a) will satisfy pretty much all users and (b) won't harmed by specs of dust under the keys.  Indeed, on my 2015 MBP 15" I can remove the keys.

    These important considerations need to be made more serious by Apple engineers in future designs.  Take everything you want away on the MacBook, but put the beefy stuff in the MacBook Pro.  Make the MacBook Air a hybrid of the two, and then you have 3 product lines that can please every Mac notebook buyer.  Seriously.  It's not that hard.  It's just a matter of Apple rethinking its design decisions.
    this ——^
    freethinkingwilliamlondonvukasika

  • Apple calls iPhone X preorders 'off the charts' after rapid sellouts

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    siretman said:
    I was able to get my iPhone X to deliver on November 3rd although my wife’s iPhone X will arrive November 17-24. We are on the Apple upgrade program and I am puzzled by a credit charge of $89.05 from Apple Online orders. Is this some sort of a service charge for the Carrier ATT?

    You’re likely paying the sales tax of the entire device price upfront, which is what AT&T Next does.
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