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Game Mode isn't enough to bring gaming to macOS, and Apple needs to do more
It’s frustrating to purchase a Mac at a premium price and not being able to use it for gaming the way Windows is used. I miss an entire category of content (with my primary usage being productivity & content creation).I agree with most points in this article although I don’t think opening up the Mac with GPU support makes sense.Apple could consider a new product: an M3 Max powered “Apple TV” under a different brand name, e.g “Apple HomeCenter” or whatever (hopefully with a better name ;-).
It could compete with Xbox and PlayStation, but the Apple way. For this it would need to have strong 1st party content, and subsidize developers porting their work to this device (+ with compatibility with macOS, potentially supporting separate online instances for players on controllers using HomeCenter and desktop/mouse users).
It could offer a more compelling subscription like Xbox and PlayStation.
Apple would need to consider selling the device with no profit margin to compete; < $499 and consider it being a vending machine of services.
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Apple set to overhaul iPad Pro with OLED and Magic Keyboard revamp
This all doesn’t change the fact the iPad Pro is a crippled notebook (mostly) due to its software.
The iPad at least isn’t positioned and priced as such (however, still too expensive).
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What the iPhone 15 Pro in gray titanium could look like
It’s a super bland color, yuck. Then again, who cares? Who walks around with a $1200 phone without a protective cover?
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iPhone 15 Pro models could cost at least $100 more
Selling OS licenses is not their business model. It’s services. It’s completely different for Microsoft who doesn’t sell the PC and locks customers out of using something else.jamnap said:Sure, price increases affect all of us, but when was the last time you paid for a iOS/MacOs/WatchOS/TVos software update? It costs $$$$ for engineers to R&D great hardware and for software engineers to contantly tweak and update billions of lines of code with new/improved features. These services have to be factored in to purchase prices. I own just about every category of Apple products and subscribe to many of their services, and I have never had any hardware failures, and services remain reliable (with an occasional outage now and then). Most of my friends on the Windows platform often get hit for software update: I have never paid for a osMac update. So when you hear of Apple’s quarterly profits, think about how much goes to R&D. Pricing for everything is going up, but I won’t mind a higher 15 Pro Max knowing I am purchasing a top-of-the-line high-tech and dependable device. You get what you pay for. Ciao.
You position Apple as a poor victim and they are some sort of a non-profit. They are worth trillions and have billions of cash at hand. Stop defending them. This is Tim Cook who wants to maintain a gigantic markup on these devices and earn hundreds of millions on stock more this year.
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Tim Cook confirms that Apple has been working on generative AI for years
That’s just a bandaid solution. Siri is a dead-end in the world of LLM AI.coolfactor said:GerfnitAuthor said:My primary problem with Siri is it doesn't remember context. So if I ask about where someone lives or the address of a company and it gives me the answer, I can't request, "Take me there" because it doesn't know what "there" means. I'm afraid I've gotten spoiled by GPTchat engines with which I can make backward references.
I believe the next version of Siri — coming with iOS 17 — can chain queries together. Combined with saying just "Siri", instead of "Hey Siri", the experience of interacting with the assistant should be much more natural and enjoyable.
Has this improved Siri been available in the iOS 17 betas, or do the betas still use the same Siri as the rest of us?
