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  • Apple's 'PhoenixCE' diagnostic software left on customer MacBook Pro

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    Rajka said:
    Surely you jest, Jimh2. I'm sure many people like to have a go at Apple's in-house diagnostic software. That could save someone a trip to the Apple Store, and time is money.
    According to the article it seems Apple’s in-house diagnostic software only works in-house.  Apple is quite aware the software slips out occasionally, and it’s not going to be any more functional outside the repair depot than they want it to be. 
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  • Editorial: Reporting about the MacBook Pro is failing at a faster rate than the butterfly ...

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    bennettvista said:
    Ugh.. I’ve been waiting to buy a new MacBookPro and was hoping the new model would have had an improved keyboard. I’ve tried the current model at Apple stores and it’s not pleasant to type on and hurts my fingers as the keys don’t travel. The design team should have consulted with writers before adopting this design.  I’m going to wait until next year now and hope my old MacBook Pro holds up.
    If typing on the butterfly keyboard actually hurts your fingers, you’re likely striking the keys much too hard. Some people do “pound on the keyboard”, particularly those of us who learned on a manual typewriter.

    Many have found that they did need to adjust their typing technique somewhat, but that when they do they’re actually able to type faster and more accurately with the new keyboard.
    bennettvista

  • Apple updates 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros with new Intel chips, enhanced butterfly keyboa...

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    The new quad-core 13-inch MacBook Pro mobile creation machine

    The $1799 model now getting a 300MHz jump in CPU speed to use Intel's 8th Generation 15 Watt Core i5-8365 CPU with a Turbo Boost speed of 4.1 GHz.

    The custom option for an Intel i7 is also getting upgraded by 300MHz to Intel's Core i7-8665U.


    These are not the correct CPUs for this new release. Apple isn’t using 15W U-series with GT2 graphics on the Touch Bar model (or non-Touch Bar model for that matter). 

    I’m not sure what the new CPU model numbers are, but they’re an improvement to the 28W/GT3e parts used in the 2018 machines. So the I5-8259U 2.3/3.8GHz model is now 2.4/4.1GHz, and the I7-8559U 2.7/4.5GHz model has been upgraded to 2.8/4.7GHz. 

    I haven't seen any Intel announcements on new 28W Iris Plus 655 parts; I think these are probably custom SKUs made for Apple, maybe just better binned 8259/8559 parts. 
    tht

  • Apple promises 1,200 new tech jobs in San Diego by 2022

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    If Apple built facilities in Alaska or New Hampshire then the employees there would have to pay 0% sales tax and 0% income tax. (Is the New Hampshire slogan "Live Free or Die" referring to taxes? I.e., "Live Tax Free or Die?") Property tax rates (based on average homes & incomes) across the US range from 0.3% to 2.3% which isn't that much. Another option is Puerto Rico where Apple employees would have to pay 0% federal income taxes which is 39% in the 50 US states. In P.R. their local income tax appears to be 4% (compare that to the California income tax rate of 13% on top of 39% federal taxes for a total of 52%.) P.R. is big; it has 1% the population of California! Another viable location is Guam, which also has 0% sales tax. You can rent an expensive & furnished home in Guam for $36,000/year, and there's a glut of homes in Guam at the moment. 
    Apple is hiring at least 1,200, but not just any 1,200. The skills they need to successfully produce a baseband processor are varied, and many are very specialized in a very narrow technical area. Those folks are in San Diego, not Alaska, NH, PR or Guam. Apple will recruit heavily from Qualcomm talent to get the expertise they need. They’ll pay very well, and their employees will be able to pay their taxes. 
    dewmetyler82

  • Apple restocks iPhone SE on clearance site, all models available

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    theirongiant said:
    Aaaaaaaaand they're gone.

    This must be a planned exercise to gauge demand for the small phone.
    Apple had the SE for sale for two and a half years, I’m pretty sure they’re pretty hip to how well it sells; that’s very likely exactly why they cancelled it. 

    If this were anything other than attempt to clear out old stock of a phone soon to be going into its fourth model year, Apple wouldn’t be selling a $450 product at the fire sale price of $300—an almost unheard of 33% discount. 

    I know it sucks for fans of small phones, but there just isn’t a very large market for them. It’s not just Apple; even at the sub-$250 ASP of Android phones, there’s very little demand (and hence no manufacturer interested in supplying one). 
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