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In other news, Apple filed a lawsuit against the US Apple Association, an amalgam of growers, packers, shippers, and marketers of apples, for trademark infringement. An Apple spokesperson was quoted as saying, We can’t have people mistaking Gala, Fuji, and Granny Smith apples for our products. The public might become confused.”

Marvin said:

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The current 27" iMac starts at $1799 with 8GB/256GB. I expect the new iMac Pro models to start at $1999.
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What leads you to believe that the iMac Pro would only start around $2000?  Wouldn’t that be the consumer 27-30” iMac price? Would Apple not want a higher price point for the iMac Pro starting maybe around the $4000-5000 range?

GeorgeBMac said:

dewme said:

This is great news for that state of Ohio. There are a number of excellent universities within a fairly small radius of Columbus, including but not limited to OSU, CWRU, IU, U-M, and CMU that have the kind of talent that Intel can tap into quite readily. At the end of the day, 3,000 jobs isn’t huge but I hope it all goes as planned and that this spawns additional investment in the region.

I'm not sure about the rest of them, but CMU is a three hour drive from there.

Well, CMU is regional.  I grew up in mid-Ohio and went to CMU as an undergrad.  Not a bad trip on the weekends.

The whole thing sounds like a strategic military-industrial complex venture, where Intel is addressing Government concerns over access to technology hardware.  While I haven’t lived there for many years, I would dearly love to see Ohio become a technology center.  But building up the business infrastructure will not be easy.

#1: Ohio doesn’t rank up there as a desirable place to live.  I mean, it’s beautiful country with the rolling hills in the east.  But I don’t live there any more, and there’s a reason for that.  #2: Few technology jobs are available.  Columbus is a thriving financial center.  But all you’ve got is farmland surrounding it.  All the large businesses and factories I grew up with are “green-fielded,” meaning they have been leveled and grasslands planted in their place.  You might think it bucolic except for the grinding poverty that resulted.

The headset needs to have AR capability also.  VR alone will be a white elephant curiosity. Cool, but with limited growth potential.

I have been seeing this for quite a while on Twitter.  There are a whole lot of fruit stand employees who are very unhappy.  Morale is low.  Anyone who has worked in retail knows it’s not always a pleasant environment.  Some customers can be so obnoxious and rude it’s unbelievable.  But these problems seem to extend far beyond rude customers.  There’s something really wrong with the management.  Tim Cook needs to reassess retail leader ship right now.