Latko

sflocal said:

I this thread is a perfect example of why I’m glad the masses don’t care what spec-heads think.  This MBP looks fantastic, performs even better than what Apple advertises, and yet some people here just have to troll their ignorant, uneducated, possibly even iHating nonsense.

What Apple does (putting a workhorse machine in a slim design) is like Massey Ferguson offering a 800bhp tractor in a Honda hatchback form factor. Yes, it will look and sell better, but it is still the wrong idea.
Stop palliating intrinsically flawed design with inadequate cooling infra - accepting what the masses consider the norm

foregoneconclusion said:

Every substantiation mentioned here indicates that they’re simply too late, given their ambitions.

Too late for what? Creating movies and television shows is nothing new. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu were all "late" to the game of creating that type of content. And the model for streaming subscriptions is month-to-month, which means it's easy for consumers to change their minds and try something else.   

Latko said:

Every substantiation mentioned here indicates that they’re simply too late, given their ambitions. Same for Music Streaming, and Project Titan soon.

Apple is “too late” to streaming music? You realize they’re amassing subscribers and catching up rapidly, right?

Was Amazon “too late” to streaming video? Why not?

Too late to become a prevalent provider, versus an also-ran in video-streaming
For people interested in video streaming Apple's proposition comes next to their initial subscription (Netflix/HBO/...) which makes them realize the (cord-cutters' vs. cable subscriber) financial advantage has disappeared - albeit with content quality improving but choice diminishing.

With Tim Cook constantly and vigorously taking political and ethical stance, to the level of (selective) evangelism, he’s in fact disqualifing Apple as an independent News supplier/curator
Which is just one reason he should refrain from it.

1STnTENDERBITS said:

Apple should give the XR some bolder colors instead of the pastels imo.  A navy, an emerald, a burnt orange.  Anything like that would be nice.

Especially if you want to win the Chinese market back. And (like coding) it doesn’t require a 4 year education to see that, Tim

Given the level of attention, care and dedication, this will undoubtedly improve gross margins before anything else.