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Remember the video of Balmer hopping around shouting DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!
Yeah, Musk never saw that. At some point he’ll need some help, and the best will tell him to stuff it.
Actually I have already seen that. An acquaintance of mine graduated last summer with a degree in CS/Programming. He had two interviews, with SpaceX and NVidea. He took the latter job simply because he doesn’t trust Musk. 

On one hand even though I’d not want to go to Android, I’m glad that they are putting pressure on Apple to keep their SoC advancing. 
On the other hand, the chips are so much faster than I need that it’s rather meaningless. I mean I haven’t felt like my computer/device wasn’t fast enough for a long time. When I upgrade I look to see if I can double the benchmark of my previous system, I keep them a long time, but mostly that’s for fun. In reality even if Apple’s M Series chips fell behind QC it wouldn’t actually make a tinker’s damn bit of difference to me. 

proline said:

rob53 said:

there are a lot of consumers in Russia who are not like Putin and who shouldn't be considered as such.

Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case. Support for war is very high in Russia. The population is thoroughly brainwashed.

On the CBC a week or so ago they were talking to a defence expert who was asked about opposition to the war inside Russia. He said that the thing we have to remember is that for the last century, the Russian population has been been fed stories about how the “West” wants to destroy Russian culture, people, religion, and everything. That the whole point of the west and in more recent years NATO is to invade and enslave the Russian people. So of course most of the Russian populace believe the invasion of Ukraine was for self defence. Of course they believe that there are NATO forces on the ground targeting Russian civilians. Of course they believe all the propaganda. Just like their parents did, and their grandparents did, and their great grandparents did, and…

StrangeDays said:

Rogue01 said:

What about the problem with no one wanting them?  With inflation and a looming recession and most living paycheck to paycheck, people have much higher priorities than wasting $3,000 on a pair of Apple goggles that probably won't do much.  Apple thought the iPhone 14 Plus was a such a great idea, and look how bad that turned out.  Apple severely cut back on production because no one wants it.

So much rubbish in just one paragraph! Well done! 

How long have you been embedded on the team? Surely a long while since you know the capabilities and pricing of this unannounced product. Do share with us!

I disagree. @Rogue01 raises some good points. Rev one products are historically very limited in function. Ex; AppleWatch and iPhone. Plus this is a totally new market. Most people don’t know why they would need one.  Then, there is very little software out there for AR anything, let alone optimized for Apple’s new device. The $3k figure has been reported on a number of sites and sources, though usually as $2k-$3k. Plus yes the economy is shaky and a lot of people are struggling. They are putting off purchases of stuff they know they need until things turn the corner. I know I have been talking about two new Macs, and one AppleWatch, but all of that has been put off. We’re going to keep the old things running, even with their faults for at least another six months, maybe a year. I have talked to a lot of people in the same boat that are putting off computers, cars, appliances, and more until the economy is a bit more secure. So a multi thousand dollar device with limited functionality, and no track record is going to be a hard sell. The well to do Apple fanbase, which I would have counted myself among even a few years ago, might jump in early, but the rest of the market is likely to hold off to see what the H these things are good for, and how they develop. 

And those of us in the west think they work TOO hard. Life is about balance, and if TSMC can’t understand that, then they have little chance of success here. Remember the Foxconn suicides? Yeah, won’t don’t put up with a workplace like that. We walk.