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  • Apple is letting Tesla skip millions of dollars in App Store fees

    HirsuteJimHirsuteJim
    Does anyone else remember the Apple App Store launch event?? I do‼️ 

    The audience went crazy with applause and cheering when Apple announced that their cut was ONLY going to be 30%.  

    Prior to Apples App Store, other platforms were charging 50% – 60% and providing none of the wonderful services that Apple did/does, not to mention the shear exposure that an app in the App Store gets!
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro: What the rumors say is coming out this fall

    HirsuteJimHirsuteJim
    I’m I the only person who wishes that they would OFFSET the power button from the volume buttons?

    It has been YEARS and I’m still turning off my screen when I try to adjust the volume … OR … taking a screenshot when I try to invoke Siri‼️

    right_said_fredroyboygrandact73

  • What the Apple Silicon M1 means for the future of Apple's Macs

    HirsuteJimHirsuteJim

    One part of me wants to buy the new M1 MacBook Pro NOW, but I want to know things like… 

    • What is the speed of the SSDs?
    • How much faster will the actively cooled M1 MacBook Pro perform compared to the passively cooled M1 MacBook Air?
    • How long will the M1 MacBook Air be able to run under full load before being throttled for heat management?
    • Do all M1s have the same specifications (e.g., clock speed, RAM speed, SSD speed, etc.)?
    • Does the entry-level M1 MacBook Air really only physically have 7 GPUs, or does it have 8 with one of them disabled in some fashion?
    • Are the ports Thunderbolt 3 with USB 4, or are they Thunderbolt 4, which includes USB 4?
    • Does Unified Memory Architecture in some way allow more to be done with less RAM (e.g., Is 16 GB “enough” RAM)?

    AND… 

    • WHAT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT/RELEASE CYCLE FOR THE M SERIES❓❓❓ Will they be on a yearly cycle like we have come to expect with the A Series? Inquiring minds want to know!

    Another part of me wants to wait for the M2 MacBook Pro(s) (hopefully) with things like… 

    • FOUR Thunderbolt 4 ports
    • 32 GB RAM (64 GB??)
    • 4 TB SSDs
    • Discrete GPUs (or integrated GPUs that rival or exceed traditional discrete GPUs)
    • Support for external GPUs
    • Support for two external UHD monitors
    • Support for virtualization(?)

    As I type out this list, I think I have answered my own dilemma  …  I think I’ll keep my 2018 15” MacBook Pro until the M2 starts shipping.


    Regards,

    Jim
    80s_Apple_Guymuthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra