macuserosu

22july2013 said:

iOS_Guy80 said:

I don’t understand these countries chastising and calling Apple a monopoly. If some other individual, entity or company can develop a better smart phone I would be more than interested in considering buying it but until then I want the best phone available which is an iPhone. Don’t penalize Apple or me for owning an iPhone.

I truly look forward to Apple pulling either their App Store or their phones from a jurisdiction. I wonder how removing one major smartphone company from the marketplace eliminates the "monopoly" problem.

The problem is if they do that, it likely would bate the belief that they were a monopoly even more.  Apple unfortunately is in a loose loose proposition.

Wow.  There is a lot of debate which is great.  The challenge is like most things, there is not a clear picture of who is right or wrong.  As a boss and as any employee let me point out some obviously missed thoughts as people quickly went to the socialist/capitalist debate.

1. The is nothing wrong with Google’s code of conduct statement.  As a boss I get to dictate policy because I have that power, but a wise boss wants buy in with their team. Similarly I have an open door, where I want discussion and feedback on things.  That is how we change how we do things internally.  Having both hats, I take Google’s current code in that vain.  We want you to do good, be good with other, and when you see something “internally” speak up and let’s “try” to address it.

2. Generally questioning a company’s position on something is great.  Like above most companies want a person that thinks, has passion, and cares.  As this is an external concern, those attributes can appear to show the person cares specifically about the company’s reputation.

3. That general questioning goes downhill fast if you are a person that can’t accept a no, has a hidden or broader agenda, or has a boss that is a dictator.  

Personally I just love the author’s “notched” slide in.  I look forward to seeing how many times people will subconsciously/intentionally reference the notch through word play.

melgross said:

macuserosu said:

“The new 140W charger is being sold as a separate purchase to the MacBook Pros, at $99. That price excludes the $49 USB-C to MagSafe cable. “

My pre-order for the MBP M1-Max comes with the 140W charger.  Not sure what AI is smoking as the high end MBP seem to get the better charger.

They’re just stating that it’s available separately. People lose them, break them, or they go bad. I also like to have chargers in different places so I don’t have to carry mine wherever I go, even if it’s on a different floor of my house.

but that’s not what they are saying.  In the article they are referencing the 67W and 96W chargers as “included”.

“A considerable jump from the 67W and 96W chargers included with the new notebooks….”

then they said: 

“ The new 140W charger is being sold as a separate purchase to the MacBook Pros, at $99. That price excludes the $49 USB-C to MagSafe cable. ”

So their article specifics you get the 67W or 96W included but have to buy the 140W charger separately, which is not the case from Apple’s website and order.

“The new 140W charger is being sold as a separate purchase to the MacBook Pros, at $99. That price excludes the $49 USB-C to MagSafe cable. “