kbee

This is a useless test. The Razor blows the Mac right of the water, when it comes to GPU performance - no one needs to argue that those laptops are build for different purpose.

The razor also supports CUDA and therefore is also superior when it comes to machine learning. 

The Mac is a nice and fast machine, but it can not compete when it comes GPU performance. Simple as that.

alanh said:

If a global 30% reduction in iPhone sales was ever iminent, Apple could easily afford to buy WeChat. It would be a good investment and basically a 'no-brainer'!

(X) you don‘t know what WeChat is and what chinese people do with that app

Sorry but this is the only possible explanation for your assumption. WeChat is not some iMessage or WhatsApp. With WeChat you transfer money, pay, order tickets, simply everything - there is no possible future or dimension Apple could buy WeChat
https://qpsoftware.net/blog/all-wechat-features-2020

From https://support.google.com/googlepixelbuds :
"Do not attempt to remove the batteries. Contact Google or a Google authorized service provider to replace the batteries."

So it seems that batteries of the PixelBuds can at least be replaced by an authorized service provider. Why doesn't Apple care?
And why doesn't AppleInsider care when AirPods and PixelBuds are compared?

AirPods can be used for ~18months (that is my experience and the experience of some friends). After that period of time AirPods start to slowly become unusable cause they don't hold the charge. Can you replace the battery? No! Recycling is also hard for other companies than Apple?
I know stories from NY where thrown away or lost AirPods cause massive problems.
https://www.idropnews.com/news/lost-airpods-have-become-a-massive-problem-in-nyc-mta-to-take-action/116206/

So when you consider our environment and given that the battery of PixelBuds really can be replaced - there is only one winner: PixelBuds!
Shame on you Apple! Where is the battery replacement program for AirPods? When does Apple change the design of the AirPods so that the battery can be replaced?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=167&v=HDTZ_yaYIAc&feature=emb_logo

Why is it that these people who threaten to leave never do?

Times have changed now. For myself I used and loved Apple products for 12 years now and made some nice money with Apple - but now I'm desperate to replace my MBP and I waited for a new Mac Pro this year/last exit. What should I buy? No chance to buy a laptop with less than 32GB and no chance to buy a laptop with a soldered SSD. Those two points are deal breakers. I would accept that I'll get no sdcard slot, no ports, no function keys combined with a weak GPU.
But deprecating OpenGL forces me to think about Linux/Windows on a nice Dell XPS, Precision/Thinkpad and even Huawei is now building nice laptops (the Matebook X is a nice replacement for some Apple products). 

georgie01 said:

It doesn’t mean anyone needs to like Metal, but complaining Apple is anti-consumer because of it is rather absurd.

Oh, and btw, I have yet to see an app based on Qt that doesn’t have a sucky UI/UX. It’s a framework for developers who either don’t have the resources to produce a proper UI for different platforms or who lack taste or understanding. That’s not a good example to be using to support your point.

It doesn't matter ho you feel about Qt UIs. Qt was just an example and it is strong in the embedded world.
Apple isn't Anti-Consumer, it is Anti-Developer. MacOS was always great because of "just works". Science and research are closely tight to Open Standards and Apple is dropping OpenGL/never implementing Vulkan because Apple doesn't want to implement all the functionality on their custom silicon.

In a world that is more and more cloud driven open standards matter. macOS has always been a impressive platform for rapid prototyping but I never will implement a Metal shader for a prototype when an OpenGL/Vulkan shader is needed. Metal may be nice but it is a proprietary technology for a niche market - who wants to buy a 18000$ iMac Pro that isn't even capable of displaying a simple OpenGL/WebGL application using the latest OpenGL standard?