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Actually, you can train Face ID to work with a module motorcycle helmet when the chin bar is up. I have trained my system to do so provided my face and eyes are visible. You must not have your face in shadow however, nor have dark glasses on as it needs to map your open eyes. I do deliveries so need to open phone if it locks while nav function is needed.

jcbigears said:

I've got to agree that Australia has been way ahead with many banking technologies like the cards with the in-built chips a few decades ago and with "tap and go" technologies like ApplePay. I only carry my phone with the driver's license when I go out and that's all I need. Haven't touched cash for years.

Having said all that, though, "HEY, TIM COOK, CAN WE NOW GET THE ECG FUNCTION ACTIVATED ON OUR APPLE WATCHES DOWN HERE?"

In NZ, I  believe the issue is not Apple, but the lack of support for e-SIM’s in NZ that stops us having us having an independent watch, second number etc. Is ECG functionality something extra to this; or is e-Sim not supported in Aus as well?

All this argument is unnecessary, all that is needed is to allow China to install the world’s 5g systems and then Barr and co can ask China for any info they want. 

Hum, my three sons are pro IT and also gamers. The pay a lot of lip service to the module PC’s they buy for home use but in fact they never upgrade them because by the time they are ready to get that next level performance, the basic computer is stuffed and it’s cheaper to buy a completely new computer. This fits with the 5% mentioned in the article that actually use the upgrade pathway. 

In MHO after the principle of buying a fast enough computer to do the job for three to five years is satisfied then all that’s required thereafter is a quality monitor. They are only good for five years if you value your eyesight. Therefore I have found the correct model of iMac has met my needs for the last 15 or so years. While FireWire was around I used external raids for extra storage so there was a storage gap of sorts till usb c but not much of an issue. BTO fills the gap of performance and I would rather have a quality iMac than a cheaper quality module style PC. The iMac is also easy to sell although I have just passed the last three down the family line at about the 3 yr mark instead as the are only hobby computers then and monitor quality is not so important if it’s only for part time use as long as the brightness is ok. Plus they have my next one coming down the pipe 😀

My question therefore is, what in the world con you not spec in an iMac line considering all the external thunderbolt gizmos you can get now if you need to?

In most cases I’m not interested in a product that will stop working if I stop paying. I like to pay once and be done. This can be said for many things, not just software. 

That is my main beef, if you pay for the app in lump sum (own it) you get to choose when to upgrade and it will always work with its data. You can always keep an old computer to run it if necessary and if you computer/software cycle is out of sync you don’t have to upgrade for features your computer won’t use. Stop paying a subscription and the data is unusable from that point on.