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  • What to expect from the March 25 'It's show time' Apple News and streaming video event

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    boltsfan17 said:
    MacPro said:
    wood1208 said:
    May be too early but 2019 Macbook Pro upgrade announcement would be nice. Will have Intel 10nm processors, WiFi 6 and other enhancements and hopefully some versions without touch-strip. No tocuh-strip makes cheaper MBP, reduce hardware complexity and less cost to repair/replace/maintain,
    I don't see Apple surrendering the Touch Bar any time soon.
    I enjoy my Touch Bar, even just for volume control and muting. 
    I wonder how many folks that deride the Touch bar actually have a Mac with one?  It beats me how you wouldn't like it.  As I said earlier I go to Mac I have without one and miss it and hope Apple bring out keyboards for the Mac Pro with one (and iMac I guess, I don't use iMacs so forget about them).
    I don't get the hate for the Touch Bar. After I got used to it, I love it. I actually have been hoping Apple would release a keyboard with a Touch Bar to use on an iMac. 
    Agreed! I love the Touchbar on my 2018 MBP. Every time I jump on my iMac I start reaching for the Touchbar and I forget it's only on my MBP. The Touchbar offers so much functionality with multiple apps. I hardly used the old function keys for anything more than raising the volume. 
    lolliver

  • Rival streaming services could push Disney CEO Bob Iger off Apple's board

    HenryDJPHenryDJP
    AppleExposed said:
    Ummm so Bloomberg(!) thinks something and it's news? No indication he will be kicked off. Maybe they'll work together. 

    I definitely think Iger is the best person on the board and he should succeed Cook.
    What do you mean by "succeed Cook"? The only reason Tim Cook succeeded Jobs is because Jobs was becoming terminally ill. 
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  • Apple COO Jeff Williams 'aware' of iPhone, Mac price concerns

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    AndrewMD said:
    The problem with his response comes from being so far removed from the average consumer which Apple originally reached to appeal to in order to get to the place they are today. As others have commented, research and development is always going to be a factor for any company and it is incorporated as such in their balance sheets and amortized over a number of years to reach maximum benefit. There is nothing wrong with Apple creating a premium line either. Apple needs to make two lines - one that is affordable for average consumers and the other for professionals. I could see a line of non pro Apple products that should range from $500 to $1000 for computers/laptops and $400 to $800 for mobile phones, tablets, and wearables.
    What a joke. Apple has never appealed to the average consumer when it comes to the pricing of their Macs. Not sure which universe you're living in. Their Powerbooks of yesteryear are just as expensive as their MacBook Pros are today. Around $2500-$3000. I suppose you think the original iPhone priced at $600 subsidized reached out to the average consumer when free phones were available right?  The Apple overpriced argument has been going on for nearly 20 years. They've never had an "affordable" line. Don't make stuff up. 
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  • Apple COO Jeff Williams 'aware' of iPhone, Mac price concerns

    HenryDJPHenryDJP
    mindwaves said:
    Not buying Apple's argument. When the cost of a Mac mini goes up 60%, Apple Pencil 30%, Apple TV 50% or so, something else is wrong. It's not inflation, it's greed. Imagine the cost of your Toyota Camry up 30% the next year for an all-new design and more HP. It's the same thing and now imagine that if the spare tire was extra.

    Apple is insanely greedy these days. I remember the days when Steve Jobs stood up and say "And it's still $ xx," where xx was the same price was last year. Not anymore. Add a 30% premium and that is the new price these days.

    I make a lot more money now than what I did a few years ago, but cannot stomach seeing a $129 wireless keyboard when I can buy the same thing for $40 at some other place. Sure there may be minor issues between the two, but the issues are minor and not worth the 3x premium I have to pay.
    Then fine dude. You don't have to buy Apple's argument and you also don't have to buy their products. Kinda sick of this "Apple is greedy" crap. Every single person here who calls Apple greedy would be syphoning every penny they could from their customers if they were in Apple's shoes. It's business. That's the beauty of choice. You have it. 
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