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zimmermann said:

I’m 70 years old. I have thought of buying an Apple Watch for years now. This article is revealing. Perhaps it’s getting time. 

blastdoor said:

AppleZulu said:

I guess it’s just how things evolved over the decades, but it’s hard to understand why system security and virus protection wouldn’t be a core function of the operating system itself, or why it should be possible for third party vendors to even be able to perform this function. 

Outsourcing that function to a third party necessitates exposing the exact OS vulnerabilities you don’t want exploited to the third party security vendor. Even making it possible to do that means, by extension, making the OS more vulnerable in general. 

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When iOS was created, it was a fresh opportunity to start over in the always-connected internet age. Famously, iOS locked all that down. Seems like that should be the goal for legacy systems like MacOS (and Windows, for that matter) as well. 

I agree -- outsourcing system security and virus protection makes about as much sense to me as outsourcing memory compression (which, once upon a time, was the case). 

Maybe OS vendors are hesitant to take exclusive control of security/anti-virus because they think the EU will scream bloody murder on anti-trust grounds. 

charlesn said:

brianjo said:

The worst thing about the iMac is the external power supply. Why couldn't that be built inside? It would make life so much easier. But, if they keep the power brick, it would be awesome if they would have included a couple of USB ports on it. That way you'd be able to have only the power connector attached to your computer, and all accessories could conveniently attach to the power supply itself. Or, what would be even better is if Apple released an economically priced display that could be powered with the Thunderbolt cable, and you just stick the Mac Mini under your desk and get a beautiful Apple display.

Agree that the power brick is less than ideal, but a necessary compromise to achieve the thinness of the iMac redesign. I suspect this will not be necessary whenever the iMac design gets refreshed again.  Since power bricks tend to live on the floor if not hidden away outright, that’s not a great place for accessory ports. Given the incredible pricing on the new Mac minis, an $899 or $999 27” display could be a hot seller for Apple. But… with the Studio Display at $1599, what does this cheaper display give up to allow the Studio Display to still be “worth” its much higher price tag? I don’t know an acceptable answer to that question. And If you’re hoping for something even cheaper from Apple, dream on. 

weyland_jon said:

RCS is available on the iPhone, but not on a cellular iPad. Any known reason?