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  • Space Gray Magic accessories listed as sold 'while supplies last'

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    Oh, come on. The silver one will be discontinued soon as well BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN REDESIGNED!

    If the new iMacs are the consumer machines that they’re believed to be, maybe the next iMacs with bigger displays and next gen processors will come in the more “neutral” colours with matching keyboards.
    robabawatto_cobra

  • Shipping estimates slip into June for some iMac, iPad Pro models

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    zmaxman said:
    Was on line at 8:00am (EST) as noted and couldn’t  connect until 8:15am. By then the May deliveries were gone - now into late June. I guess when you live in Canada you don’t count. I am very disappointed Mr. Cook. 
    I'm in Canada as well (Vancouver) and was able to finalize my order by around 5:02am PST so don't blame Apple or being in Canada. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple must face lawsuit alleging that 'buying' media on iTunes is misleading

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    DoomFreak said:
    Apple is full of crap.  It is very misleading to tell users they can purchase something with a "Buy" button and then suggest that they do not own it.  I think they would get a lot less money , if they had a "Use for an unknown amount of time" button.

    They know people think they are buying it.  Purely deceptive.
    Actually, it’s been this way since music could be purchased on vinyl. There can only be one owner of the music (the musician or recording studio or whoever the rights were transferred to). Buying an album always meant you were licensing the right to play it.

    Example. Buying an album doesn’t mean you can have the cassette as well. Since the move to digital, you album didn’t mean you have the right to download the digital copies. If you lose or damage the album, you have to buy it again. You never had a claim to obtain a new copy at no cost.

    The difference is in perception. You owned a physical copy but you did not own the intellectual property of the content.

    This is the entire music, film, photography, creative industry and it applies to all distributors of media... and it’s been this way likely since before you were born. People’s lack of understanding of this doesn’t change anything.
    tenthousandthingsforegoneconclusionAppleZulu

  • Apple debuts colorful 24-inch iMac with M1, upgraded camera and audio

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    Fidonet127 said:
    Just because the power supply is magnetic, does not mean it can be easily detached. All I can find on Apple’s page about the new iMac is the power supply is easily attached. Did the keynote say the power supply is mag safe, or to prevent the computer from crashing down? Again the area of the magnet is larger and thus should be harder to detach. There is nothing on Apple’s webpages that there is a battery meant to prevent power loss. They could have enough capacitors to prevent power loss for a brief period. Apple doesn’t detail what the advantage of the magnet attachment is, other than easily attached. The magnet could simply be to ensure proper alignment. 
    And that's a fair assessment. Guess we'll find out. I still wonder what the advantage is if it's not for easy detachment. If it's a cable meant to stay strongly connected, then easy and efficient alignment isn't a problem that needed fixing. There was never an alignment issue and the power cable isn't something that you need to connect and disconnect frequently on an iMac, so what's the real advantage? It would then be a matter of over-engineering.

    But we will see when it's available in person.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple debuts colorful 24-inch iMac with M1, upgraded camera and audio

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    So we’re talking about adding a non-serviceable battery to a computer that doesn’t have the room for a battery, at the same time people are complaining about the chin? Yet we have no idea how hard it will be to disconnect the power supply?
    The disconnection of the power cord is a valid concern given the available information. It’s also an issue independent of any design critiques people have, a critique I haven’t voiced.

    You are aware people can have questions about design choices, right? And if the cord question does become an issue, I’d say adding a safeguard to prevent the computer from just shutting down would be prudent.
    These are not questions. They are criticisms with questionable answers by people who are not designers. Do you have a problem with questioning the questioners? 

    The solution of adding a battery is not prudent. The area of the magnet is larger than the used on the laptop solutions. This likely means the pull of the magnet will be stronger and thus less likely to disconnect. Being it is a desktop computer, you could Velcro or zip tie the power cord to the stand or the computer or both, if you so desired.

      Let’s go on to the so called prudent solution of adding a battery. As I alluded to, where is the battery and associated electronics going to reside when people want to get rid of the chin? How much money are you willing to pay for this added battery? Do you think Apple is going to add a cover to allow for regular users to change the battery? What happens at the end of the life of the battery? Are you aware adding a battery and associated electronics increases the energy the computer uses? What happens if the battery expands as some batteries do. Adding a battery also makes it harder to recycle the computer.  What about added heat? What about the added environmental cost of additional material and fuel to ship it? Remember Apple deals with millions of computers. 

    I like that desktops do not have a built in battery to keep it running. One less thing to fail. 
    I never suggested a battery is the solution. I asked if there was a battery in case the cord gets dislodged due to the design. My concern was with the thought behind using a magnet  for connecting the cord, which may lead to an increased likelihood of it being dislodged. I was questioning the design choice.

    So, what is the advantage of a magnetic connector? If it’s to prevent the computer from being pulled off the desk, then what safeguard is in place to prevent a suddenly loss of power and thus potentially work? My comment about being prudent was about whether or not the designers thought about how to prevent loss of work should the iMac lose power due to the dislodging of the cord. It wasn’t a specific comment about whether a battery should be used.

    That’s the thought process and question. 
    watto_cobra