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  • Review: Apple's entry-level 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro is yesterday's tech for today's price...

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    jdb8167 said:
    maltz said:
    Apple hardware has variously been 1 to 5 (Mac Mini/Pro) years behind the industry's cutting-edge for a over a decade, while selling at prices at least slightly higher than the latest-and-greatest.  The headline is accurate, but hopefully not a surprise to anyone.
    This is such a joke. The CPUs that Apple is using in the 10th Gen MacBook Pros are so new that they don't show up in Intel's online documentation. Apple is literally the first to use them. But sure, Apple is 1 to 5 years behind the industry.
    You’re assuming that slavishly following Intel (single-supplier strategy) keeps you on top of the curve.
    Mmhh...
    maltz[Deleted User]

  • When will the 14-inch MacBook Pro arrive, now that there's a new 13-inch MacBook Pro?

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    Don’t ask too much.
    This MBP2029 is such a dramatic upgrade over the last relevant 2013 model, that longtime users may be lured back into the Apple platform again from their intermediate Acer’s, Lenovo’s, HP’s, Dell’s.
    MBP13 has a decent keyboard again, making it a serious contender after half a decade !!!

    That is: if the cooling is OK and doesn’t invoke throttling, if the screen doesn’t get busted by individual keys, if the frame doesn’t bend and if Apple may have found a way to implement an hardcoded ESC-key rather than via indirect, conditional ToolBar emulation...

    So please help finding out how serious this all is via an in-depth review and don’t overask, just be patient. 
    lewchenko

  • Apple opposing US government intervention in lawsuit against Corellium

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    emoeller said:
    wizard69 said:
    emoeller said:
    Bank robber claims rights to the cash because his efforts would improve bank security.....
    This isn't a bank robber but rather a company offering solutions to problems that Apple doesn't.    I wouldn't be surprised that the governments interest comes from the ability Corellium offers the government in investigations.   Unfortunately for Apple this capability is needed and the government most likely is looking for a way to protect the capability.
    This is an intellectual property case - IP being at the heart of Apple's business model.  It is alleged theft, same as a bank robber.  
    Whose name is Robin Hood - protecting the world against oligopolist, supercapitalist corporate autocracies that aberatively became more powerful than states
    superklotonPetrolDave

  • Apple unveils new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard

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    DAalseth said:
    harry wild said:
    So...they just swapped out the keyboard, LED screen and the CPU and memory!  It probably took Apple engineer in charge about 1/2 hour to do and have it go to quality control.  Will Apple give us a gold MacBook Pro color?
    You obviously have no idea how much engineering goes into even "minor" changes.

    In this case the updated MBP does not use the same keyboard and screen as the 16". They had to be designed from scratch for the smaller chassis. Then they were tested and then redesigned and retested to make sure they worked properly. As far as the CPU, that likely at least required fresh firmware, if not board level changes, either of which would have had to be designed, tested, adjusted to fix any unexpected problems, adjusted again, and so on. Even minor changes are a hell of a lot of work by a team that put in a lot of hours to make it work right. In some ways it's harder to update an existing product than it is to blue sky design a new product without any legacy constraints.
    Which (when started in 2016-Q1) could have been accomplished in 2016-Q4.
    While a good idea, there isn’t anything “Magic” on mounting a decent keyboard on a laptop.
    charlesnelijahgdysamoriachemengin1

  • Apple must expand its COVID tracing technology into large scale testing

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    There is no Covid-tracing app from Apple that it can test. There’s an API that developers can use and then app testing is largely with them and govts/NGO’s. Apple can and will only check those apps on AppStore compliance. Sadly, the success of this effort gets largely determined by authocratic societies that via enforcement, can effectively reach critical saturation (>70%) in the field. Privacy-compliant API’s and functionality brought up by AAPL/GOOG are nice to have but aren’t success determinators. This implies AAPL/GOOG will face a lot of complications before leading to success in Western Societies - if ever - sadly.
    chaicka