Xed

MikeJB said:

Regarding the opinion,  "120 to 150 W peak power consumption may be in play." I doubt seriously that Apple Silicon will EVER return to those power hungry wattage designs again.

nubus said:

Xed said:

I don't think we'll see much in terms of visual changes going forward. 

Change will come. The current MBP is a fantastic computer, but the design is rather bottom-heavy and too rounded. In a few years Apple will need a new design to sell products and in 2027 EU (yes... here they are again) will force Apple to make laptop batteries replaceable by users.

gatorguy said:

Xed said:

gatorguy said:

davidw said:

gatorguy said:

“These less effective recruitment procedures deterred U.S. applicants from applying and nearly always resulted in zero or very few mailed applications that Apple considered for PERM-related job positions, which allowed Apple to fill the positions with temporary visa holders,” according to the settlement agreement between Apple and DOJ."

Certainly does look intentional. Perhaps it was no more than a simple effort to save money by hiring temp visa holders into psuedo-intern positions rather than permanent residents who would have expected better terms/pay. 

Once again, you seem to have jumped the gun to criticize Apple. Certainly look intentional.  But at least it looks like you're not the only one that misinterpret who is considered an "immigrant".

https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/immigration/nonimmigrantvsimmigrant-status

An "immigrant" as used here by the DoJ is not a person who is in the US on a temp work visa. An "immigrant" is a person living in the US that have not obtain a green card or citizenship, in order to be considered a "permanent resident". The DoJ requires Apple to prioritize hiring US workers that are permanent US residents. Either US citizens or immigrants that have obtained a green card. But Apple seems to have been hiring too many "immigrants" without green cards, not too many nonimmigrants.

People that are citizens of other countries that are here in the US tempaorary for school or work or vacation are not "immigrants. Immigrants are people that wants to immigrate to the US and live here permanently. That is why we don't refer to a citizen of France that is just visiting relatives and freinds in the US for 3 months ... an immigrant.   

After the fact you wrote:

"Edit: Just read up the PERM Program and that statement is wrong. It should read ........ Apple prioritizing hiring foreign workers, not immigrants

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/programs/permanent

What did your edit mean? I think you were changing your original understanding, but I can't tell since you sounded like you were wandering a bit. 

Anyway, it looks to me that Apple targeted foreign hires, probably some new graduates from overseas universities, by distributing paper applications in specific locations that had to be mailed in. That's why I said "intentional" even if Apple might not have clearly understood the hiring method might be illegal. They do now, and have admitted as much. 

I’ve seen a lot of settlement cases and they usually stipulate that the settlement is not an admission of guilt. Can you show me proof that Apple admitted it?

"We have implemented a robust remediation plan to comply with the requirements of various government agencies as we continue to hire American workers and grow in the U.S.," Apple said.

So yeah, Apple now recognizes the process they used is not legal, which is what I said. You were misreading what I wrote. 

samjabr said:

Imagine being such a crappy company that after creating and failing at numerous messaging apps, you have to go running to the EU like a little ***** to get help