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Jony Ive wanted to combine MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines
The lack of a fan affects the weight, internal space usage (i.e.: overall size), power usage, and speaks to the performance allowable. An improved heat sink will improve that but I'll need hard numbers showing cost and benefit to know if that's both worth it or even feasible with a maxed out MacBook Pro.timmillea said:There is hardly any difference between the MacBook Pro and Air since Apple silicon. One has a fan and the other doesn't. All other differences are purely down to marketing and deliberate product placement. Improved heat sinking would remove the need for a fan, the display could be made premium and suddenly there is no need for two product lines. Ive was right.
Additionally, Ive has been gone for 5 years and that was before Apple Silicon Macs starts to be introduced. Was Ive talking about the then unreleased Apple Silicon Macs, but this also could've been a quote from years before that was on the table. Personally, I'm very happy that Cook didn't listen to Ive —assuming this is all legitimate in terms of discussion and memory of past events — as I don't to use the anemic MacBook Air as my primary computing device.
And let's not forget that Ive is not infallible in his ideas. The hockey puck mouse, the clamshell Mac with the upside-down Apple logo when open, charging port on bottom of Magic Mouse 2 to name a few. But at least we're not all talking about the MacMan, which is what Steve Jobs wanted to call the iMac. Bullet dodged there.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/06/30/the-worst-apple-designs-by-jony-ive-according-to-the-appleinsider-staff
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Apple Vision Pro is already a win for Apple & consumers
I had zero expectation to order one, and then a few hours after it went on sale I pulled the trigger. This product may not be as clear and as obvious as other products Apple has created, but I'm hearing the same bellyaching as every other Apple product. The iPad was DOA because it didn't run macOS blah blah blah. The iPhone was too big, no physical keyboard, etc. I even read about how the Apple Watch was a pointless product on AnandTech this week and that's a product I find to be indispensable.Appleish said:I was doubtful of my ordering until the very last minute that Friday morning. I knew this was the Ultimate early adopter Apple device (cost vs. practicality).
What pushed me over was:
1) I suspected that the next models would be a long way out
2) Darkly, Who knows what the world will be like for the next iteration?
3) I just wanted to experience it and half an hour in an Apple Store wasn't going to cut it
I'm not sure if I'll find a need for it, but I'm going to test it out to see what it can do for me. If I don't care for it in its current form I'll simply return it. That's always the risk a retailer takes so I'm hoping that Apple has planned through this and will wow me in a few weeks.
I'm also seeing comments about how there is nothing to compare it to and how there is no established market, but both of things are patently false. VR exists and has existed for a very long time. You can go to any major retailer that sells CE and pick up an Meta Quest right now. I've used several versions of it and Sony PSVR over the years that many people I've known have owned (and loved), but the quality simply didn't move the needle for me. If my usage goes well enough I may simply keep it for using on long flights. Assuming the weight isn't too much, being able to lean back fully (or lie flat or on my side as some airlines offer beds) and watch a high-quality display might be a nice way to pass the time on a long flight. I will explore this soon.
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Crime blotter: Arrest in case of iPhone taped to airplane toilet
1) I'm sorry for the issues you're having and scammers are truly horrible, but personal responsibility is also key to protecting yourself (and your family).respencer said:I am experiencing the same thing as the executive whose phone was stolen. In my case, a scammer called me stating that he was from Goldman Sachs Apple Card. He said a large charge against my card had occurred. Sure enough, I looked and $11K had been charged. I assumed he was legit because Apple has told us all how secure their card is and unhackable. After an hour of talking to him (thought he was legit since he already had my info - don't know how since we are very careful) and with my wife talking to Goldman (who refused to verify whether the guy was theirs or not) he hung up. In the process, he changed my second-level verification phone number and locked my iPhone. It is now approaching month 2 of Apple's "Elite Investigator Team" refusing to release my iCloud account or unlock my phone. As did the executive, I have over 30 years of data on the phone. It is all backed up on 2 different drives and in iCloud, but Apple's backup system won't let another phone restore from it. I cannot update my Home Pods or Apple TVs (3 in all) since they are linked to the phone. My $850 brand new Ultra 2 Watch is a brick for the same reason. I had to buy another phone just to use my phone number and very minimal data exchange. Even stuff I use on my MacBook Pro cannot be shared even though I can use some of it on the MacBook because that data is tied to the phone. I am about to talk to a lawyer. I have been working with Apple's team, but now I think they are ghosting me. I am at a loss and the mental strain has been extreme. I have been using Apple stuff exclusively since 1985. I was one of their best evangelists. Never again will I tie so many things to one platform. I advise others not to now.
2) When did Apple say that their card was "unhackable"? There is better security when using Apple Pay over a physical card due to the virtual number and tokenization, but that's everything in Apple Pay, and does not translate to the physical Apple Card. The same goes for Samsung Pay and Google Pay (or whatever Alphabet calls it now).
3) Does it really need to be said that you don't engage in-bound finanical/account calls? In the past, you could if you recognized the voice, like if your personal broker called you, but these days you need call them back at the number you have saved in your contacts or from a number you find on their legitimate website.
4) You can avoid nearly all of these issues with complex passcodes, unique passcodes, and 2FA. I'm guessing you don't use a robust password manager so I would implore you to consider one moving forward. People balk at a few dollars a month for 1Password, but when I hear stuff like this I know that it's well worth it. With a family plan it can be as low as 99¢ per user per month.
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Apple Vision Pro shipment dates slip nearly instantly
And the dumbest.suddenly newton said:
The oldest conspiracy theory in the forums.Toortog said:So did Apple seriously screw up estimating how many orders there would be, or is this a Apple Marketing department scheme to hype up people into ordering before it even gets in the hands of the public and word gets out about it.
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Apple Vision Pro shipment dates slip nearly instantly
My delivery date is mid February and it's not to a store.apple23 said:Perhaps the delivery slippage is due to the store pick-up process taking 1/2 hour and there are only so many appointment slots?
PS: Remember when people were complaining about a mandatory half-hour "sales pitch" a couple weeks ago?
