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Just my 2 pence….
fascinating bit of kit, very well designed with the best of intentions…
very expensive (out of my price range) but this is surely a big step in the direction of Holodecks from star trek…?

again, not a bad thing, makes me wonder how many people will get addicted to it as a tech and not leave their home for days and/or weeks

i also think its use in business is understated, imagine being on an assembly line, and being new, a application could be developed where you see whats in front of you and instructions on what to do appear and point to parts to put together, could cut training time down dramatically

however i also see the potential miss use as a big brother device in such a case with managers watching a live stream of what your doing (hopefully apples privacy wouldn't allow that)

its like dipping a toe into the future…. And i want one, but unfortunately being a minimum wage worker means its out of my reach for now

mikeybabes said:

Whilst I’m pleased we got USB-C I don’t like the bully way at times the EU thinks it can stamp its mark on stuffing creative companies. They need to look at their own pathetic list of counties who only leach of the rest of the others in a money grab. I’m so glad the UK told them tonfuck off. It’s a bunch of cheating liers whos ministers are bend as they come taking bribes and just living off the trivial BS they create.  Let’s hope others who’ve been paying leave and just show to the world what a really poorly run boys club they have created. 

Exactly this, im English and we now have the best of both worlds (in my opinion), with none of the meddling and enforcement of laws that are not to our benefit….
now we just have our own people make our own laws, thats not turning out too well either but atleast we can kick them out if they do a bad job….

Draco said:

People who still want leather, like me, are just going to buy non-Apple accessories. It's a stupid move that will sacrifice sales on the altar of virtue signaling. 

It's like their lightning and USB-C cables that are made out of recycled butterfly wings but only last a couple of years before they break. 

Im already looking at Nomads bands …. Not had one yet because they seem pricey, but considering it now

Im not fond of the EU (being English) but on this occasion at-least they are using their overbearing, overreaching, excessive powers for a good use (not usually the case)…

radarthekat said:

Apple invests a tremendous amount to build out and operate a physical store.  It would seem proper that they would then have the lion's share of control over the operations that go on within that store, including authority to determine pay and benefits. 

What doesn't seem proper to me, and this is my issue with unions, is that a disproportionate amount of control should find its way into the hands of a group of people who have relatively little invested into the store or at risk with regard to the total cost of the store and its ongoing operation.  Unionized workers ability to shut down an entire store under certain conditions seems way out of proportion to their investment in the design and engineering and corporate decision and management processes required to have brought such a sophisticated operation into existence, to keep it supplied, to do all its marketing and to develop its efficient management and operations plan.  

Workers provide valuable service to an Apple Store, but that value is compensated via the pay and benefits they agreed to when they took the job. 

Perhaps I am naive (I'm sure I'll be educated here by some posters if I'm not seeing this clearly), but it just seems to me that unions sometimes wield disproportionate power relative to their contribution of required investment to establish and feed an enterprise such as an Apple Store.  

Seems to me that their right to vote with their feet, combined with the protections of the labor and workplace safety laws, is adequate balance on their side of the ledger.  

I never worked in any unionized business.  My high school diploma meant that I started out in a $6.50/hour job, in 1985, and it was through my contributions that I climbed the ladder to one day become co-founder and VP of product development of my third startup.  Perhaps this colors my views, which are that you gain the power to make changes and wield authority by moving up through the ranks.  My years of military service prior to 1985 may also have colored my view.  You get it when you earn it, not by banding together to revolt, in a manner of speaking. 

/rant

In fairness i never saw it from the other side….

from my perspective, when the boss turns up in a new mercedes s-class with all the bells and whistles then claims he cant afford to pay staff more than minimum wage… really enrages me, and makes me want to fight back, as without the workers working for minimum wage, the business would grind to a halt and he wouldnt be able to afford that car, his 5 bed detached house and acres of land or anything else, im not saying he shouldnt benefit from building a business, he absolutely should, but why should i be driving a 16 year old car, struggling to put food on the table while he changes his brand new car every year when i am one of the people making him so much money…

He should slow down his spending a bit and give us a pay rise so we can afford to live a bit more comfortably, i doubt it would hit his living standards too bad if he gave us all an extra few quid per hour….

it goes both ways, we have no union, but i feel if we did we might be able to get a better deal