waveparticle

MacPro said:

JP234 said:

This is sure to bring out the trolls, claiming they will never buy another iPad.

But at this point, who needs the audio jack anyway? You have legacy earbuds? Get new ones. Get Bluetooth ones. Or buy a cheapo adapter. You say the audio quality is too low over Bluetooth? Well, you should be using a high end stereo system, that has both the 35mm and 1/4" audio jacks, not an iPad.

Spot on.  They are the same folks that bitched about losing the Floppy drive, the CD drive, the DVD drive and cars with keys.  

JP234 said:

waveparticle said:

JP234 said:

waveparticle said:

JP234 said:

This is not only Apple bowing to government pressure. It's a smart, strategic move. Think about it; If China were to invade Taiwan, or commit some other act that would trigger US sanctions on these very industries on which Apple relies, it would result in disastrous consequences for Apple's supply chain, and hence it's long term profitability. De-escalating their dependence on potential enemy state for mission critical hardware, and providing proprietary manufacturing tech to that enemy state is in Apple's long term interest. If there's one certainly in life, it's war. The game never changes, only the players. Apple is a king. America is a king. Neither need or should act as a pawn. Short, sharp pain now, or protracted, possibly fatal pain later. The choice is obvious.

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." — Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"

Are you really a former Apple employee?  Have you checked Apple Supplier List before making such ignorant comment? 

Yes, I am really a retired Apple employee. And I was in Purchasing for part of my 12 years there. Have you ever heard of FoxConn? Goertek? Luxshare?

Ever hear of the other ≈ 200 suppliers located in China as of April 2022?

Guess not. And I'm ignorant.

OK How many of them have hq located in China?

Irrelevant. How many of them rely on the Chinese government to stay in business? All of them. Just like Apple. That's why divesting of Chinese assets is in Apple's best long term interest.

hmlongco said:

So I've always wondered... if you buy such a thing.... how do you know that you've bought such a thing?

I mean, the second you unwrap it to make sure there's actually a phone in there you've killed off half the value.

netrox said:

waveparticle said:

Why Apple won't put GPS into iPad? Many apps won't work without GPS. 

 
Strange, I have never thought "I wish my iPad has GPS!"  

What apps need GPS to function? iPad apps can rely on Location Services to know where they're at.