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badmonk said:

sounds like Apple made the best decision (again) to minimize heat & maximize battery life.

trust the process.

Apple making a CPU that is barely faster than the A15 doesn't sound like the best decision.  So for the past few years, their A chips have been barely faster than the previous version.  Same with the M chips too.  They all have the same single-core score, 1700s, for the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra.  Then the M2 rolls out and it isn't much faster than the M1, but improves on the GPU.  Meanwhile, Apple has yet to put the M2 into the mini and iMac to improve those systems, in which the mini is now two years old with no updates, and the iMac is over a year old with no updates.  Instead, they put the M2 into an iPad with a hobbled operating system that doesn't fully support the potential of the chip.  It is like Apple's roadmap is completely off course.  The Intel transition was completed in 270 days.  Apple Silicon is 3 years and counting, and still not done yet (They don't know how to build a Mac Pro with better GPU performance than the current high performance GPU cards available for that system).

This article seems like meaningless complaints about CarPlay.  

1) Wireless.  No thanks.  It is not that hard to plug in.  I am not taking my phone out of the case for wireless charging, or buying a cheaper, less protective case to make wireless charging work in order to have Wireless CarPlay.  I also don't want the lag that goes along with wireless CarPlay.  Second, most people use their phones as their source of music, and Bluetooth audio sounds awful compared to the digital wired connection.  I'll take the wired connection for the superior audio quality 100% of the time.

2) Apps simplicity.  The author pointed out the reason for the simplicity.  If the app is too complicated in CarPlay, it will be a distraction leading to a car accident.  The apps need to be simple and easy to use.

3) Why bring up the SiriusXM app in CarPlay?  If your car supports CarPlay, it most certainly already has SiriusXM built into the OEM head unit.  You are already paying for SiriusXM in order to use the app, so why use the app relying on cellular data and reception, and risking exceeding your data plan when the car has native SiriusXM?  You can listen to the OEM SiriusXM tuner and be in CarPlay at the same time, if you are using maps for navigation.  The steering wheel controls will also change stations without affecting CarPlay.  

I have no issues with CarPlay.  Works great in my car and it has a nice 10.25" Widescreen Display for CarPlay.  My car gets bi-annual software updates that I can do myself and the last update even updated the audio UI on the OEM system to include Album Artwork for FM and SiriusXM.

JP234 said:

Unless she was under contract, Apple can terminate her at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all.
If she was under contract, it's certain that HR ran her termination by Legal, and they cleared it. If she sues, she will fail. Or bankrupt herself trying to combat Apple's $2,000/hr lawyers. Best she can hope for is a lowball settlement.

Firing someone during a medical leave is a very stupid thing to do.  She has a valid case against Apple, and she will prevail since she can prove they had her correct address, but intentionally sent mail to her old residence, that burned down in a fire.  

DAalseth said:

A thought; how about an M2-Ultra, but multiple processors. Yes, the ultra, but 2, 4, or 8 of them? 

Then maybe having the option to upgrade the processor later?

You do know that the Ultra is already two Max CPUs fused together, don't you?  It also requires a 2 lb. heat sink for cooling.  How do you plan on cooling multiple Ultra CPUs, which is already multiple Max CPUs?  Apple doesn't know how to build the thing that would do better than the current Mac Pro.  The problem is GPU performance.  Apple Silicon can't compete in GPU with dedicated high performance cards that are offered in the Mac Pro.  It would be an embarrassment to release a Mac Pro that caps out at 128GB of Memory when the Intel Mac Pro supports 1.5TB of Memory.  And they are not going to release a Mac Pro with lower GPU performance due to Apple Silicon.

That is why Apple hasn't replaced it, and it is going on year 3 of their 2-year transition.  They bit off more than they can chew.

No one would be dumb enough to pay $30,000 for an original iPhone.  The current bid at $8K is ridiculous and no guarantee the person making the bid would follow through.  With no labels on the shrink-wrap, who is to say the person didn't re-shrink the phone and then claim it has never been opened?