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lkrupp said:

Gotta stick that negative narrative in. Long way to recovery, doomed.

"Negative narrative"?  Makes me absolutely sick that the most negative comments come from folks like yourself.

I've not read the word "doomed" used, except by Extremist Fan Boys who defend nothing but the status quo of things and who do nothing to drive humanity forward. 

While I've been a genuine fan since my Macintosh 128K in 1984, owning Macs exclusively since then, never once in my life ever owing a single Windoze PC, I still know when to present indisputable facts when the occasion arises, without harboring any ill will toward Apple or my fellow Mac lovers.  And then somebody like you comes along and reads only the negative in an otherwise hopeful post like mine.  It's a fact AAPL has a long way to go, but I want it to go that way -- which is up, up, up, not down, down, down.

Sheesh.

Your crazy remark triggered me enough to spill my guts further, so here it goes...

I feel no need to WORSHIP what Extremist Fan Boys say I ought to worship.  I still chuckle at the extremists who told me in this very forum that the SD card slot was never coming back and the butterfly keyboard was here to say.  Poppycock!  I was one of the true Apple fans who had the guts to write Apple feedback frequently telling them to make their bad stuff better.  Guess what.  Apple did.  Because of me alone?  Ha.  No, because I am not alone in writing Apple feedback.  I believe in action, not just silly forum talk that does nothing.

There are true Apple fans out there who love Apple enough to chastise Apple when it needs it, and those true fans aren't the one's going around using the word "Doomed" or getting ridiculously bent out of shape when someone like myself merely Googles "AAPL" and shows a graph that isn't negative but is instead a living and breathing REALITY.  Goodness knows that my shares of AAPL, which I have owned since 1999 and never sold even a single share, could use a boost.  So I have a vested interest in seeing it rise back to what it was in January.  That is why I posted what I did, for crying out loud.  It was nothing negative at all.

To think I was chastised for posting what APPL was a few months ago shows some folks in this forum really DON'T GET IT at all.  I strongly suggest you folks take a break from this forum until you can start loving your fellow man, and start assuming the best in people, not the worst.  And yes, I still have some level of respect for even the nuts who were brash enough to tell me the SD card was never coming back and the butterfly keyboard was here to say.  Why?  Because even though those guys were flat out wrong, we're all still Apple product fans, and I respect you folks more than Android and Windoze folks who hate our preferred platform and think we all are nuts for not joining them.

Have a nice day. Go AAPL!

This is good news for people who had to wait MONTHS earlier this year for their MBP machines, without Apple giving those poor people a darned thing -- not even a mere discount on AppleCare, if you can believe it.  Having M2 versions debut this year would have been rather insulting and too soon to those folks.  An 18 month upgrade cycle is better than 12, especially when one considers that a top end M1 Max is still amazingly powerful today, without any of its luster worn off.  Heck, even the original M1 MacBook Air is still no slouch!

If there is a problem here, it's not with Apple.  It's with unrealistic EXPECTATIONS of buyers driven by the tech media.  The grass isn't greener on the other side.  Keep your eyes hopeful of a better future while at the same time being thankful and satisfied for what you have today.

I'm mainly amazed that Apple Insider is allowing any comments under a "controversial" and obviously "political" post.  I've never quite figured out the logic behind the censoring of comments under particular articles.  For example, posts under the MS Office deals are constantly banned, preventing me from saying that I actually bought that deal via Apple Insider a couple times and have benefitted from it, although one of the codes was bad on my second purchase and I had to get support to issue me a new code.  Anyway, I'm a firm believer in freedom of expression, so I can't help but roll my eyes when I see comments are locked out here on AI.  I wish it would stop.

As to Ye (not sure why everyone still calls him by his old name when he legally changed his name) and his freedom of expression, well, he's a political hot-button figure who spouts off without deep thought, similar to someone else we know in the political world.  The actions of Adidas, Foot Locker, Apple and others isn't surprising, as they are for-profit firms who will do whatever makes them look good at any given time, so as to benefit their bottom line.  It's about money and image for them, not a matter a principle, no matter what they say.

As to freedom of expression for well known celebrities, logic dictates they will be held to a higher standard in accordance with their "apparent influence."  Whether or not Ye has the power to set the world against one segment of the population (it is a "segment" because there is no such thing as biological "race") is subject to debate.  I doubt he does, but the corporations and Hollywood celebs have filed their grievances against him.  Had a non-celeb nobody said the same words as Ye, I doubt anyone would have noticed or cared.  

The moral of the story is that you should think before you exercise your freedom to speak; and even when you have something to say, consider not saying it.  

"A closed mouth catches no flies."

AppleInsider said:

Apple doesn't necessarily need to update that Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad with USB-C...

Insofar as the Magic Mouse needs to eliminate that stupid connector on the bottom of the mouse, I would say it does in fact need a change.

dewme said:

The end result was that my non-subscription version of 1Password showed up as expired and I had no way to redownload it. I threw in the towel and signed up for a subscription...

I myself am still using the standalone (non-subscription) version 7.9.6 of 1Password and loving the freedom to not pay endlessly.  I don't think it's a joke about us having to cut back on things to pay for those crazy, endlessly recurring fees. People who are young and have good jobs now can afford it, maybe, but what about when they get older or otherwise face hard times?  It is then that the huge benefits of the old software model of "buy it and use it until you want to upgrade" become abundantly clear.  That's also why the Affinity suite of apps is so great versus Adobe.  With Affinity apps, your neck isn't chained to a never ending subscription.

But in terms of your old Apple ID that forced you into a subscription, is that one of the ID's which are not in the form of an email address?  I had one of those and loved it.  I only converted it to an email address form Apple ID so as to apply for the silly Apple Card (credit card), but I've been denied multiple times because stupid Equifax has my name merged with my brother's name, and they claim my identity cannot be verified.  Why they can't use Trans Union or something other that stupid Equifax is beyond me.  So I'm left with a new Apple ID that I really didn't need to convert at all since the Apple Card is still out of reach for me.

I've not tried to upgrade to Ventura yet.  The newest Mac I have is still on Monterey.  All my older Macs are on High Sierra or Mojave and work fine.  Honestly, if I had a choice between sticking with a non-subscription piece of software and upgrading to Ventura, I'd still with Monterey to retain more of my money.  Subscription models are ultimately NOT in the best interest of the consumer.