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  • Intel-based MacBook Pro is Intel's latest anti-Apple campaign target

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    So my son is getting tired of his Xbox OneX after 3 years of good use, claiming that all of his friends now have gaming PCs and that he absolutely needs to upgrade.

    I’d rather get him an M1 Mac Mini or some other Mac so that I wouldn’t have to constantly play Windows IT manager (which I’d stumble at miserably).

    Would the M1 Mac Mini be a good solution for at least 1080P 60 FPS gaming with minimal fussing?

    And if the rumors are true of an imminent improved Mac Mini then hopefully this would be more compelling for gaming.
    Beatskillroywatto_cobra

  • Apple's attempts to exclude Xbox exec's testimony a 'distraction,' Microsoft says

    cg27cg27
    Well if Lori is the one Bill had a fling with I guess I can see why
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  • Amazon mulling MGM acquisition to boost media footprint

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    The Kubrick films alone would be worth it.
    Beatsrotateleftbyte

  • Actual US broadband penetration & speed falls far short of FCC claims

    cg27cg27
    Really, imagine that, Alaska doesn’t have coverage in most areas.  Nor Texas in sparsely populated areas.  Go figure.  Come on, let’s apply some common sense.  Companies aren’t going to invest where it’s not justified.

    Also, this is precisely where the SpaceX StarLink is most apt.
    sdw2001llamamacseekerFidonet127libertyforall

  • The critics were impossibly wrong: Apple CEO Tim Cook was -- and is -- the right person fo...

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    get serious said:
    Having worked at Apple both under Steve and Tim's tenure I can say that when financial success came to Apple employees shared in that success. Employee stock purchase plan, health insurance options for part time employees, education reimbursement, COVID support, stock grants across all parts of the company not just for Cupertino. As for suppliers Apple has steadily prodded their suppliers to provide better working environments, limits on hours worked, workplace audits on hiring and employment practices.
     Few westerners realize the cultural differences that influence the employer/employee relationship in other countries. It is not just a case of employers driving the employee with a whip, many workers are coming from rural areas and are driving themselves into the ground to save a family back on the farm. China, Indonesia, Brazil, India and others are evolving much as the U.S. did in the 1890's - 1920's and they are progressing fast, faster than the U.S. I think.
    Point being Apple is not perfect but has consistently driven to be a better employer and is holding their suppliers to a higher standard than most other companies. And that drive accelerated under Tim and company (except for the period during the :the asshat: before Angela). 
    Thanks to Tim, all of Apple and most of all to the Apple Customers that make it all possible. 
    Agree with your points, however considering that we’re not in the horse and buggy days of the 1890’s I would certainly hope the other nations are advancing faster than the US did back then.  They have good examples to show them the way: US, Japan, Germany, S Korea).  Also, much easier to show big gains when starting from essentially zero.

    China - nothing like a five finger discount on technology

    Indonesia - TBD

    Brazil - TBD (rampant corruption)

    India - TBD (rampant corruption, brain drain, horrible infrastructure if it even exists, and outside of Mumbai not sure what is exactly advancing)
    Beats