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  • Can Apple Vision Pro reinvent the computer, again?

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    The term Application has always been used on Macs when (IBM)PCs always called them Programs.

    Even the Application Menu” (called this in the Mac documentation) existed in System 4.2 in 1987 and Applications have been called Applications in all Macs inside the OS GUI itself.

    Even the BBC Micro and the Unix/Sco-Unix systems I used (Windows 3.1 era) all called them Programs in my experience. Even the Sinclair, Commodore & Amiga systems of the 80s called them Programs.

    There may be some systems that called Applications that before Macs, but I never came across any.




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  • Spatial Video shot on iPhone for Apple Vision Pro previewed for a select few

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    As a fan of 3D and someone who often watches 3D blurays on his home cinema (screen is 10ft wide around 14ft from the seating) I have to say to have the capability to record media of this complexity in a phone is going to be brilliant. 

    Pretty incredible to have this power in a consumer device  (I first saw a pro 4k Red camera in use at an AC/DC video shoot I was in 😜) /gloat and I remember when a Mac based Avid edit suite capable of only SD video cost well over $100k. iPhone 15 Pro Max is my next iPhone :smile: 

    It’s clear to my mind that these stereo movies will be better than good when viewed in the Vision Pro at a closer distance like shown in the original Vision Pro teaser video.

    Yes 1080p stereo is 3k of data but when I watch 3D bluray movies they actually feel far superior to the same movie as a 4k bluray - but I get that not everyone likes wearing things on their face - their loss imho.

    Shame we have to wait until Q4 2024 here in the UK : might be worth a US holiday to get to see one in action before then 😎 

    I can’t help but wonder if the Vision (non-Pro) might come (Q4 2024?) sans video recording if one can use an iPhone for that side, seems likely to me. 
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  • Apple expects strong Mac growth but wearable deceleration in the holiday quarter

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    It just boils down to price, either you can afford the spec you want or you cant.

    Poor people like to confuse and say they wish Apple would not make lower spec versions of their premium products; in reality they wish they could afford what they want.

    In order to sensibly ramp up from Mn to Mn Pro to Mn Max to Mn Ultra you have to start at the low end.

    For what it’s worth I bought the lowest spec M1 Mini just to test it out as a point of interest until the MBP was released. That 8gb / 256gb Mac Mini is now used daily by my son for all his college work, minecraft gaming, even Nvidia GeForce Now gaming. 


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  • Apple suffers fourth consecutive quarter of declining sales, beat Wall Street anyway

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    StrangeDays said:
    CiaranF said:
    Maybe people are getting pissed off with your prices eh? Your actions on the market then drive up the prices of other smartphone manufacturers cos then they get greedy too. I remember buying my first iPhone 3GS for £299 or £349 back in 2009 or so. Now the same equivalent for me in a Pro Max model is circa £1400. That’s greed too, not inflation. 
    You’re price comparing to the top of the line model. You should compare to the base iPhone. 
    And how much more tech do you get on todays devices? Fact is people want more & better and are prepared to pay for it. 

    Even the iPhone SE is far beyond a 3GS, sure Apple could make a $200 phone if they wanted but that is not their market segment. 

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  • First M3 benchmarks show big speed improvements over M2

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    One thing I can’t stand is the people that seemingly think Apple should not provide low-end options for the millions of people that only need one monitor and 8gb ram. 
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