sportyguy209

wallym said:

Good to see Apple increasing memory.  64 gigs is the minimum for new systems today for me.  I like the higher capacity SSDs as well, so that is impressive.  I’m very critical of Apple, but this is All and all, a good new system.  I hope the keyboard is an improvement.  The keyboard on my 2018 mbp is really bad, just horrible for development.

I'm curious, why do you say that 64 gb is the minimum for you today? My late 2017 MBP seems to work pretty well for graphics/video with 16 gb. That said, it seems a bit tight every once in a while, so my plan is to go with 32 gb with the 16" MBP. What benefits would I gain by going with more memory than 32 gb?

Thanks.

notwichred said:

Sickening as I bought a 15 inch MacBook Pro ten days ago

I was expecting the 16 inch to be more expensive.

Absolutely gutted.

Apple has a 14 day return policy from when you receive the product... https://www.apple.com/shop/help/returns_refund

slurpy said:

sportyguy209 said:

It seems that the system software innovations that Apple delights in, as of late, are new emoji's, messaging effects, dark mode, and other fluff. Instead, I'd like to see them making improvements in, what I feel are, more practical and useful applications like Apple Mail, Notes, Contacts, and Calendar.

Stop being completely full of shit.

 I want you to read fully through the below webpages, then come back here to re-read your post, and then tell us that you aren't embarrassed to stand by what you wrote.

https://www.apple.com/ca/ios/ios-13/features/
https://www.apple.com/ca/ipados/features/
https://www.apple.com/ca/macos/catalina/features/

 And that's only 3 of the 5 operating systems they currently manage.

 Stop spitting on the developers that have put millions of collective hours into literally thousands of user facing changes that go into these new releases, with your trollish and ignorant "lol emojis and effects" lies.

Apparently, I've touched a nerve with you based upon your uncivil reply to my post.

But, no, I'm not embarrassed by my OPINION at all, nor have I spit on any developers for their efforts. I was simply stating my disappointment that Apple has done very little to improve functionality in four fundamental apps that customers rely on daily.

For example, I feel that Airmail 3 is far superior to Mail in UI, ease of use, and capabilities (unfortunately it's still a little buggy to be used full time for me). So, I've resorted to adding: SpamSieve, Mailbutler, and MailHub to Mail.

I find "Fantastical 2" a far more feature rich calendar app to Apple's Calendar. And, "Cardhop" a more complete solution than Apple's Contacts.

And furthermore to my original point, I have seen Apple add, what I feel is fluff, in Messages (talking emojis, icons, and message effects for example), versus adding, what I feel, are more practical and necessary features like an improved search a la the app "Chatology."

Fluff is cute, fun, and apparently marketable, but I'm more concerned about practicality and how it can make my work easier.

It seems that the system software innovations that Apple delights in, as of late, are new emoji's, messaging effects, dark mode, and other fluff. Instead, I'd like to see them making improvements in, what I feel are, more practical and useful applications like Apple Mail, Notes, Contacts, and Calendar.

Or maybe, just maybe, once Apple has launched Apple TV+, they will no longer offer the discount in years going forward. Perhaps, it is just a "launch" promotion to get people watching and familiar with the new "network."