sdw2001

About

Username
sdw2001
Joined
Visits
303
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
5,019
Badges
2
Posts
18,070

Reactions

3.3KLike108Dislike166Informative

  • Apple given an 'F' by US consumer advocacy group over difficult iPhone repairs

    sdw2001sdw2001
    Dumb.  No one really cares about repairability any more.  The devices are solid state and integrated.  This means they require less repair.  We aren't talking about an x486 from 1995 here.  Things like batteries typically last longer than they used to as well.  For example, I've replaced the battery on my 2009 MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo three times.  I just unloaded my 2015 MBP after 5.5 years of use, and the battery was still at least 80%.  Most people really don't have the technical skills to repair these devices anyway.  It was different when you'd open up a beige box and swap out a 6 inch RAM module.  You know what else I can't really work on anymore? My car.  It's been like that for over 20 years.  
    ravnorodomjony0

  • Steve Jobs wasn't a good engineer, had to learn communication & sales says Wozniak

    sdw2001sdw2001
    This is just Woz trying to keep himself relevant, something he hasn't been in 35 years.  Everyone knows Steve wasn't an engineer.  He was a visionary.  And while he may have learned the technical side of marketing and sales, he clearly had natural abilities in these areas.  He knew how to sell a product based on what you could do with it, not just the specs.  He was obsessed with beauty and symmetry.  Woz was and is a great engineer, but he's never had an ounce of vision.  
    jas99waveparticleJapheywilliamlondonargonautravnorodomzigzaglenswatto_cobrajony0

  • Rumored 'Mac Studio' and new Apple display leaked in renders

    sdw2001sdw2001
    I don't know...maybe this will pan out, but I don't really get the market for this product.  The new iMac is more than powerful enough for anything other than real pro video/photo/design use. It's sleek enough for pretty    I am much more inclined to believe we'll see an updated 27" iMac.  

    And as for the market, I've been around here long enough to know that the Apple Nerds™ are always clamoring for a headless iMac.  The thing is, they seem to be the only ones.  Anyone disagree? Maybe I'm missing it.  
    watto_cobra

  • Life360 says Tile sales are down, blames AirTag stalking issues for decline

    sdw2001sdw2001
    Ha....They spelled "people are buying AirTags instead of Tile" wrong.  
    thtStrangeDaysviclauyycmacguiwatto_cobra

  • Instagram chief says iPad market isn't 'big enough' for native app

    sdw2001sdw2001
    LOL, what? iPad is the dominant platform for tablets.  Not big enough?  Apple is selling about 50 million iPads a year, and it's roughly 30% of the tablet market.  This excuse is bullish*t.  Insta's parent company is a trillion dollar behemoth.  You can't develop an effing iPad app?  Oh, OK.  
    byronlITGUYINSDSpitbathwatto_cobra