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  • Apple's 'PhoenixCE' diagnostic software left on customer MacBook Pro

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    zimmie said:
    dantheman827 said:
    It'd be a shame if something like that were to end up in Louis Rossmann's posession, absolutely terrible I might add... And just so no one accidentally visits it, I'm going to share his website address https://rossmanngroup.com
    That clown lies outright in a lot of his videos. It's ridiculous anybody pays attention to him.
    Hey, I've watched countless of Louis' videos.  In the beginning, I thought he was a sketchy character, and the more I watched - particular the diagnosing of repairing components - the more I really respected the guy.  Sure, he has his bias against Apple and its entertaining, but I respect his technical ability.  I think Apple's ability to attract top technical talent to repair its computers in-house is lacking, and then again... I doubt Apple would be willing to pay for talent like Louis.   He knows his stuff.  His theatrics could use some polishing though.
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  • Minor Lightroom and Photoshop bugs pop up in macOS Catalina

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    As a heavy Lightroom/Photoshop user, I find Adobe's lack of preparedness with Catalina to be inexcusable and lazy.  They had literally years to get read for it, and they dropped the ball.  Unbelievable.


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  • Review: macOS Catalina 10.15 is what Apple promised the Mac could be, and is a crucial upg...

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    ylon said:
    This article disturbs me greatly. I've felt that AppleInsider is just not leveling with its readers for the last several years now. It has some fun and feel good articles, but this stuff about Catalina is a load of bullcrap. This OS release is the next solid step to the end of Apple and no one has the courage to stand up and talk about this. Do you realize how many of us our MOURNING this release of the OS and are carefully looking at Linux options at the moment (I know several colleagues who've actually "switched" again now). 

    Now granted, Linux can't fit the bill for any of us who need to do anything more than certain dedicated tasks that it's good at, but frankly the core OS has been suffering in macOS for many years now (and this is coming from both Apple engineers themselves and others who do low level system development).

    Apple is prepping us for a complete lockdown and I'll be darned if you find me fighting to jailbreak my workstation. I need low level kexts, I need better debugging facilities, I need kernel access and I frankly need to retain 32bit functionality. There's no actual reason to switch to 64bit fully from a technical standpoint (it's actually more optimized and efficient when you use 32bit apps. Period.). I can elucidate a lot more on these points, but to see Catalina spoken of so highly has completely obliterated my belief that AppleInsider can become anything more than lipstick for Apple now.
    Great... another one of these whackjobs.

    Your manifesto disturbs me (us) greatly.  How many people in the past couple decades have preached Linux eventually replacing the conventional Windows desktop?  I lost count.  Do you know?  I use Linux, even have Ubuntu as a VM on my Mac.  While it's fine for the server, it's complete crap for the desktop and has never been prime-time for the majority of computer users.  It's a curiosity at best for many and it has way too many usability problems that most non-tech people will never figure out.  Give it a rest.  That horse got beaten way too long ago.

    Please.. PLEASE get off your Apple-is-doomed soapbox and ride into the Linux sunset.  I promise you... we won't hope you'd look back.  Hurry... the sun sets in a few more hours.  

    Jeez... 
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  • Editorial: Are Apple's incremental iOS 13 & macOS Catalina updates enough?

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    baconstang said:
    It breaks Aperture and that's enough to keep me on Mojave for the foreseeable future.
    How long has Aperture been gone?  Years.  I miss Aperture and I wish Apple brought it back but let it go now.  I've embraced the Lightroom/Photoshop suite and countless others have.  It is what it is.  There's Pixelmator, CaptureOne Pro, Elements, etc... time to move on.  
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  • iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro sales strong in US, longer wait times than 2018

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    My SO needed a new iPhone so we went last week to Apple's flagship store in San Francisco to look at them.  The Pro models are just stunning.  She decided with what I call the "Tactical Green" model, both our favorites.  The store was packed with people.  I'm still quite happy with my iPhone X but I'll tell ya, it was tempting for me.  I might still wait for the 2020 model next year as there is nothing really wrong with what I have.

    A couple of hours later, I went to the Microsoft Store at the mall next to the Apple store and it was just sad, absolutely sad bordering on pathetic.  There were maybe 3-4 customers in the store, and the folks that worked there just seemed to not have any motivation to help anyone.  No one was looking at any of the Android phones.  I think the folks that were in the store were just there to use their Internet connection than actually shopping.
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