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  • Google loses to Epic Games in Play Store appeal

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    The totally smarmy and childish response from
    Swiney on Twitter shows his character. 
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  • No India tariff deal means Apple will face iPhone import fees eight times higher than befo...

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    Mike Wuerthele said:
    Afarstar said:
    Apple will already be importing the first batches of the 17 range. What a mess from the most idiotic President ever. I thought he was on US companies side. 
    Not until very late August.
    It is possible that knowing that a deal would not be reached, Apple could have moved up the timeline and already imported a small batch that could handle pre-orders and possible launch weekend with a limited supply. 
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  • What iPhone Upgrade Program users need to know about AppleCare One

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    fatTribble said:
    I spoke to 6 different reps at Apple yesterday and 3 this morning including a senior rep from AppleCare One.  Their final answer is that if you’re in the iPhone Upgrade Program you cannot bundle your iPhone with AppleCare One.  
    According to some friends of mine who work at an Apple Store, you can, but it’s a pain. You have to remove Applecare from the loan, which you could do previously and then add AppleCare one. The monthly payment for the phone will go down to compensate for the removal of AppleCare. This was a few days ago when I asked so I don’t know if they removed that option but they could have. I think they didn’t consider AUP when creating AC1 because my understanding is that it’s not as popular anymore since carriers have their own financing which can be cheaper. 
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  • AirPods face slowing growth as Apple eyes ways to expand sales

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    mikethemartian said:
    I'm surprised they don't officially sell different colors or patterns like they do with watch bands.
    They reserve that for Beats right now I think. It would be nice to have different colors other than white. 
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  • Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook: Colorful and affordable

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    Rogue01 said:
    "That Walmart M1 MacBook Air officially sells for $699, though it has consistently been listed for $649. This has always been a steal in our opinion based on how solid Apple Silicon is.  It would be great for Apple to start selling this new machine at the same $699 price point."

    The article should point out that this low price is the worthless 8/256 configuration.  This is not a 'steal'.  If this new A18 MacBook becomes reality, it does not need Apple Intelligence.  The base model new iPad doesn't have it.  So if Apple wanted to make a cheap laptop, you know they would start it at 8/256, because that is how Apple does business.  People buy these 'low cost' Macs by mistake because they don't realize the 8/256 is not upgradable.  There are hundreds of MacBook Pros, all 8/256, for sale on Facebook Marketplace that all say the same thing, 'I got this a few months ago and I barely used it'.  They realized 8/256 is a worthless machine.  So they are trying to sell them for about $500, sometimes less, and they sit on Facebook Marketplace for months with no buyers.

    Apple's idea of 'low cost' is $100 less, and it would be a configuration no one wants.  Add memory and SSD, then you will be better off buying the higher performance model.
    It’s not a worthless machine, it’s that people are stupid and don’t know how to manage their files. You don’t need all of your crap from iCloud on your Mac. If you have an iPhone, keep your photos and videos on the phone. You want some pics and vids on your Mac? Fine, just make a separate album for it. Other files? Most people keep them on Google, or files, or ugh, OneDrive. 

    8gb is pretty much standard for a lot of Macs in the past and the only reason why Apple started doubling the ram was their statement about Apple intelligence. In reality, they wanted to meet the same specs as similar configured PC laptops. But do you really need 16gb of ram? No, not unless your one of those people who has to have like 40 tabs open in a browser or has to use teams which is a memory hog. 

    The big point you are missing is that Walmart sells a lot of these and if they were worthless like you are talking about, there would be more 1 star reviews and word would get out that these are crap, they’re not. 

    The other thing to consider is why is Apple making such a device? Look at what Microsoft is doing with Windows 10 and connect the dots. IT departments are looking to replace their fleets of low end laptops that run windows 10, but ironically use web based software. So, if they can buy Macs and save thousands on reduced support costs and no antivirus software costs, it’s a foot into the enterprise market. Right now companies have replaced PCs with iPads, but they’re buying Pros which they don’t need, they can buy a lower end MacBook and save a couple hundred and still use MDM that Apple gives away for free. 
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