hammeroftruth

About

Username
hammeroftruth
Joined
Visits
103
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
3,973
Badges
2
Posts
1,417

Reactions

2.1KLike22Dislike153Informative

  • New AI model uses behavior data from Apple Watch for better health predictions

    hammeroftruthhammeroftruth
    There’s a lot more specific information that should be shared about these 162k people. Location, ethnicity, diet, any drug use, prescription, or recreation? Smoke or drink etc.  People need to understand that Apple can only make recommendations based on the data it gets and cannot replace a diagnosis or the need for a certified medical device to monitor your health.  It’s a great motivator, and making changes to your life that you can do permanently CAN help with your health, but there’s no guarantee. 
    williamlondon

  • Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook: Colorful and affordable

    hammeroftruthhammeroftruth
    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. 
    williamlondondewmeAlex1Npulseimageschia

  • Meta lured AI exec away from Apple with blockbuster $200M pay package

    hammeroftruthhammeroftruth
    Facebook overpays for everything. 
    It also shows that Apple intelligence isn’t far enough in development to need him right now. The trade off of having a robust model to give you what you want comes at the cost of understanding more about you and that runs afoul of Apple’s privacy policies. Plus mixing it with Siri has made it much worse because of how it’s been cobbled together from the beginning. Add HomeKit and you have one giant steaming pile. 
    stewartsStrangeDayshodargrandact73danox

  • iPadOS 26 fixes nearly everything wrong with the platform after everyone already left

    hammeroftruthhammeroftruth
    I think it has to do with two things. One, bad management of the platform and that goes back aways when Apple hired ex EA managers. If you know anything about gaming, you’ll recognize EA, and how bad its management is. They like to monetize everything. The worst of the worst left EA and were hired on to Apple. If you read Fishbowl about 10 years ago, you would have seen a lot of bad comments on how inept and stupid these managers are. They pretty much got promoted to higher managerial roles and a lot of good talent left Apple and has been subsidized with many less talented engineers. 

    The other thing is the fact that now most business run web based apps and those can be run on anything. Add the fact that windows 10 support is ending this October and a lot IT won’t support Mac but will support iOS just shows what Apple expects the web based windows market to do, go iPad and save time and money for not having to continuously push security updates and OS updates and antivirus and malware updates. MDM would be so much easier and would take just a few minutes to re-image a device. 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Trump is too busy for his own tariff negotiations, so will dictate terms instead

    hammeroftruthhammeroftruth
    The suits of the Heard and McDonald islands will be able to meet with Trump over tuna tarrifs. White House aides will need to put down an immense amount of newspaper before the meeting. 
    napoleon_phoneapartroundaboutnowAlex1Nsinophiliahlee1169NotSoMuchbaconstangsphericbegborrowjroy