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  • Apple confirms that there is no Apple Silicon 27-inch iMac in the works

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    I’m a MacBook Pro guy, but for my daughters I’ve preorder an M3 iMac. They’re aged 8 & 10, so it should last around 10 years which will get them to university.
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  • Apple suffers fourth consecutive quarter of declining sales, beat Wall Street anyway

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    CiaranF said:
    Maybe people are getting pissed off with your prices eh? Your actions on the market then drive up the prices of other smartphone manufacturers cos then they get greedy too. I remember buying my first iPhone 3GS for £299 or £349 back in 2009 or so. Now the same equivalent for me in a Pro Max model is circa £1400. That’s greed too, not inflation. 

    Now you’ve also increased your  One subscription prices globally. Third time in 2-3 years too if you’re outside of the US.  TV is useless, you’ve to pay for most of the non  stuff.  Fitness+ bugs the life out of me cos they’re all on Prozac or something with those fake smiles. iCloud is rubbish compared to Googles offering but I need it. Not much use for Arcade either. 

    Start listening to what your audience wants and will endure instead of telling them what they want or you’ll end up like Nokia. 
    I understand where you’re coming from, really, as a fellow Brit I do.

    Having said that I think your argument, at least when it comes to the iPhones, is flawed.

    In 2009 the exchange rate hovered around $1.55 to £1 & VAT (sales tax to our US friends) stood at 15%.

    Today we are hammered by a mixture of a US Dollar that is arguably over-strong against international currencies, trading at around $1.25 to £1 for a while now and a much higher VAT rate of 20%.

    You also need to consider that the Pro Models are effectively a new category. It’d be like everyone buying a MacBook Air and then Apple introduced a MacBook Pro.

    It’s hard to get an exact price on the iPhone 3GS as back then it was all on contracts with a smaller amount upfront. Still, the base iPhone 3GS was $499 in the US, so we can use that.

    Adjusted for inflation $499 would be $716 today. For a new iPhone 15 the cost is $799. Yes, Apple is making a bit more. Tim Cook is a greedy bastard, but then as CEO it’s his job to make as much money as possible and really you’re not paying that much more than you did back in 2009, at least not in dollar terms.

    Yes, here in the U.K. we are worse off than 2009. But most of that is due to tax rises and a much stronger dollar and both of those items are outside of Apples control. 

    I agree with you on the Apple One side though, Apple are taking the piss there with so many price rises.
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  • Apple killed Android plans for Apple Watch

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    mikethemartian said:
    Don’t they offer Apple Music on Android? I assume they expect that to not affect iPhone demand as much as AW?
    They do. But seeing as you can get the direct equivalent of Apple Music on those other platforms it can’t really do any harm.
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  • Apple promises 'scary fast' Mac announcement the night of October 30

    saareksaarek
    It’s a shame it’s far too soon for a real M3 Mac Pro with an extreme chip.

    Still, I’ve been holding off on buying an iMac for the kids. So this should end that wait.
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  • Hands on with HomePod & HomePod mini's new features in software update 17

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    StrangeDays said:
    pumasalad said:
    I'd just be happy if Apple Music could play 5 songs in a row without stopping in the middle, or pausing for 15 minutes between songs. The new thing it's started this week is playing 20 seconds from the middle of a song, and then stopping for a second and then starting over at the beginning and then playing the whole song, minus the last 4 seconds.

    so annoying and so not worth a subscription fee.

    Don't even get me started on asking the homepod in the bedroom something and having the homepod in the kitchen downstairs reply. Does anyone think Apple will ever make these beasts behave as advertised?
    You experience is certainly not typical. In years of Apple Music use on my HPs, I've never experienced that. Hate to say it but how's your network
    It happens to me on occasion too. Sometimes I get told a song is currently not available on Apple Music, sometimes it randomly stops and then starts again, sometimes it plays the first 20 seconds and then stops.

    I have a strong mesh network and my fibre package comes in at 300mb, which generally I get.

    Other occasional issues are that the HomePod almost seems to go into sleep mode and when you ask a question is just flashes it’s lights and doesn’t do anything.

    Still, these are blips for me and usually it works as it should.

    I’ve been a HomePod user since they first came out, they are not perfect.
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