larz2112

This is so ridiculous. I remember when the original USB cable/interface was first introduced. The big promise was that it would end all the confusion and frustration involved with having to manage so many different types of cables and connections. Yeah, umm, how's that working out for ya?

lkrupp said:

GHammer said:

lkrupp said:

I’m betting that those saarek said:

Another sign of Apple's quality control at its best! /s

I hope Apple can turn their quality issues, both software and hardware around soon. The old "It just works" has been a thing of the past for too long now.

Yes, I am aware that Apple's hardware and software was never perfect, but neither were they the clusterfuck of problems that they are now.

Oh go suck on a sour pickle. I’ve been around and owned Apple products since 1982 and the issues are about the same as they’ve always been. Meanwhile the majority of users don’t have any problems to speak of. Audio interface hardware is one of the quirkiest products out there with manufacturers tweeking where they shouldn’t be tweeking. And where were these hardware manufacturers during the beta testing period? Why didn’t they test their gear with T2 equipped machines? Why didn’t the aforementioned “professional” users test before upgrading? Why did they assume all would be well? They’re professionals, right?

Blame may fall anywhere but on Apple, eh? They are omnipotent in their being. All shall look away when Apple shows its full glory. Give it a rest sport.

Never said that. Just that the hardware manufacturers AND users, especially so-called professional users who don’t test but just assume, are just a culpable. The Apple discussion forums are full of them ranting about how they just updated without thinking about it or researching. And now their software or hardware has glitches. But then you are probably in the Apple is always to blame crowd, right? I suppose Apple is supposed to spend millions upon millions of dollars buying every piece of hardware available to test and if they find a problem they should delay release of the next update until some hardware manufacturer is good and ready to update their drivers or interfaces? Right...NOT

Way to victim blame.  1) From what I have gleaned from other articles the T2 chip and/or Mojave are most likely causing the audio issues. That is Apple's responsibility. 2) The problem seems intermittent and only affecting a percentage of users. Are you suggesting that ALL audio pros should completely avoid buying any Mac with a T2 chip because of a 5-10% chance that they might experience this issue? 3) This problem has existed for months now, first surfacing in the new MBP around Aug. 2018. I think there is a reasonable expectation that it should have been addressed and fixed by now, but it's not. Eventually all Macs will have the T2 chip. Then what? What option do audio professionals have? Switch platforms or use severely dated Macs?

In my opinion, the majority of culpability lies with Apple. They introduced the problem, and they should work with the audio hardware/software engineers to fix it.

Mike Wuerthele said:

Worldspinning said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

Worldspinning said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

Worldspinning said:

lkrupp said:

I’m betting that those saarek said:

Another sign of Apple's quality control at its best! /s

I hope Apple can turn their quality issues, both software and hardware around soon. The old "It just works" has been a thing of the past for too long now.

Yes, I am aware that Apple's hardware and software was never perfect, but neither were they the clusterfuck of problems that they are now.

Oh go suck on a sour pickle. I’ve been around and owned Apple products since 1982 and the issues are about the same as they’ve always been. Meanwhile the majority of users don’t have any problems to speak of. Audio interface hardware is one of the quirkiest products out there with manufacturers tweeking where they shouldn’t be tweeking. And where were these hardware manufacturers during the beta testing period? Why didn’t they test their gear with T2 equipped machines? Why didn’t the aforementioned “professional” users test before upgrading? Why did they assume all would be well? They’re professionals, right?

How is a user supposed to test any existing peripherals without buying a T2 Mac first?  Nearly all of the vendors on the list in the article are heavy Apple players.  So I find it odd that you'd place blame on them and not Apple.  At the very least, it was a combined effort.  I've owned Apple products a long time too - not nearly as long as you but I've seen the ebb and flow of the product lines just the same.  They are significantly less user-centered than they used to be.  

They're just as user-centered as they've ever been, if not more so. The focus has just shifted to a different kind of user.

If a company loses focus on any of their customers then they are not user-centered.

That's a strange, and impossible to execute, take, but okay. There is no possible way for any company to equally prioritize every type of customer that they have.

How is that strange or impossible?  Focusing on the consumer is a singular thing.  You either make a product that works in the interest of the consumer or your don't.

They are. It's just not you anymore.

I get where you're coming from, but certainly you've had to have seen the shift, given the "ebb and flow of the product lines" as you say. "Consumers" are not a homogenous mass. You literally cannot make one product that makes everybody that might buy something from you happy, and the impossibility of this only gets larger as the potential user base increases.

It seems pretty clear from Apple's marketing that they fancy themselves champions of creatives (artists, musicians, photographers, etc.). So yeah, one of the things they should focus on is making sure new technology they introduce plays nice with the hardware and software that those creatives use. It's not 100% Apple's responsibility, but it should be something that they devote a significant amount of focus to, maybe even, dare I say it, consider it a priority (as long as it doesn't hinder the development of new Emojis).

lordjohnwhorfin said:

On the other hand Southwest charges only $8 for a full day of onboard internet (iMessage and WhatsApp can be used for free), their fares are always low, and they will check two suitcases for free. American charges $25 for the first suitcase and $35 for the second, each way. Assuming you only use one suitcase, that's still $50 more on top of a ticket that is bound to cost more than Southwest's low fares, so seems to me you're better off going with Southwest and paying the $16 extra (both ways) which will also get you full internet. 

What he said.

motherbrain said:

I sure would hate to hit some turbulence on that hover bike and end up in one or all of those propellers. Yikes!

That's one of the first things I thought about. I don't think I could sit that close to four unshielded propellers spinning at a high rate of speed. I call it Froginablenderphobia.