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I am guessing the “S&” chip mentioned in the first paragraph is so speedy it is good for 2 years. Maybe 3! 

LBeats said:

EA gets worst company in the world award often, sometimes twice in a row. They better offer a good deal.

With that said, it’s long overdue Apple acquire a game studio. Doesn’t even have to be a multi-billion dollar one. Acquire a small indie studio, Apple has the funds to develop all their ideas.

Apple barely delivered the Apple Watch 7. They haven’t delivered a car or VR headset. They can’t even get new screens made and remember that charging pad? Yeah, me neither. They can’t seem to keep talent either. If it is not an iterative iPhone, headphone or computer they haven’t done much of anything. As for software, by their own admission (via their response to an open letter on FCP to do better) they haven’t delivered much there either and Logic Pro is again just an iteration for the most part. Siri is still largely useless for me. My kids have me ask it questions just to get the most ridiculous answers much to their amusement. Don’t know anything about the EA CEO but if he is a creative type he would balance Cook’s lack of imagination and vision (but has delivers great shareholder returns) and maybe be able to get the company to actually deliver on new products. 

The biggest advantage would be carrier independence. Right now I am tied into my carrier and if I switch I have to pay the phone off right away. If I was renting the phone from Apple, I could switch at anytime as they don’t care which carrier I use. This a big win for customers. Second is that leasing a phone should be a lot cheaper than buying it as I never get to own the device (car lease payment vs buying a car payment). 

If this was said about Intel instead of Apple there would be howls of mockery here:

“Rumors have said that the M2 will have a slightly higher clock speed on its cores, though not a dramatic uptick.

Apple's M1 is already a capable CPU, so a marginal speed increase isn't surprising.

Despite the meager CPU improvements, Apple looks to be beefing up the graphics. The new M2 will likely move from the currently-available seven or eight cores to a nine-core GPU with a ten-core option.”

If true then one generation in and they are essentially where they were with Intel plus AMD for better graphics. Incremental updates each year presented as an “amazing new graphics chip” giving the minimum they can get away with to keep updates ticking. Hopefully the rumors are wrong and M2 blows off the doors in every way. 

Oh please. You can buy perfectly good alternatives on Amazon for a fraction of the price. That magically work across all models. The shoelaces were a joke but you have your heads so far up where the sun don’t shine you can’t see it. Though the TSLA whistle makes me wonder if someone like Elon couldn’t pull it off!