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Apple will frame iPhone 15 USB-C switch as a consumer win
So having government entities make companies implement things is innovative? I think it's quite the opposite. I fail to see your reasoning there. Adding USB-C to an iPhone isn't innovative at all and honestly I don't think really benefits anyone tbh even though Apple will most likely try to present it that way. There's only so much you can do with a phone. It's a very mature product thats pushing almost 20yrs old (in 2027).kmarei said:
The problem is, when you have a dominant company, there is no reason for them to innovate anymore. Proof of that is the iPhone 11 onwards, nothing new except just adding cameras to the back. So sometimes a company can benefit from a push from an outside entity (EU)macxpress said:
Apple would have eventually switched anyways. I still don't believe in government agencies making companies have specific features. It stifles innovation in the end as it may prevent Apple from developing and using a newer, better and more advanced technology going forward until the EU or any other government agency approves it and then Apple can't use it exclusively like it might want to do.darkvader said:It IS a consumer win.And it's a win we wouldn't have gotten if the EU hadn't forced Apple to do it.
Honestly, USB-C is a terrible connector for a mobile phone. Unlike lightning, if you break off the connector you're fucked and need the entire thing replaced because the connector is part of the connection whereas with Lighting if you broke off the connector you only needed a new cable and Lightning is a much more ridged connector for daily usage which could be why Apple stuck with it for so long.
Of course Apple will spin it as a win for customers. Apple is an absolute master at marketing and releasing new products to get people hyped to buy them. They tell you why you need it even if you didn't know you did and they're very convincing when they do it for most people. This is what makes Apple a marketing master.
and of course it had to come from the EU not the US, because US politicians are firmly in the pocket of corporations cuz they need campaign contributions k so they will never force something as big as apple to do anything . Have no fear, I am sure apple think of another way to generate revenue after the loss of made for iPhone revenue.
Apple sells a lot of phones and yes they are dominate but they still have competition so there are plenty of reasons to innovate. The iPhone is not the most popular phone in the world as it stands right now and even if it were, it wouldn't be by a large amount.
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Mac Pro in danger after fumbled Apple Silicon launch
You can thank Jony Ive for that most likely. Thats the stupid shit he was more concerned about at Apple that IMO put Apple down the wrong road with its product lineup across the board.avon b7 said:
On the other hand, they found the time to engineer some ridiculously expensive wheels for the Pro and I'm sure the market for a 'low end tower' never even went away and they still refused to produce such a machine.charlesn said:Only Apple has the customer data to tell them what's "worth it" or not in terms of R&D and production investment, but with the high-end Mac Studio now taking at least some of what was already a very limited market for the Mac Pro, I'm not surprised to read that its future is on thin ice. It would probably take a big investment of both money and human talent to create a next gen Mac Pro that is significantly faster and more expandable than Mac Studio and I'm not sure the market for such a machine is big enough to justify that investment for a sprawling, $3 trillion company.
The closest they got was with the new Mini. -
Apple is working on a giant iMac, but it isn't coming soon
This definitely will not be an iMac Pro...even if Apple slaps the name on it.
It's also great how Mark Gurman leaves the door wide open to change his story every other month so he can claim he's right.
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Dark red iPhone 15 Pro, mint green iPhone 15 may land this fall
I wish they'd bring back Pacific Blue like my iPhone 12 Pro. Sounds silly but it's the reason I've kept it. I'm sick of black, white and gold.
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Giant 30-inch iMac, iPhone 15, OLED iPads: Apple's roadmap for 2023-2024
Yep... if this is in fact built it's just gonna be a 30" version of the 24". You "might" see M3 Pro inside it as an option (or offered as an upper tier model), but other than that and possibly color differences overall it'll be the same iMac in a larger shell. And, just because it may be offered with an M3 Pro doesn't make it an iMac Pro either. Not in the slightest. If Apple happens to call the iMac Pro it's the absolute saddest "Pro" Mac out there lol.tenthousandthings said:You should prepare yourself for the likelihood that if Apple builds a 30" iMac, it’s going to have the same approach to the power supply as the 24" iMac. You can rail against it all you want, but that won’t change anything.
