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  • Review: 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro -- ultimate refinement without revolution

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    lkrupp said:

    henrybay said:
    Until Apple increases the amount of key travel on these MacBooks, I will never buy one. 
    I’m sure Tim, Craig, and Phil lose sleep at night because of your demands. You’re not alone? Who’s the other guy? Oh, you mean the anonymous, unsubstantiated comments on sites like MacRumors and 9to5Mac? 
    I guess I’m the other guy too. My last MacBook Pro was purchased in 2013. I’m due a new one. It’s lasted well - 6 years. Keyboard is great on that one. 
    Not so on these new ones. Out of the box it has a keyboard repair warranty that lasts 4 years. Reassuring to some, but an admission of probable failure to others. But after 4 years it’s a huge cost to repair. Puts me right off and I don’t think Apple have resolved the issues so I consider failure to be ‘likely’.
    Plus the new keyboard is just awful to type on compared to their older models. Work give me a Lenovo T480. It has chiclet style keys and is a joy to type on. Why can’t Apple do better ?
    So I’m not buying. And I don’t think I’m the only one. 

    henrybaychemengin1

  • Apple highlights iPad Pro's productivity prowess in new ad series

    lewchenkolewchenko
    Colour me unimpressed by most of those videos. Especially the design your space one. 

    for the price of these things (pro+pencil+folio) you would think they would have found some really unique use cases , but I don’t think they are there yet. 

    Massive OS limitations plus durability and bend concerns have killed any notion I had of upgrading my Air2 this year. 
    KITA

  • Apple cuts first quarter 2019 iPhone production by 10 percent, report says

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    LordeHawk said:
    Hmmm... Maybe it's time Apple stoped being so greedy, money and profit orientated and got back to selling great products at an affordable / decent price.
    Cook supposedly says "the iPhone XR has outsold the XS since it's launch in October", ummm yeah, could it be because the XR is a shit wad cheaper than the XS?!
    Don't get me wrong, coz I am an Apple user / lover going on 20 years and I would dearly love to "upgrade" my ageing iPhone 6 to a lovely new current model iPhone but, not at these ludicrous prices.
    Secondly, Apple has reverted back to it's John Scully days of saturating the market with multiple versions of the same product and Apple was 90 days away from being bankrupt. Something Steve Jobs eradicated upon his return to Apple in the 90's and we know how well the company did after that.
    Sorry Mr Cook, you're probably a nice guy but, the advances of technology and idea's died with Steve Jobs and you do not have the ability to think outside the box, therefore, Apple seems to be going no where, whilst still bashing up the prices beyond belief, all the while releasing buggy software that makes the Apple Eco-sphere verging on being as bad as Microcrap (you know who I'm talking about).
    Personally, Steve Jobs should have left Tim Cook in his previous post crunching numbers and doing supply orders. Steve should have made Craig Federighi CEO and front man for the Apple business and brand.
    Rant mode = off ;-)
    Come on Apple, lets get back to being inspiring and great, without the overly high price tags you THINK you can command. Before it's too late.

    Please refrain from posting your ignorant tirades in the future, it exposes your lack of respect for the efforts of countless Apple engineers, efforts and our community.  Spend a few moments with google, then articulate your message with facts and opinions.

    Your pricing statements are relative and hopefully you pay for an education before another iPhone, “coz” a base model XR is $749 without trade in, or ~$20 month if you average it out 3 years.  Maybe you don’t know an iPhone can be leased or financed without interest?

    Its not “greedy” that Apple maintains a healthy margin to reinvest strategically. Your contradiction is obvious, Apple needs to make great products that are affordable to you, and at a reduced margin.  Your second point regarding multiple versions is also incorrect, you’re comparing two different things.  Limited color, storage, and screen size options across so many millions of devices is necessary for market needs.  Not to be confused with Apple’s old overlapping and  confusing product portfolio.


    You sir have drank so much of the Apple kool  aid that you can’t see the wood for the trees. 

    Apple cant have it both ways - creating an ever growing mass user base and ridiculously high prices.  One has to give. 

    They will I’ll say they don’t care about the mass market but in the next breath talk about how many iOS devices they have to sell services to. 
    mike54muthuk_vanalingamkitatitpropod

  • Apple's earnings warning indicates trouble in China, but everyone should calm down

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    Competition , national pride , and extortionate pricing is what’s killing the demand (especially in China). Huawei proved the China market is still a huge growth sector with their stellar results so a little of what cook said isn’t true.
    I’m sure Apple realise this as well but Cook can’t openly say “people in China think we over charge compared to the competition and don’t like buying American phones” 

    Also, I see many people at work now who used to have iPhone 6 and 7’s  (UK) with Huawei phones which I never did a year ago. Same for OnePlus phones. People are realising that top end androids cost HALF what apple charge. 

    Service revenue will not continue to grow for long (unless they raise prices there too) if the use base starts to shrink down. The two are intrinsically and proportionally linked. 

    So unless something changes at Apple , expect more bad news. Hence why the share price has been falling and took last nights dive. 

    I sold old all my Apple stock at $227 (thank god!) and contemplated getting back in several times since (thankfully didn’t). I’m sure it will make money again in the long term , but expect a few gains and drops on the way. Is it worth the stress ? The dividend isn’t exactly great. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple lowers holiday quarter guidance on lower than expected iPhone sales

    lewchenkolewchenko
    Expect the share price to dive when markets open tomorrow. 

    I posted earlier about the ridiculous pricing of the latest iPads as an example. The iPhone is just as bad.  Their greed is catching up with them. 

    So unit sales are down, and now revenue is a chunk below their own forecast too (not even the analysts can be blamed here).  Increasing the prices to stupid levels only hurts the customer base in the long run. 

    It certainly put be off off upgrading my old MacBook Pro and iPad. 
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