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  • Apple hits back at DOJ antitrust suit paragraph by paragraph in scathing response

    macsince1988macsince1988
    From the article:

    The point Apple repeatedly tries to make is that its platform and ecosystem of apps and hardware are designed to ensure the perfect balance between consumer needs, privacy, and security. Apple says the lawsuit "seeks to attack a random collection of Apple's design choices, degrade the privacy and security benefits of iPhone that customers value, and eliminate the competitive differentiation and consumer choice that currently exist in the marketplace."

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    As a customer, this describes why I choose to purchase Apple’s products and services.  I value the integration across Apple’s entire ecosystem with the attributes that offers me, knowing full well that there are competitors (offering different attributes) that I could choose.
    dewmeronn

  • New 24-inch iMac adds M4 chip, nano-texture glass option

    macsince1988macsince1988
    rob53 said:
    Watched the video and I wasn't impressed. The biggest issue I have is Apple pushing AI to fix bad writing skills. If I was an English teacher, I'd find a new job because every paper will end up looking the same because AI will correct every typo, every contextual error (like in my second sentence) and every error in content. Why even teach English (or any other language) when AI will effectively write everything you ever need to do no matter what grade level or technical level in a job. 

    I, along with others, am tired of the iMac taking second (or third, or fourth) fiddle to laptops. Why isn't the iMac getting a Pro or Max version? The iMac ends up costing nearly the same as a MacBook Pro with at least the Pro chip. Why should any of have to spend 2 to 3x the amount of the base iMac on a iMac Pro when all that needs to be changed is the SoC? I also want a 27" 5K display. The display on my 2019 fully blown Intel iMac is just fine so why can't Apple slide in an M4 Pro or Max into the chin of my 27" display. 

    I'll wait to see what the new M4 Mac Mini contains and how much it costs. It might be time for me to just get a reasonably priced 4-5K display, attach (if it doesn't have one) a decent quality front camera and go with that. I checked trade-in value for my fully blown 2019 3.6GHz iMac, 72GB RAM, 2TB SSD and Radeon Pro Vega 48 8 GB. All they want to give me is less than a $400 trade-in. 
    “ I also want a 27" 5K display. The display on my 2019 fully blown Intel iMac is just fine so why can't Apple slide in an M4 Pro or Max into the chin of my 27" display. “

    Ditto.
    bikertwinwatto_cobra

  • Apple's M4 Mac event will be a week of daily press releases and I'm here for it

    macsince1988macsince1988
    It would be nice if the week included the return of a 27-inch (or larger) iMac.
    9secondkox2danoxdavJanNLwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • When will Apple upgrade all of its Macs to M4?

    macsince1988macsince1988
    If the iMac going to get an M4 (or M5) update, it needs to return to at least a 27-inch screen.  A 32-inch screen would be great, but the current 24-inch screen is woefully small no matter which processor it is running.
    luke hamblywilliamlondon9secondkox2baconstangnmemaclibertyandfreeAlex1N

  • iPad and Mac don't compete against each other, so buy both says Apple exec

    macsince1988macsince1988
    The “reviews saying that iPadOS limitations mean the new iPad Pro can't easily replace a MacBook Pro” feel like they are recycled, repeating something that appears in the reviews every time a new iPad is released.  The iPad was never meant to be a laptop, and it’s a great device when it meets your needs.
    danoxwilliamlondonwatto_cobra