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  • Canon ink cartridges become an unexpected chip shortage victim

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    rob53 said:
    ravnorodom said:
    It’s about time for printer companies to rethink their ink cartridge strategy. Now it bites them back on their butts. EPSON’s ink refillable printer starts to look good. 
    This is reason I went to Epson. Canon forced you to use their ink cartridges. Actually worse than Apple’s payment systems so why aren’t they being investigated?

    Because we need new laws to eliminate monopolies like the ink cartridge mafia as well as the app store mafia.
    elijahgwilliamlondonscstrrf

  • Apple Acoustics VP hints that Bluetooth could be holding back AirPods

    darkvaderdarkvader
    Wait, you mean Bluetooth can't deliver the same audio quality as a wire?  I'm shocked!  Shocked, I say!

    :D

    williamlondonbaconstang

  • Lower-priced Apple external display rumored to be on the way

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    shareef777 said:
    The best display is the XDR and it’s not meant for people in general, it’s meant for professionals. Just because it’s not sold in volumes doesn’t mean higher end (low volume) products shouldn’t be made. The average monitor today is 2k one going for ~$500. Apple offering a “lower cost” smaller XDR at $2500 doesn’t fit that average, not even on the high end. The high end consumer monitor is a monster 49 inch curved one by Samsung and it “only” goes for $2000.

    An M1 iMac sans Mac parts is EXACTLY what people would go for. $700 for the 24”, $1000 for a 27”, and $1500 for a 32”.

    No, it's not meant for professionals.  I work with video professionals, folks who do TV stuff that there's a decent chance you've seen.

    They don't have monitors like that ridiculous $5000 Apple screen.

    Those are for rich idiots.
    williamlondon12StrangerselijahgsloaahAI_liaskitatit

  • Lower-priced Apple external display rumored to be on the way

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    opinion said:
    Half the price is still to high. Sometimes I think that there is no point in making the best products if people can’t afford them. 

    10% of the price is still too high.  $350 would be about reasonable for a good 27" monitor, you can get a nice 27" 4K LG for about that.

    I suppose Apple might charge $500 for a monitor about that quality, but it would be a ripoff.
    williamlondonelijahgkitatit

  • Employee COVID outbreak forces Apple to close Texas store

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    chadbag said:
    sflocal said:
    This is human stupidity at its finest.  The selfish, moronic, conspiracy-loving anti-vaxxers are putting people's live at risk.  They are just too stupid and ignorant to accept it.  I'm all for personal choice and keeping the government out of my body, but what's it going to take to get these people to understand that COVID is here to stay until they get vaccinated?! 

    One can only hope that Darwin will take care of things, but even then... that's years down the road.
    The vaccine does not stop you from spreading or getting covid.  It does lessen the effects if you get it.  So I fail to see how someone  who has concerns about the covid vaccines and is not vaccinated is any more at fault for the spread.  

    Repeat:  The vaccine does not prevent the spread of covid.  It does lessen symptoms once you get it.  

     (Yes I am vaccinated). 

    So, that's actually misinformation.

    The mRNA vaccines virtually eliminate the chance that you will spread or get any pre-Delta variant of COVID.  They significantly reduce the chance that you will spread or get the Delta variant.  And it's too soon to know how well they work against Omicron, but it looks like efficacy of the first two doses is significantly diminished, but that it may be effective after you get your 6-month booster - but that's entirely preliminary at this point, expect it to change.
    baconstangAlex_V