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Typically, if Apple has stopped distributing the product for more than five years, it's considered vintage

They sold the original Homepod until March 2021, so that's just over three years - not even close to "more than five years". And speakers like this should have a much longer lifespan than phones... Sonos even supports gear that's almost twenty years old, on an older, less-but-still-maintained version of their OS (S1).

CuJoYYC said:

I'm sure the delay is Apple's fault.
 

That's likely, actually. Before Apple launched lossless with no change in price, it was an option that came at a premium. When Apple just included it in their normal subscription, launching it at a higher price tier was less attractive - and adding it to their normal subscription wo ld just cost Spotify more in fees and bandwidth.

Spotify makes their living from their service, for Apple it's just a part of keeping you in the eco system.

I've got 170 GB free on my 256 GB phone (minimum capacity).

There's far less issues with 128 GB storage on iPhones than shipping Macs with 8 GB of RAM.

StrangeDays said:

thedba said:

If the only upgrade awaiting the Airpods max is USBC and additional colors, then muted isn’t the adjective I’d use.

Grossly underwhelming would be more like it.

What do you want them to do for you, besides play audio? Should they have a new shape too? Maybe triangles? Triangles are new. Should we do triangles?

Improve noise cancellation, as the competition does. Support lossless audio. Replace the bra with better protection. Better Find My-support - match thew newest tech there, from the new Apple Watch/ iPhone. All this in addition to the obvious change to USB C

I'd also love an on/off button, the current automatic setup just doesn't work well enough. The headphones often get confused on whether they're on the had or not,

Overall, the Mac Pro just doesn't make a lot of sense these days.