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  • Floppy drive signed by Steve Jobs expected to fetch $7,500 at auction

    wandersowanderso
    What is interesting (suspect) here is that Steve was not at Apple when this version of MacOS was out. This would imply that it either is a fake or it was while he was at NeXt.   If while at NeXt, why would he bother to sign it?
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  • Editorial: Amidst cries for a cheaper HomePod, Amazon now has a higher-end Echo

    wandersowanderso
    (posted earlier) Amazon Echo Studio should give Apple a run for the money against the Home Pod. Priced at $199, supports Dolby Atmos, 3D audio, and initial tests appear promising.  I agree that the Home Pod is better with many specs, except for a few. Amazon’s product also supports Bluetooth and has an audio input jack. What has held me off from Apple’s product is that when it eventually is no longer supported, it ends up being an expensive paperweight while the Amazon speaker will still work and can do so without software.   Will Apple really support the home pod 10 years from now? Or even 5?  The Amazon speaker gets around that issue with still having audio input alternatives.  
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  • Powerbeats Pro are better headphones than AirPods, but won't replace them

    wandersowanderso
    It seems that if the beats were upgraded to allow the microphone audio of your voice to also play in the headphone when making a phone call, it would be a stronger solution.  This is the way that a telephone headset works. 
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  • Samsung confirms terrible earnings for the holiday quarter, and it will only get worse

    wandersowanderso
    Samsung having over $9 billion in net income projected is not a terrible quarter. It’s down, but many public companies are not profitable.  

    Samsung sells a lot more than smart phones and memory. They have a much more diverse product line than Apple.   Apple doesn’t design and sell washing machines, TVs, cameras, Blu-Ray DVD players, lithium ion batteries, hard drives, and refrigerators, for example. 

    They are more of a conglomerate, on the likes of Siemens AG. 


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  • No, Apple, a slightly bent iPad Pro straight out of the box isn't acceptable

    wandersowanderso
    I will be happy to get a bent one for 50% off. :).  

    I purchased a used iPhone 6 from a coworker recently for a family member.   This coworker is meticulous about their things and has never placed their phone in their pants pocket.  I had taken it to the Apple Store to have the $29 battery swap before the deal expires on 12/31.  Apple performed an inspection in store and said “we may not be able to swap out the battery because the chassis is bent.”  Sure enough, it was if you looked carefully.  The 2nd tech who was to actually do the repair reluctantly gave it a green light.  

    I know that the 6 was part of “bend gate”.  It makes me wonder if it left the factory already bent.

    Based on my experience at the Apple store, I would be concerned to have a new iPad Pro where the same story might unfold without my happy ending.    
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