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negociarlaw said:

Ah, I see that that "late 2018" for faceID has become accepted; so, it looks like my beloved SE will likely not have it. That makes more sense. Too bad. 

All signs point to a 2018 iPhone SE update remaining a budget model. Considering Apple can't manufacture enough TrueDepth cameras to fit into the iPhone 8 this year, the iPhone SE most certainly will not get it next year.

What will be interesting to see is if Apple goes all out with the A11 chip for the SE, or if they stick with an A10. Don't forget that when the first SE came out, it boasted the same flagship CPU and rear camera as the iPhone 6s, making it faster and better than the (more expensive) iPhone 6. That enabled Apple to keep the SE unchanged for a couple of years, aside from a capacity bump earlier this year.

My guess: We'll get an iPhone SE with A10 CPU and 3D Touch display. And Touch ID, naturally. And I'm guessing it'll keep the headphone jack.

toddzrx said:

Boy, lots of prejudice against BestBuy for charging whatever they like for an iPhone.  Do you have the same disdain for airlines charging more than others for getting you to and from the same airports?  Or grocery stores charging more than others for the same food item?  Makes me wonder about the intelligence of not only the commenters on this board, but the authors who wrote the article to begin with.

Was there something in particular in the article that made you question my intelligence? I'd love to hear it.

bill42 said:

While strange, at least Best Buy has a price matching guarantee, so as long as people notice they won't have to pay the extra $100...

Price matching doesn't apply to iPhones. It's in the article.

jbdragon said:

lkrupp said:

First the Windows phone and now Kinect.

I think the PS4 VR stuff will also DIE at some point. It just doesn't have the games for it. Few games, people aren't going to spend the money for it. Again, optional accessory. 

I won't argue with you on the future of the PS VR, because the truth is I don't know. But I will say that the PS VR did relatively well in terms of sales its first year, considering it had (at the time) the lowest entry price of any VR system, and it also had a good lineup of exclusive, PlayStation-only VR games. To that end, I'd contend with your "it doesn't have the games for it" line. They may not be Uncharted-caliber exclusives, but Sony has a pretty good in-house development lineup that has cranked out a number of titles that you can only play on PS VR, including Farpoint, Driveclub, Rigs, Battlezone and more. And while it's not an in-house game, Resident Evil 7 VR is another big exclusive. All of that stuff actually helped PS VR outsell the likes of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It's possible that subsequent price cuts for Oculus have changed the tide (wouldn't surprise me), but as a niche product, PS VR is not quite the Genesis 32X.

I'll also note that I still have my Xbox One Kinect hooked up, though the voice recognition for a full-size box is embarrassingly bad (for example, when I use it to change channels on my cable box, it cannot distinguish between "CNBC" and "CMT").

mr4js said:

Philips makes cheap junk, don't wast your money on any of their products. Much better HomeKit choices available. Very unethical company, worse than Samsung.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-smartcardchipscartel-philips/philips-infineon-samsung-face-eu-antitrust-fines-idUSKBN0F00C620140625

I fail to see what a three-year-old SIM card price fixing case in the EU has to do with the quality of Philips lighting hardware. Regardless, I have had three dimmer switches for about a year and they work very reliably, as do the Hue bulbs.