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  • Compared: Apple Studio Display vs Samsung Smart Monitor M8

    dbolanderdbolander
    I fell for all the positive paid reviews of the Samsung M8 on YouTube. After using it for a week, we ended up returning it as it was very disappointing.

    While the Samsung M8 is chock full of interesting and potentially useful features, its display quality was extremely disappointing.

    We initially went with the M8 because we wanted something larger than Apple’s 27" display. The Samsung M8 has poor viewing angles (it’s a VA type display and not IPS) and was also dim. The construction of the Samsung M8 is cheap. Nearly all of it is plastic and it felt flimsy. Since the Apple display is too small for our needs we went with a 34” ultrawide LG and it is a night and day difference in terms of image quality.
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  • Inside all the new HomeKit products coming out in 2020

    dbolanderdbolander
    Five and a half years after HomeKit was announced and still there’s no HomeKit compatible lock for mortise-style locks.

    I don’t need any more HomeKit compatible plug adapters. What a slow slow rollout and adoption by third-parties.
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  • Is Apple getting Siri-ous in the face of Amazon's Alexa Echo?

    dbolanderdbolander
    Here's a recent comparison of Siri and Google Assistant.

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  • No, Apple did not switch to USB-C on its new MacBook Pros to profit from dongle & adapter sales

    dbolanderdbolander
    I realize that it's the ‘in thing’ to jab at Apple’s “courage” comment these days but there is truth to it too.

    When a manufacturer is too scared at potentially alienating customers in the short term, you end up mired in legacy—parallel ports, PS/2 ports, VGA, compact flash, etc. You also end up with software like Windows XP, that people just won't let go of and yet at the same time is a nightmare to continually support and patch.

    When you coddle a customer by making it painless to stick with older things, they transition much more slowly. When you throw in dongles for free or keep old ports around, you make incentive to press forward less motivating.

    Apple would prefer that, where possible, people go for wireless options like wireless syncing instead of Lightning cables. And if you do have a scenario where you need an adapter, by making you pay for it, it gets you to consider newer, more modern options.

    You may disagree, but I think this approach has genuinely helped Apple’s user base embrace new standards significantly faster than other ecosystems.
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  • Apple's Ive and Newson unveil unadorned fir trees for Claridge's Christmas installation

    dbolanderdbolander
    Glad to see Jony expressing himself more publicly in other spaces outside of Apple.

    Without his creative partner in tech, Steve—it's clear that Apple is not enough to fulfill his discipline anymore.
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