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  • Beyond the new 'iPhone Xs,' what to expect from Apple's Sept. 12 'Gather round' special ev...

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    MacMan1993 said:
    A phone company announces its annual event for its latest phones. It also announces it will no longer make computers as they are a sideline business, and takes up too much time, few sales, and have lost interest in making the best computers. Making phones is easier and more profitable. The software division that made iWork, Final Cut, Aperature, Mac Server etc will also be disbanded, as they haven't done anything in years anyway. No one will miss them. No professional laptops (15" are just toys), no pro desktop Mac worth buying since 2013, no 17" laptop since 2012, no new Mac Mini, since ...I forgot it was so long ago. Old computers with old processors, old graphics cards, no user upgradable RAM, tiny RAM limit of 32Gb, same old high prices. Apple should give 5 year warranties. After 25 years as a Mac user, I am considering those PeeCees sadly. Cheaper, faster, 17" laptops, powerful desktop models.
    bye
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  • Samsung's Thunderbolt 3 Portable SSD X5 boasts high read and write speeds

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    nunzy said:
    Samedung? Nope. Never.
    I have a samesung free home, and will keep it that way. 
    ElCapitannunzywatto_cobra

  • New report backs claims 2018 iPhones will support Apple Pencil

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    nunzy said:
    I'm glad that you can't use a stylus with iPhone. Steve would have hated the idea.
    Steve specifically hated the idea. Watch the original iPhone announcement. His direct quote: "yuck!"

    That said, I have no use for one, but don't object to it for others. But I don't actually want to pay for features I don't use, either. 
    nunzy

  • Apple, Verizon partnership gives unlimited data plan subscribers six months of free Apple ...

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    The trick to the "free promo" stuff is to always give them a prepaid Visa card behind it, one with no money in it. Pay with cash, keep one with 10 cents on it, give them that number when signing up. I just had one charge my CC 3 days early. I intended to cancel the service on the last day. Fortunately my CC company saw it my way.

    I am very wary of subscription stuff. YMMV. But the rumored bundles from Apple involving their studio investments might be worth a look. 
    gatorguy

  • Apple's HomePod seizes 'small but meaningful' portion of US smart speaker market

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    Rayz2016 said:
    macxpress said:
    nunzy said:
     Apple doesn't care about market share.

    They make a tidy profit on every HomePod they sell. They also use HomePod as a camel's nose Under the Tent in order to solidify their hold on the customer's purchase of future products. All that Apple cares about is maximizing profit. If they could increase profits while servicing only the 1%, they would be eager to do so
    Why aren't you banned yet? 
    Because people keep replying to him, which means clicks, which means profit!
    Well played, Sir. Well played.
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