nht

MplsP said:

nunzy said:

Why should Apple give these away for free when they can make a good margin selling them? I guess they think that they will sell enough of additional iPhone to make up the profit and even make some more.

You could ask the same question about including headphones or even make the argument not to include an adapter or cable at all because 'virtually everyone has one already and this let's people only pay for what they need.'

Apple sells premium phones at a premium price. As such, I don't expect to get a crippled, underpowered adapter that doesn't take advantage of the phone's capabilities. It's kind of like paying for first class and then having the flight attendant saying you need to pay for a drink.

Why couldn't they do fast charging with USB A? The big problem with switching to a USB C to lightning cable is that it would be incompatible with virtually every charging port in the world right now without an adapter. (Although based on the lack of USB A ports in the MacBooks, convenience  & compatibility are not high on Apples list of priorities.)

cgWerks said:

Rayz2016 said:
Well it could say a number of things:

It could say that OpenCL is faster than Metal
It could say that you should state what versions of the OS you’re running on. 
It could say that benchmarking beta software is pointless. 

But it most importantly, it could say that you need to test more than one application to get an accurate view on performance. 

Sure, and I'd like to see more testing.
But, it makes me wonder what we're talking about with Metal. Apple says a lot about performance, but are they talking about iOS games? Or, are they talking about console-quality or PC quality games? Are they talking about professional level apps? My gut tells me they are talking about the low-hanging fruit (iOS games driving iDevice sales). This also fits nicely with the iOS developers coming to the Mac strategy.

ElCapitan said:

The hard fact of dropping OpenGL support is that over time macOS users will lose access to a whole class of applications now available to them. 
If Apple think this loss can be compensated by making another class of less powerful iOS applications accessible to macOS users, they are delusional.

But, if the theory of some here is correct, they just don't care. There is more $$$ in that pie-slice that doesn't contain those class of applications. (And, of course we all know that money is everything, and that short-term thinking always beats out long-term thinking. /s ... well, at least in the short-term.)

nht said:
Apple isn't anti-developer.  That's an especially stupid assertion right after WWDC.

I wasn't at WWDC, but from the general news coverage, what about it suggests Apple is especially pro-developer (more so than previously, or in comparisons to any other tech company, etc.)? Just because they held a conference with Developer in the title? Of course they are 'pro-developer' in sense of wanting people to write software for their platform. I think maybe the context of that sentiment is they could/should be doing more?

auxio said:
And yet, somehow a couple of months ago before anything was announced, you were able to do everything you needed to do.  So an announcement about an OS update which hasn't even been released yet somehow changed that?  Give me a break.

Umm, in the context of this article, they might be worrying about what will happen to their favorite software (in addition to the lack of hardware). I'm worried about a couple software packages I use at this point. (As I know it caught the devs as a bit of a surprise, and they are not trying to decide how to react/move-forward.)

lmac said:

Pretty soon people won't buy Macs at all. Well it’s not like Apple is making new Macs that anyone wants. Shitty laptop keyboards, overpriced Black iMac, outdated locked down pro and hobbled mini. Tired of waiting for a new Mac.

Some days, I wonder if that's not the plan. Wean people off dependence on the Mac until all your left with is a customer base that is fine with just iOS.

nht said:
I'd do the "Amazing, every word..." gif again but that would just become annoying.

Is any of this stuff on the level of requirement of something like advanced 3D CAD/rendering/scientific analysis? Most of this seemed ML related.

cgWerks said:

Rayz2016 said:
No one is making you wait for anything. Move to Windows.

I think the idea is we're hoping Apple hasn't abandoned professionals and creatives, so we don't have to leave.

avon b7 said:
The fact that I haven't bought a Mac in a while has everything to do with Apple and nothing to do with me and there are lots of people right here in the forums who share my basic view.

Fanboys don't like anyone pointing out Apple failures. They'd rather we leave so their echo-chamber remain pure.

Rayz2016 said:
I suggest you stop whining and buy a Windows machine that meets your needs. 

Wow, must be nice for Apple to have so many customers they'd like a segment of them to go away for bothering them. I remember the days when Apple was trying to gain new customers. Silly me.

And, I'm not waiting for Rainbow Beans. It's more like I like the a few varieties of baked beans they used to make, but they've replaced them with tofu niblets. I'm hoping they they realize people still like baked beans before having to switch to ramen noodles.

nht said:
There seems to be a resigned acceptance of trolls and negativity against Apple.  I have no idea why folks who have been unhappy with Apple for years still come here.

And I have no idea why anyone with a product replacement cycle of 7+ years thinks Apple gives 2 shakes about them or their opinion.  Especially when the product is the low end Mini.

For sure... these places should be for fanboys only!!! No dissenting opinions should be allowed. LOL
FYI... it generally takes a while for an established relationship to be damaged to the point of breaking it, and for a hard-earned brand-image to be burned through.

Rayz2016 said:

nunzy said:

If Qualcomm keeps this up,  Apple will beat them into a bloody pulp. Apple has more lawyers and has better lawyers than anybody in the world.

I have yet to see any evidence that proves Apple’s lawyers are better than anyone else.