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  • Tim Cook optimistic that coronavirus is getting under control in China

    hodarhodar
    "It feels to me that China is getting the Coronavirus under control. You look at the numbers coming down day by day by day so I'm very optimistic there  ..."

    Seriously, Tim?  World Health Organization doesn't feel so optimistic; especially with people who "recovered", becoming re-infected with it within weeks of recovery.


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  • Why Apple will move Macs to ARM, and what consumers get

    hodarhodar
    tedz98 said:
    Saying ARM gives Apple control over the hardware/software stack doesn’t really help me understand the benefits of the switch. If Intel wasn’t missing targets would Apple still be doing this? There’s a bumpy road ahead to make the transition. It will be challenging for users. What about Pro level users? Can ARM work for them? Apple has shown they can integrate ARM processors such as the T2 chip into the existing intel platform. Maybe they should be going after graphics first? Or maybe they want seemless app capability across iOS and MacOS? Or maybe they want just a single OS? Any insights from the experts?


    One of the reasons Apple migrated from the Motorola 68xxx to PowerPC, was Motorola's failure to meet self-set milestones and deliver processors as promised.  By making the transition to PowerPC, Apple basically had the ability to pit IBM against Motorola on the same PowerPC processor, with the better performing, higher yielding competitor taking the lion's share of the sales.

    If Intel can't hit milestones - history is basically repeating itself.

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  • Apple's coronavirus revenue miss seen as short-term hurdle

    hodarhodar
    As of 2016, small to medium sized businesses made up about 90% of China’s economy.  90%!!!
    Of those small businesses, less than 50% have funds “on hand” sufficient to pay 30 days. 

    Do not begin to imagine how precarious China’s economy is to a pandemic like the Coronavirus.   I see a devastating economic collapse all but inevitable.  
    sirozha

  • Amazon maintains massive lead over Apple in US smart speaker market

    hodarhodar

    I have a HomePod for the downstairs TV.  I am less than impressed.  For the price, I have seen similarly priced Visio Sound bars that outperform the HomePod as used as an external TV speaker.  In my use case, the HomePod was purchased to link with the AppleTV, to provide a better sound for watching TV.

    As a single unit, the HomePod sounds pretty good, playing music - but does not do as well reproducing dialog as a primary speaker for TV/movies.  The sound is muddled, and the vocals unclear - the build-in sound from my 2003 Panasonic Plasma TV does vocal and dialog sound from the shows better.  This is disappointing.

    Most Home Theater units, including every iPhone, iPod and iPad have a built-in equalizer, to set the levels for different types of music (i.e.. jazz, classical, rock, etc.) and a home theater will also include EQ settings for movies, sports, etc.  The HomePod has no such setting at all.  Why?

    chemengin1

  • Not every Mac Pro is assembled in Texas

    hodarhodar
    The Braille on what appears to be a handle attachment, is something very clever.  No clue what it says, as online sources don't seem to agree a whole lot on any particular standardized version of Braille - which is surprising.
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