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zroger73 said:

I doubt this issue would exist had Apple made this display.

I simply can't shake the image of the bottom-tier GoldStar televisions and radios lining the shelves of Walmart and dollar stores back in the 80s-90s. A name change to LG (Lucky GoldStar) doesn't help. Today, LG makes mid-tier products at best.

Pay attention. LG makes the iMac 5K display.

If "Apple made this display," they would have to use this same LG hardware because no one else can make IGZO LCDs like this at the present time.

Soli said:

techprod1gy said:

That will be awesome for Apple to roll out new models 4 months after I invested in their below average iteration of the MacBookPro.

1) Apple doesn't their Macs enough. Apple updates their Macs too soon. No matter what they do someone will complain about it.

2) And when they do update, historically the price will drop after having raised it to include expensive new HW in a new casing design, like when the Retina displays arrived.

After they make some of their development money back, I might add. With the new MBPs, we're also paying more for what must be more expensive components, such as the new oxide wide-gamut display. 

Gruber and Ritchie were talking on the last Talk Show podcast about the Touch Bar's development. Supposedly they have been on it for 10 years. There's an unusual amount of work in these new laptops, seems to me. Still, as you say, the prices will drop over time.

cali said:

The mans on vacation leave him alone.

slprescott said:

There will be a big "2nd wave" of AirPod buyers.

I visited an Apple Store to see them -- while waiting for my order to arrive -- and immediately my wife and daughter wanted them too.

Airpods are the next big thing. I didn't think we would see it this soon.

oh and "Apple isn't doing anything. Apple isn't innovating. Apple is doomed."

I got mine yesterday, instead of the Jan. 12 date when I ordered on the first day.

You are right, these have to be the next big thing. The elegant case, the tricky magnets, the stay-in design, the good sound — Apple at its best. Years of work are concentrated in those little things.

First the wrist, now the ear, have been colonized and now occupied. This is a very big deal. Siri will improve quicky, watch. 

The eyes are next. 

jgreg728 said:

*mail-checking for updated AirPod shipment intensifies*

From the "Your Orders" page under your Apple account:

"You can edit your mobile phone number at any time by logging into your account and editing the Shipment or Pickup Notification preferences for your order. To stop notifications, reply to the text message with: STOP"

jgreg728 said:

*mail-checking for updated AirPod shipment intensifies*

I got a text message from Apple today. I hardly knew that my phone # was in their system. Delivery went from Jan. 12 to Dec. 28.