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Soli said:

Between 802.11ax and WPA3 I hope that Apple is just waiting before they launch a quality mesh router system. I'd also like to see an option (from anyone) to plug in an iPhone for a backup cellular connection from the router, as well as VPN from the router itself, but I'm not holding my breath.

Can Apple even be looked to for consistent behavior anymore? If so, we can determine that they have no intention of caring about that at all. They’ve discontinued their routers, but if they were going to make a new one, why would they do that? Wouldn’t they keep selling the old ones? It’s not like a Mac Mini, where hardware actually matters. They could just keep selling them and people would buy them. For example, they haven’t “discontinued” the Mac Pro, despite refusing to update it for 5 years. And they’ve also said they’re making a new one, so wouldn’t they have “discontinued” the current one while we “wait” for the new one (if we’re assuming new routers are coming)? And they have discontinued their displays, but supposedly they are making a new one?

My overarching question is “Where’s the Apple ecosystem anymore?”

AppleInsider said:

"I don't want Apple to be another talking head, we should only speak when we have certain knowledge to bring to the subject," Cook said. "I always ask myself, 'Do we have standing, do we have a right to talk about this issue?'”

Aha. That one comment explains everything about their actions around the world. We can point people to this article/interview any time a question of hypocrisy (or “hypocrisy”) arises. Very helpful!

…a company can never really achieve complete diversity.

Nor should it try.

Instead, the service is looking for content from a wide variety of outlets that "has a reason to be out there.”

Hmm.

The CEO also fielded a few questions about Screen Time, the new usage monitoring and management feature set to debut with iOS 12 this fall.

Who wants to bet that Screen Time comes to 10.15 Death Valley next year? Alongside a related announcement that “the Mac as we know it is ending,” that is. Then again, there’s still not even iCloud syncing of alarms and timers between OS X and iOS…

Captain Midnight said:

As long as they only allow 6 digit pass codes

Good thing they’ve had alphanumeric for nearly a decade, then.

entropys said:

At the the very least hold off as long as possible. Apple might release new models before school starts.

Sometimes classes start before updates are released. Apple may well do that on purpose.

foggyhill said:
Put a god damn string of 3-4 imojis in your passcode and your set for a quasi eternal crack time for whoever gets your device.

I got excited when I read this and then found out you can’t do it.