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lkrupp said:

sdw2001 said:

I'm not sure why Apple would do this now.  It sounds like it may be a beta reference that was overlooked.  

I would tend to agree. For years now the Intel ‘problem’ has raged in Apple tech blog forums. Many have pressed for Apple to switch to AMD. Then Apple blows the whole thing up with the M1. So another Intel Mac doesn’t make much sense. Sure, the Windows-on-Mac fans are pissed but they are a small minority.

rcfa said:

If ease of text messaging is the top criterion I’m not surprised. Apple needs to educate people about iMessage, and possibly make it cross-platform.

It happens more and more often that people answer, when I tell them I prefer iMessage over WhatsApp for privacy reasons, that “they/nobody use(s) SMS anymore”. I then have to explain to them, that although iMessage and SMS use the same app, it’s not the same thing, just for convenience using the same app, and that one can see at the input fields and the bubble color, what system is being used.

As convenient and nicely integrated iMessage is, it’s reach limited to Apple devices starts to backfire, as too few people use it, and thus familiarity with the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS goes out the window.

The idea that iMessage would tie people to the Apple platform won’t work, if fewer and fewer people using iPhones don’t use the system because they don’t understand it, and use WhatsApp, or (at least better) Telegram, or if they are paranoid Signal instead. 

The way to stem that is by increasing its use across other platforms, and use it as a way to demonstrate that Apple cares about all people’s privacy, and so get people interested in other Apple services.

Japhey said:

mknelson said:

RonnyDaddy said:

Please! Cut down on the bass frequency.

Which Beats have you tried recently? That was definitely an issue with some of the previous designs, but I haven't noticed it as much in the current lineup.

Mark

You’re right, and he’s full of crap. One post troll. Personally, I’d prefer if Apple would give us an app for all their speakers and headphones (Bests, HomePod, AirPods), so that we could adjust equalizer settings to our own preferences. Like many other companies already do. Why are we still locked into their predetermined sound settings? Does Apple truly support user choice? Or is it just convenient rhetoric to toss around when the opportunity to damage a competitor arises?

yojimbo007 said:

3.2 Billion, the price Apple paid for Beats.. the MOST  EXPENSIVE  acquisition by Apple ever……. and to quote Tim at the time “ Its a no Brainer”  …🤦🏼‍♂️

 He must have been confused   between “no brainer’  and “brainless’

To this they it baffles me ! ! 

RonnyDaddy said:

Please! Cut down on the bass frequency.