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I don’t think anyone that’s seen space black at a heavily trafficked Apple Store would choose that colour.  Gross!

Possum-us said:

So this means their subscription fees for consumers are now 30% "lower", right ?  

No because if they're anything like other streaming services (Paramount and Amazon come to mind) they give you less when you sign up through the App Store in order to cover Apple's 30% cut.  I know for a fact that if you sign up for Paramount through the App Store, you can only stream on Apple devices, not third party devices or a TV's built-in apps.  For Amazon, you pay I think almost the same or the actual same price for Prime Video as a Prime membership but it doesn't include Prime membership, whereas if you buy the Prime membership directly with Amazon it includes Prime Video.

Other services like Tidal in fact do charge more when purchasing in the App Store.

I don't know what the situation was for Disney, because I learnt the hard way that if you can avoid purchasing a subscription through the App Store you probably should.  And as for the security question, many of the services support paying with Apple Pay or PayPal when purchasing directly, so I don't think security is an issue.

b57 said:

Russians… can they do something right for once?

Nope.  No they cannot.  Hilarious that Vadim from Max Tech thinks it’s real.  Lost a lot of respect for him right then and there.  Does he really think factory workers don’t go through a metal detector when leaving a production plant?  Does he really think anyone in China with sufficiently high clearance would risk their job with Apple, not to mention crippling fines and possibly even jail time?  We know how seriously Apple takes security, does he really think someone could pull off a heist on unreleased products?

If anything it shows how desperate the Russians are getting.  There’s no limit to what they’re willing to do to scam people.

I’m not a professional photographer and I approve of StationGrey’s comment!

9secondkox2 said:

Kinda feeling Apple will buck history here and update quite a few Mac’s this year to m4 status for multiple reasons:

a) it cleans up the generational mess over the last couple of years. 

b) it puts further distance between apple silicon and Qualcomm’s disingenuous comparisons. 

C) it allows for Apple Intelligence to shine on all Mac’s, showcasing Apple as the AI leader. 

Between a and b, apple gets seen as the place to go for top tier ai. 

Good points and I completely agree.

Also, it would be embarrassing for Apple to enter the holidays still selling any M2 models.  Surely nobody in their right mind is buying them anymore.  The Mini, Studio and Pro need updating ASAP!

While I’d like an “every Mac is M4-series” event, I feel Apple will holdover updating the M3 models unfortunately.  Probably early 2025.  Hope I’m wrong.