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JinTech said:

Tile just know their days are numbered and are shivering in their boots.

That's the wrong attitude. If Apple keeps coming out with services that competes with other 3rd party developers on their platform, those developers will start to not trust Apple and wonder when the day will come that Apple comes out with their competing service and drives them out of business. Or worse, creates disadvantages for these 3rd party developers that wouldn't apply to Apple. That does not foster innovation or trust on the platform that these developers want to use.

originalg said:

That screen bezel though... =(

That retina, perfect colour rendering screen though...8D

manishboy77 said:

Due to the recent mendacities of the establishment I will never buy one of these. I have removed wifi from my home and my kids are watching DVDs. I am strongly considering going back to a flip phone as well after having an iphone since the 3g. 

No wifi? Are posting this via carrier pigeon?

macseeker said:

Yeah, Apple having centers around the world. Wonder how Cook likes his dog meat. He should think of the US first. I wonder what type of software (spy) traps will be in the apps developed from Vietnam. Not happy at the moment.

Why should Apple bring international profits back to the U.S. instead of keeping those profits in lower tax bracket countries where the profit was made? They make a lot of profit in the U.S. and they keep that money in the U.S. I'm glad you are not an Apple board member because you have no idea how companies stay in business (hint: it's called profit). As for Vietnam spy trap apps, Vietnam app developers can create spy trap apps now for the app store but they won't make it past the walled garden app checkers. Why would opening a data centre in Vietnam suddenly create a torrent of "Spy Trap Apps" in the app store? Please spend a little more than 1 second of time thinking before you type such nonsense.

MplsP said:

pscooter63 said:

If I'm a pro, using a "pro" device, why would I want to risk my livelihood with ill-informed repair people?  Which is what this article really highlights.

And you have the option to take it to Apple. 

Go back to the car example - if FedEx gets its trucks from Ford do they and should they need to go back to a Ford dealer for every repair? Or is it conceivable (I know, this is way out there) that a non-Ford mechanic might be qualified to make a repair?

If Ford requires all maintenance from Ford, you have the choice not to buy their product. Same with Apple. What you want is to dictate to Apple how they should run their company. Apple is in business to make money, not coddle to your whims.

Mike Wuerthele said:

dysamoria said:

Did the external mass storage problems get solved? I remember the news item about it, but nothing saying it was resolved.

It did.

I laughed that you actually took a screen shot of your article, added a big red arrow pointing to the answer instead of saying "How about you just read the article Bub". You have shown an ocean of patience Mike

mattbookair said:

You had me until you cited Forbes ... then I stopped reading. Seriously guys??

Anyway, will buy one when they’re announced, and not before!

I can guarantee you won't buy one before they're announced

Give it a magsafe charging port and at least two thunderbolt 4 ports (one on each side). Can Apple release a computer with cutting edge wifi as well. Wifi 7 would be very nice. Even if it doesn't do all this, it will still sell very well from the slim chassis and larger screen.

I don’t live in the US. If Apple wants to spread the tariff costs to all other non-US countries, I’ll skip any Apple purchases for at least the next 4 years until the orange orangutang is gone

We’ll see if Apple goes forward with their announced $500B investment to build data centres. Big corps are shutting their investment wallets due to all the volatility caused by the orange orangutang.