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Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by brightball »

pdimitar wrote: post #127
brightball wrote: post #110

Apple's losing its mojo in a slow steady drip and there's going to be more of this if they don't get it together soon. Apple used to be synonymous with premium equipment an a "It Just Works" experience. It made it really, really easy to just get the Apple version of anything knowing it was going to be good. My parents need equipment, I get them an iMac, an Airport Extreme, iPhone, iPad, etc...knowing it's all just go…

I tried quite a few routers and if you are on a budget (or simply aren't fussed on giving $200+ for a router which is entirely fair) I found that the Asus RT-N18U is a fantastic device for the money. I attached my printer and external HDD to it and had almost no problems. The UI is better than most other vendors (Eero and Ubiquiti are still kings though) and on top of that they have a very decent mobile app as well.…

That's what I had in mind with the ASUS wave. I've heard nothing but good things.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by jsz0 »

brightball wrote: post #110

Apple's losing its mojo in a slow steady drip and there's going to be more of this if they don't get it together soon. Apple used to be synonymous with premium equipment an a "It Just Works" experience. It made it really, really easy to just get the Apple version of anything knowing it was going to be good. My parents need equipment, I get them an iMac, an Airport Extreme, iPhone, iPad, etc...knowing it's all just go…

> Let's not forget using $30 USB cords to charge your phone/mouse.

Both devices come with a Lighting cable, an Apple first party Lighting cable costs $20 not $30, and third party Lighting cables cost as little as $5.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by itchynosedev »

maurice_moss wrote: post #154

Like many of you here, I've also had buyers remorse with the iPhone 7 (Plus). I see everyone talking about putting the dongle on their headphones and leaving it there. Maybe my car is old fashioned, but I use my phone to stream spotify when I drive, which means the dongle stays in the car connected to AUX. I dont want to spend $10 on an extra dongle because that is fucking stupid. Not just this - but, like a fan boy,…

If sticking yubikey into dongle to connect to your laptop is such a big deal for you, for the love of thigs why did you go full usb-c? Why did you get the touchbar model?

Seems like bad research on your end than poor execution.

As for keyboard, I really do enjoy it more then the sponginess of lterally any other laptop (including pre2016 mbp)

I do agree on the trackpad, seems overkill. But I didn't use it long enough to make judgement yet.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by itchynosedev »

maurice_moss wrote: post #154

Like many of you here, I've also had buyers remorse with the iPhone 7 (Plus). I see everyone talking about putting the dongle on their headphones and leaving it there. Maybe my car is old fashioned, but I use my phone to stream spotify when I drive, which means the dongle stays in the car connected to AUX. I dont want to spend $10 on an extra dongle because that is fucking stupid. Not just this - but, like a fan boy,…

If sticking yubikey into dongle to connect to your laptop is such a big deal for you, for the love of thigs why did you go full usb-c? Why did you get the touchbar model?

Seems like bad research on your end than poor execution.

As for keyboard, I really do enjoy it more then the sponginess of literally any other laptop (including pre2016 mbp)

I do agree on the trackpad, seems overkill. But I didn't use it long enough to make judgement yet.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by jsz0 »

maurice_moss wrote: post #154

Like many of you here, I've also had buyers remorse with the iPhone 7 (Plus). I see everyone talking about putting the dongle on their headphones and leaving it there. Maybe my car is old fashioned, but I use my phone to stream spotify when I drive, which means the dongle stays in the car connected to AUX. I dont want to spend $10 on an extra dongle because that is fucking stupid. Not just this - but, like a fan boy,…

> I dont want to spend $10

Pennywise dollar dumb. You're making a $800+ device worse to save $10.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by jsz0 »

pdimitar wrote: post #141
TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My thoughts exactly. Push forward in to where? And I think this is great for users. In the same way that my Core 2 Duo ThinkPad running Windows 7 (with SSD) does everything I need, I don't want to have to upgrade my phone every 12 months due to planned obsolescence. I think one of the glaring areas for improvement is battery life. Won't someone give us the option of a 10+mm thick phone with a huge battery in it. Plea…

Apple has a real opportunity to modernize iOS a lot and kick Google in the nuts since they are very content sitting on their ass doing practically nothing for Android. - Dark theme. Customization = good. Sends a good message. - More separate volume controls. For me one volume level for notifications and phone ringer is absurd in 2016. - LCD displays, really? The iPhone 7/Plus and the iPad Pro 9.7" are first of Apple'…

> Won't someone give us the option of a 10+mm thick phone with a huge battery in it.

This option exists in the form of battery cases.

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Post by krrrh »

PunchTornado wrote: post #148
Longhanks wrote: post #106

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I can definitely relate to that. Using iOS at this point frustrates me so much that sometimes I pull out my iPhone 4S running iOS 6 to remember what a wonderful UI and UX that was. The bigger problem is the lack of alternatives. Android is such a mess of inconsistencies and bad UX, added to that are the problems with system updates, lack of a proper flagship device (the Pixel is a joke compared to the iPhone 6s in my…

Isn't Apple just as bad as google with user data? I feel that all of them, apple, google, facebook, amazon, they all disregard our privacy.

They could hardly be more different. See:

https://www.apple.com/privacy/

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Post by nkkollaw »

monkmartinez wrote: post #130
ihuman wrote: post #125

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I just keep mine connected to my headphones, since I use them more with my iPhone than a computer. Also someone made a cool keychain to attach it to if that works better for you. [1] > expensive spare dongles They're only $10 USD. [1] https://uncourage.com/

Only $10??? That is a lot of money for something that shouldn't be needed in the first place. I haven't spent $10 dollars on my phone since I bought a case for it in 2013. Then again, I have expandable memory and a headphone jack (Galaxy Note 3).

Alright, so you spend $800 for a phone, and you're complaining that you can't spare $10?

I'm not saying removing the headphone jack to make the phone a mm thinner wasn't a retarded move, but... Really? $10?

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Post by bigtunacan »

ihuman wrote: post #125
Washuu wrote: post #117

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> The phone comes with a 3.5mm to Lightning adapter, so you can continue to use your existing headphones. Yeah, no. When will I need this dongle? Exactly when I left it somewhere else. Then Apple will need a "Find my Dongle" application next to all the other "Find my*" applications. I am not going to buy expensive spare dongles just so I don't rage when I realize I left the dongle at work so now I can't listen to mus…

I just keep mine connected to my headphones, since I use them more with my iPhone than a computer. Also someone made a cool keychain to attach it to if that works better for you. [1] > expensive spare dongles They're only $10 USD. [1] https://uncourage.com/

I have 5+ pairs of headphones. One for home, one for the office, one for the gym, and then a couple of spares for when I lose any of the main 3. I have the iPhone 7 and I end up carrying the dongle around in my jeans pocket when I am able to remember it. I'm certainly not paying $10 a pop for spare dongles when most of my headphones didn't even cost that much.

Getting rid of the headphone jack is by far the dumbest move I have seen on the iPhone in a long time.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by b2600 »

Longhanks wrote: post #106
jblow wrote: post #93

Usually I have upgraded, but I currently have no intention of buying an iPhone 7 or later, unless they fix something! For me it's a double whammy. I don't like the lack of headphone jack, and whereas I feel like I could manage grumpily ... for me it kills the excitement of buying the new device, and I think that is important. (My standard listening headphones are Etymotic ER-4Ps; there is no way I am going to downgra…

I can definitely relate to that. Using iOS at this point frustrates me so much that sometimes I pull out my iPhone 4S running iOS 6 to remember what a wonderful UI and UX that was. The bigger problem is the lack of alternatives. Android is such a mess of inconsistencies and bad UX, added to that are the problems with system updates, lack of a proper flagship device (the Pixel is a joke compared to the iPhone 6s in my…

"the Pixel is a joke compared to the iPhone 6s in my opinion" That's a very unusual opinion. Most reviews I've seen contradict this. Hell, you could compare the 6p with the 6s and the iPhone would win (in my opinion) but it wouldn't blow it out of the water. I haven't had hands on with the Pixel yet so I'll reserve my personal judgement but I have owned the 6s, the 6p, and the iPhone 7 (daily driver). Furthermore, it made be different in your use case but most iPhone users have all sorts of Google apps making the ecosystem argument irrelevant.
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