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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 kalleboo »

X86BSD wrote: post #169
nicky0 wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually no, privacy is a point of difference between Apple and the other companies. Apple has very different philosophy regarding user data. Generally they try to keep it on your phone and they don't suck everything up into their datacenter, as they aren't in the business of selling ads. That's why their "intelligent assistant" stuff isn't as good as Google's.

Google sells your data for $$. It is their main income stream. Apple doesn't. They don't want your data and don't enter markets in fact because they don't want to monetize you or your data.

Google sells access to your data for $$ (i.e., ads). They wouldn't sell the data itself, that would devalue it.

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

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Post by na85 »

Bud wrote: post #49
Alupis wrote: post #39

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> The removed it because it was a proprietary port Apple is not shy when it comes to using proprietary ports - so I don't really buy this argument. We can look at the iPhone 7 and it's proprietary non-USB connector as clear evidence they don't mind running proprietary connectors.

>Apple is not shy when it comes to using proprietary ports - so I don't really buy this argument. There was not a single proprietary port on the old MB Pro, except for MagSafe, which isn't really even a port, but instead a power interface. Zero.

I'm glad we agree there was a proprietary connector on that device.

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

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Post by protomyth »

ihuman wrote: post #99
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…

>My standard listening headphones are Etymotic ER-4Ps; there is no way I am going to downgrade to AirPods The phone comes with a 3.5mm to Lightning adapter, so you can continue to use your existing headphones. Also, you can disable 3D touch and reachability (the double-tap home button thing) in the accessibility settings, if those are causing your issues. >offer a system that just underlines words-thought-to-be-wrong…

I wonder how those dongles work for blind folks that use a headphone to connect to ATMs? I know the AirPods and lightning head phones are a no go for them.

Also, I need to buy a 3rd party dongle since power is also important in my car and I'm not buying a new car because of a phone.

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

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Post by ryao »

nkkollaw wrote: post #178
monkmartinez wrote: post #130

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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?

I thought the removal was to recycle the space while making waterproofing easier.

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

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Post by mahyarm »

Washuu wrote: post #117
ihuman wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>My standard listening headphones are Etymotic ER-4Ps; there is no way I am going to downgrade to AirPods The phone comes with a 3.5mm to Lightning adapter, so you can continue to use your existing headphones. Also, you can disable 3D touch and reachability (the double-tap home button thing) in the accessibility settings, if those are causing your issues. >offer a system that just underlines words-thought-to-be-wrong…

> 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…

You can get a dongle attacher, like this one for the magsafe 1 adapter:

https://www.amazon.com/Cozy-Industries-MC-RD-1-2-MagCozy-2-P...

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

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Post by interpol_p »

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #181
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…

Amen. Just let me turn the sideswipes off in Safari. Ten times a day I end up going back a page without meaning to.

I love the swipe-to-go back gesture in Safari. You can always recover if you accidentally trigger it because it doesn't actually go back until you slide the page off the screen.

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

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Post by profmonocle »

dan1234 wrote: post #91
auggierose wrote: post #65

I switched back from Android to iOS because the only decent Android phone (Pixel) is in the same price range as an iPhone. I got a jet black iPhone 7 and I love it, it just feels great in my hand. The only thing I am a little disappointed about is the notifications system, which is still sub par compared to Android (like, 2 touches instead of 1 to clear a notification, and I cannot properly configure Gmail to show on…

> why Apple Mail can pull Gmail only every 15 minutes is beyond me ... It used to work, but Google removed Activesync support for free users a while back. you need to use the Gmail app or upgrade to a paid Google Apps plan if you want push support.

To be fair, Gmail does support the IMAP IDLE extension, which is the standard way of doing push email over IMAP. Mac mail supports it, and it works. (I actually get email notifications on my laptop before my Android phone.)

iOS only supports email push with iCloud or with a Microsoft Exchange server. IMO, this is really on Apple for not supporting the IDLE extension on iOS, rather than Google for not supporting a proprietary protocol for their free users.

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

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Post by austinsharp »

sixothree wrote: post #96
auggierose wrote: post #65

I switched back from Android to iOS because the only decent Android phone (Pixel) is in the same price range as an iPhone. I got a jet black iPhone 7 and I love it, it just feels great in my hand. The only thing I am a little disappointed about is the notifications system, which is still sub par compared to Android (like, 2 touches instead of 1 to clear a notification, and I cannot properly configure Gmail to show on…

I switched (back) from Android to iPhone because of security settings. I found Android to be a nightmare. Compared that to iOS's ability to set per-application permissions and Apple's stated commitment to privacy and I'm not going back to Android any time soon. Nor will I be upgrading my iPhone any time soon. I plug in the headphone jack in my car and have found no decent bluetooth receivers to replace that wired con…

Android has had per application permissions similar to iOS since 6.0. It took way too long but it's no longer a problem.

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Post by argonaut »

erdevs wrote: post #186
snowwrestler wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Supply chain stories about Apple get posted all the time, and there is no discernible relationship between what they say and the actual sales volumes the Apple reports in the next 10-Q.

Effects don't necessarily show up in the following quarter. Moreover, it's an overstatement to say there is no relationship. iPhone sales growth slowed dramatically following previous periods where supply chain order cuts were reported (eg in Jan'13 it was reported that Apple cut orders for iPhone 5 screens and subsequently actual growth did indeed slow dramatically). There seems to be a clear relationship between so…

No, it's not an overstatement. If half the time the prediction turns out not to be true, then there is no relationship - you may as well flip a coin.

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

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Post by eva1984 »

This is so overdue, to a company that has become so safe in mentality and lack of innovation.

Edit: look at the latest Macbook Pro, how out of touch this company has become, to put their philosophy/belief(thinner! lighter! no ports!) before true usability, to the point I feel sad because MBP was my favorite product from Apple.

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