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#141

I can imagine Apple has quite a few linguists on its payroll; They are still beating the words “beautiful” and “best” to death in their keynotes. It’s tough to not be excited about new features that are debuted upon each release, but it’s also getting monotonous to hear, “Product X is the _best_ version of its kind. Product Y is the _most_ we’ve ever created and its pictures are simply _beautiful_.”

Their lack of vocabulary is INCREDIBLE.

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#142

It's now possible to change the depth of field after taking the photo. I wasn't paying close enough attention to know if this will also be possible on older iPhones. EDIT: sounds like it's just the new iPhones. But it includes the less expensive Xr.

Was the bokeh functionality using software to create an artificial depth of field effect, or does the camera capture a range of depth of field? My immediate guess was that it's actually clever software, but was it confirmed either way?

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#143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you have more money than the government that’s no so much of a problem.

Technically Apple has more money than some governments, it's nowhere near the US Government's: Apple's entire assets could pay for under 18 months of net interest on the public debt (263bn in 2017).

The US has negative money, they are in debt. I have more money than the US.

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#144
post #63

Just announced: Apple now runs on 100% renewable energy.

They said all of their facilities, worldwide...

Are apple stores considered a "facility"?

Because, I cant see how the apple store in the Valley Fair Mall can get its own apple-power feed?

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#148

They killed the SE! Now we're stuck with screens too big to use with one hand. I really really dislike this.

I am impressed the X(s) has more screen space than my 8+ has in a similar form factor. So I can have more screen without having to jump up again in size.

I do admit however I would have liked to see an X in the same size as a base 8.

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#149
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iPhone pricing tiers: - XR $749 - XS $999 - XS Max $1099 Yikes. And that's for the lowest storage available.

The iPhone SE, iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 are still going to be for sale, at $349, $449 and $599 respectively. The range is plenty wide.

This strategy makes perfect sense, but does come with a psychological component that is difficult to overcome. When you but the 7 or 8 there is a sense you are buying an out of date product as opposed to a new, lower-end product. I'm sure managing the products this way saves a fortune because they are always only working to engineer the latest products and coasting on previous years' work for the cheaper models.

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post #63

Just announced: Apple now runs on 100% renewable energy.

They said all of their facilities, worldwide... Are apple stores considered a "facility"? Because, I cant see how the apple store in the Valley Fair Mall can get its own apple-power feed?

It's not like Apple or any other entity doing this is building new last mile electrical distribution, or putting new PV on the roof of malls. They're buying "credits" for kWh from solar/wind/hydroelectric generation sources, which feed into the same electrical grid operator, matching the number of kWh that the meter for the store consumes in a month.
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