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Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by joeevans1000 »

I've been noticing a trend toward linux among devs for a while now, so this will just hasten that. The lenovos are really sweet with linux, as an example, and I'm seeing them increasingly at programming events.

Apple has been moving it's product line towards catering to the idiocracy, anyways, so it's not surprise. Add to that the increasing loss of interest in iphone and devs moving to android, in spite of all it's problems, and you have a sea shift.

I think it's been an interesting dichotomy all along. There were the consumer apple products, and the professional ones. The professional products were used to build for the consumer ones. I think Jobs really understood the need to have a two pronged approach in this way. It seems that new management now is trying to unify it all, and the wind up is that apple will no longer be the cool dev's choice, and the result will be a rapidly declining ecosystem, offering, popularity, and, finally, revenue.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by [deleted] »

malux85 wrote: post #3

Can anybody recommend a good laptop to replace my current macbook - I would like 17inch screen, and runs Ubuntu ... bonus for NVidia GPU - I deep learn in the cloud but having a GPU to test on would be great. Anybody know of this mythical unicorn?

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Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by jablan »

midnightmonster wrote: post #134
larrik wrote: post #110

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That's a pretty outdated viewpoint. Linux has been my professional platform for 6 years, and I find it to be vastly superior to Windows or Mac. The short time I had to use OS X for iOS development was very painful.

I'm not saying Linux is bad. I'm saying switching from Mac to Linux is going to be a much bigger adjustment to your workflow than getting a new dongle or a few different shortcut keys (considering that at a minimum you're going to be switching cmd to ctrl for nearly everything--unless you already live in the terminal).

It's really not that hard. I am forced to use Mac at work, while using Linux at home (also with very different keyboards), and getting use of making a mental switch when needed is matter of months. It is not much different than learning to use more than a single keyboard layout.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by joeevans1000 »

midnightmonster wrote: post #134
larrik wrote: post #110

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That's a pretty outdated viewpoint. Linux has been my professional platform for 6 years, and I find it to be vastly superior to Windows or Mac. The short time I had to use OS X for iOS development was very painful.

I'm not saying Linux is bad. I'm saying switching from Mac to Linux is going to be a much bigger adjustment to your workflow than getting a new dongle or a few different shortcut keys (considering that at a minimum you're going to be switching cmd to ctrl for nearly everything--unless you already live in the terminal).

Yes, but the switch is a one time inconvenience. If it's stressful, they can ease that with a $1,500 vacation with the price difference.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by jakebasile »

masklinn wrote: post #129
jakebasile wrote: post #111

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I don't need 40Gbps to run my mouse, and I shouldn't have to spend more money on an already egregiously overpriced machine to get an adapter. I don't want another adapter to output to my monitor. I don't want another adapter to connect to ethernet. USB C doesn't need to be all or nothing. They could include 2 USB C and 2 USB A and solve half of these problems. Throw in a MiniDisplayPort or an HDMI and we're set.

> I don't want another adapter to connect to ethernet. You're about 4 years too late there. > USB C doesn't need to be all or nothing. It has to be if your ultimate goal is for it to become universal eventually. As long as legacy interfaces are available accessory manufacturers have little incentive to build type C devices as they can keep plugging away without, so they won't. > They could include 2 USB C and 2 USB A…

If the only reason an accessory would use USB C is because no alternatives exist, it doesn't need USB C.

Also, I don't care what Apple wants to do here. I want a computer that I can use comfortably.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by cynix »

masklinn wrote: post #68
0x0 wrote: post #59

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Well if US sales taxes are as low as 0% then I think it IS a fair comparison. Feature-wise, it feels like the 2013 device is worth the 2016 price and the 2016 device is worth the 2013 price.

> Well if US sales taxes are as low as 0% then I think it IS a fair comparison. That's completely nonsensical, Apple doesn't decide where you live and they don't set how much VAT to apply, they've got a "manufacturer price" and add VAT on top.

> That's completely nonsensical, Apple doesn't decide where you live and they don't set how much VAT to apply

The point is that it is possible to buy it somewhere in the US without tax, whereas no such method exists in the EU.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by r00fus »

belovedeagle wrote: post #127
reustle wrote: post #116

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> It seems more like a gimmick. Don't you use a password manager? Aren't you tired of constantly typing your master password in to unlock your keys?

Because having your password manager unencrypted (so that biometrics can "unlock" it) is a great idea.

What do you even mean by that? On iOS any app can request a TouchID authentication for upgraded privileges. Would be surprised if something similar weren't possible. 1Password on iOS uses TouchID. It's certainly not unencrypted at rest.

That's the goal - I provide my TouchID + maybe a PIN (or if for added security, combined with separate channel factor).

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by MBCook »

masklinn wrote: post #132
MBCook wrote: post #60

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It will be interesting to see if Apple decides to try to respond to that thing. It's pretty impressive in quite a few ways.

> It will be interesting to see if Apple decides to try to respond to that thing. Probably not, they really seem dead-set against touch interfaces of macOS, and have made pretty much no improvement to it towards that end.

They're probably right about that. But they could put the pin sensor technology from the iPad Pro into an iMac and get a pretty good product. They did a fantastic job with it.

Re: Apple, this time you made a mistake

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Post by sbalea »

jontro wrote: post #98
SysArchitect wrote: post #39

As a professional software dev/system architect using MacBook Pro's, I am excited about the new MacBook Pro. I'll miss the SD card for my amateur photography, but I'll live. It's still got the 3.5mm for my headphones, with USB-C hopefully daisy chaining non Apple displays will finally become a reality, and thankfully my work has upgraded to using wireless technology for displaying screens in conference rooms (which w…

You can get one of these USB-C cables with magnetic locks https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-po...

This adaptor is rated at 60W. The 15" MBP charges at 85W
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