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Post by SllX »

pjmlp wrote: post #303
SllX wrote: post #301

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That’ll be a good day for the iPad but take over? Not a chance in hell.

Depends on Apple's management. Some people still hope they haven't completely forgotten about UNIX workstation market, after dropping the server one.

It’s mean if the next CEO is fucking stupid and replaces everyone at the top with literal slugs, it could happen. Short of that, it’s a consistent $35B-40B segment of their operations that makes the iPhone, iPad and everything else they do possible.

I spoke above about Apple being the iPhone company, but that doesn’t make the Mac inessential. An iPad with Xcode would be great for the iPad, but it’s a far cry from any kind of justification for killing off an extremely successful and profitable product line. You could stick macOS on an iPad tomorrow and it wouldn’t be an adequate replacement for a MacBook Air, let alone a MacBook Pro or anything else in the lineup.

Also nobody is talking about UNIX workstations in 2025.

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Post by willtemperley »

heresie-dabord wrote: post #187
willtemperley wrote: post #68

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I wonder how much the Windows 11 debacle will increase Mac sales by.

> Windows 11 debacle Do you really think that anything MSFT has done with MW11 --unfriendly to consumers or not-- will significantly impede the success of MW11?

It's more what they haven't done - i.e. make it work on customer's computers.

According to TechRadar this is exactly what has driven the uptick in Mac sales:

https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/never-mind-linu...

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lotsoweiners wrote: post #153
stockresearcher wrote: post #90

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Actually, in modern times you can buy an oil extraction pump off Amazon for $100, making oil changes so much easier than they were 40 years ago! A lot of [especially European] cars have the filter accessible from the top, meaning that you can change oil in 15 minutes in any apartment parking space by doing little more than popping the hood!

I’ve done oil changes decades ago but don’t bother anymore since I don’t feel like jacking the car up but using an oil extraction tool from the top does sound intriguing. Can you replace the filter from the top or does that require a jack? Also, does the filter need to be replaced each time?

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Post by leptons »

embedding-shape wrote: post #295
leptons wrote: post #291

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You missed plenty, and you wouldn't even know it because you didn't even do the most basic research about where you were going. It's a very lazy way to travel, and I guarantee I got way more out of my travel than you did if we visited the same places. But I don't know you, maybe your idea of a good time is getting drunk in whatever corner bar there is nearby. If I'm spending thousands on plane tickets and hotels, and…

> It's a very lazy way to travel, and I guarantee I got way more out of my travel than you did if we visited the same places It's funny, I'd say the same to you! :) How often do you sleep over on the couch or floor of strangers homes, waking up when they wake up, participating in something that isn't overflowing with tourists already? Or got to experience how a day is for someone who works and lives in the place you'…

>How often do you sleep over on the couch or floor of strangers homes, waking up when they wake up, participating in something that isn't overflowing with tourists already? Or got to experience how a day is for someone who works and lives in the place you're visiting for the first time?

You have the strangest travel goals I've ever heard of.

Fortunately I don't have to sleep on floors when I travel. That sounds awful.

I can't imagine anyone would want to "experience how a day is for someone who works and lives" in my life, they'd be sitting on a couch in my office watching me type in lines of code all day. Thrilling.

I spent 3 months living and working in a city abroad (again, coding), so yeah, I know what it's like. We travelled all around the region, saw and did amazing things instead of "winging it", and the horror - there were tourists there too! Avoiding tourists just to avoid tourists means you missed out on things that are interesting, because why, you don't like being around other people? But I don't actually care why or how you travel, you do you.

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Post by nothercastle »

lurking_swe wrote: post #227
koyote wrote: post #166

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I could go into detail how being able to have a dozen tabs open almost always gives a better result than simply picking the first flight on google flights. But let's assume there's no difference: Do you really want to use a phone's on-screen keyboard to type in your family's passport details, address, then credit card numbers, then review all of this to ensure your $2000 purchase doesn't have any typos or mistakes? I…

just for the record, I completely agree that _research_ is way easier on a computer. But i take issue with this concern: > Do you really want to use a phone's on-screen keyboard to type in your family's passport details, address, then credit card numbers, then review all of this to ensure your $2000 purchase doesn't have any typos or mistakes? My iphone (safari) auto-fills almost all of those details. It’s also likel…

Yeah non issue for frequent travel people. If you only travel 2x a year always with different airlines then it’s a hassle.

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Post by ejoso »

curious_riddler wrote: post #228
koyote wrote: post #166

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I could go into detail how being able to have a dozen tabs open almost always gives a better result than simply picking the first flight on google flights. But let's assume there's no difference: Do you really want to use a phone's on-screen keyboard to type in your family's passport details, address, then credit card numbers, then review all of this to ensure your $2000 purchase doesn't have any typos or mistakes? I…

Apparently the anxiety of making big purchases on phones is only a thing for the millennials and not really a thing for the younger generation.

I’m wondering what the sample size is for this assessment. I know gen z people that don’t buy stuff on Amazon out of anxiety, let alone booking a 4 figure flight.

Let’s not forget that a plurality exists.

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Post by ejoso »

fragmede wrote: post #234
curious_riddler wrote: post #228

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Apparently the anxiety of making big purchases on phones is only a thing for the millennials and not really a thing for the younger generation.

Which it should be noted, may not even have a laptop. Probably not a desktop even.

Old-ish data, but US Census states that 81% of American households have at least one laptop or desktop. Tablets at 61%.

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/computer...

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Post by astrange »

eastbound wrote: post #57
peterspath wrote: post #22

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They have enough "AI" stuff. People just don't know it is AI. That is the best way of integrating AI into your product(s). The tech behind stuff doesn't really matter for the end user. other companies should also follow that trend, use ai for useful features, just give the feature a good name... no need to mention "ai"... because next year it could be something else that is powering the feature.

Siri can’t tell the time and people on Android can remove passerby’s from pictures, we can’t. I’m an Apple fanboy but Apple has been coasting for 10 years.

iOS Photos has an AI image editor that can do that.

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Post by hwj »

j1elo wrote: post #105
haunter wrote: post #11

Kind of telling that 1, the iPhone outsells every other category by 5-7x ratio, and the Mac (which includes everything from Macbooks to Mac Minis to iMacs) barely sells more than the iPad. 2, Services (iCloud, apps, music, TV shows etc.) now bigger than every other category, except the iPhone, combined Basically 76% of the sales are iPhones and Services (millions) iPhone $209,586 Mac $33,708 iPad $28,023 Wearables, H…

I really don't get how people do research work (like finding good flight tickets, or comparing hotels to stay in for a trip) without a computer. I really cannot stand seeing websites in a small screen without the ability to quickly open 4 browser windows with 4 tabs each for different combinations of dates, for example.

This.

Searching the internet on a phone feels like exploring the world through the eye of a needle.

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Post by WorldPeas »

dang wrote: post #99
WorldPeas wrote: post #67

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The title was changed since I made my comment. Seems the message of their earnings increase outdid trepidation about their future.

FWIW the submitted title was "Apple reports fourth quarter results" and hasn't changed.

Thank you dang. I was likely mistaken having seen their stock dip, then commenting before it went up. I appreciate you correcting the record and think I need to take a break from the internet. Honesty is a big deal.
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