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38 states is enough for a constitutional amendment. Makes you wonder.
It's a much higher bar to ratify a constitutional amendment than to sue Google.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder#Constitution...
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And they are made of inferior quality components not comparable to an Air. See used prices for evidence.
You get a graphics card for $550, many types of ports... And you think the Air is Superior?
We are long past the times where the average person needs to even think about laptop specs other than whether or not it has a sufficient size SSD, the battery life is long, and it does not get hot.
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They started at $900, had 2 USB 3.0 ports, a headphone jack, an SD card slot, and a thunderbolt 2 port for many years. Again, note the nuance in my statement that it serves the purpose for the vast majority of laptop users and its amortized cost over many years is certainly less than other consumer laptops, as evidenced by the used market. Nowadays, they are $1k, and they have Retina screen, 2 USB4/Thunderbolt3 ports…
Majority of laptop users won't need to hook up their computer to a TV? And M1 still is inferior to having a gpu.
I would be very surprised if even 10% of people connect their laptops to TVs. For those that do, thunderbolt to hdmi adapters are cheap.
> And M1 still is inferior to having a gpu.
I am sure it is, but average person sees no utility from a GPU, but they do utilize long battery life and less heat from reduced energy usage of M1.
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Aside from the keyboard issues, you're talking about design choices you don't like , not design flaws . They made the choices they made, and by and large executed on them at a high degree of quality.
There's been other issues. MacBook Pros have had issues with the screen ribbon cable causing problems with the backlight (a.k.a Flexgate). Then there's been issues with batteries swelling in 2015 MBPs which impacts the trackpad too. Plus there has been countless models with GPU failures being commonplace stretching allll the way back to to iBook G3. I would personally consider the 2018 Mac Mini to have a design flaw…
Are Apple laptops higher quality, compared to competitors (despite design issues)? My current Macbook had the screen laminate peel off after a few years. To Apple's credit, they promptly repaired the machine at no cost. But I've had friends with similarly priced laptops (XPS, Razor, ...) who encountered similar build-quality issues, but did not receive the same level of support. Granted, all this evidence is anecdotal. I am curious to see across the board comparisons.
Plus, I'm in the market for a new laptop anyway, so this would be a valuable data point. :)
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There's been other issues. MacBook Pros have had issues with the screen ribbon cable causing problems with the backlight (a.k.a Flexgate). Then there's been issues with batteries swelling in 2015 MBPs which impacts the trackpad too. Plus there has been countless models with GPU failures being commonplace stretching allll the way back to to iBook G3. I would personally consider the 2018 Mac Mini to have a design flaw…
Do you still use Apple laptops? If not what do you use? Are Apple laptops higher quality, compared to competitors (despite design issues)? My current Macbook had the screen laminate peel off after a few years. To Apple's credit, they promptly repaired the machine at no cost. But I've had friends with similarly priced laptops (XPS, Razor, ...) who encountered similar build-quality issues, but did not receive the same…
And did you have Applecare when they repaired your machine? I couldn't get them to replace my 2nd iPad Pro smart keyboard when it died since it was out of warranty.
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Majority of laptop users won't need to hook up their computer to a TV? And M1 still is inferior to having a gpu.
>Majority of laptop users won't need to hook up their computer to a TV? I would be very surprised if even 10% of people connect their laptops to TVs. For those that do, thunderbolt to hdmi adapters are cheap. > And M1 still is inferior to having a gpu. I am sure it is, but average person sees no utility from a GPU, but they do utilize long battery life and less heat from reduced energy usage of M1.
So why would a consumer who isn't a power user spend more money on less?
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Aside from the keyboard issues, you're talking about design choices you don't like , not design flaws . They made the choices they made, and by and large executed on them at a high degree of quality.
A bad design choice is exactly what a design flaw is though. There's no other definition. If you make bad choices, that's a flaw in your design. End users have to live with these choices, so we get to decide what is a flaw and what is not. Focusing on thin instead of useful is a design flaw. Requiring dongles for everything is a design flaw.
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Most of Samsung's seemingly odd back and forth antics can be explained by realizing that: Samsung is the manufacturer most capable of forking Android and telling Google to shove it, and that most of their product development has been making sure that it's possible to do so (Galaxy Store, Bixby, Tizen watches, etc.) And that Google, knowing Samsung has the brand loyalty and wide userbase to devastate Android's market…
I feel that the software products & services that Samsung builds is half-baked. It might be a pressure tactic to ensure Google keeps paying. Also, I am wonder what happened of Samsung & Microsoft plans of Samsung shelving its app & services for Microsoft. I feel that was the "real motivation" for Google to start paying. Google needs to be challenged for an improvement in Android space. They should stop rushing in hal…
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It's a much higher bar to ratify a constitutional amendment than to sue Google.
And then there would be other actual Constitutional issues to deal with, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder#Constitution...
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>Majority of laptop users won't need to hook up their computer to a TV? I would be very surprised if even 10% of people connect their laptops to TVs. For those that do, thunderbolt to hdmi adapters are cheap. > And M1 still is inferior to having a gpu. I am sure it is, but average person sees no utility from a GPU, but they do utilize long battery life and less heat from reduced energy usage of M1.
Apple not good for power users. Got it. So why would a consumer who isn't a power user spend more money on less? Lighted logo?