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Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by stnmtn »

horsawlarway wrote: post #63
jmnicolas wrote: post #26

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I'm not sure I follow your logic: Google is certainly less trustworthy than Apple if we're speaking about scanning your files. And before you think I'm partial, I have no dog in this fight: I degoogled myself since last year and I don't own any Apple devices. But if I had to choose between Google and Apple for my privacy I would go with Apple (without much illusions).

> But if I had to choose between Google and Apple for my privacy I would go with Apple (without much illusions). See - I'm right there with you about not having much dog in this fight (I don't buy Apple hardware, and I mostly left google about 3 years ago) but I come out on the other side of the coin. I'd much rather own a device made by folks I know I can't trust. Google is worse, but mostly honest about being worse…

I can sort of understand your poisiton if I squint hard enough... but what you're saying is that if apple came out as fully Anti-privacy and invasive like Google then you would be more okay with them than you are now.

That's weird.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by runjake »

post_break wrote: post #41
jmnicolas wrote: post #26

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I'm not sure I follow your logic: Google is certainly less trustworthy than Apple if we're speaking about scanning your files. And before you think I'm partial, I have no dog in this fight: I degoogled myself since last year and I don't own any Apple devices. But if I had to choose between Google and Apple for my privacy I would go with Apple (without much illusions).

Sometimes the alternative isn't much better, so instead of trying to punish myself and get a pixel, degoogle everything, etc. I voted with my wallet. Do I just keep my iPhone and let them get away with the CSAM on device scanning? I chose not to, even if the privacy is worse on android. Some may think that's ass backwards, but it was a solution for my beliefs.

It does seem ass backwards.

Google scans your content for CSAM on their servers. And they scan your content for demographic and advertising data and god knows what else.

I do not see your logic here. It appears to be an ill-decided knee-jerk reaction.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by handrous »

sturza wrote: post #48
handrous wrote: post #19

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iPads are good companions for making music, for making art, for non-casual content consumption like reading textbooks or reference manuals, drilling flash cards, watching lectures, et c. The mini's maybe not as good for the latter as an 11.9" Pro (great size for reading textbook PDFs, even large enough to do two pages at a time if you have good eyesight), but still. With an external wireless keyboard, they can be bet…

*12.9

Well, I was 75% correct, anyway.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by jonplackett »

anm89 wrote: post #6

I love how everything has to be a "revolutionary breakthrough" with apple. Wow the 73rd version of the 19th variation of the ipad gets better performance. What a break though.

I feel like this title needs a less advertorial overhaul, at least for HN

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

delaaxe wrote: post #62
defaultname wrote: post #36

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Every single company that sells things does this. You are talking about an Apple event and promo page where they are quite literally giving a sales pitch for their new products. That they (over)hype their own products is not only not notable or interesting, it's entirely expected. It is a bit bizarre that your comment, or variations of it, appears for every single Apple release. For those people so jaded and annoyed…

Obnoxious overhyping is not normal in most cultures around the world.

What cultures are they not common in? I know you aren't talking about China, at least. Definitely not Japan, not most of East Asia. Probably not western Europe either, and it's pretty common in North America.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by jrockway »

blowski wrote: post #23
turtlebits wrote: post #14

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While the wording is hyperbole, going from a A12 to an A15 is quite the performance bump.

And what will I be able to do with that performance bump? I use a tablet mostly for taking notes, email and looking at websites. I can’t see how the former can get any quicker. The latter is slow mostly because of the websites themselves. Will games or office apps get faster or have new possibilities?

Apple has kind of disappointed me with the software situation on iPads. I have an iPad Pro that I use as a laptop, but the reality is that the processing power available is underused. It has a 120Hz screen, but websites can't render to the canvas at 120Hz. There is no CAD software (which is nice when you design something and head to your makerspace to actually manufacture it -- I just print plans out on paper, but it's annoying if you need to change something while you're working). There is no software development software. (iSH is neat, but TestFlight-only, and probably something Apple doesn't like. I assume it will be removed from my device at any moment.) I can kind of download pictures from my digital camera and edit them, but the experience isn't great.

I think Apple's problem here is that they don't want to cannibalize OS X sales with tablets, and they don't want to cannibalize App Store revenue by letting people type in code to solve their problems.

Anyway, I've been relatively happy with the crippled mobile device model for a while, but it doesn't seem sustainable. I'm waiting for someone, anyone, to produce a 5nm ARM chip that anyone can buy, and then just having a Linux laptop like a normal person. As it stands, nobody other than Apple seems to be able to produce a decent mobile chip. This is very bad for the field of computing in general.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by forgotmypw17 »

handrous wrote: post #38

Whoa, what's with the huge bezel? My only Mini is a 1st-gen, but that has a tiny bezel on either side, with somewhat larger ones top-and-bottom, and I really like the resulting overall size & proportions. Did the top and bottom bezels shrink a ton so it just looks like the whole thing's bigger all around because they all match now, or did they widen the sides? Looking at the dimensions on WP it looks like the height…

I think it's so that you can hold the iPad comfortably without accidentally activating something on the screen.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by criddell »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #75
delaaxe wrote: post #62

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Obnoxious overhyping is not normal in most cultures around the world.

What cultures are they not common in? I know you aren't talking about China, at least. Definitely not Japan, not most of East Asia. Probably not western Europe either, and it's pretty common in North America.

There's not a lot of new product hype in Amish communities.

Re: Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

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Post by anm89 »

defaultname wrote: post #36
anm89 wrote: post #6

I love how everything has to be a "revolutionary breakthrough" with apple. Wow the 73rd version of the 19th variation of the ipad gets better performance. What a break though.

Every single company that sells things does this. You are talking about an Apple event and promo page where they are quite literally giving a sales pitch for their new products. That they (over)hype their own products is not only not notable or interesting, it's entirely expected. It is a bit bizarre that your comment, or variations of it, appears for every single Apple release. For those people so jaded and annoyed…

They really don't. most of them make a bad commercial with a attractive people using the product and call it a day. Maybe list some features. I can't really think of any other company who's brand is to self label that every thing it does is some breakthrough for humanity. Segway?
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