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Some Apple deals I saw while browsing today.

$899 Early 2016 MacBook
Apple MacBook 12

$1299 for Late 2016 MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar (use code APINSIDER)
Apple MacBook Pro 13

That's a decent deal for a MBP with a Touch Bar.

I'm sort of in the market for a new MacBook or MacBook Pro because my 2012 is starting to be unusable for even daily tasks. Kind of trying to hold out.

 

A guy in the office here got his shiny new iMac Pro in today apparently, while I just sit here and work on this terrible Windows PC.

 

i did not realize just how much of a difference 4mm would make on the watchface going from 38 to 42. the batter is nuts on this thing too. jeez

 

The iPhone X

In the short term this fork in the platform is a hit to consistency. Unlocking the phone, going to the home screen, switching between apps, authenticating via biometrics, invoking Siri, taking screenshots, powering down the device — all of these tasks are accomplished in completely different ways on the iPhone X than any other iPhone to date, including the iPhones 8.

It’s unique in Apple history — if not all of consumer computing history — for the same version of the OS to present two entirely different interfaces. From a developer standpoint, iOS 11 is one OS with various different sizes (SE, regular, Plus, X, iPad, iPad Pro) and layouts. From a user perspective, though, the “OS” is how you interact with the system. Again, it’s as though there are two entirely different versions of iOS 11 — and I can’t stop thinking about how weird that is.

It’s nowhere near as different switching from an older iPhone to an iPhone X as it is switching from an iPhone to any Android device, for example. But it is different, at a fundamental level.

Gruber's review.

 

I think it weighs a coke can more?

my gf opted for the macbook despite my vehement protests and she is super happy, so there's also that.

 

Gruber: complains about not getting a review copy
also Gruber: here's my 2 month late review of the iPhone X

 

I'm going to go to the shop and compare them.

The other thing is I hate massive touchpads and the Pro has one :/

 

The massive touchpad is so sick tho

 

Wait, why would you hate a huge trackpad?

 

So I just set up a family sharing plan with my fiancée for Apple Music. She was previously paying for Apple Music but now we’re going to do the $15 a month to share an account. Do I have to do something to where it won’t charge her anymore or does Apple Music just know she’s on my account now?

 

I'd look to see that they're only subscribed to one:

How to switch between Apple Music Individual and Family plans

 

Okay cool, thanks! I think we got it all figured out.

 

Dunno just feel like my hands get lost on it. I like knowing where the edges are.

Maybe it’s past experience using shitty trackpads but large trackpad is synonymous to me with requiring lots of input for small movements.

 

i don't even notice the trackpad is larger, didn't seem to significant for me

 

Apple offering $29 battery replacements starting next month and continuing till December 2018 for iPhone 6 and later

Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama, will offer $29 battery replacements

Apple did nothing wrong really but this shows why they are the best at customer service

 

This rules.

 

It’s hilarious that the public finds Apple trying to preserve your old battery/phone by limiting peak performance in some cases worse than Samsung actually shipping batteries in phones that explode

 

I jumped the gun and just upgraded 3 weeks. I shouldve just waited for the resolution...

 

I couldn’t stop laughing at Alt Press’s headline and article about this.

 

I would call customer service and see if they'll reimburse you the difference. Worth a shot

 

I had like 3 different Android user friends text me different articles with something like "HAHA TOLD YOU APPLE SUCKS" and just facepalmed over and over

 

They've been known to do stuff like this... In my experience you might have to ask for a supervisor or two but if you're super calm and nice about it I don't see why they wouldn't.

 

How are these things remotely comparable? A one-off mistake (epic and inexcusable as it may have been) vs. a willful design choice repeated over many years and intentionally obscured from public view?

The most obvious question in the world, and one that hasn't been asked nearly enough the past few days: even if this feature is useful for preserving battery life, why couldn't it just be a toggle in the battery settings?

The fact that it can't be toggled by the user -- and plus, wasn't even revealed to the consumer until discovered by third parties -- is telling.

Yeah, I've got an anti-Apple bias, and even I'll admit the media is sensationalizing this some for clicks. But this "feature" should've been optional and visible, and the reason it wasn't clearly has more to do with economics or perception than user-friendliness.

 

you do know that Mac and PC computers have been doing this for as long as time? It's nothing new - I'm sure android doesn't as well but no one gives a shit

 

Auto throttling based on battery age, rather than just how much the battery has drained in the session? And no user control over the throttling? I don't know anything about that. Windows has a plethora of power settings so you can tune just about anything to your liking. Android has a Battery Saver mode that can be toggled at any time. If they're really pulling something comparable to what Apple just got busted for, I'm sure it'll come out soon.