I'd love for Apple getting back to making fantastic computers again. I've been using Mac since 1994 and consider macOS the best operating system, but with multiple issues I can no longer defend buying ANY Mac in their lineup. - Mac Pro: last updated in 2013! - Macbook Pro / Macbook Air / Macbook: Non-upgradable RAM and SSD. Horribly thin keyboard with no typing feeling. - iMac / iMac Pro: Any upgrades (except RAM on the 27" model) are extremely difficult. Last updated in 2017. - Mac mini: Non-upgradable SSD. RAM upgrade possible but quite difficult. Also note that non-upgradable also means that not even Apple can service a broken part, so the whole motherboard has to be replaced in case of failures! Where's the concern for the environment?
You're also missing that the SSD is soldered on and they have moderately recently removed the dedicated connector they had that could access the SSD directly if mobo didn't work.
If the 4 new macbook pro my friends have bought, only one of them hasn't been brought back for repairs. All our 2012 pro's are still doing well though even though at the time there was the huge graphics card fiasco. That keyboard is just totally messed up, just worried we'll suffer from the display cable mess up soon with how our luck has been going.
no apple device has a replaceable SSD, all of them are apple-specific. Looking at the base model imac 27", a 1TB SSD costs 700$ as an upgrade. a 2TB samsung 2TB NVMe SSD costs 550$. a 4TB sata SSD costs 700$. wtf apple?
I'm curious what the official job title is for the person that has to go around apple riding herd on engineers making sure they don't design out too many flaws or make the glass/cases too good so the yearly revenue keeps rolling in?
Apple needs a recession so they can reset revenue expectations while everyone else is getting hammered down also. I also look at their margins and wonder how can they only be 38%. Apple has a lot of corporate fat to trim as they are getting incredibly bloated. Too much hubris, Too little innovation.
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AdditionalPylons - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
I'd love for Apple getting back to making fantastic computers again. I've been using Mac since 1994 and consider macOS the best operating system, but with multiple issues I can no longer defend buying ANY Mac in their lineup.- Mac Pro: last updated in 2013!
- Macbook Pro / Macbook Air / Macbook: Non-upgradable RAM and SSD. Horribly thin keyboard with no typing feeling.
- iMac / iMac Pro: Any upgrades (except RAM on the 27" model) are extremely difficult. Last updated in 2017.
- Mac mini: Non-upgradable SSD. RAM upgrade possible but quite difficult.
Also note that non-upgradable also means that not even Apple can service a broken part, so the whole motherboard has to be replaced in case of failures! Where's the concern for the environment?
RSAUser - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
You're also missing that the SSD is soldered on and they have moderately recently removed the dedicated connector they had that could access the SSD directly if mobo didn't work.If the 4 new macbook pro my friends have bought, only one of them hasn't been brought back for repairs. All our 2012 pro's are still doing well though even though at the time there was the huge graphics card fiasco. That keyboard is just totally messed up, just worried we'll suffer from the display cable mess up soon with how our luck has been going.
mrochester - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
I love the nice clackky feeling of the MacBook Pro butterfly keyboards.firewrath9 - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
"clackky" macbook keyboards are not "clacky", they just get dust stuck under them.firewrath9 - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
no apple device has a replaceable SSD, all of them are apple-specific. Looking at the base model imac 27", a 1TB SSD costs 700$ as an upgrade. a 2TB samsung 2TB NVMe SSD costs 550$. a 4TB sata SSD costs 700$. wtf apple?yannigr2 - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
Those latest results from Apple, explain why the US government is trying so hard to destroy Huawei.Gunbuster - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
I'm curious what the official job title is for the person that has to go around apple riding herd on engineers making sure they don't design out too many flaws or make the glass/cases too good so the yearly revenue keeps rolling in?rrinker - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
I think the term you are looking for is "marketing manager" Or perhaps higher up, Director of Marketing.bigvlada - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - link
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SquarePeg - Thursday, January 31, 2019 - link
Apple needs a recession so they can reset revenue expectations while everyone else is getting hammered down also. I also look at their margins and wonder how can they only be 38%. Apple has a lot of corporate fat to trim as they are getting incredibly bloated. Too much hubris, Too little innovation.