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Apple Campus 2 Officially Named 'Apple Park', Set For Grand Opening in April
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I wonder what this person is drinking/smoking/reading....it feels as though I went back to Beatnik era and am trying to expound truth from a syllable.
/drum tap tap tap drum tap tap tap.....tap.....tap......drum....tap....
The All NewPARK ...
Wonder if they'll name the pond and stream "The Tim Brook"...
The restaurant: "Tim Cooks" or simply " Pipeline Cafe"
Welcome to Jurass...er Apple Park...*doors swing open with theme music*. We've spared no expense.
There have been some epically useless posts in these forums, but this one is gunning for the top prize. A circle? Good lord.
Apple park looks just like Cortana, 'good for later" thanks Apl.
'Be the home of innovation for generations to come'..LOL really Apl? Cute wishing.
It looks like he/she only slept for 5 hours last night and spent all day posting. I'm guessing meth.
And why don't Hondas cost as much as BMWs? Answer: (despite your cynical suggestion) some people like to pay more for premium products. Other people (more people) like to pay less for run-of-the-mill products.
I seriously don't understand why people who complain about Apple prices:
1) Don't apply the same critique to any other industry;
2) Don't just buy the product that exists at a price-point that they approve;
3) Feel the need to expend so much time and energy complaining about prices that the market clearly continues to bear.
But - whatever. I guess that's what drives a large segment of MacRumors forum lurkers...
If only Steve were still alive today....
...it would still be under construction!
True. Looking at those glass rings around the building, they look rather rippled, like cheap plate glass. The windows in contrast look very smooth. I'm not sure Jobs would have let that slide.
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The actual magic happens on floor 3 3/4.
Looks amazing BUT does the building fly?
It is a giant stargate...once they raise it up 90 degrees....the alien overlords will be able to invade earth.
It's private property, not government land.
Would you like people tramping through your back yard? Yeah, I thought so.
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No, there was no requirement to name the theater after anyone.
It's nice to see Apple finish something and stay within it's founders wishes. SJ would be proud of the finished product. Like it or not, it is what it is. I find it a stunning symbiosis of design and efficiency.
This couldn't have been any more nonsensical if you tried.
Premium? *pauses to laugh*
Calling the current stable of Mac gear 'premium' is laughable at best. Their top of the line desktop, the MacPro, is over 6 years out of date, with a CPU that's 7 years out of date. Not to mention a GPU that is woefully underpowered. It's literally obsolete the instant the box is opened.
Don't even get me started on the flaming joke that is the Mac Book Pro.
People complain about the prices because we're not made of money.
We want a computer that has a good OS that isn't windows and is intuitive.
We don't want to pay through the nose for crappy hardware marked up like a $1 of water marked up $4 in a Starbucks.
There's a reason the term "Apple Tax" exists. Because many have noticed the ridiculous price tag Apple slaps on its tech.
If they just sold the OS and let people build their own desktops, I'd have nothing to complain about. Sadly, that option is not there and we are forced to buy their inadequate hardware for grossly over inflated prices.
I have no idea what your trying to say with your first paragraph lol.
But either way, you may not benefit from the processor on the iPhone but there are plenty other that do. There are plenty of apps that are able to really benefit from the advances of the processor. It will become even more beneficial with AI taking over. Real time audio processing in 0.0017 s? Yes please. Real time object identification using neural networks? Yes!!!!
"only supported by some devices? You mean only by newer devices and only all future devices? That isn't some.
Goodness gracious I am tired of 'Touch ID can be spoofed'. You are telling me a random thief of the street is going to be able to spoof Touch ID? Sure if you have the right equipment and a decent copy of the persons fingerprint but common, unless someone is determined to get into your phone it wont happen.
The AirPods are the cheapest wireless headphones in the market....
Give it 2 years and headphone jacks will be gone from most phones, its a stepping stone. I do not even know the last time I used the headphone jack.
I am not a Apple Fan, I am a fan of technology and do not live in the past.
Touch ID is a HUGE convenience and there was no fingerprint reader as simplified, reliable and easy to use before it.
Wireless is the future, my entire desk is wireless other than the HDMI cord and that means I need a super long headphone jack to actually use headphones with my laptop. And wired headphones have just always been a hassle in any situation you look at it. Before Apple removed the headphone jack, back in 2012, I have had a Jabra St to be able to use all my headphones wirelessly. My 3 year old receiver came with airplay, so I have a hole on the side of my phone taking up significant space for something I do not use.
This is the nonsensical post.
I guarantee anything you need to do can be done on any number of machines Apple currently sells.
The MacBook is an awesome machine for the majority of uses folks have. Super light, great battery life, excellent machine.
The new Pro has SSDs faster than anything else currently available. Top processors found in the highest end competing laptops (Surface Book), excellent graphics processors all in a package that's much easier to carry than many other competing laptops.
Apple gets away charging more because you get more that lasts longer regardless of what your printed off spec sheet says. I go by what my machines ACTUALLY do, Not how many GHz it has. I've been incredibly happy with my MacBook Pro. Hell my 11" Air I use for work still runs great.
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-the springboard is a small portion of what a phone can actually do. Or do you sit and stare at your laptop/desktop home screen all day? Applications are what REALLY need good processors. And Apple's custom chips are far and away the best in the industry. Nothing compares to the power and efficiency. Look at any benchmark you like. There was also a great article out a while ago about Apple's lead chip designer and how he basically dominates the industry.
-Nonsense. I use 3D Touch daily in a variety of apps including: Apple Music, Notifications shade, iMessage, Mail, Calendar and others. Not to mention 3D touching the keyboard in any app turns it into a trackpad which I use constantly. So I'm a person - meaning someone uses it. And I'm not the only one.
-Touch ID is NOT easily spoofed. It may be less secure than other methods but it's plenty secure for unlocking a smartphone or authenticating a payment. It's a hell of a lot more secure than a pin or magnetic strip technology.
-the number is higher than 30% of retailers. Here are some places I use Apple Pay regularly: Best Buy, Whole Foods, McDonalds, Subway, Chick Fil A. There are others as well - lots of places accept NFC payments. I stopped carrying my wallet.
-Most of the ideas might have been acquired (though company or talent acquisition), but to make true innovation (which disrupts the market) the ideas had to be refined and properly put together. Hence each device Apple makes, despite keyboard warriors online panning them, disrupts the market it enters and competitors shift to match/beat.
W1 is amazing. The AirPods are hands down the best wireless headphones available. They are pieces of technology and not infalliable. But they have a MUCH better connectivity than traditional Bluetooth tech. Which is the point. And it will get better. Not to mention the battery life improvements and ease of pairing and connecting across your other devices.
-Hold on to your butt because Samsung is dropping the headphone jack. Because it turns out Apple wasn't lying when they said they had to nix it to make room for all the other tech in the newest iPhones. You know what happens when you try to cram too much nonsense into a smartphone? It explodes.....
Apple is literally the leader in making products that are environmentally friendly and recyclable. "Basic services" such as AppleCare that have won JD Power for best customer service for like 15 years straight, iMessage which handles billions of messages a day with rarely an issue, an entire ecosystem that keeps all your data securely synced.....
I've had a number of Android devices over the years. I currently own a Surface Book. I likely know more about them than many folks here. Take your own advice and get out more.....
It truly would have been the 'Apple of his Eye'', no pun intended.
Great. You're not made of money. Many people aren't. Neither am I. That's why I don't shop for cars at BMW or Bentley. But I do like Apple products, and feel they're worth the price. Not for you? Great. We're all different.
So...
Don't buy a BMW. Don't buy the water at Starbucks. Don't buy Apple.
If you want a better OS than Windows, on a low-cost machine, you may be out of luck.
Apple's business model is their business model, and it's working for the , their customers, and their shareholders. No use complaining because they are successfully marketing products that you don't feel are worth the price. You'll just have to accept whatever is available at your price point.
You think that complaining about the market dynamics is going to cause Apple to abandon their model and drastically lower their prices? Their stock is higher than ever. They just had their most profitable quarter. They have more money in the bank than most companies and some small countries. What they're doing works. Period.
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