Your point isn’t valid, that’s an optional accessory for something that no one is forced to purchase. If Apple was requiring somebody to purchase (As in upgrading a phone) in order to own that iPad, then your point would actually be valid.
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Your point isn’t valid, that’s an optional accessory for something that no one is forced to purchase. If Apple was requiring somebody to purchase (As in upgrading a phone) in order to own that iPad, then your point would actually be valid.
it was just my personal observation. it is not supposed to be necessarily "truth" to anyone
according to financial analysts, people are starting to sell anything that isn't nailed down to generate cash flow. buying expensive and unnecessary equipment (personal and business) is not what happens during downturns like this one. the mention of 20% unemployment isn't helping sellers of anything (except toilet paper!).
Yeah, totally bad idea. Think about it for a second, didn’t Apple do that exact same thing with the Airpower and look what happened to that product. Now, we all know when iPhone SE/9 is coming, but there’s no reason to announce it given there’s so many uncertain variables right now across the globe, it’s not a good idea/‘good business’ practice to do that.
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Really hoping we see a release soon, the 9 Plus sounds pretty good right about now 😅
Food that comes from China - Chinese food
Virus that comes from China - Chinese virus
???
The last three outbreaks of Viruses came from China, it’s a question if someone who repeatedly failed to control epidemics (and the current global pandemic) is a good partner for global trade.
I will not buy apple products until there is a vaccine, the chinese haven’t controlled their virus yet and it survives on plastic for about 9 days.
However, all countries will do anything to get independent from chinese exports once corona is gone. The impact on chinese economy will be huge.
We’ll see. Business loves cheap labor and lots of it.
If I buy an Apple product I’ll just wipe it down with alcohol or similar.
Not going to argue about it. I just don’t get the determination to say it when there’s an actual reason why it’s avoided. Food and disease are different things.
Source? The only site I could find which stated 9 days (livescience) states the following:
"They concluded that if this new coronavirus resembles other human coronaviruses, such as its "cousins" that cause SARS and MERS, it can stay on surfaces — such as metal, glass or plastic — for as long as nine days (In comparison, flu viruses can last on surfaces for only about 48 hours.)"
Here’s how long the coronavirus will last on surfaces, and how to disinfect those surfaces.
"Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser," CDC says.
Note it doesn't explicitly state that COVID-19 lasts for 9 days!
Most sites I've read state 3 days (tops).
Unless you're purchasing your iPhone from a store located near the assembly plant in China, it's very unlikely the virus is alive and able to infect you by the time you receive the phone.
That would be the sensible thing to do. That being said, common sense isn't very common these days...
I think it’s reasonable to think we could potentially see an announcement this week, considering the new iPad wasn’t delayed. They announced all of that new stuff last week on Wednesday, so I’m thinking they’d do it tomorrow if anything. Also, the 9 apparently went into mass production last week, but I’m not sure if that means launch is imminent (Anyone know how far Apple usually starts mass production VS actually launching the product?)
On the other hand, if they don’t announce it by early/mid April, then I’m going to assume it’s delayed until WWDC or something.
It would be great if it was to be released tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
My wife and I both use an iPhone 6 that we bought right when they were released so I’m psyched for this. The 11 looks nice but we like the home button/Touch ID setup just fine. Can’t believe these phones have held up so well. We did take advantage of the $29 battery replacement a couple of years ago but the battery life still ain’t great.