I doubt it will change consumer spending habits, at least not in the US. If that were the case then 2009 would’ve had more people with savings stashed right now and reluctant to buy new tech. As soon as people go back to work for a few months they’ll be back to spending like normal. Apple will be fine and people will be lined up to buy the latest iPhone just like they were in 2010 during the peak of the recession.
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None of the above. It’s not a really a meeting but more of a intraweb broadcast. If there was a Q&A session, questions were submitted beforehand and a few were chosen to be addressed.
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If it doesn't, then it will be the ultimate proof for the stupidity of mankind: We learn nothing from history, and we will be just as unprotected when the next pandemic hits. And there will always be a next pandemic.
On a political level, this virus might very well bring the end of globalization and a return to nationalism. It also certainly is a great tool for wannabe-dictators and separatists.
I sincerely doubt that "this virus won't change a damn thing".
I mentioned facetime - why do you deviate to network protocols
Well, you said "I wonder what Apple uses for all their employees to work and meet remotely".
I didn't take it as limited as "meeting" being the same as video conferencing. I would imagine much of what Apple's employees do remotely involves a VPN, as well as various tools (Apple Remote Desktop / VNC, Xcode Server to build remotely, etc.).
But yes, for video conferencing, I'm guessing they don't use FaceTime. (They seem to use WebEx.)
So your point is that Apple doesn't do everything?
Wouldn't the Mac be a rather awful platform if the only apps that ran on it were Apple's own? Isn't a flourishing third-party market a good thing?
Kinda like the ignorant fools who defend him endlessly
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That’s all he has
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I have never used FaceTime other than when it first came to see what it was about. Why would I want to see the person on the phone. Hell no. Turn it off as soon as I power up my phone
The Venn diagram of people quipping over Mac Pro wheels and people in the market for a Mac Pro is two adjacent circles.
Whether you like Tim Cook or not. Whether you like the job Tim Cook is doing or not. Whether you like Apples' products or not, by every objective measure Apple is doing extraordinarily well (as you well know). The people that criticize Cook might be correct on a small amount of talking points, but the people who are ignorant fools are the ones who just sling it in a trolling manner. The people who defend him, who understand that objectively Apple is doing well are not ignorant fools.
Just responding to another poster who called haters ignorant. That’s all. I don’t have any feeling toward Tim Cook. He’s out to make Apple $$. That is all. He’s not looking out for me or anyone else. All he really care about is your wallet and what percentage of it your willing to spend on Apple.
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i have no issues with Tim Cook. He’s a great businessman. He convinced people that he cares about them. He really only cares about their money. That’s his job.
Humans forget very quickly. They also want to lives their lives and consume. Pandemics actually haven’t been a huge problem in recent history, surprisingly. Even this one is not air transmitted Ebola. You have a 97-98% chance of survival even if you are infected and likely much higher if you’re in good health and not over 65.
If we knew all the undiagnosed cases, you’d see a much lower mortality. It will also decrease over time as it runs through the weakest first.
I do not agree. With all of us Quarantined at home we need Apple's products more than ever! I just bought the 12.9 inch iPad Pro with the Magic keyboard for $1700! However I did get a $480 trade in for my 3rd Generation iPad Pro. We are going to have to innovate our way out of this crisis. The crisis is going to separate the men from the boys as they day! Carpe Diem! Seize the Day!
Sorry, but technology is not gonna really be the savior, yes, technology will help with testing, but what we need is a vaccine which more on the biology side. Any tech they are using for that is far from an iPad. More like some IBM Z Mainframes to do molecular testing and actual human trials.
If I am not mistaken, did Tim Cook make forced obsolescence a reality? For instance, there is no need to make the battery monitor app only to work with thunderbolt 3 MacBook pros. the 2015 I have a very capable and powerful machine and could benefit from the battery monitor which will be in 10.15.5. Steve Jobs would never have done that.
You can’t do groundbreaking stuff every week. Also, you could argue that nothing anyone does is groundbreaking if you raise the bar high enough. Retina display? Just a bunch of same old four pixels squeezed into one. FaceTime? Done a hundred times before. Macbook Air? A laptop like any other. Apple Watch? Small iPod touch with a strap. You can go on forever, with and product or idea.
If they could fix and stabilize their software and go back to building more solid hardware, that would be Apple doing what they do best. And, yet, I am still a customer.😝