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Xiaomi Takes Aim at Apple With New MacBook Pro and iPhone X Rivals
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Apple is copying LG Samsung and Xiaomi Mi Mix with the new iPhone X. It's NOT the other way around.
Couldn't they have at least given their laptop a different name? Begins with "M" and ends with "book Pro"…
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You mean like the Mi Mix from 2016 is the exact copy of the iPhone XXIII from 2027?
The phone is not a copy of Apple design. The phone is the 2nd gen Mi Mix. The laptop is a copy of Apple's design, no doubt about that. If I'm honest, I'd say they outdid Apple regarding the port situation while keeping the laptop relatively thin. It remains to be seen how well it works, but from a "function" premise it would have been nice to see the MBP have some of that functionality right out of the box.
Chinese company Xiaomi today held an event in Beijing, where it unveiled new products that will rival the MacBook Pro and iPhone X.]
Stopped reading on this first sentence. Ludicrous statement. Xiaomi may have unveiled new products that mimic Apple's but they compete no more than a Hyundai Azera competes with a Lexus GS. This is especially true outside of China. No on looking to buy a Lexus is also considering a Hyundai. Two different breeds of buyers sharing zero DNA.
Android 7 and up is actually very fast and fluid. Windows 10 is also good these days.
Not sure how this is going after Apple. No macOS or iOS to see here which already makes them different animals. Price range isn't there either. You'd make more sense in saying they're going after part of the windows & android market.
These will rival Windows PCs and Android phones. They will look like the MacBook Pro and iPhone X.
Actually he was quoting Picasso in saying that, and the context of why he said it is missing.
Don't know Android 7 (yet), I just don't like the whole OS in General, and I really do NOT like Google's apps on android or anywhere for that matter.
Windows 10 is still by far inferior to macOs.
It worked for me. IMO, there's nothing compelling in phones priced higher than $450.
Honestly I think Apple overstepped with going all USB C to 'force' the industry forward... they don't have anything like the sort of influence they do with iPhone/ mobile with their Mac lineup, at best it's a decent line for manufacturers to start producing a few more accessories for, but really it's Windows world that's very much in control of Laptop/ desktop standards, and they're still very much offering legacy ports (and some including MSFT themselves haven't even begun offering USB C yet!) this transition has barely even begun, I'd be surprised if we were fully there in even 8 years when we're approx. 2 cycles on from the 2016s. Of course they've also offered legacy with the iMacs, further crippling their 'big push' to USB C/ thunderbolt 3. All they'be done by going all in so early is force their users to shell out more to replace cables/ accessories that were still perfectly functional or buy a load of clunky adapters - not really what you want from a company that's 'all about the user experience'... I'm sure someone's going to come along and compare optical drives or floppy disks, but the difference is those had peaked in usefulness, USB A and SD cards, can still be developed further, C is just a more convenient plug to unify various standards eventually
Damn the ports on this thing, put the MacBook Pro to shame. Its all about making money from accessories. Sad when a copy is more practical and functional.
And their customer service rivals a fly-by-night guy in a Beijing garage selling his cheap junk on Ebay.
Can I please get a Chinese knock-off computer by a company that has proven they are clearly fine with stealing at every turn? What could possibly go wrong?
Apple. Competition is always good. 
I find it even more sad than Apple doesn't give us the ports we require even though MacBook Pro cost four times more than this.
To say that this company is blatantly ripping off Apple is ridiculous. This Chinese company has bested Apple by offering their customers an SD card slot and legacy USB 3 ports.
Would I buy it? No, because it runs stupid Windows. But that doesn't make me happy and satisfied with Apple's stupid stripped down MacBook "pro" machines. For now, I remain content with my fully loaded 2015 MacBook Pro — the last good "pro" Apple notebook (except for the stupid antiglare coating that comes off).
Minimalism has gone too far. Apple needs to ditch Jonny Ive.
Make the MacBook Pro great again!