[SeekAndFind]

As Apple seemingly retreats from the top tier, Microsoft and HP have moved in with high-end products, particularly Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 laptop and Microsoft Surface Studio (which begins at $2,999, only only offers an i5 and 8GB RAM to start, which is criminal) and HP’s Envy line of laptops.

Unfortunately, Microsoft is copying, and out-gouging, Apple’s practice of obscene charges for extra options. HP, thankfully, has not gone that route, and its charges for options seem more reasonable.

[buckalfa]

Of course one could make an argument that the personal computer is so twentieth century. The future of technology lies elsewhere.

[Steely Tom]

You can’t simulate Jobs by getting six half-Jobs to sit down together in a conference room a couple of times a week.

[coon2000]

ping

[catnipman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKqdDiL8t80

Stunning evidence that Apple frequently sells vastly inferior hardware at vastly inflated prices.

[Swordmaker]

A negative Article on Apple's World Wide Developers' Conference this week claiming that Apple did not upgrade the Mac and allowed it to lie stagnant. It's typical FUD Season fodder that come like clockwork in the three weeks coinciding with major Apple events such as the WWDC. Apparently you can safely ignore the fact that Mac sales growth has been outpacing PC sales almost consistently for the past decade. — PING!

Apple WWDC FUD Season Article
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[Enlightened1]

Since Steve Jobs has passed the company has become far less innovative and their products are becoming pricey. Funny since this is coming from a company that prides itself of being for the little people.

Furthermore, the pricing is not impressive either. It was a lot better and reasonable under Jobs. Steve would have new products for about $200 that can be financed over 2 years. That model made sense. Today Apple wants you to pay about 1000k for the new iPhone that will be rolling out in the fall.

If Apple really wants people to buy a new product every 3 years, then they are going to have to come down on price.

I can see Apple slowly pricing their selves out of the market. All of their competitors should be completely caught up and possibly ahead within 3 years. Their competitors are certainly more innovative.

I have no doubt that if Steve Jobs was alive, then Tim Cook would have already been fired.

[Enlightened1]

Watch this video on 100 Features wishes for iOS 11.

Just by what this guy says and shows... You can clearly see Apple is missing a lot of features.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM_2QL5yKHA