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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by a-no-n on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:08PM (#12811243)
Apple, as a laptop manufacturer, is done.

The company is continuing to regress, having lost its edge (SJ).

They're completely on the process bandwagon of requiring more accessories, having lost the beauty and functionality of clever, practical simplicity which advances the user experience, instead of making it crappier and inconvenient for change's sake.

Tim Cook's gotta go, they need a more forceful visionary than a bean-counter. MacBook Pro's need to consider detachable displays, alternatives to keyboards, other modes of interaction, so on.

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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by jowiar on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:25PM (#12811376)
> detachable displays, alternatives to keyboards, other modes of interaction

Add built-in always-connected internet and you have an iPad Pro. The software isn't there quite yet, but it's really damn close.

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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by aikah on Thursday October 27, 2016 @09:53PM (#12812351)
Tim Cook is fine. Ive need to quit.
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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by lostlogin on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:31AM (#12814310)
I haven't seen "Ive" at the beginning of a sentence before and it's surprisingly hard to parse.
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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by anentropic on Friday October 28, 2016 @07:22AM (#12814771)
Agreed

he's beautifully designing a load of nonsense

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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by matthewmacleod on Friday October 28, 2016 @04:41AM (#12814076)
Apple is what - the biggest single laptop manufacturer? It seems hyperbolic to describe them as "done".
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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by dogma1138 on Friday October 28, 2016 @06:30AM (#12814565)
Apple isn't the biggest laptop manufacturer. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-2015-notebook-m...
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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by a-no-n on Saturday October 29, 2016 @01:37PM (#12825147)
It's irrelevant if they get eaten alive by Microsoft.

MacBook Pro's don't even have a touchscreen, which would be the least innovation necessary to keep their heads above water.

Right now, Apple is a sinking titanic like Woolworths.

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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by Synaesthesia on Friday October 28, 2016 @06:53AM (#12814660)
By profits they are for sure.
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Re:Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook’s best f... by a-no-n on Saturday October 29, 2016 @01:34PM (#12825128)
Three straight quarters of sales in free-fall.

No significant new products.

Done.

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