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Re:Apple Lays Off 200 Employees from Autonomous Car Unit by Tepix on Thursday January 24, 2019 @03:45AM (#18987017)
If Apple truly cares about the user experience they would have kept the wireless routers in their portfolio. A great opportunity missed to have a product that is more user friendly than the competition.

I'd argue the wholesome user experience will prove be more important for Apple in the long run than having a big profit margin on every product.

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Re:Apple Lays Off 200 Employees from Autonomous Car Unit by scarface74 on Thursday January 24, 2019 @07:17AM (#18987998)
The “user experience” for most users trying to use a third party router instead of the one bundled with their internet service where support comes from their ISP would be worse.
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Re:Apple Lays Off 200 Employees from Autonomous Car Unit by Polyisoprene on Thursday January 24, 2019 @06:19AM (#18987708)
Sure, they could have been the ones launching the Unifi line of routers and switches, instead of Ubiquiti, but that would mean caring about and supporting non-mac equipment and computers in the offices.
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