$1k is a significant psychological barrier, and you released a model that darn near identical to the one released last year. People who would upgrade from last year's model are balking. People who would upgrade from previous years' models are taking a very close look at Android, which happened to have a pretty decent release this year (Pie), and now has models besides Pixel which are not fucked up by the phone's manufacturer, and guaranteed to receive OS updates (Android One initiative).
What did you expect after nearly doubling the price of the product? The base model of iPhone XS now costs 5x what a very decent Android One phone does (Nokia 6.1 2018 model). The price differential is not at all commensurate with difference in capability.
Congress should make net neutrality law of the land. It's insane that the FCC (an unelected body) had the authority for something like that to begin with.
They repeatedly vote for the idiots who think it's prudent for the US to wage 7 wars at the same time and be the world police, so I have no sympathy for them either. The bill will come down some once Trump unwinds the war engagements, denuclearizes NK, and makes our NATO "allies" pay 2% of their GDP like they're supposed to.
Shoulda stayed on that advisory board, Elon. As a taxpayer though, I think it's great I no longer have to subsidize cars for the rich. Phase all of this shit out tomorrow, I don't care.
I would like widespread facial tracking to be illegal nationwide for both companies and the government without a court order. Right now it's a crazy free-for-all.
As much as I dislike the idea of meatspace tracking (and joining of data between meatspace and internet, make no mistake -- this is the ultimate goal of Google et al), I'm pleased with the decision. Don't like it? Take it up with your congresscritter.
They're just pricing in the fact that very few people will upgrade from X and XS phones in the next 4 years. Moore's law is over on mobile now, too, and there are few bells and whistles remaining that they could conceivably add to make an upgrade worthwhile. A triple camera (as opposed to double) ain't gonna cut it. Speed is good enough as is (up to 3x the fastest Android phone in benchmarks). I think we might see iPhone go to a bi-yearly update cycle at some point as well as an even more aggressive push for subscription services and the like.
The good news is, Watch has a lot of room for improvement. Make it thinner, add more of the traditional "phone" features, make the battery last longer, add even more biometric sensors, smarter activity tracking, etc. And there Apple doesn't have _any_ competition at all: Watch 4 is by far the best device in this product category, and nobody has the resources (and/or balls) to spend a cool billion dollars to catch up.
I worked in ads at Google. _Every_ ad served by Google has metrics on it. It might not be clicks (brand advertisers often don't care about that, they just want to saturate the page), but there are metrics. I.e. whether it was in the viewport of the browser, etc. TV and newspaper ads don't have any metrics at all.
How about we also address Israeli influence on our elections? It is baffling that in order to be electable US presidential candidates must pledge loyalty to a foreign state.
Trump would gladly sign legislation if Senate democrats cared one whit about border security. For some inexplicable reason they've done a full 180 on it over the past decade (Obama, Hillary and Biden all voted for a border fence) and now they propose to have no Southern border at all because "who's gonna pick my cotton" reasons. I get why they are doing this. Once legalized, illegals overwhelmingly vote Dem. There are some 15 million of them in the country already, and margins are razor thin in a lot of cases, so legalizing even a substantial fraction of illegals means permanent voting majority. But as a US citizen and taxpayer, I abhor this logic, and will do everything I can so they can't pull it off. This is bullshit, pure and simple. I demand a protected Southern border, now.
As an animal you're not going to do yourself much good if you burn up a ton of energy or procreate while going into the winter. So it would make evolutionary sense to have a mild seasonal depression: you should just want to hole up somewhere and not do much until conditions improve.
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$1k is a significant psychological barrier, and you released a model that darn near identical to the one released last year. People who would upgrade from last year's model are balking. People who would upgrade from previous years' models are taking a very close look at Android, which happened to have a pretty decent release this year (Pie), and now has models besides Pixel which are not fucked up by the phone's manufacturer, and guaranteed to receive OS updates (Android One initiative).
What did you expect after nearly doubling the price of the product? The base model of iPhone XS now costs 5x what a very decent Android One phone does (Nokia 6.1 2018 model). The price differential is not at all commensurate with difference in capability.
I know. But our friends on the left don't.
Congress should make net neutrality law of the land. It's insane that the FCC (an unelected body) had the authority for something like that to begin with.
They repeatedly vote for the idiots who think it's prudent for the US to wage 7 wars at the same time and be the world police, so I have no sympathy for them either. The bill will come down some once Trump unwinds the war engagements, denuclearizes NK, and makes our NATO "allies" pay 2% of their GDP like they're supposed to.
Shoulda stayed on that advisory board, Elon. As a taxpayer though, I think it's great I no longer have to subsidize cars for the rich. Phase all of this shit out tomorrow, I don't care.
Whoever made this suggestion should not be allowed be anywhere near the position in which they can make such restrictions.
I would like widespread facial tracking to be illegal nationwide for both companies and the government without a court order. Right now it's a crazy free-for-all.
As much as I dislike the idea of meatspace tracking (and joining of data between meatspace and internet, make no mistake -- this is the ultimate goal of Google et al), I'm pleased with the decision. Don't like it? Take it up with your congresscritter.
They're just pricing in the fact that very few people will upgrade from X and XS phones in the next 4 years. Moore's law is over on mobile now, too, and there are few bells and whistles remaining that they could conceivably add to make an upgrade worthwhile. A triple camera (as opposed to double) ain't gonna cut it. Speed is good enough as is (up to 3x the fastest Android phone in benchmarks). I think we might see iPhone go to a bi-yearly update cycle at some point as well as an even more aggressive push for subscription services and the like.
The good news is, Watch has a lot of room for improvement. Make it thinner, add more of the traditional "phone" features, make the battery last longer, add even more biometric sensors, smarter activity tracking, etc. And there Apple doesn't have _any_ competition at all: Watch 4 is by far the best device in this product category, and nobody has the resources (and/or balls) to spend a cool billion dollars to catch up.
It's not used to prevent botulism. It's used so that meat doesn't turn brownish-gray.
I worked in ads at Google. _Every_ ad served by Google has metrics on it. It might not be clicks (brand advertisers often don't care about that, they just want to saturate the page), but there are metrics. I.e. whether it was in the viewport of the browser, etc. TV and newspaper ads don't have any metrics at all.
Shitty metrics are better than no metrics at all. That's why online advertising will continue eat TV and newspaper ad revenues.
How about we also address Israeli influence on our elections? It is baffling that in order to be electable US presidential candidates must pledge loyalty to a foreign state.
Only total idiots and SJWs turn down getting paid billions of dollars to help their own country's military. Bezos is not an idiot.
This is where Bezos begins to regret his confrontational stance with the executive branch.
Great recession was largely caused by Clinton who forced Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to lend to subprime borrowers in the first place.
Obama nearly doubled the national debt from $10.626T and $19.947T. Just sayin'.
Because walls work.
Trump would gladly sign legislation if Senate democrats cared one whit about border security. For some inexplicable reason they've done a full 180 on it over the past decade (Obama, Hillary and Biden all voted for a border fence) and now they propose to have no Southern border at all because "who's gonna pick my cotton" reasons. I get why they are doing this. Once legalized, illegals overwhelmingly vote Dem. There are some 15 million of them in the country already, and margins are razor thin in a lot of cases, so legalizing even a substantial fraction of illegals means permanent voting majority. But as a US citizen and taxpayer, I abhor this logic, and will do everything I can so they can't pull it off. This is bullshit, pure and simple. I demand a protected Southern border, now.
WTF, I hate quantum computing now!
As an animal you're not going to do yourself much good if you burn up a ton of energy or procreate while going into the winter. So it would make evolutionary sense to have a mild seasonal depression: you should just want to hole up somewhere and not do much until conditions improve.
Often it's literally the exact same product. Case in point: even AA batteries are 2x the price.
I don't see why it would. Same groceries are literally 2-3x the price there.
The local Fred Meyer looks almost like Whole Paycheck after the recent changeover. The prices are still Fred Meyer prices, however, at least for now.
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