“The state of our union is amazing! It’s the best state it’s ever been in. I’m hearing from people all around the country that we’re in such a great state that they can’t believe it. And I say to them, ‘Folks, you ain’t seen nothing yet.’ We’re going to take this amazing state we’re in, and we’re going to make it even…

So what you’re saying is that the planet has cycled back to a point where the CO2 levels have increased to a 3 million year old level, along with the temperatures, and we need to either adapt or die off like other species have done.

Not hearing the Android fanboys recently.

Red is much more comfortable and safe on the eyes at night. I love the Audi/BMW/Mini/others who do an all red cabin.

It is a way to give “cosplaying” children Maui’s tattoos without printing those water-based things on your children from neck to waist and all down the arms. If it were too light-colored (to match other skin-tones) you’d be offended. If it was just the leaf-toga then little boys’ wouldn’t’ve wanted it because the…

That’s the downside of public companies, they have different customers. A private company creates value by offering a service or product to a customer who gives them money. A public company creates value by offering value to investors who give them money.

Even better - you can’t use your Lightning EarPods with the latest MacBook. It uses USB-C for its one, solitary, can’t listen and charge at the same time port. So, go grab a pair of USB-C headphones too. And a dock with an extra port.

Well, not just the licensing fees. The standard itself has some complicated and (relatively) expensive electronics built in to the standard, that also conveniently double as a way to enforce the licensing fees...

If that is so, why do you even read and comment on Apple related articles?

Totally, I’ve worked for top heavy orgs and now am in a company that’s probably closer to 15-1 for workers to management, and it’s amazing. But the Amazing might also be connected to the old job being publicly traded and the new one being privately held...

The only advantage Lightning has over USB-C is that is slightly smaller ( 0.9 mm difference in height), but in exchange for that thinness, it loses a LOT of structural rigidity. USB-C also has higher power transfer capability, higher data rates, higher theoretical ceiling for upgrades thanks to having three times the…

Apple abhors standard connectors. I think that may be one of the real reasons the 3.5 mm jack had to die, as far as Apple was concerned. They didn’t invent the port.

Actually as far as it goes? The original USB was the end game...there hasn’t really been anything to replace the USB yet, just upgraded versions of it.

Even accepting that premise (Which, for the record, I vehemently don’t)...

I was hoping for a USB-C iPhone today and it didn’t happen, and I kinda think that it likely never will if they didn’t put it on the phone today. Apple isn’t going to piss off everyone who bought lightning headphones next year by switching to USB-C. They could have switched and removed the 3.5mm jack at the same time…

That’s because they started out with a proprietary format that literally no one else adopted. Firewire was shelved because everyone moved to USB.

Pretty much, number one should have been:

Everyone got pissy when Apple went USB only.

Let the Apple apology tour begin

I have a feeling audio quality will be very similar to their regular wired earbuds. Which I always thought was really poor.