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New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar?

Started byAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
First post2016-10-28 20:20 -0400
Last post2016-10-30 15:12 +0000
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  New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 20:20 -0400
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-29 15:10 +0000
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:34 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:42 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-29 14:28 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-29 14:44 -0400
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-29 15:12 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 14:50 -0400
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2016-11-06 07:29 +0000
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-07 09:14 +1300
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-07 02:30 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2016-11-07 10:11 +0000
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-30 15:57 +0000
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 12:37 -0400
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-31 08:50 +1300
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:04 -0400
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-31 16:08 +0000
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lloyd Parsons <email@domain.com> - 2016-10-31 11:39 -0500
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-31 17:50 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-11-01 16:26 +0000
                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:44 -0400
                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-11-02 15:47 +0000
                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 19:15 -0400
    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-29 09:55 -0600
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 12:00 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-29 13:03 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:06 -0400
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-29 15:17 -0500
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-29 17:12 -0600
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 10:40 -0400
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-30 11:59 -0400
              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 12:39 -0400
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 20:15 +0000
                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:19 -0400
                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 21:42 +0000
                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:54 -0400
                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 22:03 +0000
                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 18:27 -0400
                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 22:41 +0000
                              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 18:44 -0400
                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 23:13 +0000
                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-30 18:08 -0400
                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-30 20:46 -0400
                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-31 01:57 +0000
                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-31 17:48 -0400
                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 18:17 -0400
                              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-31 20:01 -0400
                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 00:19 +0000
                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:33 -0400
                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:28 -0400
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 21:59 +0000
                                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 18:11 -0400
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-02 02:49 +0000
                                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 18:53 -0400
                                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 00:45 +0000
                                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-03 01:38 +0000
                                              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 16:48 -0400
                                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-04 18:04 +0000
                                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 10:43 -0400
                                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-05 15:07 +0000
                                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 11:24 -0400
                                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-05 15:30 +0000
                                                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 11:37 -0400
                                                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-06 07:09 +0000
                                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:25 -0400
                                              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 13:48 -0400
                                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-05 14:16 -0400
                                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 18:40 +0000
                                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 15:59 -0400
                                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 20:26 +0000
                                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-05 17:13 -0400
                                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-06 07:13 +0000
                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 23:45 -0400
                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 04:10 +0000
                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:37 -0400
                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-01 05:31 +0000
                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:37 -0400
                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-01 00:45 +0000
                              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 16:36 -0400
                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-01 18:06 -0400
                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-02 10:10 -0400
                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-02 18:21 +0000
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-02 15:36 -0400
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-11-03 14:17 +1300
                                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-03 01:35 +0000
                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 18:59 -0400
                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-02 16:07 +0000
                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 19:26 -0400
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 00:46 +0000
                                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 16:45 -0400
                                            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 00:01 +0000
                                              Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 20:58 -0400
                                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 01:12 +0000
                                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 11:43 -0400
                                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-11-02 02:46 +0000
                                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-02 18:52 -0400
                                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:25 -0400
                                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-03 17:04 -0400
                                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-03 21:18 -0400
                                          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-04 06:42 +0000
                      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-30 20:43 -0400
                        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-31 00:48 +0000
                  Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-30 20:40 -0400
                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-31 00:46 +0000
                    Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-31 01:55 +0000
                Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-30 17:37 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-30 20:08 +0000
            Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-30 15:03 -0600
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-31 16:24 -0600
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-29 13:03 -0400
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-10-30 08:49 +1300
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-29 15:11 -0500
        Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 16:28 -0400
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-10-29 13:54 -0700
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-29 23:40 -0500
          Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-30 09:29 -0400
      Re: New Mac Keyboard with Touchbar? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-10-30 15:12 +0000

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#96238

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-10-30 18:44 -0400
Message-ID<Ke-dnR9tZMV06ovFnZ2dnUU7-WednZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96237
On 2016-10-30 18:41, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>> On 2016-10-30 18:03, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>> On 2016-10-30 17:42, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Yet, there it is.  Form defeats function.  Result: smaller battery and
>>>>>> an imposed limit on memory size.  If the MBP had been thicker nobody
>>>>>> would complain
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll posit a significant number of Apple's customers actually do want
>>>>> lighter and thinner devices. They would likely complain. Others might
>>>>> complain for other reasons. Expecting Apple to please everyone is a
>>>>> losing proposition.
>>>>
>>>> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit
>>>> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that
>>>> significant number" of people at all.
>>>>
>>>> Doubling the memory ≠ doubling the battery volume and even less overall
>>>> additional thickness to the case.
>>>
>>> Yes, I realize you think you know better than everyone at Apple. I'm
>>> just not inclined to believe you. : )
>>
>> As you like - of course you snipped out the main point.  Call this
>> anything except an MBP and I'll applaud its lightness and thinness and
>> niceness and goodness all sorts of other esses.
>
> Have fun with that. I'm under no illusion my personal desires should
> override what Apple decides to name their products. And I couldn't care
> less about product names anyhow, since I purchased based on other
> specifications.

Perfectly put.  And so those who have in the past relied on higher spec 
laptops from Apple are now to do what?  Wait for the Über-Pro?

-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96239

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2016-10-30 23:13 +0000
Message-ID<e7nd4lF7cprU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#96238
On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-10-30 18:41, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2016-10-30 18:03, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>> On 2016-10-30 17:42, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yet, there it is.  Form defeats function.  Result: smaller battery and
>>>>>>> an imposed limit on memory size.  If the MBP had been thicker nobody
>>>>>>> would complain
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll posit a significant number of Apple's customers actually do want
>>>>>> lighter and thinner devices. They would likely complain. Others might
>>>>>> complain for other reasons. Expecting Apple to please everyone is a
>>>>>> losing proposition.
>>>>>
>>>>> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit
>>>>> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that
>>>>> significant number" of people at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doubling the memory ≠ doubling the battery volume and even less overall
>>>>> additional thickness to the case.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I realize you think you know better than everyone at Apple. I'm
>>>> just not inclined to believe you. : )
>>>
>>> As you like - of course you snipped out the main point.  Call this
>>> anything except an MBP and I'll applaud its lightness and thinness and
>>> niceness and goodness all sorts of other esses.
>>
>> Have fun with that. I'm under no illusion my personal desires should
>> override what Apple decides to name their products. And I couldn't care
>> less about product names anyhow, since I purchased based on other
>> specifications.
>
> Perfectly put.  And so those who have in the past relied on higher spec 
> laptops from Apple are now to do what?  Wait for the Über-Pro?

They should vote with their wallets, of course. 

-- 
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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96235

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2016-10-30 18:08 -0400
Message-ID<301020161808532742%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#96232
In article <5L6dndmlf7af8YvFnZ2dnUU7-N3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> >> Yet, there it is.  Form defeats function.  Result: smaller battery and
> >> an imposed limit on memory size.  If the MBP had been thicker nobody
> >> would complain
> >
> > I'll posit a significant number of Apple's customers actually do want
> > lighter and thinner devices. They would likely complain. Others might
> > complain for other reasons. Expecting Apple to please everyone is a
> > losing proposition.
> 
> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit 
> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that 
> significant number" of people at all.

sure it would, especially since the vast majority of people don't need
32 gig but welcome thinner/lighter/cheaper (the extra battery is not
free).

another thing is that apple knows the distribution of memory
configurations and how hard users push it. you don't.

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#96244

FromJF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca>
Date2016-10-30 20:46 -0400
Message-ID<5816946d$0$10284$c3e8da3$fdf4f6af@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#96235
On 2016-10-30 18:08, nospam wrote:

> sure it would, especially since the vast majority of people don't need
> 32 gig but welcome thinner/lighter/cheaper (the extra battery is not
> free).

Vast majority don't need a "Pro", they are happy with an "Air".


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#96249

FromLewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Date2016-10-31 01:57 +0000
Message-ID<slrno1d99d.1bl9.g.kreme@snow.local>
In reply to#96232
In message <5L6dndmlf7af8YvFnZ2dnUU7-N3NnZ2d@giganews.com> 
  Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-10-30 17:42, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

>>> Yet, there it is.  Form defeats function.  Result: smaller battery and
>>> an imposed limit on memory size.  If the MBP had been thicker nobody
>>> would complain
>>
>> I'll posit a significant number of Apple's customers actually do want
>> lighter and thinner devices. They would likely complain. Others might
>> complain for other reasons. Expecting Apple to please everyone is a
>> losing proposition.

> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit 
> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that 
> significant number" of people at all.

Stop channeling JF and making shit up. You have no idea what the
trade-offs are.

-- 
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

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#96262

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-10-31 17:48 -0400
Message-ID<FPqdnY0105a8IYrFnZ2dnUU7-KNQAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#96249
On 2016-10-30 21:57, Lewis wrote:
> In message <5L6dndmlf7af8YvFnZ2dnUU7-N3NnZ2d@giganews.com>
>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>> On 2016-10-30 17:42, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2016-10-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>>>> Yet, there it is.  Form defeats function.  Result: smaller battery and
>>>> an imposed limit on memory size.  If the MBP had been thicker nobody
>>>> would complain
>>>
>>> I'll posit a significant number of Apple's customers actually do want
>>> lighter and thinner devices. They would likely complain. Others might
>>> complain for other reasons. Expecting Apple to please everyone is a
>>> losing proposition.
>
>> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit
>> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that
>> significant number" of people at all.
>
> Stop channeling JF and making shit up. You have no idea what the
> trade-offs are.

Bombast as always.

Fact is a battery's capacity is for the most part proportional to its 
volume.  This is why in some Apple products the batteries are quite 
complex in shape or configuration in order to fill up as much volume as 
possible with battery.

The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to 
conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the 
battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would 
accommodate more battery.  Period.

-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96266

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2016-10-31 18:17 -0400
Message-ID<311020161817015968%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#96262
In article <FPqdnY0105a8IYrFnZ2dnUU7-KNQAAAA@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> >
> >> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit
> >> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that
> >> significant number" of people at all.
> >
> > Stop channeling JF and making shit up. You have no idea what the
> > trade-offs are.
> 
> Bombast as always.
> 
> Fact is a battery's capacity is for the most part proportional to its 
> volume.  This is why in some Apple products the batteries are quite 
> complex in shape or configuration in order to fill up as much volume as 
> possible with battery.
> 
> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to 
> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the 
> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would 
> accommodate more battery.  Period.

except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed. 

the next generation intel cpu is, which is not yet available. the 16
gig limit is not just macbooks, but pc laptops too.

<https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/59yrxg/the_true_reason_the_mbp_
doesnt_come_with_ddr4_or/>
  Apple's statement is true, but lacks detail.

  The true reason behind the lack of 32gb or ddr4 is intel. Skylake
  does not support LPDDR4 (LP for low power) ram. Kabylake is set to
  include support, but only for the U category of chips. So no LPDDR4
  support for mobile until 2018 I think.

  One example is the del XPS 13.

  On the dell XPS 13 version, you cannot go for 32gb of ram. Meanwhile,
  the 15 inches does give you that option, but you have to sacrifice
  battery life for it.

  Another example is the surface book, they can't include 32gb. Only  
  goes up to 16gb.

  These computers use LPDDR3 which is supported. Many mite make the
  argument that apple could have used the LPDDR3 version, but how would
  they look if they did that for the 15 inch MBP only?

  With intel continuing to drop the ball on these basic things in
  mobile, I have to call for apple to switch to ARM chips, since intel
  is incompetent at delivering proper mobile chipsets. I gess they are
  too focused on VR and AR to care. What a disappointment.

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#96269

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-10-31 20:01 -0400
Message-ID<womdnY_AUpXIRorFnZ2dnUU7-XvNnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96266
On 2016-10-31 18:17, nospam wrote:
> In article <FPqdnY0105a8IYrFnZ2dnUU7-KNQAAAA@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>>>
>>>> Had the MBP been thick enough to accommodate a battery that would permit
>>>> adequate run time with 32 GB RAM it would not have affected "that
>>>> significant number" of people at all.
>>>
>>> Stop channeling JF and making shit up. You have no idea what the
>>> trade-offs are.
>>
>> Bombast as always.
>>
>> Fact is a battery's capacity is for the most part proportional to its
>> volume.  This is why in some Apple products the batteries are quite
>> complex in shape or configuration in order to fill up as much volume as
>> possible with battery.
>>
>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
>
> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.

Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for 
the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.

>
> the next generation intel cpu is, which is not yet available. the 16
> gig limit is not just macbooks, but pc laptops too.
>
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/59yrxg/the_true_reason_the_mbp_
> doesnt_come_with_ddr4_or/>

Interesting but doesn't match the case of the latest MBP which uses 
LPDDR3 and can easily match Skylake / 32 GB.

Just add batteries to run longer.

-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96270

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2016-11-01 00:19 +0000
Message-ID<e7q5dcFrbooU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#96269
Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-10-31 18:17, nospam wrote:
>> In article <FPqdnY0105a8IYrFnZ2dnUU7-KNQAAAA@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
>> 
>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
> 
> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for 
> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.

Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
than some random guy on the net. 

-- 
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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96305

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-11-01 16:33 -0400
Message-ID<ZaSdnfaEbqutYYXFnZ2dnUU7-ffNnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96270
On 2016-10-31 20:19, Jolly Roger wrote:
> Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>> On 2016-10-31 18:17, nospam wrote:
>>> In article <FPqdnY0105a8IYrFnZ2dnUU7-KNQAAAA@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
>>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
>>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
>>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
>>>
>>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
>>
>> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for
>> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.
>
> Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
> battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
> currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
> companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
> Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
> than some random guy on the net.

It's straight forawrd design tradeoff.  Yes a bigger battery needs more 
room, JR, and as I've stated the MBP would have to be thicker.  This is 
about as remote from rocket science as imaginable.

-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96316

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
Message-ID<011120161726116846%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#96305
In article <ZaSdnfaEbqutYYXFnZ2dnUU7-ffNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> >>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
> >>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
> >>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
> >>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
> >>>
> >>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
> >>
> >> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for
> >> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.
> >
> > Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
> > battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
> > currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
> > companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
> > Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
> > than some random guy on the net.
> 
> It's straight forawrd design tradeoff.  Yes a bigger battery needs more 
> room, JR, and as I've stated the MBP would have to be thicker.  This is 
> about as remote from rocket science as imaginable.

a tradeoff that apple does not want to make because the result will be
heavier and more expensive, only to satisfy something very few users
need.

more people want thinner/lighter than want 32 gig memory. even 16 gig
is more than enough for most tasks.

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#96320

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-11-01 17:26 -0400
Message-ID<YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96316
On 2016-11-01 17:26, nospam wrote:
> In article <ZaSdnfaEbqutYYXFnZ2dnUU7-ffNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>>>>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
>>>>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
>>>>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
>>>>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
>>>>>
>>>>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
>>>>
>>>> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for
>>>> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.
>>>
>>> Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
>>> battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
>>> currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
>>> companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
>>> Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
>>> than some random guy on the net.
>>
>> It's straight forawrd design tradeoff.  Yes a bigger battery needs more
>> room, JR, and as I've stated the MBP would have to be thicker.  This is
>> about as remote from rocket science as imaginable.
>
> a tradeoff that apple does not want to make because the result will be
> heavier and more expensive, only to satisfy something very few users
> need.
>
> more people want thinner/lighter than want 32 gig memory. even 16 gig
> is more than enough for most tasks.

I don't disagree with that at all.  Just don't call it a "Pro".

-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96321

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2016-11-01 17:28 -0400
Message-ID<011120161728546657%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#96320
In article <YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> >>>>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
> >>>>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
> >>>>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
> >>>>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
> >>>>
> >>>> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for
> >>>> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.
> >>>
> >>> Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
> >>> battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
> >>> currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
> >>> companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
> >>> Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
> >>> than some random guy on the net.
> >>
> >> It's straight forawrd design tradeoff.  Yes a bigger battery needs more
> >> room, JR, and as I've stated the MBP would have to be thicker.  This is
> >> about as remote from rocket science as imaginable.
> >
> > a tradeoff that apple does not want to make because the result will be
> > heavier and more expensive, only to satisfy something very few users
> > need.
> >
> > more people want thinner/lighter than want 32 gig memory. even 16 gig
> > is more than enough for most tasks.
> 
> I don't disagree with that at all.  Just don't call it a "Pro".

plenty of pros are happy with 16 gig. not everyone crunches 4k video.

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#96322

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2016-11-01 21:59 +0000
Message-ID<e7shi5Fe7m8U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#96320
On 2016-11-01, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-11-01 17:26, nospam wrote:
>> In article <ZaSdnfaEbqutYYXFnZ2dnUU7-ffNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
>>>>>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
>>>>>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
>>>>>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for
>>>>> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.
>>>>
>>>> Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
>>>> battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
>>>> currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
>>>> companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
>>>> Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
>>>> than some random guy on the net.
>>>
>>> It's straight forawrd design tradeoff.  Yes a bigger battery needs more
>>> room, JR, and as I've stated the MBP would have to be thicker.  This is
>>> about as remote from rocket science as imaginable.
>>
>> a tradeoff that apple does not want to make because the result will be
>> heavier and more expensive, only to satisfy something very few users
>> need.
>>
>> more people want thinner/lighter than want 32 gig memory. even 16 gig
>> is more than enough for most tasks.
>
> I don't disagree with that at all.  Just don't call it a "Pro".

As a professional user, I have absolutely no problem with Apple calling
it "MacBook Pro". So we can agree to disagree. Are we done here?

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96324

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-11-01 18:11 -0400
Message-ID<ArKdneILwYqLjoTFnZ2dnUU7-fWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96322
On 2016-11-01 17:59, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2016-11-01, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>> On 2016-11-01 17:26, nospam wrote:
>>> In article <ZaSdnfaEbqutYYXFnZ2dnUU7-ffNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>> The facts are clear given the statement from Schiller: less RAM to
>>>>>>>> conserve battery life.  And battery life depends on how large the
>>>>>>>> battery is v. the draw on it.  Making the MBP slightly thicker would
>>>>>>>> accommodate more battery.  Period.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> except more battery (which isn't free) is not all that's needed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Increasing the battery capacity by 20 - 30% (probably less than that for
>>>>>> the issue at hand) is all but negligible cost wise.
>>>>>
>>>>> Says some guy on the internet, which conveniently ignoring that a bigger
>>>>> battery means more internal space is needed, which affects every component
>>>>> currently taking that space - hardly "negligible". How many computer
>>>>> companies have you run successfully, BTW? It seems far more likely that
>>>>> Apple is much more aware of the specific challenges and limits involved
>>>>> than some random guy on the net.
>>>>
>>>> It's straight forawrd design tradeoff.  Yes a bigger battery needs more
>>>> room, JR, and as I've stated the MBP would have to be thicker.  This is
>>>> about as remote from rocket science as imaginable.
>>>
>>> a tradeoff that apple does not want to make because the result will be
>>> heavier and more expensive, only to satisfy something very few users
>>> need.
>>>
>>> more people want thinner/lighter than want 32 gig memory. even 16 gig
>>> is more than enough for most tasks.
>>
>> I don't disagree with that at all.  Just don't call it a "Pro".
>
> As a professional user, I have absolutely no problem with Apple calling
> it "MacBook Pro". So we can agree to disagree. Are we done here?

Of course not - this is usenet.


-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96332

FromLewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Date2016-11-02 02:49 +0000
Message-ID<slrno1il2v.12g.g.kreme@snow.local>
In reply to#96320
In message <YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com> 
  Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> Just don't call it a "Pro".

This will come as a shock to you, but you are not the arbiter of what is
and is not "Pro".

-- 
"I don't care if Bill Gates is the world's biggest philanthropist. The
pain he has inflicted on the world in the past 20 years through lousy
products easily outweighs any good he has done.... Apple is as arrogant
as Microsoft but at least its stuff works as advertised" - Graem Philipson

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#96376

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-11-02 18:53 -0400
Message-ID<DJ6dnRXeR5DJ84fFnZ2dnUU7-aednZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96332
On 2016-11-01 22:49, Lewis wrote:
> In message <YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>> Just don't call it a "Pro".
>
> This will come as a shock to you, but you are not the arbiter of what is
> and is not "Pro".

I can call it what I like.  The MBP as configured is a high powered MBA. 
  It lacks all that is needed for the power user.


-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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#96392

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2016-11-03 00:45 +0000
Message-ID<e7vfl9F56npU3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#96376
On 2016-11-02, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-11-01 22:49, Lewis wrote:
>> In message <YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
>>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> Just don't call it a "Pro".
>>
>> This will come as a shock to you, but you are not the arbiter of what is
>> and is not "Pro".
>
> I can call it what I like.

You were telling *others* not to call it "Pro". And Lewis was right to
call you out on it.

> The MBP as configured is a high powered MBA. 

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one; and they all stink.

> It lacks all that is needed for the power user.

Bullshit. I'm in the target market, and it's got everything I need. Your
vocal minority simply isn't representative of the entire market. Whether
or not you come to terms with that isn't really relevant to the rest of
us.

-- 
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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#96400

FromLewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Date2016-11-03 01:38 +0000
Message-ID<slrno1l5ab.hv2.g.kreme@snow.local>
In reply to#96376
In message <DJ6dnRXeR5DJ84fFnZ2dnUU7-aednZ2d@giganews.com> 
  Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2016-11-01 22:49, Lewis wrote:
>> In message <YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
>>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> Just don't call it a "Pro".
>>
>> This will come as a shock to you, but you are not the arbiter of what is
>> and is not "Pro".

> I can call it what I like.

No, only Apple gets to decide what to call it since it is their product,
you don't have to like it, but you don't get to say "don't call it Pro".

> The MBP as configured is a high powered MBA.  It lacks all that is
> needed for the power user.

Can the MBA drive 2 5K displays? And still have two Thunderbolt 3 ports
left? No, it cannot. Not even close.


-- 
Two, Four, Six, Eight! Time to Transubstantiate!

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#96433

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date2016-11-03 16:48 -0400
Message-ID<J6SdnWQNufcQP4bFnZ2dnUU7-bGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#96400
On 2016-11-02 21:38, Lewis wrote:
> In message <DJ6dnRXeR5DJ84fFnZ2dnUU7-aednZ2d@giganews.com>
>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>> On 2016-11-01 22:49, Lewis wrote:
>>> In message <YeWdnaJWrN4-lYTFnZ2dnUU7-d-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
>>>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>> Just don't call it a "Pro".
>>>
>>> This will come as a shock to you, but you are not the arbiter of what is
>>> and is not "Pro".
>
>> I can call it what I like.
>
> No, only Apple gets to decide what to call it since it is their product,
> you don't have to like it, but you don't get to say "don't call it Pro".
>
>> The MBP as configured is a high powered MBA.  It lacks all that is
>> needed for the power user.
>
> Can the MBA drive 2 5K displays? And still have two Thunderbolt 3 ports
> left? No, it cannot. Not even close.

I meant in the sense of I/O and memory.  And I'll call it whatever I 
like and there's really little other than petulant replies that you can 
do about it.


-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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