Thoughts on Apple

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I agree with Casey here. I cancelled my reservation and bought something else, despite being very interested in the R2, and the stubborn insistence to not offer CarPlay was a primary reason.

Forcing Mac app icons into a “squircle” shape is one of the weird, bad changes introduced in Tahoe, and it continues into the first developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate. Let’s hope the powers-that-be can be convinced to free the icons.

Yeah, it’s crazy that the long-in-the-tooth Apple TVs got hit so hard here. They were already priced at the premium level for their market, and now they’re out-of-this-world expensive. And with new models rumored, it’s a terrible time to buy one.

Boy, if this report is true, I feel like I picked the absolute best time to upgrade to an M5 Max, pre-price hike and potentially the last Max-level chip for more than a year.

I normally recommend that people who find themselves considering a new iPhone in the second half of Apple’s yearly upgrade cycle wait for the inevitable new model. This time, I think that many people would be better served by getting it now, at the current prices instead. Read more at my blog.

RAMmageddon continues to rock the industry: The price increases that Tim Cook warned were coming landed today, across almost all Apple products. They’re not small increases either. The MacBook Pro with 64GB RAM I bought earlier this year for $4300 is now $5100.

Ooh, iRacing for Vision Pro sounds pretty great, although I don’t have a wheel to try it out. Given how far I went with sim racing last time, maybe I shouldn’t be tempted again.

I’m beyond ready for everyone to move on from all of the talk about the upcoming Cook/Ternus transition.

This is pretty cool.

Apple’s 50th has stoked nostalgia about the early days of personal computing, which made me want to take a moment to thank my mom and dad for recognizing and investing in my love of computing.

I totally agree that custom players should be made to implement platform standards. The elephant in the room, of course, is: What does Apple do if Netflix calls their bluff and takes their app off of Apple TV? Does Apple need Netflix more than Netflix needs Apple?

I was super disappointed to read about ads coming to Apple Maps. Ads are cancer for products that, once introduced, only get worse over time. I wish being an Apple One member would include an ad-free experience as a benefit.