Apple engineer talking about the new Macbook

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SAWYER

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I cant believe the butthurt this video is causing. I have no grudge or anything against Apple and think they make nice stuff and I find the video funny
 
Grooveriding

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SAWYER said:
I cant believe the butthurt this video is causing. I have no grudge or anything against Apple and think they make nice stuff and I find the video funny
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Yeah their stuff is decent quality in construction, but usually trash spec wise on the desktop front, laptops are okay. Their latest mobile SoC is also decent.

Apple still is basically fisher price computers for adults though.

Video was hilarious! :p
 
Ns1

Ns1

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yeah we haven't had an apple hate thread in a few days, I guess it's about time.
 
Rakehellion

Rakehellion

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SAWYER said:
I cant believe the butthurt this video is causing. I have no grudge or anything against Apple and think they make nice stuff and I find the video funny
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It's a stupid meme and this is probably the least funny rendition of it I've seen.
 
norseamd

norseamd

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dave_the_nerd said:
I didn't say they were first - I'm saying it's not easy to do. Those engineers - working for Apple, Samsung, or [Insert Company Here] are some pretty smart people, even if their job might only seem like it's, "oh, gee, let's make it white!"
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Apple hired on a lot of old AMD engineers and now all of them are back at AMD rolling out brand new shit.
 
SSSnail

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Blackjack200 said:
Aside from the fact that it runs a different OS, has 1 fewer camera, no cellular antenna, no touch screen, no fingerprint scanner, x86 processor, yeah, it's pretty much exactly the same thing.
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And it's going to cost a lot more? Brilliant!
 
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deanx0r

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That laugh is contagious. I got a smile on my face everytime I see this. The Hitler/untergang videos were also pretty good.
 
ControlD

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halik said:
Is that USB-c magsafe-y? No usb ports is a big no-no for me; I was considering it as an upgrade from my 2011 macbook air, but I guess I'll have to grab a 13in macbook pro.
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No Magsafe on the new model.

I was also thinking about upgrading the wife's Air with this one, but I think we'll go with that new Dell or a Surface instead. No USB = no sale.
 
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vi edit

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I'm just hoping that the iWatch and this new Macbook are massive commercial flops and a bit of a heatcheck for Apple. This macbook in particular annoys me with the pure ego driven desire to strip it of any functional use and pursue nothing but vanity and some dimension spec sheet bragging.
 
ControlD

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vi edit said:
I'm just hoping that the iWatch and this new Macbook are massive commercial flops and a bit of a heatcheck for Apple. This macbook in particular annoys me with the pure ego driven desire to strip it of any functional use and pursue nothing but vanity and some dimension spec sheet bragging.
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Yeah, you can hope for that but we all know they will sell millions of these things. I saw one analyst state that the Apple Watch will take Apple's net worth over a trillion dollars. I hear they might have to start paying income tax if that happens.
 
videogames101

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In all seriousness, Apple hires some of the best engineers around. And they pay for it too. Even if the design decisions don't target the AT audience, they hit the nail on the head when it comes to 90% of consumers.

Also, OP's link is hilarious!

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Is the front camera REALLY only 480p? Damn Apple, you dropped the ball on that one.
 
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Dari

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videogames101 said:
In all seriousness, Apple hires some of the best engineers around. And they pay for it too. Even if the design decisions don't target the AT audience, they hit the nail on the head when it comes to 90% of consumers.

Also, OP's link is hilarious!

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Is the front camera REALLY only 480p? Damn Apple, you dropped the ball on that one.
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You said it yourself. Their target is not AT. It is for certain people who put simplicity over specs. People who don't care about specs and these machines show that via their shit screen and single port.
 
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