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RobertJasiek

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    As to the Reply button, it might be a case of limiting the depth of replies so as to avoid too narrow texts, w

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips – 35 Comments

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    @pecosbob04 (The reply button below your message is missing so I cannot reply directly below it.) "you have ne

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips – 35 Comments

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    My perception of information-providing devices precedes my first use of a computer 4 decades ago and is derive

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips – 35 Comments

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    My perception is clear. The standard shape of a display is a rectangle. A rectangle with a cutout is a non-sta

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips – 35 Comments

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    Notch destroying a display is precisely how I perceive it so I don't buy any device with a notch. If it should

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips – 35 Comments

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    Whether MacBook Air with M2 will be an advantage depends on whether battery life will be shorter, equal or lon

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips – 35 Comments

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    Like many HP and Lenovo devices, they have some attractive features but I disregard the devices on the first s

    Posted 1 month ago on Lenovo Yoga 9i First Impressions – 13 Comments

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    Yes, slow. iPad 9 has no reduced reflectance, which is essential for me.

    Posted 2 months ago on New Surface Go 3 with LTE Model Launches at $499 – 9 Comments

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    I extraordinarily prefer Windows but still use an iPad Mini 4. As its battery has become weak, I have been con

    Posted 2 months ago on New Surface Go 3 with LTE Model Launches at $499 – 9 Comments

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    All fine and well but what about Surfaces?! Make them repairable, permit easy maintenance, allow replacement o

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Shares an Update on its Sustainability Commitments – 2 Comments

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    As to the Air 5, its aspect ratio is 1.44 and its absolute USB speed remains unknown so far. Besides the camer

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Announces New iPhone SE, iPad Air, and Powerful Mac Studio – 81 Comments

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    If Microsoft cancels local accounts in Windows 11 Pro, it violates the EU and German law principles of minimal

    Posted 2 months ago on Windows 11 Pro May Soon Require The Internet And an MSA Account During Setup – 43 Comments

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    The CPUs are nice, AMD / Intel choice is good, let us hope that AMD indeed also gets Thunderbolt 4 or at least

    Posted 3 months ago on Surface Laptop 5 to Finally Embrace Modern AMD Processors – 26 Comments

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    Apple PR propaganda everywhere.However, Apple operates AirTags as preemptive mass surveillance tools presuming

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Finally Comments on AirTag Stalking – 59 Comments

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    Has Meta not understood yet that it is not a legislature but actually does need to comply with laws to do busi

    Posted 3 months ago on Meta Could Shut Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe Due to Data Sharing Ban with U.S. – 41 Comments

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    McAfee is really nasty and can slow down a PC. Someone asked me to clean it off his Asus notebook but only gav

    Posted 3 months ago on Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 First Impressions – 7 Comments

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    My major objections are the 16:9 display ratio, small arrow keys, 11th instead of 12th Intel generation and Le

    Posted 3 months ago on Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 First Impressions – 7 Comments

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    Choosing Android can be a 3rd world problem. As to whether my problems with iPad and iPadOS are 1st, 3rd (I si

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    You speak of "a file" and its micro-management while I speak of 100,000 files per file type. You speak of no c

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    You mention the average consumer; for him, you are right if we assume a) him to need no better / other file ma

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    About the price of the entry iPad, yours is a first world view. There are many people in the third world who c

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    Ecosystem outside a tablet and its software I don't care, except for local backup / file transfer. Whatever I

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    "For people looking to purchase a tablet, the choice is simple. Just buy an iPad."This may be a default advice

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    "surprised if iTunes/Finder wouldn't impose the same T&C before an update"Yes, this is surprising indeed.

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro Review – 51 Comments

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    "You are clearly not happy." (I ignore your message's other topics.)My iPad has always had a very good display

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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    At least Apple listens to the minor criticism and iPadOS 15 has removed another stone of the garden's wall: th

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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    Right, as long as there is iCloud terms pressure, I do not buy Apple devices. In fact, I also futher delay the

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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    "if you really, really don't want to use iCloud, you don't even have to sign into it, and still have a complet

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro Review – 51 Comments

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    One does not need to be extreme when simple rejecting of the iCloud terms and doing serious work on non-Apple

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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    I do not use the iCloud for these reasons:The iCloud terms self-grant Apple the alleged right to access the co

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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    You cannot easily ignore the iCloud. Instead, you might choose to fully trust Apple, accept the iCloud terms,

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro Review – 51 Comments

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    The greater the income the harder Apple tries to abandon its last unwanted customers. Since mid December 2021,

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter – 38 Comments

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    There are several problems related to i(Pad)OS 15.2.1, iCloud, its terms (especially section V paragraphs A, C

    Posted 3 months ago on D.C., Three States to Sue Google for Tracking Trickery – 8 Comments

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    For me, the key criterion for such products is the maximum noise under load.

    Posted 3 months ago on HP Announces New Commercial Desktop PCs and Workstations – 5 Comments

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    With "secure by default, private by design, and keeps you in control", Google sounds like Apple and its procla

    Posted 3 months ago on D.C., Three States to Sue Google for Tracking Trickery – 8 Comments

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    3:2 is barely acceptable (4:3 would be even much better.) As a German user, I wonder whether there will also b

    Posted 4 months ago on First Look: HP Elite Dragonfly G3 – 19 Comments

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    Will arrogant, stubborn Apple also kill the MacBook Air by copying the notch from the Pro?

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Apple Has Big iPhone and Mac Plans for 2022 – 55 Comments

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    First, it is unclear whether Apple wants its own dGPUs. The M1 and followers are about APUs. For the fastest d

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Apple Has Big iPhone and Mac Plans for 2022 – 55 Comments

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    So I understand that the UK could consider to intervene because ARM Ltd. is a UK company, and the USA or Calif

    Posted 5 months ago on FTC Sues to Block Sale of Arm to Nvidia – 36 Comments

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    Matte? No. Paul fell for marketing speech, it seems. Other reviews show that the display is strongly mirroring

    Posted 5 months ago on HP Chromebook x2 11 Review – 17 Comments

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    Finally a 3:2 matte display! Too bad it is ChromeOS and has also other disadvantages (camera bump, tiny arrow

    Posted 5 months ago on HP Chromebook x2 11 Review – 17 Comments

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    The aspect ratio is constant under rotation.

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro Review – 50 Comments

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    Apart from details (most notably the camera hole) and Google data privacy concerns, the current smartphone fas

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro Review – 50 Comments

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    "this program should answer most remaining 'right to repair' complaints"Sorry, but this is only the first baby

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple to Open iPhone to Self-Repair in 2022 – 26 Comments

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    W10 gets feature updates so that Microsoft can again try to reenable telemetry, as it tried in 21H1 by deletin

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Version 21H2 – 19 Comments

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    If this becomes part of regular Windows 11, I stay on Windows 10 until the courts will force Microsoft to abid

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds – 121 Comments

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    Good question. The simple answer is: it depends on the GPU, what software you want to use the GPU for and whet

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Review – 55 Comments

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    The improvements, such as thunderbolt, are nice but insufficient.These reasons why I do not by Surface Pro rem

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Review – 55 Comments

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    As much as I appreciate the M1 series's efficiency, I never buy any device with a notch, which would insult me

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pros, M1 Pro and M1 Max Chipsets – 177 Comments

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    Lenovo has bought enough companies to know how to build matte touch colour displays. It just fails to do so fo

    Posted 7 months ago on Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 First Impressions – 6 Comments

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    Surface Pro is becoming like Apple: the numbers of good and bad aspects both increase. To evaluate battery lif

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 8 First Impressions – 38 Comments

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    Windows 11 is the broken promise that Windows 10 would be for its computers' life times. Windows 11 is the exc

    Posted 7 months ago on Windows 11 Review: Fresh, Familiar, Incomplete – 84 Comments

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    Paul repeats the keynote's claim that Surfaces would include a device for everybody (except gamers). No!There

    Posted 7 months ago on Muff Mode – Windows Weekly 743 – 6 Comments

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    At least one common thing of Apple's and Microsoft's keynotes I appreciate: they present people of all origins

    Posted 7 months ago on Microsoft Announces New Surface PCs and Devices – 19 Comments

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    My major questions are: reflectance, replaceable battery, real office battery life?

    Posted 7 months ago on Surface Go 3 Specs and Photo Gallery – 6 Comments

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    Both GPUs emphasise modest TDP. I think they differ mostly by what kind of software runs equally or faster on

    Posted 7 months ago on Surface Laptop Studio Specs and Photo Gallery – 38 Comments

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    I wonder the same but with respect to battery life and cooling.

    Posted 7 months ago on Surface Pro 8 Specs and Photo Gallery – 19 Comments

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    I see a fan but what models will be silent? Is the battery replaceable? Is there any reduction of reflectance?

    Posted 7 months ago on Surface Pro 8 Specs and Photo Gallery – 19 Comments

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    So far, I only judge from the keynote because technical information on the Microsoft page is not available yet

    Posted 7 months ago on Today’s the Day, Surface Fans! – 15 Comments

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    "Apple said they would only be scanning photos on the devices if they are queued for upload to iCloud."Apple m

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Ships iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 – 34 Comments

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    Hatred is the wrong word - strong disliking of quite a few aspects is a better description. Apple contributes

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Ships iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 – 34 Comments

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    There are two fundamentally different ways of surveillance:On the company's cloud.On the enduser's device.As y

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Ships iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 – 34 Comments

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    Apple announced that the picture surveillance would become part of i(Pad)OS 15. Later, Apple announced that it

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Ships iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 – 34 Comments

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    The advertised changes are boring. The important silent change enables Apple's spyware.

    Posted 7 months ago on Apple Ships iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 – 34 Comments

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    Besides the more fundamental topics discussed elsewhere, the iPad Mini 6 disappoints me because it replaces th

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces iPhone 13, Watch Series 7, New iPads – 77 Comments

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    I am on the side of human rights, basic rights, just laws and the principle of the rule of law enforced by jur

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces iPhone 13, Watch Series 7, New iPads – 77 Comments

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    Apple should have used the presentation to cancel and apologise for the i(Pad)OS malware. Besides, iPad withou

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Announces iPhone 13, Watch Series 7, New iPads – 77 Comments

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    As much as I wish that the big companies are torn into pieces, the means to achieve this is first of all legis

    Posted 8 months ago on Epic to Appeal Apple Ruling – 68 Comments

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    7 years of updates (which is the minimum I have stated for many years), available parts and announced repair p

    Posted 8 months ago on Germany Takes an Aggressive Stance on Right to Repair – 33 Comments

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    As always, I hope for a Surface Pro or Go to finally compete with - shall I say: excel - iPad hardware. Howeve

    Posted 8 months ago on Microsoft Schedules a Surface Event for September – 21 Comments

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    I do complain about Apple's OS politics. For example, their preinstallation of "children protection" malware i

    Posted 8 months ago on Thanks for Testing Windows 11, Now Leave – 62 Comments

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    I understand your point and certainly there are uses for a fully functional computer in the cloud. However, my

    Posted 9 months ago on Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad – 17 Comments

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    Let me assume for the moment that I would accept a cloud at all, installation of Win32 32b and 64b softwares w

    Posted 9 months ago on Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad – 17 Comments

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    Nowadays, there are incredibly many mobile devices, for which I decide within 1 second not to buy them because

    Posted 9 months ago on HP Pavilion Aero First Impressions – 11 Comments

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    I will never use Chromebooks because missing privacy, web first, Chrome first, option for Android apps are the

    Posted 9 months ago on A Tale of Two Chromebooks – 56 Comments

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    "Windows 10 version 21H2 will ship alongside Windows 11 in October."Windows 11 might appear in OEM computers i

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Version 21H2 – 27 Comments

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    Usage scenarious favouring thin clients and subscription prices aside, there are these major problems:browsers

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Announces Windows 365 – 96 Comments

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    On slow hardware, it would be bad indeed. Sufficient hardware (CPU, SSD) is needed. Of course, it would be onl

    Posted 10 months ago on Qualcomm Leans on Nuvia to Compete in PC Market – 50 Comments

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    I see, thanks! So MS should include the Windows Phone voice component to Windows 11.

    Posted 10 months ago on Qualcomm Leans on Nuvia to Compete in PC Market – 50 Comments

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    A Windows phone operating system is not needed. Windows 11 (ARM) does it.Therefore, there is zero "cost of bui

    Posted 10 months ago on Qualcomm Leans on Nuvia to Compete in PC Market – 50 Comments

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    Windows 11 ARM can do voice calls on a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.

    Posted 10 months ago on Qualcomm Leans on Nuvia to Compete in PC Market – 50 Comments

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    I do not buy Android phones because privacy is attacked and updates are too short. I do not buy iPhones becaus

    Posted 10 months ago on Qualcomm Leans on Nuvia to Compete in PC Market – 50 Comments

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    This is comparatively good supply. For GPUs, prices were at 3 ~ 4x MSRP in May and now are about 2x MSRP on 20

    Posted 10 months ago on Xbox Console Supply Will Not Improve Anytime Soon – 25 Comments

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    Windows 11 needs TPM 1.2 (better 2.0) and Secure Boot. When building a PC, how to find main board and CPU with

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 – 185 Comments

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    I have checked that my desktop meets the W11 specifications only to find that its 7th generation Core is not i

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 – 185 Comments

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    I suppose W11 does execute x64 and x86 software.Concerning Teams, I have a security question: will it be softw

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 – 185 Comments

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    The rounded corners of regular windows look terrible and rob workspace. I hope there is an option to have rect

    Posted 10 months ago on Windows 11: Real-World Use – 61 Comments

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    Is it "Offline account"?

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 11: Clean Install – 81 Comments

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    Microsoft on Windows 10 launch: "Windows 10 is the last version of Windows." Either it was a great lie, utter

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 10 Support Ends on October 14, 2025 – 87 Comments

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    Best together is when all devices / services of all manufacturers / suppliers work seamlessly together using c

    Posted 11 months ago on Better Together (Premium) – 71 Comments

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    Heaven is near! (If these bills are adopted.)"forcing companies to let consumers move their personal data betw

    Posted 11 months ago on U.S. Government Moves to Take on Big Tech – 39 Comments

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    If I needed the keyboard, the smaller than normal arrow keys would prevent me from buying this. I only need th

    Posted 11 months ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Review – 18 Comments

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    Currently, on 2021-05-11, Ido not see Edit,do not see Delete,can Heart my own post,would prefer "day(s) / hour

    Posted 1 year ago on Site Changes – 46 Comments

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    Currently, on 2021-05-08, Ido not see Edit,can Heart my own post,would prefer "day(s) / hour(s) ago" in the Na

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Elite Folio: Quick Follow-Up – 31 Comments

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    So HP says that 3:2 was the perfect aspect ratio for a display on this kind of device. If so, it would have fo

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Elite Folio: Quick Follow-Up – 31 Comments

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    Lead by manufacturer is unfair statistics because Apple is the only competitor in the iPadOS market. Distribut

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Apple Extends its Lead in the Tablet Market – 34 Comments

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    The graph shows surge due to Corona for mobile devices, a desktop low in summer 2020 when everybody was awaiti

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Chromebook Success Continues into 2021 – 32 Comments

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    "Apple’s platform is a closed ecosystem" - hear, hear! The EU has noticed the Walled Garden.

    Posted 1 year ago on EU Charges Apple with App Store Antitrust Violations – 58 Comments

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    In reply to toukale:It is not "the actual users" but there are users using many apps, other users not / hardly

    Posted 1 year ago on Australia Takes on Apple and Google Apps Stores – 60 Comments

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    While I was on 1909, 2004 was not offered to me at all. Finally, 20H2 was offered to me on 2021-04-18, just a

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 40 Percent Usage Share – 6 Comments

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    In reply to ianbetteridge:Advanced repair can be best done by a qualified technician but I do not speak of thi

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to ianbetteridge:Ok, let's dig deeper into it. Thanks for details of further materials recycled

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I may be a voice in the wilderness but matters become more interesting when the EU w

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:"this sounds horrible. I’d specifically avoid any tablet that took regular batte

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to macguy59:Simply speaking, none. (A few years ago, some Dell tablets had replaceable batteries.) Cu

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to hbko:A proprietary Apple "standard" per device version.I get the recycle part of the tale. They sp

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to hbko:Can I open my iPad within a minute and without risking to break the display? No. Therefore,

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to Dan:Who said that A-standard would be appropriate for mobile computers? It requires a NEW standard

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to Dan:Countless product categories have user-replaceable, standardised batteries: desktop mainboards

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    Where are new iPad, iPad Mini and iPads with user-replaceable, world-wide standardised batteries?

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More – 113 Comments

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    In reply to Oreo:Thanks for describing the interaction with Mac."You can't use Windows without a mouse or

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to Oreo:Again, it is surprising how different people evaluate the same kinds of devices differently:)

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to Oreo:It is good if one can avoid Files. Documents, which I use, is similar to GoodReader. However,

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:I agree with much of your message, except for one thing. A gaming PC used as a Swiss knif

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Thanks for going into some details! Now I understand your / your wife's experience b

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    To truly test the graphics card according to its purpose, you'd need to train (not just use) an AI net wh

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Z2 SFF G8 Workstation First Impressions – 19 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Thanks for your edits of your message, which I see now and address more aspects.Apparentl

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:I understand your kids' productivity use of iPads and can imagine your wife's r

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to RobertJasiek:Continuation of no general file management by Files:For Files to show files of an app

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    In reply to ianbetteridge:The Files app does not general file management for in particular the following reaso

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    rmlounsbury calls iPadOS a true productivity tool. JE describes the iPadOS usage experience as beautifully pol

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    Paul, could you please describe in detail what are the problems of your prior, aging iPad 9.7"? I wonder becau

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of the Apple iPad Air (Premium) – 78 Comments

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    @Peter_Cook, as to disliking Apple but caring about what it does: if one dislikes Apple, one might wish to sim

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Didn’t Bring iMessage to Android Because of its Lock-In Strategy – 118 Comments

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    Apple's lock-in strategy has a second effect: those not wishing to be locked in the Walled Garden avoid A

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Didn’t Bring iMessage to Android Because of its Lock-In Strategy – 118 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Different Wh values (do you know the capacity of the battery in your test device?),

    Posted 1 year ago on Razer Book 13 Review – 17 Comments

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    6.5h real use battery life - I am not impressed at all. A different notebook with i5-1135G7 and a 73Wh battery

    Posted 1 year ago on Razer Book 13 Review – 17 Comments

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    Windows 7 was "install once - use for 10 years". Windows 10 is "install afresh every 2 years if necessary beca

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 30 Percent Usage Share – 5 Comments

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    Whatever else can be said about this notebook, with tiny arrow keys and 16:9 I never buy it.

    Posted 1 year ago on HP EliteBook x360 1040 G7 Review – 9 Comments

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    What about security? Have Meltdown, Spectre & Co been fixed?

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Releases 11th-Generation Core Desktop Processors – 15 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:As a potential smartphone buyer, I do not compare spec lists but compare the basics: display

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    In reply to txag:Do you mean the display, speed or something else?

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    Ignoring design details, it is too expensive, has a too small battery, the SE is competition and small phone b

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:When I checked a few years ago, 5:4 had 1280x1024 and 4:3 had 1600:1200 or lower. Right, n

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X12 First Impressions – 35 Comments

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    @matsan, Eizo offers 4:3, 5:4, 1:1 monitors.

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X12 First Impressions – 35 Comments

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    What does a self-healing UEFI mean in practice? Is the UEFI bug-free? Otherwise, if Lenovo needs to update the

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X12 First Impressions – 35 Comments

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    Excessive just in time production is a major cause because companies have no recessources when supply and tran

    Posted 1 year ago on Crisis (Premium) – 14 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:W10 Pro 64b 1909. (Newer versions are still not offered.)Yes, I am sure.

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:I have used these (and more) settings for a long time. They worked until ca. 9 months ago. Si

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    In reply to cavalier_eternal:Simplifying international sales, ok. This justifies up to 4%; compare PayPal'

    Posted 1 year ago on UK Launches Antitrust Investigation of Apple App Store – 40 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:Advertisements in settings: deactivating all is not enough. You are lucky if it is enough for

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:Advertisements: I turned off the frequently documented switched and it was good enough for so

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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       To transfer files from the folder fo on your Windows PC to your iDevice, in Files go to fo, mark

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Now Lets Users Move Photos from iCloud – 28 Comments

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      On the iDevice, open the Files app. Select "...". Select "Connect with server". Enter smb colon slash s

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Now Lets Users Move Photos from iCloud – 28 Comments

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    In reply to scovious:For moving photos locally between iDevice and Windows, iPhone should work like iPad as fo

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Now Lets Users Move Photos from iCloud – 28 Comments

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    In reply to scovious:A basic WLAN phone for a landline phone connection. Email is my main communication so I c

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    I do not know Panay's vision of Windows but mine is:No telemetry.No advertisement.No crapware.Local accou

    Posted 1 year ago on Panay Touts “the Next Generation of Windows” – 106 Comments

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    So a 4:3 tablet with Windows exists. I would buy one immediately (and pay €150 extra for Windows Pro, sigh)

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo ThinkPad Fold X1 First Impressions – 18 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:Since the US election law belongs to the states, the Supreme court rejected to hear a relat

    Posted 1 year ago on Smartphone Sales Fell Almost 10 Percent in 2020 – 46 Comments

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    In reply to crunchyfrog:I use my ordinary phones for 15 - 20 years and would use a smartphone as long. Therefo

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung to Provide at Least 4 Years of Android Security Updates on Many Devices – 42 Comments

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    I just want to understand what exactly this is about. When, in Germany, I use Google searching for, e.g., Coro

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Calls for Australian-Style Media Arbitration in EU – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Oreo:Dropbox, Google Drive etc. are for cloud but useless for me because I need local file transfe

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in the EU – 35 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I do not care about mobile-specific apps but I care about software that is not devic

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in the EU – 35 Comments

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    @red.radar, "Rules exist for a reason.": And laws exist for a reason, such as laws of fair trade. Company-set

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in the EU – 35 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:One of the major reasons why I do not have an iPhone is that very much is missing in the

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in the EU – 35 Comments

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    The M1 has a few advantages: availability, speed per watt and speed of generation improvement. There is one ca

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Evo vs. Apple M1: Hardware Compatibility – 85 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:From the numbers and messages, I learn that recent Apple watches have some functionality an

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: 1-in-10 iPhone Users Own an Apple Watch – 37 Comments

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    Still 1909 and not being offered 2004 for no apparent reason (other than preventing me from telling everybody

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 is Finally Reliable Enough for Everyone – 23 Comments

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    Circa 3 million sounds extremely good compared to Nvidia RTX 3000, AMD RX 6000, Ryzen 5900X / 5950X and qualit

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Series X|S Supplies Will Be Constrained Until Mid-2021 – 20 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Better integration between both: absolutely! The fault is entirely on the side of iPadOS,

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Posts Record Quarter – 54 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Right. My initial provocation was undue. What matters is the truth and relevance of

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple by the Numbers (Premium) – 93 Comments

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    In reply to cavalier_eternal:Searching for J.D. Power and ACSI, the results, such as 82% in 2020, do not state

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple by the Numbers (Premium) – 93 Comments

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    In reply to cavalier_eternal:As long as Apple does not explain whom they asked what, customer satisfaction sta

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple by the Numbers (Premium) – 93 Comments

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    Close to 100% customer satisfaction is easy by forging the statistics. They never asked me for my answer No. T

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple by the Numbers (Premium) – 93 Comments

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    In reply to matsan:That Apple products just work for your family does not imply that they would just work for

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple by the Numbers (Premium) – 93 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:My main PC is a barebone with a 6W-CPU and Windows 10 Pro. My secondary computer is a t

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Posts Record Quarter – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Michael_Babiuk:Concerning iPads versus Windows tablets, my main criteria are:serve as tablet and P

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Posts Record Quarter – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Angusmatheson:While I understand your and your friend's experience, there is one aspect of it

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple MacBook Pro (M1) First Impressions – 68 Comments

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    One of the things Intel misses is an M1-like CPU for x64. The closest Intel has come is a set of CPUs approach

    Posted 1 year ago on New Intel CEO Wants to Beat Apple – 36 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Windows 10 Pro with days of configuration work is also acceptable:)

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X for Single Screens Leaks – 50 Comments

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    In reply to PierreInOttawa:Mistakes by other tech giants do not justify their repetition.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X for Single Screens Leaks – 50 Comments

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    I might have considered Windows 10X on simplistic devices but if indeed a Microsoft account is mandatory, I ig

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X for Single Screens Leaks – 50 Comments

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    Probably, the commercial versions can be bought by individual customers from MS or retailers.Up-to-date CPUs a

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 7+ for Business – 37 Comments

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    I have followed the self-built "gaming" PC supply market since the paper launches of Nvidia / AMD GPUs, OEM ed

    Posted 1 year ago on The Great PC Renaissance of 2020 (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    And then there were paper launches!

    Posted 1 year ago on The Year in Review – This Week in Tech 802 – 5 Comments

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    In reply to darkgrayknight:Nope, 4K 5:4 with portrait would be perfect:)

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Spectre x360 14 First Impressions – 73 Comments

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    In reply to Philotech:Maybe they save €10 costs for 16:9 instead of 4:3 (or similar) displays. They also los

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Spectre x360 14 First Impressions – 73 Comments

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    The M1 is as good for an office computer as my Intel CPU. Windows and software for it give me everything I nee

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Did It … Again (Premium) – 147 Comments

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    In reply to sevenacids:This, glare displays and (esp. Surface Go) short battery life are the reasons why I hav

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Finally Opens Up on Surface Support Lifecycle – 23 Comments

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    There are different lifecycles of products:end of new driver / firmware updatesend of download of already publ

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Finally Opens Up on Surface Support Lifecycle – 23 Comments

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    As a Windows user, almost the only thing I know about macOS is its look: rounded corners of windows and GUI ob

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Releases macOS Big Sur – 28 Comments

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    Microsoft Authenticator is available for Android or iOS - both of which I do not trust for important authentic

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft: Stop Using SMS for MFA – 27 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Apple is also a rip-off company for the shareholders' sake: excessive high end model

    Posted 1 year ago on This Is Apple’s First ARM Processor for the Mac – 101 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:I understand your view if we a) ignore Threadripper and similar Intel CPUs and b

    Posted 1 year ago on AMD Launches Ryzen 5000-Series Desktop Processors – 15 Comments

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    What is the compelling reason to buy them instead of Ryzen 3000? (Other than 1080p or 1440p gaming with an onl

    Posted 1 year ago on AMD Launches Ryzen 5000-Series Desktop Processors – 15 Comments

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    It is strange: RTX 3000, RX6000 and XBox are all extremely short on stock. Nobody wants to take advantage of c

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Series X Review – 54 Comments

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    Incompetent design and incompetent excuse.

    Posted 1 year ago on Pixel 5 Display Gap is By Design, Google Says – 21 Comments

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    Some sites report that only US iPhones have full 5G functionality while 5G is restricted for iPhones everywher

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple iPhone 12 Review – 31 Comments

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    German iPhone prices are a rip-off by Apple's excessive currency conversion and very restricted 5G functi

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple iPhone 12 Review – 31 Comments

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    In reply to blue77star:While Ryzen 5000 is faster than 3000 and both are attractive for gaming, Ryzen 5000 is

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Apple Preps ARM-Based MacBook Pros, MacBook Air – 77 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:We both try to use the right tool for whatever task we have. Despite some variety of

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus 8T First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:This discussion clarifies that facts require precise statements separating objective

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus 8T First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:"tall and thin aspect ratios are preferrable" is not a fact but is your opinion. "So

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus 8T First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:There are users with different needs for smartphones. You belong to the one-hand fac

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus 8T First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    Thanks both for explaining the likely schedule of flagship users (which, AFA smartphones are concerned, I am n

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple iPhone 12 First Impressions – 50 Comments

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    Whom is this for? iPhone 5, 6, 7, 8, X or 11 users?

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple iPhone 12 First Impressions – 50 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:And this while there is still very great potential for improvement: unlimited supply with O

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Launches New iPhone 12 Pro Line With Upgraded Cameras, LiDAR Sensor – 26 Comments

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    AMD misses the chance to offer lower prices than Intel for similar CPUs.

    Posted 1 year ago on AMD Announces Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors – 19 Comments

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    In reply to toukale:Some services also work on webpages (such as music downloads) while other services only wo

    Posted 1 year ago on U.S.: Big Tech are Abusive Monopolies That Should be Regulated or Broken Up – 104 Comments

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    Typo "Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Apple" -> "Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google".

    Posted 1 year ago on U.S.: Big Tech are Abusive Monopolies That Should be Regulated or Broken Up – 104 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:Lakefield: exactly. - Tiger Lake Y: Intel promised a low end TDP down to 4.5W and possible

    Posted 1 year ago on A Great Week for the PC – 18 Comments

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    Good week for notebooks but bad week for tablets. 7.5W minimum of Tiger Lake is just too much. Besides, I am w

    Posted 1 year ago on A Great Week for the PC – 18 Comments

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    "the ultimate expression of the smartphone as we now think of it"Not me. A smartphone must have a matte displa

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review – 32 Comments

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    Interested consumers should wait for Tiger Lake to be used, which is a significant improvement over 10th gener

    Posted 1 year ago on HP EliteBook 840 G7 First Impressions – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Michael_Babiuk:Explicit laws of right of repair and time to swap iPad batteries: I have not descri

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces New iPads – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Michael_Babiuk:Adjust to reality (instead of meta-discussion about philosophy) - watch some Louis

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces New iPads – 37 Comments

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    Please explain: what is Spotify complaining about WRT Apple One and what is the alleged disadvantage for Spoti

    Posted 1 year ago on Spotify Issues Antitrust Complaint About Apple One – 46 Comments

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    The camera bump destroys the Air. A tablet must lie flat on the table! This leaves only the Mini with reduced

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces New iPads – 37 Comments

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    For building a new gaming PC with one Nvidia RTX, the 30xx series is great. However, if one needs the speed of

    Posted 1 year ago on The Sams Report: Chips Ahoy – 1 Comments

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    So far, the promised Y with 4.5W for tablets are missing!

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Debuts 11th-Generation Core Chips, New Logo – 18 Comments

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    Let me give my different opinion why this smartphone, although having reasonably solid hardware, a tolerable p

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a Review: A Budget Winner – 23 Comments

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    In reply to rickcosby:Market would be nice if there was a proper market. Instead, we have the oligopol of oper

    Posted 1 year ago on Judge Issues Split Decision in Epic v. Apple – 55 Comments

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    In reply to luthair:These reasons support an expectation of millions wishing a small smartphone: 1) with ca. 1

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a: The Morning After – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Mcgillivray:It is not like that when we speak of apps whose major purpose is generating income for

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ: Rules that were freely agreed to.Not that freely. In the OS oligopol, there is no real free

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    In reply to HellcatM:It is because there is too little choice in the tech world. Simply speaking, only two sma

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:"In 2008 Apple was lauded for being so reasonable with their 30% cut": Was the about 30% fo

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:Maybe 30% for selling app licenses is ok (unless courts judge differently) - it is like the

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:You were right that different consumers have different hands, eh, needs. You are wro

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a: The Morning After – 24 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Except that small display smartphones (iPhone SE 2016 or smaller) vanished.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a: The Morning After – 24 Comments

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    And when will 2004 be done? Still waiting for it to appear.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 20H2 is Just About Done – 18 Comments

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    In reply to ianbetteridge:This also means that downloading or transferring files in other file formats often f

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of iOS 14 (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:iOS file transfer is still very restricted but not quite as limited any more as you desc

    Posted 1 year ago on In Praise of iOS 14 (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    Just looking at the chart, an implosion of the stock price is near.

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Hits a $2 Trillion Market Cap – 45 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:OC, I also want a replaceable battery of standardised size.

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Commits to 3 Generations of Android Updates – 35 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:In that respect, right. However, still not good enough.

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Commits to 3 Generations of Android Updates – 35 Comments

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    Make it 7 generations and I start to become interested. Make it 10 generations and I am impressed. 3 generatio

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Commits to 3 Generations of Android Updates – 35 Comments

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    Tiger Lake is promised to be interesting for several reasons: its 4.5W Y CPUs shall allow M.2 motherboards (as

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Touts Tiger Lake Power, Efficiency – 26 Comments

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    4:3 is the right ratio in the unpublished Surface Mini and the Duo while I do not want a foldable. Please rele

    Posted 1 year ago on Surface Duo to Launch September 10 at $1399 – 98 Comments

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    In reply to anthonyfear:While I love single-screen devices, I believe you when saying to belong to the prime t

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Comes the Surface Duo – 78 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:Law violation is subject to court assessment, of course.When using an iPad, I may consu

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 126 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:Hope for bringing Apple to comply by laws of fair trade WRT their 30% tax. If the fee w

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 126 Comments

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    The article nails it. The EU is my only hope but very slow indeed.

    Posted 1 year ago on Hubris, Thy Name is Apple (Premium) – 126 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2:If less than 0.5% of x86 applications use rare opcodes, then by all means abandon them i

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2:RISC is fine in theory but will such a CPU run all x86 applications?

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2:Does RISC work for x86 CPUs?

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    @mattbg, no, Intel does not have another 5 years time. AMD already has the better gaming CPUs. Endconsumers ne

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    In reply to GeneCrispr:In ISO and science, a nm is a nm. In CPU marketing, not so. I cannot provide an URL ad

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Truffles:If TSMC can produce the chips, it will. Intel would be a reasonably big customer so TSMC

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    Roughly how much would Intel pay TSMC per CPU?

    Posted 1 year ago on The End of an Era at Intel – 36 Comments

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    In reply to tarnishedtinman:Right.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X Delayed to 2021, Loses Win32 Support – 136 Comments

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    In reply to tarnishedtinman:99% of the software I use is Win32. In theory, all software could be rewritten. In

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X Delayed to 2021, Loses Win32 Support – 136 Comments

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    So what is Windows 10X? Maybe RT the fifth. Maybe light Windows as a model of how clean Windows could be. Mayb

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10X Delayed to 2021, Loses Win32 Support – 136 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Much of what you say is right but, in the EU Commission's understanding, there are l

    Posted 1 year ago on Ireland Wins Appeal of Apple Tax Case – 28 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:What aspects of usability exactly did you not like in XP but considered better in Vista/

    Posted 1 year ago on The Passing of Wintel? (Premium) – 88 Comments

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    @markiehill, not everybody with some Apple device keeps using it because of the OS / software experience and e

    Posted 1 year ago on The Passing of Wintel? (Premium) – 88 Comments

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    Just curious: what about US-dependent territories, such as Puerto Rico?

    Posted 1 year ago on iPhone User? You Might Be Owed a Settlement Payment – 15 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:Again, a finer discussion is needed. Cloud hardware may be more reliable. Cloud access mi

    Posted 1 year ago on The Passing of Wintel? (Premium) – 88 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:In reply to paul-thurrott:A finer desription is called for. A business might run its

    Posted 1 year ago on The Passing of Wintel? (Premium) – 88 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:Cloud is not a solution for guaranteed availability and privacy. Consoles are not a solutio

    Posted 1 year ago on The Passing of Wintel? (Premium) – 88 Comments

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    Couldn't a compiler translate all executables from one CPU platform to another? After all, it is just ins

    Posted 1 year ago on The Passing of Wintel? (Premium) – 88 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:With WOA, we get 14+h battery life and silence. This is also possible with well chos

    Posted 1 year ago on A Tale of Two Laptops – 28 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I believe you that Android apps are very inferior.I do not compare i(Pad)OS apps onl

    Posted 1 year ago on Move Slowly and Fix Things (Premium) – 65 Comments

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    In reply to Alex_Foster:Repeating the i(Pad)OS app myth does not make it correct. While some apps are very goo

    Posted 1 year ago on Move Slowly and Fix Things (Premium) – 65 Comments

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    Major Windows updates have become a threat that one's computer might not work afterwards.

    Posted 1 year ago on Move Slowly and Fix Things (Premium) – 65 Comments

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    If I needed a convertible, I would be tempted to say that this would have one of the nicest designs seen so fa

    Posted 1 year ago on Lenovo Flex 5G First Impressions – 37 Comments

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    A major reason for the low percentage is that many PCs are not offered 2004 yet. Other reasons include not wan

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Version 2004 Makes Its First Usage Share Appearance – 16 Comments

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    In reply to red77star:Different aspects are involved:1) freedom of speech according to the different laws and

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Suspends Advertising on Facebook – 40 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Since I do not use macOS, I can only rely on rumours of what Finder can do: it seems to b

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:In 2 years, we check if Finder will be available on iPadOS. Otherwise, in 10 years we che

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:"It is impossible to work well in iCloud Drive and badly in the local file system." Haha.

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Programming bugs of Files affecting the iPad itself!As expected because Apple supports sy

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Of course, one access app configuration files, as already mentioned, e.g., via third part

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    Of course, I have been using MMC to set Windows Updates but MS does the wrong thing again driving away more pe

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 10 Pro Users Can No Longer Defer Windows Updates – 40 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit:There are many millions of "old" Windows desktop softwares - not only a "handful" an

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit:If I bought a complete PC, my expense per year would be ca. €70. If I build my own

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    My plan of visiting an MS store and telling them precisely why I don't buy a Surface Go 2 and what I want

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    In reply to oscar1:If one knows how to build a PC or complete a barebone, the result is often better and less

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Retail Stores for Good – 166 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:While I understand your "motorbike" usage of an iPad Pro and your preference for easy syn

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:IPAD A COMPUTERApple advertises the iPad (Pro) as a computer (of sort). From a PR perspec

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:You mention cloud. While cloud can be used by those wishing to use it, it is no solution

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Right, I do not expect Apple to provide command line or access rights to i(Pad)OS but I

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Everything.management of files of all apps together instead of app-centric and operations

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:While I understand that some can get used to various small changes, for me, ordinarily sized

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On: Apple MacBook Air (2020) – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Saarek:Is your preference for the small arrow keys one driven by their size or by an improper keyb

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On: Apple MacBook Air (2020) – 25 Comments

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    Thread title: 4 -> 14iOS 14 news are boring. Instead, I would want to see greatly improved file management,

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On with the New iOS 14 User Experience – 55 Comments

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    If one wants a 16:10 notebook and macOS, it could be nice hardware but also Apple fails WRT the tiny arrow key

    Posted 1 year ago on Hands-On: Apple MacBook Air (2020) – 25 Comments

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    Since Apple fails to bring general file mamagement directly to i(Pad)OS, I wonder again whether Finder will co

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Details its Plan to Switch to ARM – 74 Comments

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    In reply to strontium74:In reply to strontium74:In comparison to an old i5, Pentium Gold is slow. m3 might be

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    Imagine distributing ebooks (or other in-app media) via an app when the Apple tax is 30% and the app developer

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Is At It Again – 59 Comments

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    In reply to Scsekaran:Do you know how well such third party styluses work?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Modularity is fine - rip-off for modular components is terrible.A 2-in-1 keyboard is

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57:The iPad is more handholdable because it is without stand, thin (but not razor-sharp thin

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:ExpertBook: it has a bigger battery, yes. However, for a notebook, its battery is not par

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    I would use a Surface Go 2 / Pro / m3 / 8 / 128 as a secondary Windows computer and iPad replacement in- and o

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Philotech:Safety margin is ok, and the SE (2020) price is almost reasonable WRT currency conversio

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffsters:For the specific application of Go AI , A13 is a compromise. Less RAM means the AI will

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to Philotech:You can call reusing older components "cheating" but it is a great advantage of PCs that

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to Philotech:I have rounded a bit. Think more of €40 per year.My previous self-built PC reused an o

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I respect that the (smart)phone is the primary device for many (would not say "every

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to Elwood P Suggins:If I had had to use a smartphone, I would have bought a Lumia and still be using

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to irfaanwahid:While this may be correct, there are applications (such as AI) needing as much RAM as

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:I make my calculations and they are different. For me, a smartphone is a tertiary device

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Simple, solid computers and monitors run 10-20 years if one treats them cautiously. Main

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:I consider an iPhone at all because I want a smartphone, don't have any and all othe

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Since essentially no smartphone has guaranteed 7+ years updates (especially not if purch

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    After currency conversion + VAT, the German price could be ca. €444 but is €479. Of the excess €35, one

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces New $399 iPhone SE With A13 Bionic Processor – 63 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:An x64 Windows CPU is fine but the crucial parameter is battery life to be achieved

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 Might Have Just Passed FCC – 15 Comments

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    In reply to reefer2:I always want at least W10 Pro. The more fundamental question is why MS dintinguishes Home

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 Might Have Just Passed FCC – 15 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:The reports about Zoom violating security are:bugs creating very severe security gap

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists – 42 Comments

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    In reply to ozaz:The German webpage "Von eingeschleusten Apps und laufenden Klagen - Warum Sie die Chat-App Zo

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists – 42 Comments

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    "less secure" is the right description indeed because Skype is not as secure as it should be. Providing it in

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists – 42 Comments

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    If a manufacturer believes to know better than the endconsumer his need for a Windows 10 version, the manufact

    Posted 2 years ago on Hands-On with the Lenovo Yoga C740 – 9 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:7 years is the minimum I can tolerate. 20 requires suitable conditions, such as persistin

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2:Right. My great grandparents used their first from ca. the 20s to ca. the 70s:) My paren

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Another requirement is security (Android drops out). Now tell me what smartphones of roug

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    In reply to mountjl:It is the same for most tech: basic, solidly built devices last very long while sophistica

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:It works for PCs with Linux or Windows. Mainboard batteries are standardised so buying o

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    In reply to reefer:If one buys as new an iPhone later than at launch, one gets less than 5 years of updates.I

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    While A13 is very nice and there is nothing wrong with having a successor of iPhone 8, provided the rumour is

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch New iPhone SE This Month – 23 Comments

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    If a contents creator creates contents for an in app purchase, Apple earns roughly the same as the contents cr

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Makes First Major Concession to In-App Vig – 31 Comments

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    Speaking about "most people": There have been statements that, for most people, a smartphone is good enough, a

    Posted 2 years ago on iPadOS Gets Trackpad Support – What The Tech Ep. 468 – 8 Comments

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    In reply to Alex_Haddock:With 16:9 ok for you, consider Toshiba Portege X20W or await its successor.

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 80 Comments

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    In reply to Alex_Haddock:For productivity capable devices in sunlight, as far as only hardware is concerned, d

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 80 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:Read Paul's article again with its strong requests for self-censorship.

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 80 Comments

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    Apple shows deceeing "amazing" and having claqueurs are expected. Many tech sites praising Apple products for

    Posted 2 years ago on Ten Years Late, the iPad is a Game Changer (Premium) – 80 Comments

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    In reply to macguy59:File management being restricted:There are file actions that do not scale but apply to on

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I would like to replace my (non-AI-gaming) Windows PC and iPad by one device. This c

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Paul speaks of "most people" and you of a symbolic figure of a high percentage of users

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    @jrh, circling back to desktop OS and dividing line to iPadOS:This cannot be answered simply because several f

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to j_c:What are developer tools for browsers? (I simply don't know but want to better understand

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to tsangmanfai:Price is always a major factor. In the predictable future, even entry level iPads will

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to BrianEricFord:Of course. However, the point of any OS that is supposed to also be able to replace

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    @digiguy: We hope that the file app will be improved but the questions are: to what extent and speed of improv

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    That iPadOS moves a bit more towards PC OSs, Apple decrees PC-like again and mobile OS serves as excuse not ha

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Finally Gets Serious About the Post-PC Era (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    paul-thurrott wrote: "For most people, the iPad Pro does run the apps they need."How do we know? Maybe it is j

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Unveils Upgraded iPad Pro With Trackpad Support – 40 Comments

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    A very good desktop keyboard costs €55. Apple charging 5 to 7 times as much for tiny arrow keys is beyond ou

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Unveils Upgraded iPad Pro With Trackpad Support – 40 Comments

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    In reply to yaddamaster:While I could live without start menu, that of W10 as I use it is the best start menu

    Posted 2 years ago on Does Windows 10X Solve the Chromebook Problem? (Premium) – 43 Comments

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    The number 1 feature of an OS update is its availability - will iPadOS 14 be available for all devices with iP

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Working on Surface Pen-like Handwriting Features for Apple Pencil – 10 Comments

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    In reply to blmuzzy:MSI Cubi 3 Silent with i3 7100 U (ca. 7W) is an example of a tiny fanless barebone suitabl

    Posted 2 years ago on Intel NUC 10 First Impressions – 56 Comments

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    In reply to rmlounsbury:As an excuse "at least less than $1000 per year", such calculations yield an expense o

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G First Impressions – 24 Comments

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    The form factor is alright but Intel NUCs have fans. I prefer other manufacturers and no fan.

    Posted 2 years ago on Intel NUC 10 First Impressions – 56 Comments

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    If you want a high quality camera, buy one (but do not think that any smartphone could break the laws of physi

    Posted 2 years ago on Camera Concerns (Premium) – 21 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:4-5 years of Apple updates are more than 0-4 years of Android updates but 4-5 years of u

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Will Reverse Some Monopolistic Practices – 43 Comments

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    In reply to proftheory:The decreed myth of mobile Apple products was: simple, just works, safety without manag

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Will Reverse Some Monopolistic Practices – 43 Comments

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    Will the change apply to all iOS / iPadOS devices or only to those receiving version 14? Will it occur earlier

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Reportedly Will Reverse Some Monopolistic Practices – 43 Comments

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    This is the consequence of devices getting a "borderless" display design. The less protection the more likely

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Admits to Surface Laptop 3 Display Cracking – 34 Comments

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    The ad place annoying me the most has not been mentioned yet: by default, Apple's (i)Books app opens with

    Posted 2 years ago on Programmer Calls Out iOS as Adware – 59 Comments

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    If you care about privacy, do not impose restrictions on what may be thought about. Gmail had its case of anal

    Posted 2 years ago on What Tracking Protection Can’t Protect Against (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    In reply to sglewis:For now, we can assume that each container protects the host OS well. Unless we enter the

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:Instead of anti-malware, other security means are also available, such as user accounts, ac

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    Does 10X have two versions of the file explorer - one UWP and one classic?Containers are just one aspect of se

    Posted 2 years ago on The Windows 10X Workflow Question (Premium) – 58 Comments

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    The Surface Go 2 is not only a new CPU option, is it not?To start with the most obvious: it absolutely needs t

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft to Launch Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 in the Spring – 36 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:The problem is that today nothing is ideal for tablets used as tablets. We have the hardwa

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10X is the Next NT (Premium) – 107 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I need DosBox for a management software for a series of games mostly played by adult

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10X is the Next NT (Premium) – 107 Comments

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    Isn't the current state that 10X runs native 64b software / drivers but does not run Win32/64b software /

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10X is the Next NT (Premium) – 107 Comments

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    The Surface Mini got a part right (4:3, hand-holdable) and a part wrong (a bit too small, RT instead of regula

    Posted 2 years ago on Should We Be Worried About Surface? (Premium) – 32 Comments

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    In reply to dallasnorth40:Whether one likes displays on Samsung tablets depends on one's preferred criter

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:You don't advertise buying new iPads just because the old ones are bricked by missing

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:You mean tablets are about to die like DVD players are? No. Tablets have become a new, est

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to txag:In principle, good integration of HW and SW is important indeed. However, iPads do not fulfil

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Dryloch:Sorry, but saying that Apple tablets should be anyone’s first choice overlooks all their

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to jdawgnoonan:It depends on one's criteria, which might include hand-holding, weight, size, ref

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus:Modern OS?It was born later than some other OSs, but who cares?It is light compared to a

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: Apple Extends Its Lead in the Tablet Market – 25 Comments

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    In reply to nerdile:Your point is fair enough. OTOH, it depends on how broad one perceives the topic. IMO, the

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Posts Another Record Quarter – 15 Comments

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    In reply to RobertJasiek:How about discussion? (Down)votes tell nothing. Whenever I criticise aspects of iPhon

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Posts Another Record Quarter – 15 Comments

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    iPhone:It would have a great front design if we ignored notch and ratio.Notch: apparently the iPhone buyers to

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Posts Another Record Quarter – 15 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:A tall display (such as 18:9), even if its active display area can always be shrunk to 16:9

    Posted 2 years ago on Full Specifications Leak for the Samsung Galaxy S20 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:16:9 is the largest smartphone ratio I would buy. I would prefer 4:3.

    Posted 2 years ago on Full Specifications Leak for the Samsung Galaxy S20 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:No. I am sorry for not having time for doing so.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Updates Calculator in New Windows 10 Fast Ring Build – 28 Comments

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    MS should first fix all bugs of the W10 calculator. Under W7, it was bug-free so I use the W7 version in W10..

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Updates Calculator in New Windows 10 Fast Ring Build – 28 Comments

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    Microsoft has become an ambivalent company. I praise it for its carbon policy and hate it for its telemetry.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Plans to be Carbon Negative by 2030 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:Not at all. In France, the Netherlands and Germany, some consumer organisations etc. push

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: And Now, The End is Near (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:It is, however, totally insufficient for those wishing privacy at least as good as requir

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: And Now, The End is Near (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Some old software running on W7 has problems on W10 due to changed Windows DLLs.

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: And Now, The End is Near (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to thalter:The biggest issue of Vista was hardware incompatibility for those affected. E.g., it ran p

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: And Now, The End is Near (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Good joke: Chinese gouvernment access instead of Microsoft telemetry... But I get yo

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: And Now, The End is Near (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    "in-box telemetry that cannot be disabled by individuals" should be corrected to "in-box telemetry that cannot

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: And Now, The End is Near (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to xamzara:Linux and Windows configured for privacy and security are the best choices for this. Apple

    Posted 2 years ago on Privacy Advocates Call on Google to End Android Bloatware – 39 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:This would be great.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Vaguely Claims a Services Bonanza – 22 Comments

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    Eddy Cue is a lier when claiming that Apple services would set the standard for user privacy and security: iTu

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Vaguely Claims a Services Bonanza – 22 Comments

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    I voluntarily administrate one third person's W7 computer and discussed whether to move to W10. Currently

    Posted 2 years ago on Living with Windows 7: Party Like It’s 2009 (Premium) – 19 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Containerization and virtualization can make sense if it is fast enough, works for e

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Windows in 2020 (Premium) – 63 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards:The major advantage of email, being only subject to the laws and independent from res

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Windows in 2020 (Premium) – 63 Comments

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    Simplify Windows: If we ignore devices with small storage, why must the code be simplified and Win32 dropped?

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Windows in 2020 (Premium) – 63 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Now I perfectly understand, thank you! I did not expect taxes for sending gifts or s

    Posted 2 years ago on Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners! – 23 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Lost in transit is sufficient explanation, although winners might be given the optio

    Posted 2 years ago on Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners! – 23 Comments

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    While I can understand that Paul does not want to spend the time on possibly sending to winners outside USA /

    Posted 2 years ago on Congratulations to Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway Winners! – 23 Comments

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    iPad has relatively lower production cost, Air has reduction of reflectance, Pro has too much in it (camera bu

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: January 3 (Premium) – 15 Comments

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    A 1 second decision: the display being destroyed by a notch means "no purchase". Besides, the display ratio ap

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Announces Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10 Lite – 7 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Thank you for the hint but I cannot find related information. What German keywords shoul

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon, Apple, and Google Partner to Standardize the Smart Home – 36 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Some secret services store all data they can get hold of just in case they ever need the

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon, Apple, and Google Partner to Standardize the Smart Home – 36 Comments

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    A standard is good in principle but I expect nothing for security and data privacy so I abstain smart home, th

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon, Apple, and Google Partner to Standardize the Smart Home – 36 Comments

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    In reply to JanesJr1:High resolution is good for the display of characters but currently disadvantageous for b

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Elite Dragonfly vs. Spectre x360 13: A Quick Comparison – 23 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:It might surprise you but there is more than black and white. My perception of Microso

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s Aggressive New Edge Rollout (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Of course not, and for the same reason (substitute Google for Microsoft). I use Fire

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s Aggressive New Edge Rollout (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    I never use Edge as long as Windows 10 has telemetry, regardless of how good Edge otherwise might be.

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About Microsoft’s Aggressive New Edge Rollout (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:We believe that HP improves its hardware and thinks that 16:9 meets some demand for

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Elite Dragonfly vs. Spectre x360 13: A Quick Comparison – 23 Comments

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    Choice is good so why is there no choice for full sized arrow keys and 4:3 display?

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Elite Dragonfly vs. Spectre x360 13: A Quick Comparison – 23 Comments

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    In reply to MacLiam:The question pretending to ask for a 1-10 best order, as I had to find out by trial and er

    Posted 2 years ago on Take Our Reader Survey for a Chance to Win a $250 Amazon Gift Card – 23 Comments

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    Please publish the survey results, thanks!

    Posted 2 years ago on Take Our Reader Survey for a Chance to Win a $250 Amazon Gift Card – 23 Comments

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    SE2 and SE2 Plus? This would be perfect if the SE2 succeeded the SE and the SE2 Plus succeeded the 8."Low-end"

    Posted 2 years ago on iPhones Might Go Fully Wireless in 2021 – 39 Comments

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    A 1W display is impressively efficient. What technology is it? How does it enable such?

    Posted 2 years ago on HP Elite Dragonfly First Impressions – 11 Comments

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    If not avoiding these social media entirely, at least one ought to avoid their apps. Alleged convenience of ap

    Posted 2 years ago on Facebook and Twitter Users’ Data Exposed Due to Third-Party SDK Bug – 1 Comments

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    @prettyconfusd: The major reasons for no MS account and no OneDrive are: privacy, data protection, compliance

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Made Major Setup Changes in Windows 10 Version 1909 – 38 Comments

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    Thanks, and for making it open to everybody (i.e., world-wide)!When filling out the form, you might need to de

    Posted 2 years ago on Thurrott Premium Turns 4, And We’re Giving Away a Surface Pro X! – 58 Comments

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    Hoping... that iTunes for Windowsis restricted to iDevice backup and local file transfer via both USB or WLAN

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Is Building the ‘Next-Generation’ of Its Media Apps for Windows – 14 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Cheating during the process:They create an impression of the internet only becoming avai

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Made Major Setup Changes in Windows 10 Version 1909 – 38 Comments

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    Paul, how not to connect to a network on the Sign in with Microsoft page? Simply click Next?Microsoft is

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Made Major Setup Changes in Windows 10 Version 1909 – 38 Comments

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    Completely unlike 1903, the 1909 update for Windows 10 Pro 64b leaves every telemetry setting untouched in GUI

    Posted 2 years ago on Nothing Major Was Removed or Deprecated in Windows 10 Version 1909 – 24 Comments

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    In reply to SYNERDATA:Yes. Besides too heavy ruggedised tablets, there have been a few. I recall one from Dell

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Review – 21 Comments

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    The by far most important aspects of serviceability greatly prolong duration: any fans (dust), any hinges (bro

    Posted 2 years ago on Business Calls, Surface Answers – 12 Comments

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    Do the CPUs still have Spectre, Meltdown & Co?The review does not mention the mirroring display and unrepl

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Review – 21 Comments

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    Like every year, I do not buy the Surface Pro because of display reflectance and missing easy battery change.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 7 First Impressions – 28 Comments

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    Presumably this is a typo: 1909 in "Windows 10 version 1903 at-a-glance".1903 changed many telemetry settings

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1909 Review – 32 Comments

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    In reply to techsecrets:Actually, we might mention the exotic exceptions of tiny handy / smartphone hybrids, s

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:Some year out of production does not necessarily mean that the machines have been thrown aw

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:I do not buy this argument because iPad mini 5 came later than expected after iPad mini 4.

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    In reply to trparky:Uh, I do not discard my (lowly priced but) excellent headphone just because smartphone man

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:I occasionally see this "big enough market" reasoning but it can't be correct. Apple pr

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    In reply to unkinected:Successor by chassis design and functionality.

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    If indeed it visually resembles iPhone 8, then it is NOT a successor of iPhone SE so should not be called SE 2

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone SE 2 to Arrive in Q1 2020 with $400 Starting Price – 29 Comments

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    In reply to obarthelemy:After the end of Android OS update support and exceptionally a few more security updat

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus 7T Review – 45 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:People in the 6+ years smartphone faction might consider these choices:iOS. Typically on

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus 7T Review – 45 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I understand your opinion WRT mid to top range smartphones. However, I do not unders

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus 7T Review – 45 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Ok.Regardless of your explanation, there are a market for an 8 successor and another mar

    Posted 2 years ago on Details of Apple’s Affordable New iPhone Emerge – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:You might be right but then the rumours calling it SE 2 are misleading. We might rather say

    Posted 2 years ago on Details of Apple’s Affordable New iPhone Emerge – 20 Comments

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    The interesting questions are:priceIPS16:9display 4" (iPhone SE) or 4,7" (iPhone 8)size 59x124mm (iPhone SE) o

    Posted 2 years ago on Details of Apple’s Affordable New iPhone Emerge – 20 Comments

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    In reply to JustMe:Unless Intel comes out with a 10th generation mobile wonder next year, the crucial paramete

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Microsoft Announced at Its New York Event – 37 Comments

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    In reply to alamfour:Thanks! Details are in footnote 2 of Microsoft's "compare devices" page and run at 1

    Posted 2 years ago on Surface Pro 7 Launches With Upgraded Internals, Promises Laptop-class Performance – 11 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:Surface Go should become what iPad is but with Windows. Two variants, another with

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Microsoft Announced at Its New York Event – 37 Comments

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    In reply to TEAMSWITCHER:There are several threads so do not overinterpret.Folding devices are for specialised

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Microsoft Announced at Its New York Event – 37 Comments

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    In reply to alissa914:I'd prefer removable battery though.

    Posted 2 years ago on Surface Laptop 3 Launches With New 15-inch Variant, AMD Processors, Metal Finish – 23 Comments

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    Faster but shorter battery life is the opposite of what I want. That said, we need to await real tests for eve

    Posted 2 years ago on Surface Pro 7 Launches With Upgraded Internals, Promises Laptop-class Performance – 11 Comments

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    As a German, I can't figure out which days are US Holiday 2020. Please tell us!Provided the hinge is stab

    Posted 2 years ago on This Is Microsoft’s Dual-Screen Surface Device – 19 Comments

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    13h battery life for what - videos(?) - means 6h for regular use indoors and 3h outdoors. ARM is not compellin

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X With New Ultra-Thin Design, Slim Pen, Type Cover – 28 Comments

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    Do Win 32 / 64b software and drivers run on Surface / ARM at all and fluently?Does Windows prevent accidental

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft’s New Surface with ARM Chip Leaks, Along With new Laptop and Pro – 26 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Having just checked their webpage, it seems like security updates are provided for c

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus 7T: The Morning After – 44 Comments

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    Although I am not interested in feature-highend smartphones and rather look for the decent lowend to lower mid

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus 7T: The Morning After – 44 Comments

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    In reply to RobertJasiek:As I have learned now for iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 and later, iTunes backup does not suppo

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Ships iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 – 10 Comments

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    iTunes is as overloaded, buggy and unsecure as ever. Installing iPadOS 13.1 took 31 minutes but updating iTune

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Ships iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 – 10 Comments

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    Any camera bump lets me disregard iPad Pros.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s New iPad Pro Could Feature iPhone 11 Pro’s Camera Design – 15 Comments

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    This sounds like the same nonsense as on iOS: a file / backup management of only mainstream file types instead

    Posted 2 years ago on Automatic Phone Backup Comes to Google One – 7 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:A general file manager must, but Files does not, work for all apps, all file types and al

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Release Dates for iOS 13, iOS 13.1, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and watchOS 6 – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Apple wants me to use a Mac. Microsoft is wiser: it provides at least some Windows exper

    Posted 2 years ago on Quick Analysis: Apple Special Event (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:And what Windows tablet with display ratio 1.5 or smaller, mirror reflectance 2.6% (as o

    Posted 2 years ago on Quick Analysis: Apple Special Event (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit:As a daily tablet user, maybe I can remove some mystery. A tablet is large and light

    Posted 2 years ago on Here’s Everything Apple Announced at Its iPhone 11 Event – 36 Comments

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    In reply to eqwrqeqweqw:Notches elsewhere do not excuse them here.Local file management means LOCAL. Cloud is

    Posted 2 years ago on Quick Analysis: Apple Special Event (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    In reply to Greg Green:iPad complaints: Missing general file management, iTunes (missing security, bloatware),

    Posted 2 years ago on Quick Analysis: Apple Special Event (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    Disappointing.I am not the preferred user of Apple products but use or might use some as emergency because pro

    Posted 2 years ago on Quick Analysis: Apple Special Event (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:As a Windows user wishing a tablet for it, I cannot choose a display with low ratio and low

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Release Dates for iOS 13, iOS 13.1, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and watchOS 6 – 10 Comments

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    Notch. This is everything I need to know.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces iPhone 11 Pro Line With Three Cameras, Improved Battery Life – 15 Comments

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    As expected, no general file manager and no end to iTunes in Windows.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Announces Release Dates for iOS 13, iOS 13.1, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and watchOS 6 – 10 Comments

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    That Vestager may continue as commissioner for competition makes me happy. It remains to be seen whether she c

    Posted 2 years ago on Margrethe Vestager to Head EU Digital Affairs Too – 6 Comments

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    The mouse uses Logitech's Unifying protocol, which has security gaps.

    Posted 2 years ago on Logitech MX Master 3 Review – 27 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:I overlooked this because I studied the conditions of Skype and Cortana. They violate privac

    Posted 2 years ago on Yes, Phone Calling in Windows 10 is Coming to Non-Samsung Handsets – 31 Comments

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    In reply to RM:I see, thanks. It would be too nice if also Windows itself got phone functionality. Seems we ne

    Posted 2 years ago on Yes, Phone Calling in Windows 10 is Coming to Non-Samsung Handsets – 31 Comments

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    Phone calls in regular Windows have been overdue for decades but better late than never. Do we need a SIM card

    Posted 2 years ago on Yes, Phone Calling in Windows 10 is Coming to Non-Samsung Handsets – 31 Comments

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    In reply to trparky:No, because Nokia provides security updates for only three years.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Downplays iPhone Security Issue – 47 Comments

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    Hardwarewise, successor of iPhone SE should mean: no notch, no camera bump, ratio 16:9, not taller than 124mm

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple to Reportedly Introduce New Low-Cost iPhone SE Successor in 2020 – 16 Comments

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    Maybe Aura Glow looks nice and the phone is thin but if it needs a case what purpose do these niceties have? W

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Final Impressions – 15 Comments

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    In reply to jlmerrill:Do not look for NUCs. Other manufacturers offer industrial barebones with lots of legacy

    Posted 2 years ago on Intel NUC: A Little Forward Momentum – 33 Comments

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    The small size alone is not responsible for a fan but the combination of small size, heat management and chip

    Posted 2 years ago on Intel NUC: A Little Forward Momentum – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Otto_Gunter:Surface Go 2 would be interesting if it could replace an iPad (mini): at least doubled

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Hardware Event Slated for October 2nd in NYC – 27 Comments

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    Some can afford to pay the €300 extra, some can't. Everything fair of this phone is worth the price, mo

    Posted 2 years ago on Fairphone 3 Launches at €450 – 9 Comments

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    During my early PC experience, I made some right and some wrong purchases. I have learnt my lesson: much prepa

    Posted 2 years ago on Intel NUC: Next Steps – 41 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Why they choose 4G as something to be treated differently than other aspects? Unfort

    Posted 2 years ago on Acer Chromebook 714 First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    @Harrymyhre, there are other reasons why a desktop rather than a notebook / 2-in-1 / tablet is needed:gaming w

    Posted 2 years ago on Back to the Intel NUC – 63 Comments

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    If i3, 8GB and a 19" monitor are enough, a passively cooled PC for €400 (incl. VAT, barebone such as MSI, RA

    Posted 2 years ago on Back to the Intel NUC – 63 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Because the extra hardware costs the manufacturer $5 plus $10 testing and they prefe

    Posted 2 years ago on Acer Chromebook 714 First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    In reply to joeaxberg:In some respects, it is a golden age. E.g., computers are very much more capable and che

    Posted 2 years ago on Acer Chromebook 714 First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    Totally uninteresting devices. No notch, a successor of SE, 16:9, a replacement of iTunes for Windows, general

    Posted 2 years ago on Details of Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro Leaks, Confirming Upgraded Cameras – 7 Comments

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    Small? It is relative. Small for a 6.3" device.Yesterday, I walked through stores to get a feeling on current

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 10 First Impressions – 25 Comments

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    But..., citing the random tech blog, iOS is the most secure operating system and such things never happen...

    Posted 2 years ago on iOS Bug Enables iPhone Owners to Jailbreak After Years – 10 Comments

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    In reply to TEAMSWITCHER:Yes, Surface needs a better attitude:Replaceable batteries at all (instead of throwin

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Q4 2019 Earnings Show Growth in Surface As Azure Growth Slows Down – 19 Comments

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    When looking for a smartphone, first I check if there any cons. I find some immediately:tall display ratio 19.

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus 7 Pro Review – 20 Comments

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    The best keyboard typing experience? Sorry but I would not buy it with its tiny arrow keys. They are enough to

    Posted 2 years ago on HP EliteBook x360 1040 G5 Review – 9 Comments

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    I (German) have suspected Chinese gouvernment spying via Chinese IT companies for many years so I am very caut

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    Of course they appeal. Nobody pays billions without clarification in courts. They will lose the appeals but it

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Appeals EU Antitrust Ruling on Advertising – 6 Comments

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    In reply to trparky:Microsoft did sleep while the internet grew, lost itself in a browser war and totally mism

    Posted 2 years ago on The United States Finally Takes on Big Tech – 36 Comments

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    Exactly what I expected from Apple: nothing.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Has No Plans for Music, Podcasts, and TV Apps on Windows – 44 Comments

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    Microsoft's approach of one Windows for all devices is right - Apple's approach of one OS per device

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Launches iPadOS With App Expose, Multi-Instance Apps, More – 57 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:I choose programs that do not install system services. For that reason, I would not inst

    Posted 2 years ago on The End of iTunes (Premium) – 53 Comments

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    As a Windows user, iTunes is my most-hated software. Together with the absence of working general file managem

    Posted 2 years ago on The End of iTunes (Premium) – 53 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:IYO, at what circumstances is a DSLR better?

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei P30 Pro Review: Best. Smartphone. Camera. Ever. – 30 Comments

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    Paul is right. My previous, 9.5 years old PC and my new PC do about the same but the new one's power cons

    Posted 2 years ago on I Love What’s Happening to the PC (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    In reply to txag:I am a German. Asking whether somebody hates a particular other country is drawing a black-wh

    Posted 2 years ago on U.S. Steps Back from the Huawei Cliff, for Now – 151 Comments

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    And who protects mankind and, in particular, US citizens from US secret service spying?

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. Officially Blacklists Huawei (Updated) – 29 Comments

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    4:3 Windows tablet - I would buy it if only it was NOT foldable (breakable) and not OLED (flickering).

    Posted 3 years ago on Lenovo Previews a Foldable ThinkPad Tablet – 49 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:Different points of view are involved: Microsoft's view, my view on telemetry data f

    Posted 3 years ago on Ethics Matters (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:For starters, it is ethical to abide by the just law and Windows telemetry violates Europ

    Posted 3 years ago on Ethics Matters (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    Except for telemetry and crapware.

    Posted 3 years ago on Ethics Matters (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    iPhone revenue drops because iPhones are too expensive. iPad revenue increases because reasonably priced iPads

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Posts Big Declines Compared to Year-Ago Quarter – 40 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:I do but of course I agree that each expensive device ought to be very well designed. Fo

    Posted 3 years ago on Breaking, Literally: Samsung Has a Fold Problem – 36 Comments

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    Precisely as expected regardless of the manufacturer. A breakable device breaks.

    Posted 3 years ago on Breaking, Literally: Samsung Has a Fold Problem – 36 Comments

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    In reply to RobertJasiek:There are many up- or down-votes but few reasons. E.g., what are the down-votes for

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: What’s Missing – 23 Comments

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    Still no Finder on iOS? Sigh.

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 13 to Reportedly Include Dark Mode, Multitasking Improvements – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Speednet:In W10, uninstalling Internet Explorer means that the installers remain. However, there i

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: What’s Missing – 23 Comments

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    In reply to warren:Instead of personal meta-discussion and personal attack, tell us how to completely confine

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: What’s Missing – 23 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:I used W7 until my old PC died. Current hardware does not fit well to W7. Moving to Linux

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: What’s Missing – 23 Comments

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    I won't use Edge at least until Windows telemetry becomes opt-in. Before, I distrust Edge and expect its

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: What’s Missing – 23 Comments

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    Windows Pro gives peace to one's mind: (de)activate the Windows Update service as necessary.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Makes Major Changes to Windows 10 Updating – 32 Comments

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    On the one hand, I am happy about the decline of a company whose malware destroyed my DVD player. On the other

    Posted 3 years ago on Sony Scales Back on Smartphones – 11 Comments

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    Can bookmarks be sorted by drag&drop within and between folders?

    Posted 3 years ago on Mozilla Releases Firefox for iPad – 3 Comments

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    They have been a bit ahead of their time. Either too slow or with fan. Many need ports anyway so why not buy a

    Posted 3 years ago on Intel Kills Off Compute Card – 7 Comments

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    In reply to feedtheshark:I criticise Apple and iOS for many reasons but need to use Mini 4 daily for browsing,

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces New iPad Air and iPad Mini – 83 Comments

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    Do the new iPads have laminated displays with reduced reflectance like, e.g,, the Mini 4? Are there camera bum

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces New iPad Air and iPad Mini – 83 Comments

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    The correct reaction to such behaviour of a manufacturer is to never (again) buy anything from it.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Quietly Fixed the MacBook Pro’s Flexgate Problem in Newer Models – 8 Comments

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    There are a few reasons why I do not buy it because the specifications (starting with the display's ratio

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (2019) First Impressions – 26 Comments

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    Thanks. My attempts to post the URL were denied by an "A problem occurred" message. How did you post the URL?

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei’s Mate X Is the Foldable Phone You Might Actually Want – 33 Comments

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    The display surface can show problems very soon:www dot notebookcheck dot com slash Die-ersten-Probleme-der-Fa

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei’s Mate X Is the Foldable Phone You Might Actually Want – 33 Comments

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    So here are the breakable devices. How long until they crack?

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Mate X Unfolds the Future of Smartphones Today – 41 Comments

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    I never buy a notch. Samsung, however, also repeats the same mistake of quite a few other companies: it loses

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Officially Launches Galaxy S10, S10+ With New Design, Reverse Wireless Charging, More – 11 Comments

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    The EU parliament also still needs to agree.The new draft of EU copyright law is NOT only about the big compan

    Posted 3 years ago on EU Targets Big Tech with New Copyright Rules – 25 Comments

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    Except for what is in the review and my usual complaints, I prefer the SE's price, ratio 16:9, smaller si

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XR Review – 33 Comments

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    In reply to SteenMachine:Email and cable phone (except that the new one is wireless within the house but conne

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Quarterly Earnings Report Includes a Huge iPhone Shortfall – 56 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:Only about the restricted choice of smartphones I might buy. Less choice for me makes m

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Quarterly Earnings Report Includes a Huge iPhone Shortfall – 56 Comments

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    The current decrement might be short-term or the start of a long-term development. Short-term explanations: ba

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Quarterly Earnings Report Includes a Huge iPhone Shortfall – 56 Comments

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    Huawei & politics: Several aspects are interesting. 1) Does the Chinese government ask Huawei to spy? 2) D

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei MateBook 13 First Impressions – 48 Comments

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    In reply to SYNERDATA:With replaceable battery (and matte display and CPU without Spectre / Meltdown), I would

    Posted 3 years ago on A Month With the Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 – 43 Comments

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    In reply to digiguy:Duration of batteries is lottery: you do not know in advance whether you have bad luck wit

    Posted 3 years ago on A Month With the Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 – 43 Comments

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    The review overlooks the two most important aspects: missing replaceable battery, missing (option for a) matte

    Posted 3 years ago on A Month With the Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 – 43 Comments

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    Speech assistants can have different uses and fulfil different purposes. Currently Cortana is designed for onl

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    In reply to digiguy:Some third party tool does not establish security because trust in the tool is not establi

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support – 75 Comments

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    When Windows 10 appeared, telemetry was the only thing preventing my upgrade from Windows 7. It is still the m

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support – 75 Comments

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    Spyware - no, thanks. Reminds me why not to buy any Android or other Google-dependent device.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Now Available on Almost a Billion Devices – 14 Comments

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    Shipping cost to Germany is not the problem: I would pay for Global Priority Mail (seems to be ca. $50) + tran

    Posted 3 years ago on Here are the Winners of Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 2 – 15 Comments

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    I see, English tech use of these words seems to be more careless than German use. This means that these words

    Posted 3 years ago on Dell Launches New Latitude 2-in-1 With ExpressSign-In, Upgraded Internals, More – 10 Comments

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    A 2-in-1 is a detachable and a tablet when detached. A turn-around mobile device is called a convertible. Ther

    Posted 3 years ago on Dell Launches New Latitude 2-in-1 With ExpressSign-In, Upgraded Internals, More – 10 Comments

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    Unless Microsoft sets "US only" conditions, it might be possible for international winners to pay for their pr

    Posted 3 years ago on Coming Soon: Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways (Updated) – 216 Comments

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    Production or design mistakes can happen; take back the product and the problem is solved. However, selling de

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Says Some iPad Pros Are Bent Out of the Box, Claims It’s Not a Defect – 39 Comments

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    An impressive design with the right CPU for the purpose but no matte 3:2 / 4:3 display, a terrible Intel Insid

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre Folio Review – 37 Comments

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    Supposing the reports are right, reasons include:the maximum average price has been surpassed,even if 50% acce

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple Orders Second Round of iPhone Cuts – 41 Comments

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    Very interesting, thank you! Now, we'll learn about battery life.

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre Folio Review Check-In: Performance – 13 Comments

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    What does the nomenclature Core i7-8500Y tell us? i7 sounds like hot and fan but Y sounds like silent. As conf

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre Folio First Impressions – 34 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit:Open source recompiled locally is fine if one has the time for evaluation. I don

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:Quad-cores are faster in multiple threats but equally fast in single threats. I have ye

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple MacBook Air (2018) Check-In: Performance – 55 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:It is the other way round: I do not get what I cannot use: tiny arrow keys. On some

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple MacBook Air (2018) First Impressions – 39 Comments

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    My OpenOfficeWriter placeholder is [---]. I cannot rely on AI but the placeholder is very easy to find visuall

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Adding AI-Powered Placeholders to Word – 11 Comments

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    The purpose of notches is convincing not to buy.

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung to Push Forward with Bixby, Smartphone Notches, and a New UX – 30 Comments

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    The bezels are good for handholding as long as operating systems do not use virtual bezels for first touch aft

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Intel) Review – 13 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:If you mean sales, yes. If you mean serious use, it might be constant. Market saturation

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Now Sells a Mid-Range Variant of the Surface Go – 25 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit:You make a good suggestion for some but I prefer a smartphone already sold with Linu

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    Paul advertises compromises but I do not make any compromise for Android. I do not buy an Android device but w

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffsters:I have an iPad Mini 4 with iOS 12 and a Windows PC and want a) local file management on

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Unveils New iPad Pros With Edge-to-Edge Display, Face ID, USB-C More – 88 Comments

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    No working general file management and the camera bump kill all my interest.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Unveils New iPad Pros With Edge-to-Edge Display, Face ID, USB-C More – 88 Comments

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    Yes, Google combines delight (Alpha Zero playing Go) and evil (I avoid Android). I google but not for very pri

    Posted 3 years ago on Trusting Google (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    There is no analysis of: finer security aspects; the extraordinary impact of the user's security configur

    Posted 3 years ago on Is Android is More Secure Than Windows and iOS? (Premium) – 37 Comments

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    In reply to marbo100:Blocking automatic updates and deactivating / deinstalling any update service do not nece

    Posted 3 years ago on Firefox 63 Introduces Enhanced Tracking Protection – 16 Comments

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    I am still waiting for an HP 2-in-1 with matte 3:2 or 4:3 displays. Extra bright is never as outdoor-friendly

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Launches New Premium Consumer and Business PCs – 22 Comments

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    Mehedi, do not repeat the manufacturers' lies! Of course, modern mobile devices can be built to be repair

    Posted 3 years ago on Latest Surface Devices Aren’t Any Easier to Repair Than Their Predecessors – 23 Comments

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    @arknu, the EU sometimes enforces fair competition, which would be good if it always did so. Competition drops

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    This matters: tiny, bad OS with restrictions. Larger ebook readers by Sony or others have reasonable size for

    Posted 3 years ago on New Kindle Paperwhite is Waterproof – 23 Comments

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    It would be a good tablet with Windows Pro (without S), matte display and replaceable, standardised, reasonabl

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Pro 6 Review – 8 Comments

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    In reply to jfingas:Tall ratio is about missing readability of documents, of which one might view one page for

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XS Review – 60 Comments

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    "We’re awash in excellent choices at virtually any price point.": None for me. I want a fully functional loc

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XS Review – 60 Comments

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    Is the display matte or glare? Can one use a Chrome device without cloud and without Google data theft? Does l

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Launches a Pixel-Branded Premium Chromebook Tablet – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:But... did you also ask those not buying a notch?

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Latest Product Is a Gorgeous $349 Android Phone – 53 Comments

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    This must be violating various cartel laws. Trust for sure: why buy Apple products if it destroys trust? Comme

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Is Taking Away Your Ability to Repair Your own laptop – 70 Comments

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    In reply to ym73:Within one second of seeing the notch, I have decided not to spend €1 on the phone. I do no

    Posted 3 years ago on Nokia’s Latest Product Is a Gorgeous $349 Android Phone – 53 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Just checked German prices: 128GB for €1049, 256GB for €1349. So a €300 increm

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 48 Comments

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    Windows 10 Pro has some security features (such as Software Restriction Policies) that the Home GUI misses. Th

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 48 Comments

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    Surface Pro continues to have these problems why I do not buy it: mirroring glare display, unreplaceable batte

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Pro 6 Launches With Upgraded Internals, New Black Color – 26 Comments

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    3:2 - how nice!

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Surface Hub 2 – 27 Comments

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    It is fascinating how different people and their perceptions are: some tolerate the notch immediately, some ne

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XS First Impressions – 51 Comments

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    In reply to provision l-3:Yes, it also surprised me. I also read about that somewhere and before iOS 11.The sp

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 12 Brings Improved Performance, Screen Time, ARKit 2, More – 21 Comments

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    Over a year ago, iOS 12 was described (e.g. by Apple salesmen in an Apple shop) as a major update for iPads, t

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 12 Brings Improved Performance, Screen Time, ARKit 2, More – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Necron:To keep meta-discussion short, simply speaking, Android is not an option due to privacy vio

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:Sure, except that I never buy any notch, avoid camera bumps, prefer tablets to phablets, ne

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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    In reply to Necron:Me? No:) Regardless, I do not consider the iPhone 7 price when it appeared to be low. Quite

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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    What is the strategy in relation to iPhone SE, iPad and iPad Pro and their prices? Why has the iPad a reasonab

    Posted 3 years ago on Lost in the Keynote, Apple Raises Prices on iPhone and Watch – 87 Comments

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    Microsoft did it in the 90s, got a huge fine from the EU and N versions trouble, and was on the verge of being

    Posted 3 years ago on Oops, Microsoft Is Doing It Again – 62 Comments

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    In reply to SupaPete:Many use Google services while being aware of privacy compromises. Quite a few would pref

    Posted 3 years ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    @paul-thurrott, do customers really trust Google WRT Android or Gmail? Many are aware of compromised privacy.

    Posted 3 years ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    So far I "only" suffer from iOS bugs, of which the following can be excused the least: the battery is full, Sa

    Posted 3 years ago on Oops, Apple Has Another Quality Problem – 94 Comments

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    New iPhones - yawn. I am not interested until there is Windows-like local file management, no notch, no flicke

    Posted 3 years ago on New Report Confirms Three New iPhones This Year – 37 Comments

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    In reply to roastedwookie:There are good Windows tablets from better manufacturers than Lenovo & Co. When

    Posted 3 years ago on Take Our First Survey for a Chance to Win a Surface Go – 41 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:My needs differ from yours because I do not need a powerful workstation or a smartphone a

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:I wish any device would be a suitable digital pad for work for me. Either of the followin

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Your video illustrates what I expected: new Apple CPUs are fast; using Files with a cloud

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Files on iPad Mini 4: It is total crap because- it does not show "On My iPad" until some

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Files on iPad? This is still the most buggy and dysfunctional software ever. A file manag

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    In reply to digiguy:Matte protectors: One can buy tablet, pen and protector, then test whether each works for

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    Besides the short battery life, the iFixit repairability score 1, missing replaceability of battery and mirror

    Posted 3 years ago on The Surface Go Review – 86 Comments

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    In reply to paulc543:It is the same greed of Microsoft and other manufacturers when charging €150 extra per

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Skip the Entry-Level Surface Go Configuration – 33 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:No. Speaking up in favour of some operating system for good reasons differs from mindles

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Surface Go – 123 Comments

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    @VancouverNinja: "the right tablet for Windows 10 users" is a too general statement. I would also like to repl

    Posted 3 years ago on So Predictable (Premium) – 57 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:People have different needs and different degrees of criticism of particular devices

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Surface Go – 123 Comments

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    I suppose the exterior chassis has a good build quality but we need to await reliability of the firmware. Buil

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Go Sets the Standard for Windows on a Budget – 41 Comments

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    In reply to Simard57:8.3mm, 0.52kg and 216ppi are acceptable.

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Surface Go – 123 Comments

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    Whether I buy some mainly depends on reflectance of the display and battery life for light use. I suppose the

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Surface Go – 123 Comments

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    From the rumours, the Surface "Mini" is good enough to have been bought without thinking 3 years ago. Whether

    Posted 3 years ago on Details of Microsoft’s $400 Surface Tablet Emerge – 35 Comments

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    In reply to akcanuck:That Android and iOS devices fail for good long-term use does not mean that smartphones m

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus Commits to Three Years of Updates – 33 Comments

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    3 years are nothing. 10 is the minimum.

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus Commits to Three Years of Updates – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Robert_Wade:I am not convinced that it must be a niche. Currently, there are niches of ebook reade

    Posted 3 years ago on Carmel, Libra, and Andromeda are the next wave of Surface Devices – 81 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffsters:Yes. Many in Files. One frequent when streaming videos. Crashing for huge files in iBook

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Confirms it is Bringing iOS Apps to the Mac – 60 Comments

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    No macOS apps for iOS, no Finder for iOS, only the totally buggy and dysfunctional Files app. All my hopes for

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Confirms it is Bringing iOS Apps to the Mac – 60 Comments

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    What will we likely get? Some €35 CPU, 64 to 128 GB SSD, 4GB RAM, 580 to 620g weight, 8.5h battery life indo

    Posted 4 years ago on A $400 Surface Tablet? God, Yes (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to SycamoreFox:Endless repetition of "iOS has the better apps for consumption" does not make it true.

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    OEMs have failed to offer a Windows replacement for iPads so it is great news that Microsoft offers something.

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    If one wants to subscribe for exactly one month (or subscribe and pay monthly), how does one cancel recurring

    Posted 4 years ago on Announcing New Thurrott Premium Pricing – 58 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:I still use W7. AFAIK, W10 still allows local user accounts. Do they need store activation

    Posted 4 years ago on You’ll Be Able to Get Out of Windows 10 in S Mode Via the Store – 12 Comments

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    Making it a one-way, one-time switch means that what is called a "mode" is none.Is visiting the store required

    Posted 4 years ago on You’ll Be Able to Get Out of Windows 10 in S Mode Via the Store – 12 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:When Jobs was responsible for iPad 1, hardware was not ready for also letting a tablet b

    Posted 4 years ago on Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors – 133 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:I see lots of comments of the kind "most would give up PCs if there was a hybrid of mobile

    Posted 4 years ago on Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors – 133 Comments

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    In reply to Maktaba:The Files app has endless trouble. Typical example: files in an iTunes folder are not show

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Office Apps Now Work With the Files App on iOS – 8 Comments

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    Presumably it is a nice phone for those preferring its aspects. I don't. I have no use for a tall, bent d

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review Part 1: Design, Hardware, and Specs – 18 Comments

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    @jwpear, look for Eizo or Iiyama monitors. You get every small display ratio (4:3, 5:4, 1:1) and rotation with

    Posted 4 years ago on 3:2 (Premium) – 60 Comments

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    I have always had 4:3 or 5:4 displays. 3:2 is already a compromise I might have to tolerate for mobile Windows

    Posted 4 years ago on 3:2 (Premium) – 60 Comments

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    Windows can include cloud, AI, services etc. if only everything is opt-in. Nobody can be forced to use cloud,

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows, Diminished (Premium) – 139 Comments

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    If Windows became cloud-only, I would move to Linux and program the missing softwares I need. Windows ought to

    Posted 4 years ago on The Future of Windows? (Premium) – 97 Comments

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    In reply to OntarioPundit:What are you trying to say? Living without this is easy: do not buy it. I live witho

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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    Never.

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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    No laminated, reflection-reducing display. Not generally working files app. Bad iTunes. Possible repair ripoff

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Introduces New $299 iPad Geared Towards Education – 84 Comments

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    Judging from Notebookcheck tests, some 7th generation Core i have better battery life than the 8th. For me, si

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, It’s Time to Bring the Thunder(bolt) (Premium) – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:What the EU calls a regulation is in fact a law. EU law applies to, and overrides nationa

    Posted 4 years ago on Cambridge Analytica Isn’t Facebook’s Fault – 109 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I had in mind acceleration by improved CPUs. The first tablet Atoms were too slow, but t

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Performance – 69 Comments

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    In reply to pzeman3:Each law in each country and federation of countries.E.g., in a few weeks the EU basic dat

    Posted 4 years ago on Cambridge Analytica Isn’t Facebook’s Fault – 109 Comments

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    "once a Facebook user gives a third-party app access to their personal data, the third-party can do anything t

    Posted 4 years ago on Cambridge Analytica Isn’t Facebook’s Fault – 109 Comments

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    In reply to spacein_vader:It was to be expected that the first generation would be too slow for a seamless Win

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Performance – 69 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:This can be used like a tablet, for which long battery life is important. Used outdoors at

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Battery Life – 54 Comments

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    Very interesting (and entertaining how Windows security makes a joke of itself).I would also like to see batte

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Battery Life – 54 Comments

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    In reply to mottle:Not in my case, although I sit on a 9 years old PC and would be happy with a modest CPU suf

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) First Impressions – 51 Comments

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    As much as I like DisplayMate for what it measures, I dislike it for what it does not measure. Most notably, 1

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Samsung Galaxy S9 Has the Best-Ever Smartphone Display – 22 Comments

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    @karma77police, NT6.1: It is nonsense that tablets would have no place. The question for every device category

    Posted 4 years ago on HP’s First Always Connected PC Now Available for Pre-order – 47 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:I have good use for every ratio from 4:3 to 1:1, less for 3:2, even less for 16:9 and no

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Mate 10 Pro First Impressions – 40 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Different needs are granted but what are those of users preferring 2:1?

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Mate 10 Pro First Impressions – 40 Comments

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    I never stop being astonished that anybody has any use for display ratios 2:1 or smaller. I don't. None.

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Mate 10 Pro First Impressions – 40 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:In the long term, all computing categories are mutually competitve. In the near future,

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: Windows 10 S is Dead, Long Live S Mode – 89 Comments

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    In reply to Ugur:We agree that maximal security is not always needed (but should be available). However, my po

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: Windows 10 S is Dead, Long Live S Mode – 89 Comments

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    In reply to warren:Uhm, but didn't Windows lose marketshare to phones very big indeed? Instead of the Win

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: Windows 10 S is Dead, Long Live S Mode – 89 Comments

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    In reply to Ugur:Instead of believing the "more secure" tale, think of it the other way round: Microsoft still

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: Windows 10 S is Dead, Long Live S Mode – 89 Comments

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    A decade ago, I suggested one Windows version with three GUI modes: simple, full, configurable. Now, a decade

    Posted 4 years ago on Exclusive: Windows 10 S is Dead, Long Live S Mode – 89 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:Files is said to work with iCloud but I would only want to use it for local files, where th

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Delays iOS Home Screen Redesign to Focus on Stability – 50 Comments

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    @Those not being aware of iOS 11 problems I suffer from:Files is extraordinarily buggy.Safari does not stream

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Delays iOS Home Screen Redesign to Focus on Stability – 50 Comments

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    The most important "diagnostics / telemetry off" by default is still missing but necessary to comply with vari

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Will Soon Let You View All the Data Microsoft Collects From You – 21 Comments

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    The Apple paradox exists because its competitors take ages to deliver similar hardware with equal quality of k

    Posted 4 years ago on The Apple Paradox (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    I can tolerate the limitations of the CPU but not the mirroring display. If the manufacturers do not want to o

    Posted 4 years ago on First Look: Lenovo’s Snapdragon Powered Miix 630 – 10 Comments

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    I could dispose the keyboard of the Envy x2 so ignore that it is unusable because of tiny arrow keys. However,

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Launches an Intel-powered Always Connected PC, Refreshed Spectre x360 15, More at CES – 8 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:In the mid 90s, I had something similar to ThinkPads. Nowadays, I hone my patience a

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review – 40 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:So with "pro machine" you mean "speedy power horse"? Then we use a different terminology.Su

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review – 40 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:My major work is textbook writing (DIN format text in portrait mode, one page viewed at a t

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review – 40 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:Everybody needs a different display ratio and orientation. E.g., I need 5:4 or 4:3 in portr

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review – 40 Comments

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    If I needed a notebook with that much performance, these aspects would still prevent me from buying Surface Bo

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book 2 Review – 40 Comments

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    It is hard to buy hardware nowadays. Security flaws are in the CPUs, firmwares, drivers, certificates, softwar

    Posted 4 years ago on Intel Misled Industry on Security Vulnerabilities – 39 Comments

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    In reply to pmckean:Obviously, people either can or cannot ignore the notch. Without very good queries among u

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    In reply to PincasX:The notch is the biggest mistake because it makes all use of the device a great pain. The

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:FYI, I use an iPad Mini 4 daily and love the flat back without any camera bump. (And ha

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:iPhone X: Photos of it are enough for me to know. When in an Apple store, I did not was

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    In reply to pecosbob04:Apple has the manpower to think through the consequences of important decisions. They m

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    The notch is the mistake of all mistakes. Not because there are people tolerating (and excusing) it but becaus

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X Review – 91 Comments

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    Since the Files app is a total failure, the next hope for a general file manager is the Finder as capable on i

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Set to Combine iOS and Mac Apps As It Looks to Build a Unified Platform – 45 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:To start with, the display is not matte and it cannot be used as a tablet.The closes

    Posted 4 years ago on HP ENVY Laptop (2017) First Impressions – 30 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:The best of displays is being unbroken as in tablets and phones (except those being

    Posted 4 years ago on Fan Concept Brings Microsoft’s ‘Andromeda’ Patents to Life – 45 Comments

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    In reply to dontbe_evil:Yes: desktop with matte 5:4 monitor in portrait position. But what I want does not exi

    Posted 4 years ago on HP ENVY Laptop (2017) First Impressions – 30 Comments

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    As with previous generations or other series of such devices, HP does a lot right (such as hopefully good batt

    Posted 4 years ago on HP ENVY Laptop (2017) First Impressions – 30 Comments

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    The tiny arrow keys make the keyboard unusable.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Laptop Review: When the Heart Rules the Mind – 101 Comments

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    @VancouverNinja: Tablets are an essential product category because their display is plain, can be large enough

    Posted 4 years ago on Our Best Look at Microsoft’s Foldable ‘Androdmeda’ Device Yet – 42 Comments

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    In reply to Aaron44126:iTunes does not just include one system driver but also installs three Windows services

    Posted 4 years ago on iTunes for Microsoft Store Delayed to 2018 – 55 Comments

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    In reply to unkinected:It is maybe good for you if you can get used to a notch.I know that I won't ever b

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X First Impressions – 87 Comments

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    I do not buy a smartphone with these mistakes in order of importance:Notch equating a broken display.Buggy and

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPhone X First Impressions – 87 Comments

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    Brad, what will be more secure about Snapdragon 845?

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands On: Asus NovaGO with Snapdragon 835 – 19 Comments

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    What does ARM and 32b mean for RAM? Are more than 3 or 4 GB recognised? I saw devices with 8GB but why can we

    Posted 4 years ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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    As I type for living, I highly recommend Cherry B.UNLIMITED, which is available in different layouts (I know o

    Posted 4 years ago on Review: For My Next Million Words, the Razer Ornata Keyboard – 17 Comments

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    According to Notebookcheck, the USB-C plug is unstable causing data loss. Can you confirm this?Furthermore, th

    Posted 4 years ago on Eve V First Impressions – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:I do not use password managers. I prefer to remember passwords and enable myself to do s

    Posted 4 years ago on Announcing Some Big Changes to Thurrott.com – 126 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:For all websites, I dislike permanent, automatic login. Everywhere, I prefer manual on-v

    Posted 4 years ago on Announcing Some Big Changes to Thurrott.com – 126 Comments

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    As a non-subscriber, maybe my opinion does not count much but here it is anyway:For me, what is offered for su

    Posted 4 years ago on Announcing Some Big Changes to Thurrott.com – 126 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:As always, it depends on one's aims. There is still no phone for my mandatory c

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL Review: I’m Calling It – 75 Comments

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    The description of files management is very interesting and... shocking.Notebookcheck's hardware review s

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook: Day Two Awkwardness – 92 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB:And I thought: "in the USA only".

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook First Impressions – 157 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:I admire the easy updating of ChromeOS and despise its privacy violations and (still) web-dep

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook First Impressions – 157 Comments

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    In reply to TurboFool:That's good to hear. OTOH, manufacturers are not always so reasonable for other fea

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook First Impressions – 157 Comments

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    In reply to RocklandUSA:While I understand your preference for a backlit keyboard, my preference is contrary b

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook First Impressions – 157 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Telemetry: It is clear why they use it but this does not 1) comply with the law everywhe

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook First Impressions – 157 Comments

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    Every manufacturer makes the same mistakes: telemetry, tiny arrow keys, high instead of low display ratio, (pr

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixelbook First Impressions – 157 Comments

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    A 16:9 ratio for smartphones has never excited me but the current 2:1 fashion I do not understand at all. I ha

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL First Impressions – 59 Comments

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    The still tiny arrow keys kill the best design and material. There is no need whatsoever for tiny arrow keys -

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Spectre 13 (2017) First Impressions – 16 Comments

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    Still many, even expensive, devices are sold with Windows 10 Home. The cheapest upgrade to Pro is using an oth

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, You Can Still Clean Install Windows 10 with a Windows 7/8.x Key – 25 Comments

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    This is not meant to compete with Surfaces but with Wacom tablets and shares their major advantages (semi-matt

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Unveils Its Answer to Surface Book 2 – 24 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Retail prices depend on models and, for typical office monitors, vary from ca. €150 to

    Posted 4 years ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2017) OLED Review: Portable Perfection – 79 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:For 4:3, 5:4 or 1:1 monitors, buy Eizo. You can get some that can be rotated and are matte

    Posted 4 years ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2017) OLED Review: Portable Perfection – 79 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:It's not hate but frustration and desparation that too many models are only offered wi

    Posted 4 years ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2017) OLED Review: Portable Perfection – 79 Comments

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    I would never buy a mirror (instead of matte), 16:9 (instead of 4:3 or similar), OLED (as long as the technolo

    Posted 4 years ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2017) OLED Review: Portable Perfection – 79 Comments

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    Surely AI is important and currently Google is relatively good at it. E.g., AI might help to find images and s

    Posted 4 years ago on Deep Dive: The AI Innovations Across Google’s 2017 Devices Lineup – 52 Comments

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    If it were only a decision about getting a want-to-have chassis design, I could chose among two dozen smartpho

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s G-Day: Do You Know Where Your Next Phone Is? – 39 Comments

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    In reply to PincasX:Many thanks! I have had to make a serious effort to achieve what you suggest but now „On

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Releases iOS 11.01 to Fix Exchange Bug – 16 Comments

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    Updating took 40 minutes instead of a usual 15 for a minor update.One fixed bug: the Files app does not freeze

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Releases iOS 11.01 to Fix Exchange Bug – 16 Comments

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    As long as Files does not work (it does not work at all on my iPad because I am affected by the bug(s)), I sho

    Posted 4 years ago on iOS 11 Feature Focus: Control Center – 16 Comments

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    Files has been promised as file manager for all files on the device. Reality: it works for no app, no folder a

    Posted 4 years ago on iOS 11 Arrives Today … And it is a Mess – 64 Comments

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    In reply to SimonF:Yes, and this bug is related to a bug of wrong or missing listing of articles on the home p

    Posted 4 years ago on iOS 11 Arrives Today … And it is a Mess – 64 Comments

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    We have the void of Surface Phone, the missing Surface Mini and the new placeholder Surface Andromeda. It can

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About New Surface Devices – 57 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Your preference is not everyone's. It must be the user's choice on each de

    Posted 4 years ago on iOS 11 Arrives Today … And it is a Mess – 64 Comments

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    Good: years after my recommendation, the iPhone X drops the superfluous home button.Bad: a display with recess

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Announces New iPhones, Other Products, as Expected – 95 Comments

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    Will the Windows be 32b or 64b Windows? If it will be 64b Windows, will 64b software run and RAM of all sizes

    Posted 4 years ago on ARM-Based Always-Connected Windows 10 PCs Approach the Finish Line – 81 Comments

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    In reply to Bob_Shutts:Certainly, there are different forms of replaceability: a) the user simply swaps the ba

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Announces Note 8 “Super Phablet” – 32 Comments

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    In reply to Jim_Lewis:That's why I also check for the manufacturers' statements for how long they wi

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Announces Note 8 “Super Phablet” – 32 Comments

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    Is the battery replaceable? No? So why would one buy this?

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Announces Note 8 “Super Phablet” – 32 Comments

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    Although I never need a gaming computer or buy red-colour design, they do get some things right: number block

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Announces the OMEN X Laptop – 14 Comments

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    For productive use, iOS is no option for me (missing productive software I need, very insufficient file manage

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: Thinking About the Alternatives – 52 Comments

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    After some high starts, most Surface-related 90 days return rates reach ca. 3 - 4% according to MS. Hence, it

    Posted 4 years ago on Here’s What Microsoft is Saying Internally About Surface Quality and Reliability – 121 Comments

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    @TraderGary, "everybody can buy the computer he wants": We are not there yet. Currently, some can buy their dr

    Posted 4 years ago on Multi-Touch is the New Minimum (Premium) – 100 Comments

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    Just the thought of it: Nokia had a great phone business, Microsoft bought and tanked it, Nokia builds a great

    Posted 4 years ago on Leak Suggests a Real Nokia Flagship is Coming Soon – 23 Comments

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad:Yes. Different ratios require different product lines. Matte / glare only requires

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Spectre x2 (2017) First Impressions: More Pro Than Surface Pro – 52 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Since different users consider different ratios the best, manufacturers should offer a v

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Spectre x2 (2017) First Impressions: More Pro Than Surface Pro – 52 Comments

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    I would buy this immediately if the display was matte and the device silent.If I needed the keyboard, the tiny

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Spectre x2 (2017) First Impressions: More Pro Than Surface Pro – 52 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:For those needing a notebook, it might also serve as all in one device. For those (like

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:While we don't need the fridge-toaster, eh large-TV-standalone / small-mobile unifi

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to Ugur:Right. And it is the same managers bulding a camera bump into current iPads thinking they wer

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:Currently, iOS cannot be compared well to desktop OS with respect to editing text because the

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad:You are right that it can do a lot of things well (but it also can't do a lot

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:It is first of all a decision about whether to use portrait or landscape position. If po

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    Missing matte display, repairability and guaranteed battery exchange for 7 years at a reasonable price have pr

    Posted 4 years ago on New Surface Pro Has a Hibernation Problem – 88 Comments

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    Telemetry and cloud are the things I hate about Windows. To Windows 7, I loved Windows. Its enhancements for m

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Shifts Its Strategy to “Cloud First” (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    OMG. A Windows tablet with 4:3 not published! Sry! 4:3 was perfectly correct but RT was perfectly wrong.8" is

    Posted 4 years ago on The Surface Mini in Red – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Eric Dunbar:Thete are occasional "Windows 10 S is the future of Windows." comments but this statem

    Posted 4 years ago on The Windows 10 S Paradox (Premium) – 83 Comments

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    In reply to warren:4) It depends on the used security concept. Whitelisting can be combined with OnDemand use

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Announces New Windows 10 Security Features for Businesses – 8 Comments

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    1) Will it still be possible to deactivate Windows Defender in system services?2) Will it be possible to deact

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Announces New Windows 10 Security Features for Businesses – 8 Comments

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    Instead of lying, Microsoft should tell the truth: the out-of-the-box-experience of 10 S would be more secure

    Posted 4 years ago on The Windows 10 S Paradox (Premium) – 83 Comments

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    Save to Files is an essential feature.

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Releases iOS 11 Developer Beta 2 – 20 Comments

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    @Roger Ramjet about not merely neutral opinions, speaking only for myself:I can toleratesome devices emphasisi

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Laptop First Impressions – 86 Comments

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    In reply to Luka Pribanić:Problem is: still the iPad for Windows does not exist. We want the productivity of

    Posted 4 years ago on Understanding What Productivity Looks Like on an iPad Pro – 59 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Without file manager and supposing no need to convert file formats, could I use one app for

    Posted 4 years ago on Understanding What Productivity Looks Like on an iPad Pro – 59 Comments

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    All these changes are welcome but only marginally affecting degree of productivity. Functionality of Files wil

    Posted 4 years ago on Understanding What Productivity Looks Like on an iPad Pro – 59 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:We understand there are different kinds of endconsumers (and enterprise customers):do not car

    Posted 4 years ago on iFixIt Gives Surface Laptop Lowest-Possible Score – 117 Comments

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    In reply to Roger Ramjet:If. If. If.Maybe they offer such services for enterprise customers.For individual end

    Posted 4 years ago on iFixIt Gives Surface Laptop Lowest-Possible Score – 117 Comments

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    There is no excuse for no (or, for other devices, low) repairability and very expensive (€500 or more) whole

    Posted 4 years ago on iFixIt Gives Surface Laptop Lowest-Possible Score – 117 Comments

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    One major aspect is still missing: a very outdoor-friendly, low reflectance. Matte would do it or Microsoft sh

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) First Impressions – 32 Comments

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    The iPad Pro with iOS 11 can be productive for some more than previously but not for me because the following

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple iPad Pro 10.5 First Impressions: The Post PC World Isn’t Here Yet – 69 Comments

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    Just curious: do they notify their customers by email with an explicit statement of extremely increased fee or

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Drops Unlimited Cloud Storage for Individuals – 35 Comments

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    Does the Files app give access to ALL file types of the user? Does it have a select all feature? How to use it

    Posted 4 years ago on Yes, OneDrive is Coming to the iOS 11 Files App – 13 Comments

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    The keynote is on demand at Youtube.The File App might be extremely great and important if it offerslocal-only

    Posted 4 years ago on WWDC 2017: Apple Announces iOS 11, New Macs and iPad Pro, HomePod, More – 62 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:I do not care whether it has been introduced in the past - what I care is whether it

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About Windows 10 File History – 67 Comments

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    Of course, I do not use OneDrive regardless of how many features are directed (only) to it. If I want local fi

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About Windows 10 File History – 67 Comments

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    In reply to jlmerrill:Look up the differences between Windows Home and Pro. For those needing Pro (like me), a

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (4K/Pen) Review – 45 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Encryption for Windows-built-in features, such as certificates, rather than encryption w

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 China Government Edition – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Luka Radunovic:I rather conclude that Microsoft has still to release a proper tablet, similar to i

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Announces New Surface Pro, Surface Pen, and Signature Type Covers – 34 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:What is missing for your dream?

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About the New Surface Pro – 67 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I think you mean "glare" (mobile devices need glass whether glare or matte). It is not

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Announces New MateBook Portable PCs – 10 Comments

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    Huawei would convince me if battery life improved dramatically and the display was matte enabling what the dev

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei Announces New MateBook Portable PCs – 10 Comments

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    I want it, too! No telemetry and independent encryption are perfect! Free the world instead of only the Chines

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 China Government Edition – 18 Comments

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    The improvements are welcome. The naming is stupid because it requires a cumbersome "Surface Pro (2017)" to av

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Announces New Surface Pro, Surface Pen, and Signature Type Covers – 34 Comments

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    A simple, plain GUI works as well as a well designed modern style but one thing causes allergic reactions: tim

    Posted 5 years ago on Here are the Fluent User Experiences We Can Expect to See First – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Jorge Garcia:For iOS to become productive similar to Windows, iOS must start having a general file

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Details Windows 10 on ARM – 65 Comments

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    Which versions are silent (fanless and no electronic noise)? Is the (3:2, it seems) display glare or matte?

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Announces Elite x2 1012 G2 Detachable PC for Business – 24 Comments

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    In reply to chaad_losan:Battery: See, e.g., Toshiba Portege X20W-D-10R with Core i7-7600U and 11h59'

    Posted 5 years ago on Don’t Be Freaked By Surface Pro 5 Misquote – 54 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:When telemetry can be deactivated, both of us can accept it. Currently, without possib

    Posted 5 years ago on Don’t Be Freaked By Surface Pro 5 Misquote – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Narg:Independently of whether products by other manufacturers are better in some respects, Microso

    Posted 5 years ago on Don’t Be Freaked By Surface Pro 5 Misquote – 54 Comments

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    What features others than IT hardware improvements will inverse the current decrement of Surface Pro sales and

    Posted 5 years ago on Don’t Be Freaked By Surface Pro 5 Misquote – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:There is no doubt that warranties are (too) short and, in some countries, laws about endc

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Hosting Another Surface Event, This Time in China – 46 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:I think the average lifespan has increased; I read "6 years" somewhere. Anyway, manufactu

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Hosting Another Surface Event, This Time in China – 46 Comments

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    It would be very easy for Microsoft to introduce something new (new for Microsoft):Service deserving the name

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Hosting Another Surface Event, This Time in China – 46 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:I mean portrait position, which I use 99.5% of the time In practice, 3:2 means unused spa

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Laptop: A Contrary View – 118 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:Of course, it depends on the user's used contents and preferred workflow. For some, th

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Laptop: A Contrary View – 118 Comments

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    @Watney, you claim that Windows 10 S was vastly more secure than Pro. Prove it by comparing the security featu

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Laptop: A Contrary View – 118 Comments

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    In reply to Ugur:These days, I read quite a few comments that 4GB were not enough for a new computer but 8GB m

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Laptop: A Contrary View – 118 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:The usability issue of 3:2 is being too tall. 4:3 and 5:4 are much more usable. (I k

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Laptop: A Contrary View – 118 Comments

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    In reply to scotttech1:This is only one aspect of security. All aspects must be evaluated before one can claim

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 S: The Fine Print – 91 Comments

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    In reply to scotttech1:Much more important than my personal preference is the user's free access to conte

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 S: The Fine Print – 91 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:The major differences between iPads and Surfaces are: iPads up to 9.7" are hand-holding table

    Posted 5 years ago on iPhone 7 Sales Cool Faster than Expected – 39 Comments

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    @MattHewitt, speculating about any advantage of 10 S over Pro: Suppose a loyal Bing and Edge user without any

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 S: The Fine Print – 91 Comments

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    I do not buy the better security claim. Where is the evidence? Available security features compete with unavai

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 S: The Fine Print – 91 Comments

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    I applaud Microsoft for the fair $50 upgrade price from Windows 10 S to Pro. This is perfectly reasonable. It

    Posted 5 years ago on Surface Laptop: The Fine Print – 78 Comments

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    Windows would have the greatest success if there was only one version. Offering yet another version, Windows

    Posted 5 years ago on Some Quick Thoughts About the Surface Laptop Leaks – 48 Comments

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    Suppose it was correct that Microsoft must not lose the education market. To meet its needs in all countries,

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Cannot Afford to Lose the Education Market – 121 Comments

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    Among the Surfaces and 117 Surface clones, 0 are for me because none offers a matte ca. 4:3 display. The table

    Posted 5 years ago on A Surface Pro for $350? Not Exactly – 22 Comments

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    I have yet to see photos allowing judgement of the edges and whether a falling phone necessarily breaks the gl

    Posted 5 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S8+ Second Impressions: Impressive, Overwhelming – 23 Comments

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    Matte displays are great (for productivity and consumption, indoors and outdoors). Therefore, Lenovo (and ever

    Posted 5 years ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2017) First Impressions – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Josh Durston:The problem is not that there are 16:9 devices for those wishing them. The problem is

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x360 15 (2017) Review – 26 Comments

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    In reply to wshwe:Whilst I hate small left SHIFT keys:) Anyway, there are several possible solutions, among th

    Posted 5 years ago on HP’s New Pavilions Bring Premium PC Features to the Masses – 14 Comments

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    Whether Pavillon, Spectre, Elite other HP models and other models with similar keyboard layouts by other manuf

    Posted 5 years ago on HP’s New Pavilions Bring Premium PC Features to the Masses – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:The EU shares power in a complicated manner. E.g., the Commission is a) excutive bu

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s New Privacy Tactic: (Even) More Transparency – 42 Comments

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    In reply to Pbike908:Of course, I do not have a smartphone also because of this reason.

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s New Privacy Tactic: (Even) More Transparency – 42 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Instead of losing ourselves in details, the simplest solution is the availability of tel

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s New Privacy Tactic: (Even) More Transparency – 42 Comments

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    Several years before Android started, I wished competition for Windows so that Windows would become better. Yo

    Posted 5 years ago on Relax, Android Ascendance Was Inevitable – 101 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Such as your own files, various other Windows log files, large parts of the registry and

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s New Privacy Tactic: (Even) More Transparency – 42 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:In reply to TheJoeFin:What is your problem with a log file residing in plain text on you

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s New Privacy Tactic: (Even) More Transparency – 42 Comments

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    To provide the promised transparency, Windows must provide a plain text log file of the data to be sent, at th

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s New Privacy Tactic: (Even) More Transparency – 42 Comments

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    My hope is that Apple File System enables general file managers for iOS handling any and all file types. For m

    Posted 5 years ago on Apple Delivers iOS 10.3 – 22 Comments

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    News would be: replacing the iTunes mal- and crapware and its three Windows services by one driver that does n

    Posted 5 years ago on Apple Subtly Updates Its i-Device Lineup – 43 Comments

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    Hannover is nothing for sightseeing. Take a rest and spend your energy for Berlin, where you can choose everyt

    Posted 5 years ago on Notes from the Road: CeBIT 2017 – 15 Comments

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    navarac, maybe you do not imagine but there are applications and usage requiring weeks or even months of non-s

    Posted 5 years ago on Updating in Windows 10 Version 1703? You Win Some, You Lose Some – 79 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:Yes, from the POV of solving and having to solve an issue that should not exist with

    Posted 5 years ago on Updating in Windows 10 Version 1703? You Win Some, You Lose Some – 79 Comments

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    With Windows 10 Home, can the registry by set to deactivate the Windows Update service? With Windows 10 Pro, c

    Posted 5 years ago on Updating in Windows 10 Version 1703? You Win Some, You Lose Some – 79 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:Of course it is your decision what you emphasise in reviews. Let me just point out t

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base Review – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:1) Only researchers etc. have facilities to simulate long term use. You cannot do it

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base Review – 39 Comments

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    Although no review can cover everything, reviews on expensive mobile devices must also consider battery replac

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base Review – 39 Comments

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    Terrible! Instead of providing reasons to revert the decline of Windows, Microsoft further accelerates it.

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 Tip: Turn Off File Explorer Advertising – 64 Comments

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    In reply to Demileto:Just for reference, the hall of fame of the bad as to privacy violations in decreasing or

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Promises More Flexibility, Transparency for Windows 10 Updates – 36 Comments

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    Transparency and some of the changes are improvements butdiagnostics OFF is missing (other than permitting Win

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Promises More Flexibility, Transparency for Windows 10 Updates – 36 Comments

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    I wish Panasonic would also offer its outdoor-friendly displays for surface- or iPad-like tablets or 2-in-1s a

    Posted 5 years ago on A Quick Roundup of Some New PCs Announced at MWC – 14 Comments

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    So beautiful and robust, but I do have a few questions: Is it silent? Does it have a 3:2 display ratio and a m

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Pro x2 Detachable PC Preview – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Alastair Cooper:Inherited from a former kernel does not let Android be Linux. English is inherited

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 Privacy FUD War (Premium) – 71 Comments

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    Microsoft can very easily fix the Windows 10 (Home / Pro) privacy problem: offer the option telemetry / diagno

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 Privacy FUD War (Premium) – 71 Comments

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    In reply to chaad_losan: A forum serves exchange of opinions - it does not serve exclusion of opinions.

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft is Making Some Big Changes to Windows 10 Setup with the Creators Update – 33 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango: Taking Windows 10 in its current form off the market and replacing it, e.g., by the same

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft is Making Some Big Changes to Windows 10 Setup with the Creators Update – 33 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango: Matters get a bit more complicated by the different levels of W10 telemetry. The level F

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft is Making Some Big Changes to Windows 10 Setup with the Creators Update – 33 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango: Telemetry is not about whether anybody can prove anything, what are Microsoft's intentio

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft is Making Some Big Changes to Windows 10 Setup with the Creators Update – 33 Comments

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    "Or, even better, use an online account.", says one of those Windows setup texts, LOL. No! Local, offline acco

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft is Making Some Big Changes to Windows 10 Setup with the Creators Update – 33 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: If MS does not offer choice between one-time payment and subscriptions, MS loses all thos

    Posted 5 years ago on Thinking About Windows 10 Alternatives – 102 Comments

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    For those with a high concern about data privacy, other alternatives are: 1) Use Windows 10 offline only. Use

    Posted 5 years ago on Thinking About Windows 10 Alternatives – 102 Comments

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    We have had crapware Windows computers and Microsoft's signature PC attempt. With ads in Windows itself, Micro

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Has Added Another Advertisement Inside of Windows 10 – 58 Comments

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    In reply to warren: Thanks for explaining your view. If you search for my name, chances are great that it is a

    Posted 5 years ago on Tip: Review Your Microsoft Account’s Privacy Settings – 6 Comments

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    I do not understand the purpose of webbased privacy settings. The very purpose of privacy is locality restrict

    Posted 5 years ago on Tip: Review Your Microsoft Account’s Privacy Settings – 6 Comments

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    In reply to RM: More upset. (That Apple and especially Google are worse is no excuse for Microsoft at all.)

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Becomes a Bit More Transparent About Windows 10 and Privacy – 28 Comments

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    Reduced diagnostics data (other than explicitly requested by the user on demand) continues to be telemetry pri

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Becomes a Bit More Transparent About Windows 10 and Privacy – 28 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv: We do not know yet (and for all models). USB or HDMI PC sticks can have fans. The problem

    Posted 5 years ago on CES 2017: Intel Unveils a Credit Card-Sized Computer – 29 Comments

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    Nice innovation although we need to wait for SSD, thunderbolt and fanless combined in such a form factor.

    Posted 5 years ago on CES 2017: Intel Unveils a Credit Card-Sized Computer – 29 Comments

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    Without DELL tag on the devices, they would look much more pleasant. With the DELL tag in medium grey on dark

    Posted 5 years ago on CES 2017: Dell Unveils AIOs, Canvas, and More – 11 Comments

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    Is the display matt?

    Posted 5 years ago on CES 2017: Toshiba Announces Portégé X20W 2-in-1 PC – 6 Comments

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    2016 is the same as the previous years: Mobile devices are not truely mobile because their display is far from

    Posted 5 years ago on 2016 Year in Review – 31 Comments

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    Now I could login successfully to my Yahoo groups account. In the login field "email address" of Yahoo groups,

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s (Past) Time to Close That Yahoo Account – 44 Comments

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    Login fails. Yahoo does not recognise my email address or phone number but outputs an error. I have subscribed

    Posted 5 years ago on It’s (Past) Time to Close That Yahoo Account – 44 Comments

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    In the demo running are Windows 10 Enterprise 64b, an x86 desktop software, Photoshop etc. For the latter, it

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Demonstrates Windows 10 Running on ARM – 69 Comments

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    Fantastic news! What about 64-bit Win32/x64 desktop software?

    Posted 5 years ago on ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – 147 Comments

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    Although the Supreme Court's judgement that only parts, not the whole, were copied is ok, I find it unacceptab

    Posted 5 years ago on Thurrott Daily: December 6 – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Fuller1754: Arrow keys: I frequently use them. Ordinarily sized keys are essential for me. In fact

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (2016) Review: The Best Gets Even Better – 32 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott: Your photos show a blue text on white label, presumably some Intel Core inside ad,

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (2016) Review: The Best Gets Even Better – 32 Comments

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    Apart from several fundamental reasons why such a device is not for me, I would not buy this one because of ti

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (2016) Review: The Best Gets Even Better – 32 Comments

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    Most of the specifications are nice. There is a 2 years warranty except for normal decrements of battery durat

    Posted 5 years ago on Eve V 2-in-1 Sells Out Immediately – 26 Comments

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    @danmac: Conceptually, privacy is part of security because private data and usage deserve protection from thir

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1607 is the Most Secure Windows Ever – 18 Comments

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    Security involves several aspects, such as used Windows version, used Windows edition, kernel, GUI, configurat

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1607 is the Most Secure Windows Ever – 18 Comments

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    I do not buy - an iOS phone because they are more expensive than I would ever want to spend on a phone, - an A

    Posted 5 years ago on Dell’s Windows Phone Shows An Intel Future That Hasn’t Arrived – 48 Comments

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    Suppose next year the low end versions of Surface Pro 5 can replace Surface 3 and be as light as Toshiba Dynap

    Posted 5 years ago on Goodbye to Surface 3, Microsoft’s Last Non-Premium Surface – 47 Comments

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    I continue not to buy any media from Apple as long as Apple replaces iOS file management by Walled Garden, vio

    Posted 5 years ago on Apple TV Offers Yet Another Way to Watch TV on Your TV – 30 Comments

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    It is very nice to see that Apple uses Thunderbolt 3 and even embraces it in these notebooks. While I understa

    Posted 5 years ago on Apple Announces New MacBook Pro Laptops – 76 Comments

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    When holding it in my hands at IFA, I also noticed the somewhat cheap feeling of the "speaker" part.

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Elite x3: A Look at the Phone Hardware – 24 Comments

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    How do we already know that Kaby Lake is reliable? By all means, this we wish - but is it true?

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x360 (2016) vs. Surface Book: Could It Be? – 53 Comments

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    While Microsoft is a security company at the Windows kernel, enterprise management and the Windows 7 GUI, Mirc

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft, The Security Company – 23 Comments

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