Apple v Microsoft

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

I don't know how it works in Australia, but in Europe, when a customer buys an Apple product, he pays the taxes in his country, that Apple would have to pay.

Apple get more than 200 billions offshore thanks tax avoidance.

The umm, thread is about Apple and Microsoft products, not their finances

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

The umm, thread is about Apple and Microsoft products, not their finances

That's very very interconnected.

[Brecht]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

The umm, thread is about Apple and Microsoft products, not their finances

Originally Posted by xyzde69

That's very very interconnected.

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

That's very very interconnected.

Good, I see your point, you know what, I am gonna but that iMac Pro and hope the money goes a small way for them to become richer and make even better products.

End Of Off Topic Posts

[buttsie]

The current complex issue with Intel chips made in the past decade
being compromised speaks volumes

Apple issued a fix 6th of December

Intel responds to CPU security flaw as macOS 10.13.2(10.13.3 in beta)
said to include fix for Macs
https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/03/mac-f...el-kernel-bug/

Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign
Speed hits loom, other OSes need fixes

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/0...u_design_flaw/

Can hardly wait for black patch Tuesday 9th of January

Originally Posted by Estreeter

We went into the Melbourne CBD this afternoon,
I made sure the last place we went was to my second favourite store and enquired about an



iMac Pro they're new on the market and am seriously thinking of getting the base model, I haven't read a bad review about it yet,

But



That's the actual quote I got, 1 for the top of the range iMac, the other the base iMac Pro ..... Mrs went nuts at me

Might be time to upgrade the wife

Expensive up front costs remind me of solar electricity

Over time you end up with a PC that will be alive for decades
because the unqualified user cant screw it up

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by buttsie

Might be time to upgrade the wife

No can do, she knows about this place sort of likes it's my way of keeping out of trouble, so umm, this model female will do me fine

Gonna wait a short while before that monster of a machine makes it into this house, I gotta justify it's cost and also see it's short term history and reviews then plus where Apple go with it.

But I want one now

[Estreeter]

Wimbo77 started this thread in the help section about the Meltdown and Spectre problem
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...18#post4294718

And , umm

Originally Posted by buttsie

Intel will patch all recent chips by the end of January
90 percent of recent processors affected by Meltdown/Spectre will see fixes this week.

There's still no word on a timeline for when affected processors made more than five years ago will be patched.

9th January 2018
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/...ecurity-patch/

edit

Windows Meltdown-Spectre patches: If you haven't got them, blame your antivirus
Microsoft says your antivirus software could stop you from receiving the emergency patches issued for Windows.

Liam Tung
By Liam Tung | January 4, 2018 --

http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows...our-antivirus/

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Semi off topic

There was an update for Mac users today for this issue,
Was gonna be gone for a few hours today so I did it while gone, came back some 5 hours later and was all done so don't know how long it took but everything seems to be operating OK

Originally Posted by buttsie

You wont be needing that imac pro then

You've got to love MS

The one group who werent even affected by the chip debacle , those with AMD CPUs
get a blue screen of death invitation from MS via windows updates

They actually think their updates are a big help

History says their as good as malware all too often

Buttsie, true I don't need an iMac Pro, but I will get one

[buttsie]

After you give up gambling, drinking , smoking & junkfood to convince
the other half its an affordable investment you mean

Got an air conditioned tool shed to house you & your perfect wet dream?

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by buttsie

After you give up gambling, drinking , smoking & junkfood to convince
the other half its an affordable investment you mean

I could make subtle suggestion to make her work full time instead of part time

Originally Posted by buttsie

Got an air conditioned tool shed to house you & your perfect wet dream?

This spare bedroom where the computer is, my sanctuary, is perfect, coolest and quietest room in the house

[Baresfan]

I just upgraded to a 27 inch 2015 iMac Core i5 3.3 GHz and upgraded the memory to 24 GB with chips from OWC last year. Bought it online from Apple from the refurbished products section of the online store. Same warranty as a brand new machine. I have the 2 TB Fusion drive internally and an OWC Elite PRO Duo https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MED3FR0GB/ configured as a JBOD with another 14 TB and a stand-alone 4 TB Media drive.