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> As an IOS developer..... k so you're at the center of Apple's attention. You're lucky. You perhaps don't need 32 Gig. Many of us do though, and 16 gig limit
by vegabook 10y ago
> As an IOS developer.....
k so you're at the center of Apple's attention. You're lucky. You perhaps don't need 32 Gig. Many of us do though, and 16 gig limit is just as nonsensical as it gets on a "Pro" computer and no amount of "oh this is getting old now please stop" is going to change the hard fact that Apple screwed up, or is dumping serious power users. I'm still angry, and I agree with the backlash. I want to toolup away from Apple as well. There is something useful to me in posts that show that I'm not alone, because it suggests a certain momentum towards alternatives, reducing my risk. There is also something very useful to Apple's competitors in gauging frustration as it may push them to create closer alternatives.
- aioprisan 10y ago> There is something useful to me in posts that show that I'm not alone, because it suggests a certain momentum towards alternatives, reducing my risk. No, there really isn't anything useful in statistically insignificant samples, except to further your confirmation bias. Stats 101.
- vegabook 10y agoHow are 1800 comments in one HN thread post-Macbook-pro launch, an "insignficant sample"? Stats 101. And should we ignore the qualitative evidence that this issue has been picked up by multiple independent sources, including the ultra-Apple-friendly Macrumors itself?
- aioprisan 10y agoYou analyzed 1800 comments and can say which way each leans? 1800 comments from people who come here and want to be heard is not a good sample and is statistically useless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-selection_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-selection_bias
- vegabook 10y agooh please. Not everything in life has an rsquared and a p-value. It's perfectly obvious, when perusing the HN comments and the rest of the internet, that the Macbook Pro has been generally poorly received by high end users, for credible reasons. You don't need a degree in statistics to figure that out.
- rayiner 10y agoSurface doesn't support 32GB either. My Thinkpad 450s maxes out at 20GB. XPS 15 only added 32GB support on the latest refresh. It's not like Apple will never offer a 32GB laptop. At most it's one refresh cycle behind.