Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 2:50:09 GMT -8
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 2:54:04 GMT -8
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 3:00:09 GMT -8
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 3:05:26 GMT -8
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 3:13:50 GMT -8
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 3:16:55 GMT -8
|
|
ono
Member
compensation
Posts: 537
|
Post by ono on Dec 17, 2020 7:35:16 GMT -8
Dediu: www.asymco.com/2020/12/17/apple-in-mid-2023/Great charts, as usual. Has anyone calculated the approximate annual dividend/share, say at the end of 2023 – considering reduced share numbers and a conservatively low growth of net free cash flow?
|
|
|
Post by Lstream on Dec 17, 2020 10:00:37 GMT -8
Carrying on with our wireless networking discussion, here is an article from a guy that migrated away from Airport Extremes, just like some of us are doing.
|
|
|
Post by archibaldtuttle on Dec 17, 2020 10:30:55 GMT -8
Google hit with antitrust suit today. This follows the big FB one from a couple weeks ago. Looks like they're going after Big Tech... could Apple be next?
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 11:39:12 GMT -8
Carrying on with our wireless networking discussion, here is an article from a guy that migrated away from Airport Extremes, just like some of us are doing. Great article, the Unifi sounds good except that it’s not WiFi 6. The AirPort Extreme’s that I have now are the a/c version, the same that the Unifi offers. And they are all (4) connected by Ethernet so I have no loss over WiFi. But are there security advantages from the Unifi over the AirPort? I’m thinking that the two may be equal.
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 11:41:34 GMT -8
Google hit with antitrust suit today. This follows the big FB one from a couple weeks ago. Looks like they're going after Big Tech... could Apple be next? I’m guessing no, but it seems that anything is possible.
|
|
|
Post by Lstream on Dec 17, 2020 12:41:39 GMT -8
Carrying on with our wireless networking discussion, here is an article from a guy that migrated away from Airport Extremes, just like some of us are doing. Great article, the Unifi sounds good except that it’s not WiFi 6. The AirPort Extreme’s that I have now are the a/c version, the same that the Unifi offers. And they are all (4) connected by Ethernet so I have no loss over WiFi. But are there security advantages from the Unifi over the AirPort? I’m thinking that the two may be equal. My primary motivation is increasingly unreliable operation. For example I have a 2.4 and a 5G network. At times one or the other just stops working. This is not a range issue, since my Mac is within a few feet of the Airport. I can’t explain why, so I am just taking the leap to something more modern that is properly supported. And I am attracted to the management tool that looks very deep and thorough.
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 13:12:49 GMT -8
Great article, the Unifi sounds good except that it’s not WiFi 6. The AirPort Extreme’s that I have now are the a/c version, the same that the Unifi offers. And they are all (4) connected by Ethernet so I have no loss over WiFi. But are there security advantages from the Unifi over the AirPort? I’m thinking that the two may be equal. My primary motivation is increasingly unreliable operation. For example I have a 2.4 and a 5G network. At times one or the other just stops working. This is not a range issue, since my Mac is within a few feet of the Airport. I can’t explain why, so I am just taking the leap to something more modern that is properly supported. And I am attracted to the management tool that looks very deep and thorough. I understand, I know the AirPort is rapidly becoming an antique and will need replacing soon. Thanks for sharing your research.
|
|
Dave
Member
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra
Posts: 4,055
|
Post by Dave on Dec 17, 2020 13:25:36 GMT -8
|
|
JDSoCal
Member
Aspiring oligarch
Posts: 4,181
|
Post by JDSoCal on Dec 17, 2020 13:26:55 GMT -8
Google hit with antitrust suit today. This follows the big FB one from a couple weeks ago. Looks like they're going after Big Tech... could Apple be next? It's a reasonable fear. This is all a shakedown. Keep in mind that no company since Standard Oil has been broken up. So it's obviously about money. There will likely be a settlement in the billions, which the governors and AG's in the plaintiff states will distribute to their slush funds and political cronies (Trump banned that spread-the-spoils practice in the DOJ, but Google and FB are state actions; FB's suit includes the FTC, an independent fed agency). One thing to remember about antitrust law is that it is meant to protect the consumer. But Google doesn't make its money directly from the consumer (let's not even bring up the rounding error revs on YouTube subs and Pixel sales). So who is Google hurting by monopolizing search ads, a free service? Not the consumer. To be clear, I think Google is evil and won't use its products. But these shakedowns are scary, because they are so clearly about wanting a piece of the pie, not any legitimate concern about consumers' welfare. "Nice company (and pile of money) you have there. It would be a shame if anything happened to it." I think one of Google's and Facebook's problems is that they don't employ workers in each state like Apple does. And people love their iPhones, or they wouldn't buy them. Does anyone love Google or Facebook? So I think attacking Apple would be less safe politically. Not to say this does not scare me.
Edit: Tommy_UK is correct; under antitrust law, I doubt Apple would be considered a monopolist WRT market share. But as I've said, these cases aren't about good faith consumer protection, so why let the facts get in the way? It's a shakedown. And who would want to go all the way through an antitrust trial to prove it? That's a scary road.
|
|
|
Post by archibaldtuttle on Dec 17, 2020 13:27:55 GMT -8
The antitrust argument against Apple would be based around the same arguments that Fortnite has been making, namely that Apple restricts competition and free markets in the App Store and in their bundled software products, such as iCloud. Stupid? Sure. But the government could seize on it.
|
|
4aapl
Moderator
Posts: 3,598
|
Post by 4aapl on Dec 17, 2020 14:27:08 GMT -8
Great article, the Unifi sounds good except that it’s not WiFi 6. The AirPort Extreme’s that I have now are the a/c version, the same that the Unifi offers. And they are all (4) connected by Ethernet so I have no loss over WiFi. But are there security advantages from the Unifi over the AirPort? I’m thinking that the two may be equal. My primary motivation is increasingly unreliable operation. For example I have a 2.4 and a 5G network. At times one or the other just stops working. This is not a range issue, since my Mac is within a few feet of the Airport. I can’t explain why, so I am just taking the leap to something more modern that is properly supported. And I am attracted to the management tool that looks very deep and thorough. For us there are multiple points of failure. Long ago I had some AirLink 101's (I believe) that lasted forever. These were some of the cheapest, and yet just kept working. Now, our 2.4 network is hit any time the microwave is used. Kinda tough, especially with 5 people at home. On the 5G side (this is on a cheaper TP-link), it mostly works. But with the previous router, it would do what you are mentioning of going down at times. It turns out that you can set the strength, and by lowering it it worked consistently. I think it was overheating. I bought a new one of the same model, a year later, planning to just switch it out. It has a similar problem, but we may be able to avoid that by using both in different parts of the house, but at lower power levels. Our house isn't that big, but the current router placement is partially blocked out by a cement entryway, and then rock work around a wood stove. It's not ideal, and is impressive that it works as well as it does. But I've dragged my feet on finding a new location for the modem and router, and pulling some cat 6 cables. It's on the list, but things work well enough that dealing with cables keeps being put off. We tend to have more problems when the neighbors come up to their vacation house. The houses are decently spaced, and I checked the channels and tried to put it on unused ones, but the problem persists. I thought ChinaCat's problem was not being able to do the audio streaming that the airport express had. I haven't dealt with things like that.
|
|
bud777
fire starter
Posts: 1,352
|
Post by bud777 on Dec 17, 2020 14:53:52 GMT -8
Great article, the Unifi sounds good except that it’s not WiFi 6. The AirPort Extreme’s that I have now is the a/c version, the same that the Unifi offers. And they are all (4) connected by Ethernet so I have no loss over WiFi. But are there security advantages from the Unifi over the AirPort? I’m thinking that the two may be equal. My primary motivation is increasingly unreliable operation. For example I have a 2.4 and a 5G network. At times one or the other just stops working. This is not a range issue, since my Mac is within a few feet of the Airport. I can’t explain why, so I am just taking the leap to something more modern that is properly supported. And I am attracted to the management tool that looks very deep and thorough. I had problems like that recently. It turned out to be the number of devices connected. In these days of IoT. it is easy to exceed the limits and then everything stops
|
|
|
Post by Lstream on Dec 17, 2020 14:57:16 GMT -8
My primary motivation is increasingly unreliable operation. For example I have a 2.4 and a 5G network. At times one or the other just stops working. This is not a range issue, since my Mac is within a few feet of the Airport. I can’t explain why, so I am just taking the leap to something more modern that is properly supported. And I am attracted to the management tool that looks very deep and thorough. I had problems like that recently. It turned out to be the number of devices connected. In these days of IoT. it is easy to exceed the limits and then everything stops Good point. In this new system, I can set up VLAN's. I intend segment some of my devices. For example, anything that streams will get its own VLAN. The product has QOS that will give priority to video and audio, which might help with some of the other issues I am starting to notice.
|
|
|
Post by dc930 on Dec 17, 2020 15:08:41 GMT -8
I had problems like that recently. It turned out to be the number of devices connected. In these days of IoT. it is easy to exceed the limits and then everything stops Good point. In this new system, I can set up VLAN's. I intend segment some of my devices. For example, anything that streams will get its own VLAN. The product has QOS that will give priority to video and audio, which might help with some of the other issues I am starting to notice. You'll love the UniFi system. My system is 2 years old now and I have had zero issues. Lots of enterprise features too like you mentioned (VLANs etc).
|
|
|
Post by Lstream on Dec 17, 2020 15:15:07 GMT -8
Good point. In this new system, I can set up VLAN's. I intend segment some of my devices. For example, anything that streams will get its own VLAN. The product has QOS that will give priority to video and audio, which might help with some of the other issues I am starting to notice. You'll love the UniFi system. My system is 2 years old now and I have had zero issues. Lots of enterprise features too like you mentioned (VLANs etc). Awesome to hear. Thanks. I will also put any iOT devices on their own VLAN. Some of those devices have poor intrusion protection and security issues. Putting them on their own VLAN makes sense to me. The sheer networking geekiness of all this sounds like fun.
|
|
|
Post by deasys on Dec 17, 2020 18:58:11 GMT -8
I will also put any iOT devices on their own VLAN. Some of those devices have poor intrusion protection and security issues. Putting them on their own VLAN makes sense to me. The sheer networking geekiness of all this sounds like fun. You should be aware of this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol)(The HomePod mini supports Thread. In fact, it can act as a Thread border router.)
|
|