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The RAM crisis comes for Apple: Mac and iPad prices jacked up by hundreds as company says 'We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly'Apple has significantly increased the prices of its Mac and iPad lines due to a rapid and substantial rise in component costs. The company stated that it has never experienced such a swift and large increase in component prices before. While iPhones are currently unaffected, CEO Tim Cook indicated that price hikes for all products might become unavoidable if the situation persists.- How to clean and organize your MacThis guide provides techniques and app recommendations for cleaning and organizing a Mac to improve its performance and appearance. It covers physical cleaning of the screen and body, organizing the hard drive using macOS storage tools and third-party apps, and tidying the desktop and Finder with features like tags and menu bar organizers. The article also suggests tools for better window and tab management.
'Without Intel, I don’t know if Windows would have happened… without Mac, I wonder whether Office…Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged the significant contributions of Intel and Apple to the company's success, stating that Windows might not exist without Intel and Office's development was heavily influenced by the Mac platform. Nadella emphasized a non-zero-sum approach to business, focusing on adding customer value rather than solely engaging in competitive battles.- Apple's new Studio Display XDR monitor has limited functionality on older Silicon MacsApple's new Studio Display XDR has limited functionality on older Apple Silicon Macs, capping the refresh rate at 60Hz on models with M1 through M3 chips. Support for older Intel Macs is not mentioned at all, raising concerns about compatibility with Apple's latest monitors.