Linked List: March 22, 2019

Friday, 22 March 2019

Horace Dediu on the New iPad Mini 

Horace Dediu:

Fundamentally explaining mini is pointless. Mini is something that is felt more than it is perceived. You can see the attraction of a tiny product only when you come face-to-face with it. In a picture it’s hard to get it — there is no frame of reference. What draws me to a MacBook or to a mini or a Watch is when it’s touched and held and carried or worn.

Jason Snell on the New iPad Mini 

Jason Snell:

When three and a half years go by without Apple updating your favorite product, you start to get a little antsy.

See also: This intriguing post about Logitech’s Crayon now working with iPad Pros.

AT&T’s ‘5G E’ Is Actually Slower Than Verizon and T-Mobile 4G, Study Finds 

Embarrassing for AT&T for their bullshit marketing, and embarrassing for Apple for allowing this on the iPhone. They should call it “5G B” for “bullshit”.