9to5mac had a big scoop today with what looks like an official Apple photo of the yet-to-be announced Series 4 Apple Watch. I think it looks gorgeous with the new rose gold stainless steel finish and the larger watch faces.
 I was listening to the latest podcast episode of Upgrade where one of the co-hosts, Jason Snell, stated that the iPad is a primarily horizontal device. I couldn’t disagree with Jason more. Unlike the MacBook, and this is partly why I prefer my iPad, you can choose to use your iPad in either portrait or horizontal mode. Whatever fits the task at hand.
Don't Doubt Me  Forgive me for taking somewhat of a victory lap, but when I saw this recent article about how phone prices topping $1,000 have become normal, I couldn’t help but think “I told you so.” And it reminded me about a couple of other theories I have addressed that have since fallen out of favor.
 Unlike a lot of Wall Street analysts who follow Apple, I’m not too excited about Apple’s growth in services revenue. As I’ve written two years ago, Apple’s future is not in services. In fact, the nature of Apple’s services makes them more dependent on hardware sales than ever. What do I mean by that?
 Jeb Kinnison over at the Mansion Engineer website wrote an absolutely devastating critique of Tesla’s Solar Roof product. I highly recommend that you read the whole article here after this short excerpt.
Let the Apolitical Banning Begin  I’ve been a little disappointed lately at all the criticism of Apple from sources which I considered to be pro-business. If Apple wants to kick Alex Jones off of their platform, it’s their right as the sole owners of their platform. It’s as simple as that.
 Anyone who’s been reading my blog for very long knows what a huge proponent I am of using tablets in the business world. I appreciate the flexible hardware nature of the iPad which allows it to be held like a book, lay flat like a tablet, or accept whatever keyboard I want and sit up like a laptop.
But today I’m doing something a little different. My daughter finished her freshman year at college this spring and wanted to discuss what it’s like going “all in” on the iPad Pro for college. Like her father, she is not a writer, but she has first hand experience and a perspective which I cannot bring. I also thought it might be helpful for other parents with kids about to go off to school. —Robert Perez  As Apple hit the never-before-reached milestone of becoming the first trillion-dollar company in the history of mankind, I pondered for a bit the significance of that.
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Robert PerezManufacturing and distribution analysis since 1993. 
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