Got to love it. Tons of folks having problems with battery life on the new Mac Books they’ve waited years to get their hands on. Apples response… remove the part of the battery indicator that shows the “time remaining” in a laptop’s charge, saying that those estimates can be inaccurate. What a wanker thing to do. Those of us who have older Macbooks where the indicator has worked fine for years are SOL. Honestly folks, I’d be selling those AAPL shares to be on the safe side. The company is in a downward spiral w/o Jobs.
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