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Or they can just put MacBook (Pro) mainboard inside a Magic Keyboard. It definitely would fit there. Of course, with at least two TB3 ports

Cesar Battistini Maziero said:

I can't see a use for that kind of device!

I already have a display! On my iPhone and even on an iPad!

Whats the point!

And don't forgot displays on macbook, desktop, AppleWatch, TV, and so on... But, having personal exerience, I've found some points of having such a device. I have an Amazon Echo Show in my kitchen and find it super useful appliance, even if I live in a country where it is not fully supported. It replaced my old bluetooth Jambox connected to an iPhone. It plays podcasts - yes, even AppleInsider podcast, it plays Prime Video, it shows my iCloud calendar, it has multiple timers (you know, while cooking or developing films, there's a need for more timers ). It even shows recipies, if asked. It plays news in my language, tells me about traffic in my town and shows a weather forecast. All of this is done really conveniently, without need of touch, without need to carry around any other device, because it sits permanently on a dishwashing machine. It does not, however, play Apple Music other way than via bluetooth, but that's exactly the same level of incovenience a standard bluetooth speaker has. It seems there emerges new class of "kitchen/living room computer" - not a desktop, not a tablet, something in between. I hope Apple will catch on soon and make something similar. I would buy such Apple device right away.

It surprises me - with their values, they still operate App Store in Russia, so many years after the Russian aggression towards Ukraine. But, IBM operated in Nazi Germany too, so it is probably not so unexpected.

JosephAU said:

My Apple ID is setup with a debit card in Australia.

It seems it is not for Apple ID (which I also have set up with a debit card), but for some additional verification - I do not understand it...

Big advantage of podcasts integration in Spotify is that they’re considered „music“ for mobile data providers (at least Vodafone) in my country (they don’t seem to care about any net neutrality at all). So, on LTE, it is actually cheaper to listen podcasts through Spotify, than Podcast app. Another big advantage of Spotify here in Czechia, is that it works with Amazon Echo devices. Apple Music refuses to connect stating that „it is not supported in your area“. But I pay the same as people in Vienna, less than 100 miles away, where it works flawlessly. Maybe these are some of the reasons why Spotify is more successful here in Europe. Anyway, I still use Apple Music, as it's the only service featuring decent Apple Watch app, which matters most for me.