It's cheaper to throw out a whole server in a data center than repair it. This is good for efficiency.

Good point. I've never tried 480 Hz, only 240 Hz on a 24" monitor. Another important factor which is ignored is the size of the display. Even 60 Hz is smooth on a small 3" display because the distance moved by the projection on the retina is tiny. When sitting up close to a 32" monitor, the same animation would traverse a huge portion of your retina making every frame visible.

Also the people in that Linus Tech Tips video where they couldnâ(TM)t tell the difference were all noobs.

If itâ(TM)s hard to tell the difference then the content being viewed doesn't benefit from it. There are scientific papers by the military showing we can see the difference up to 960 Hz or something after which they stopped the test. I donâ(TM)t need an RCT for something thatâ(TM)s blatantly obvious.

I have both 120 Hz and 240 Hz displays for different purposes. The difference is actually bigger on the desktop than in most games. In strategy games where you pan the map around a lot, similar to desktop usage, there is huge difference.

I know, itâ(TM)s not the right analogy. The difference in smoothness is very similar. There is a day and night difference between 120 and 240 Hz when angular movement is involved like zooming in with a rifle.

The benefit is clearly visible all the way up to 1000 Hz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

How can it emit "less blue light" than other monitors? Does that mean it's incapable of displaying accurate colours?

The benefit of 480 Hz is plainly visible on the desktop when moving the mouse.

If Apple really wanted to they could entangle the iMessage certificate somewhere with the low-level chain of trust and that would be the end of 3rd party clients. They probably don't do this yet because of older Macs that don't have a Secure Enclave.

Charge them for bandwidth instead. At least for the actual costs incurred, Apple should be compensated.

Just moving the mouse and scrolling text at 60 Hz is annoying and a strain on the eyes after getting used to higher refresh rates. Every device I have is at least 120 Hz.

Try it on a 240 Hz monitor and it'll feel laggy. I don't think Visual Studio is native anymore. Xcode is the last remaining native IDE.

I wish someone would write a native IDE like Visual Studio 6 that isn't laggy and unresponsive.

... removed the port and sealed off the phone instead of adding a fragile USB Type-C port with a breakage prone wafer in the middle.