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iPhone 14 Pro Already bored with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I didn’t think the novelty would wear off so fast.
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I miss the Apple that once took risks.
Some people might call it 'throwing sh-- at the wall just to see what sticks', but that's what innovators do.
The modern Apple drip-feeds minor incremental upgrades year on year, has a look at what the bleeding-edge risk takers are doing, and five years later, implements their own versions of the features that turned out to be successful. Like AOD.
(Oh...except when it's in their best financial interest to take something away. Like the headphone jack, the charger, and the earphones. Then they're leading the field.)
All this, and yet in the Mac space they gave us M-series SoCs that blew the competition away right from day one. It's difficult to understand how these two sides of the same company co-exist.
Some people might call it 'throwing sh-- at the wall just to see what sticks', but that's what innovators do.
The modern Apple drip-feeds minor incremental upgrades year on year, has a look at what the bleeding-edge risk takers are doing, and five years later, implements their own versions of the features that turned out to be successful. Like AOD.
(Oh...except when it's in their best financial interest to take something away. Like the headphone jack, the charger, and the earphones. Then they're leading the field.)
All this, and yet in the Mac space they gave us M-series SoCs that blew the competition away right from day one. It's difficult to understand how these two sides of the same company co-exist.
The iPhone is a mature product. It won’t feel or be incremented drastically like 15yrs ago.
If you look at the Watch or Mac, it’s going through more drastic changes because it’s in need of reinvention.
If you look at the Watch or Mac, it’s going through more drastic changes because it’s in need of reinvention.
No it's like you eating a Filet and ordering her a cheeseburger.
It’s hard to argue against Apple’s approach when as a company they’re just becoming more and more successful, larger and gaining more and more of the markets they occupy.
For the masses, they produce what people want.
I used to give my old phones to my sister until she royally pissed me off. She was never more than 2 years behind. If you’re concerned about waste trade it back to Apple. It will go back to the mothership to be properly assimilated.
And yet it increasingly feels like Apple is the only one in the room who has any semblance of a long-term plan these days.
And yet it increasingly feels like Apple is the only one in the room who has any semblance of a long-term plan these days.
This is very true.
If you look at Google, they constantly flip flop or kill products. I’d much rather put my money with Apple’s slower but steady increments.
Heard they’re going to kill pixelbook now. And after getting bored with watches, they are back on the pixel watch wagon.
Off topic but I thought I posted this and realized that’s not my username… my name is James C
On topic if AR glasses are done right and look good and work well, they could easily replace phones…
That's uh ... putting it lightly ...
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And some people want to trust Google with messaging. Hell no.
I've been feeling the same way tbh. I pre-ordered my 14PM in deep purple to have on launch day and I have already removed my clear apple case off of it. The last few months using my 13PM I took the case off because I didn't feel like it needed to be babied anymore. This is a new move for me a week or so in with a brand new phone. It just doesn't feel like I have a new phone.
I don’t think we will see the end of DI (LOL) anytime soon. Even when Apple embeds Face ID into the display. I look at it as a miniature notification area. For that purpose I already really like it.
Or worse, blame Apple for refusing to pick up Google's crap (the whole RCS debacle).
Ah, the Palm Treo! I had a bunch and loved them until the PalmOS got unstable. My Tree 650 froze in the belt holster and I didn't know it so I missed some frantic calls from our contractor in the middle of a home renovation while I was at work. Decisions were made - the wrong decisions - and we're still making the changes little by little. The very next day I was a BlackBerry user and that love affair lasted a decade. But the Palm Treo was the first true convergence device. Of course we BIS users had to 'trick' our devices to do some of the things the corporate BES users got automatically, but those were heady days.
And we could play Dope Wars on our Treos.
Another Treo fans here. I bought new Treo 680 again after the first one was given to my friend (when it started discontinued). It’s a combination of wonderful technology and simplicity. Installed custom rom on it, very stable and fast.Ah, the Palm Treo! I had a bunch and loved them until the PalmOS got unstable. My Tree 650 froze in the belt holster and I didn't know it so I missed some frantic calls from our contractor in the middle of a home renovation while I was at work. Decisions were made - the wrong decisions - and we're still making the changes little by little. The very next day I was a BlackBerry user and that love affair lasted a decade. But the Palm Treo was the first true convergence device. Of course we BIS users had to 'trick' our devices to do some of the things the corporate BES users got automatically, but those were heady days.
And we could play Dope Wars on our Treos.
Somehow, it’s interesting to see PalmOS capability:
- remote (TV, air conditioner) => now it transforms into home automation
- schedule backup => now it was done via iCloud
- graffiti => Apple Pencil’s Scribble (but still not as good as Graffiti)
- call recording (CallRec) => still no contest
- SMS scheduler => still not available
- DayNotez => probably DayOne
At that time, I saw iPhone (3GS & 4) is very similar with Palm TX with phone capability.
Went from iPhone 12 to 14PM and there is a very noticeable weight increase. I think Apple is slowly conditioning us to carrying the weight of a cinder block, then they will use their marketing wizardry to market lighter phones and highlight how the battery capacity was not reduced.
I went to the bigger screen to appreciate an upgrade (12 to 14PM). Definitely at the point of diminishing returns when upgrading.