honestly, this thread spiraling into an argument about Gurman is silly.
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Apple Announces 'Let Loose' Event on May 7 Amid Rumors of New iPads
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Still no indication if or when the god awful Magic Mouse with it's genius charging port will be replaced!!!
There can't be anything less exciting to talk about than new iPads. OK, maybe the Apple Watch.
All the talk and speculation before the announcement. Now all the pro/con, positive/negative comments. If you want an iPad with a cool new pencil, get it. If not... don't. Really pretty simple.
In a few new colors? Would love creative options we can mix and match!
I didn’t say anything three months ago because an event wasn’t announced three months ago. Why would I post predictions about an event that didn’t exist?
Nice try doing what? Making a list? What point are you trying to make?
EDIT: 24 hours with no response while MayaUser responds to everyone else. Guess we'll never know what I tried that was nice. Oh well!
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Does anyone else feel a bit sad there are no longer proper in person speeches at Apple events. Actual proper demos??
Not even 10 years ago this would have been a proper event in Cupertino. Media would get to experience the devices for the first time and the public would watch online. I know for a fact many journalists would catch up at these events and it was a social affair.
Now it’s just a bloomin video. It was fine when they had to get around the pandemic restrictions but they aren’t a thing anymore. It just seems like a lazy way to do it…
Not even 10 years ago this would have been a proper event in Cupertino. Media would get to experience the devices for the first time and the public would watch online. I know for a fact many journalists would catch up at these events and it was a social affair.
Now it’s just a bloomin video. It was fine when they had to get around the pandemic restrictions but they aren’t a thing anymore. It just seems like a lazy way to do it…
He called March and April too, and changed to May when it was clear that those wouldn't happen.
The only sources Mark Gurman still has today are in the supply chain, and there is only so much you can glean from that. 90% are educated guesses based on the state of the supply chain.
I think Apple took advantage of the shift during COVID to avoid having to face a live audience, something they couldn't do with their lame updates, price hikes, and inexplicable anti-customer choices these days. Not without getting booed.
I’ve been rewatching old Apple Events as background noise at work. One thing I really miss is seeing those software demos. The guy in the 90s/2000s who would always give a demo of WolframAlpha was always a joy to see.
I wouldn’t say it’s lazy though. The amount of production that goes into the event is likely more work than a live event, as you have to spend a lot more time filming and editing in addition to rehearsal.
I think they do it because it’s much easier logistically. Because you can easily edit everything instead of it being real-time it’s a lot easier to control what happens, its release, what gets said, etc.
I was originally, but now I could care less. Apple can be more creative with the videos.
- Less mistakes
- More creative
- Insane edits
Even with in person, the're going off a slide-show.
The iPads were reportedly delayed several times, hence the months of confusion, and the weird release timeframe (May).
It'd be funny if these iPads were delayed so that they could get MacOS running on them. Probably not the case, though.
I preferred the pacing and personality of the in-person events. It felt like a bunch of people coming up on stage and showing us all what they have been proudly working on.
The prerecorded stuff just feels like marketing. Which, admittedly, is all it ever was, but now it lacks that personal touch.
I preferred the pacing and personality of the in-person events. It felt like a bunch of people coming up on stage and showing us all what they have been proudly working on.
The prerecorded stuff just feels like marketing. Which, admittedly, is all it ever was, but now it lacks that personal touch.
They can also get away with wildly unpopular announcements without getting booed. That's a bad thing.
It is a bit sad, but from their perspective it makes perfect sense, and I don't think live events are ever coming back. Just like "work from home", the pandemic opened up a new way of doing things that ended up being a permanent shift.
From Apple's POV, the pre-recorded presentations allow for very tight control of the narrative. No more unveiling the price of a monitor stand to a stunned audience. No more "can't innovate my ass". Only rehearsed, polished demonstrations with no gaffes, no live reactions, and no room for error. And despite the effort that goes into them, still a lot less costly and cumbersome than hosting live events.
the title has to be "let us lose", today Apple is a crap,
Still hoping for macOS on the iPad Pros. macPadOS perhaps? I mean, the power is there, great display, rumored new aluminum keyboard case. If they won't give us a 12" MacBook with 5G, this would fill that void.
Unless iPad OS is significantly reworked, new hardware is next to useless.
This is excaly what I do! It's definitely a "first world problem" and only a minor inconvenience for me at best. Rreally it is the only complaint I've got. The device has been great.
LET THEM FEEL MY PAIN! ;-)
^^ this
iPad hardware has all been basically "Great" and "way more than good enough" for years now
Software is where all the work needs to go
The one exception is the Mini
That Mini 6 screen badly needs a spec bump
I don’t see this discussed but perhaps I missed it. Is it possible there will be an e-ink in the line up somewhere here?
There were rumours of a matte screen which most people reckoned makes no sense, likening it to the nano coated screen being put on an ipad.
However, if they were to have secretly done really well on colour e-ink…well I’d be purchasing immediately.
It would also totally make sense from perspective of wanting an event for it and focusing on the pencil aspect. Because you wouldn’t want to allude to the screen for this one.
E-ink is having a popular rise it feels like at the moment, so much I am considering an android tablet for the first time. It would be great to see competition from Apple in this regard.
Everyone dreaming of an ipad mini pro and here I am wanting an ipad mini e-ink.
There were rumours of a matte screen which most people reckoned makes no sense, likening it to the nano coated screen being put on an ipad.
However, if they were to have secretly done really well on colour e-ink…well I’d be purchasing immediately.
It would also totally make sense from perspective of wanting an event for it and focusing on the pencil aspect. Because you wouldn’t want to allude to the screen for this one.
E-ink is having a popular rise it feels like at the moment, so much I am considering an android tablet for the first time. It would be great to see competition from Apple in this regard.
Everyone dreaming of an ipad mini pro and here I am wanting an ipad mini e-ink.
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Which will never come into fruition as long as Apple insists on making iPad a glorified version of iPhone and let it run iOS.