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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple's 'Creative Engine' Has Never Been Stronger

I know everyone wants the flashy new products, but I couldn't be happier with the combination of Yosemite on my MBP and the 6 plus. They work so well together now, the messaging and voice calling from my laptop works flawlessly so far. Impressed.

I want more apps for the 6 plus that take advantage of the size though. I'm also annoyed at the complete lack of attention to Apple TV interface too. For crying out loud there is no reason the Remote app combined with Apple TV shouldn't be a much better experience than it is.
 
spectrumfox said:
SMS Forwarding has been available for Android for quite a long time.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=android sms forwarding

Again, nothing in Apple's Continuity is unique or innovative, except for the giving it a singular name and markatable package. Everything included in Continuity has been done before. People who think that only Apple can do it are fooling themselves.
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I see, I didnt think only apple COULD do it, but I did think they were the first to. As far as I can tell they are the first company to do it natively among all devices they sell. It looks like android can do it but not natively (yet). I am sure Samsung Galaxy phones will soon automatically SMS forward to Samsung laptops and tablets.
 
brendu said:
I see, I didnt think only apple COULD do it, but I did think they were the first to. As far as I can they they are the first company to do it natively among all devices they sell. It looks like android can do it but not natively (yet). I am sure Samsung Galaxy phones will soon automatically SMS forward to Samsung laptops and tablets.
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Correct, Android devices can't do SMS forwarding natively yet as far as I know, but 3rd party devs have given Android devices the ability.

Again, it goes back to my original point that Apple didn't develop any features contained in Continuity. They simply took bits and pieces of already-developed tech and bundled them all together in a singular package that works natively with all of their hardware and software.

They get props for that, but they shouldn't get props for developing the technology in the first place.
 
powertoold said:
I gotta say that Continuity is a crazy feature from an engineering and complexity standpoint.

Only Apple has the hardware and software to pull off something like it.
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Massive new feature that should have been here a long time ago. It envelops the ecosystem. Makes the decision of buying new products easier and for the general consumer to justify if it works flawlessly and effortlessly with all of their other Apple gadgets. I expect this feature alone will drive a lot of iPhone users who use PC's to want to make the switch to a Mac.
 
rp2011 said:
Massive new feature that should have been here a long time ago. It envelops the ecosystem. Makes the decision of buying new products easier for the general consumer to justify if it works flawlessly and effortlessly with all of their other Apple gadgets. I expect this feature alone will drive a lot of iPhone users who use PC's to want to make the switch to mac.
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Honestly, I think it will take more than Continuity to make established Windows users spend thousands of dollars to migrate into a Mac ecosystem...

Especially taking into consideration using Gmail, Google Docs, Chrome, and Hangouts already gives Windows, Mac, AND Linux users the features of Continuity without having to switch ecosystems.
 
rp2011 said:
Massive new feature that should have been here a long time ago. It envelops the ecosystem. Makes the decision of buying new products easier for the general consumer to justify if it works flawlessly and effortlessly with all of their other Apple gadgets. I expect this feature alone will drive a lot of iPhone users who use PC's to want to make the switch to mac.
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Android, MightyText, PC. 2013.
 
AnalyzeThis said:
Not when it comes to mac-mini, NOT
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IMO the Mac Mini is a suppler problem and the refresh was a "Plan B" to get something out at a lower price. I am sure there is a new Industrial design, quad core, SSD Mac Mini working it's way through the supply chains for next year.
 
spectrumfox said:
Uh, no. Google has had products like Google Docs, Chrome synced tabs, and Google Voice/Hangouts that have had Continuity-like features for years prior.

The only thing Apple is doing differently is packaging all of them up into one service and giving it a marketable name. Functionality-wise, its no different from what Google and other companies have already been doing.
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Software in the cloud is not the same as continuity.

I don't think continuity even requires an internet connection.
 
Really?

iPad mini 3? The Mac mini?

My iPhone 6+ has to constantly refresh itself due to maximizing the same amount of RAM that was in the previous two models...
 
rp2011 said:
Massive new feature that should have been here a long time ago. It envelops the ecosystem. Makes the decision of buying new products easier and for the general consumer to justify if it works flawlessly and effortlessly with all of their other Apple gadgets. I expect this feature alone will drive a lot of iPhone users who use PC's to want to make the switch to a Mac.
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brendu said:
For the most part that is true but as far as I am aware, no one has been able to take any cell phone number and allow SMS forwarding from a phone to a tablet and PC. I am sure Samsung, Microsoft, et. al. don't have that feature yet and its the only continuity feature I care about to be completely honest.
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MightyText. Google it.

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rp2011 said:
Yep, and that's three separate ecosystems and not an elegant solution. And I do love MightyText.
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Are you serious? They are ecosysyem agnostice. That's epic! And...eek...elegant!
 
powertoold said:
Software in the cloud is not the same as continuity.

I don't think continuity even requires an internet connection.
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You do have a valid point, Continuity doesn't need an Internet connection. All it needs is Bluetooth LE.

However, Apple didn't create Bluetooth LE, and it's not limited to Apple. There's nothing stopping Google or Microsoft from doing the same thing with their devices. Apple is basically allowing their devices to talk amongst themselves using an ad-hoc Bluetooth network rather than WAN Internet.

It's still the same basic principle though, executed in a different way.
 
spectrumfox said:
Correct, Android devices can't do SMS forwarding natively yet as far as I know, but 3rd party devs have given Android devices the ability.

Again, it goes back to my original point that Apple didn't develop any features contained in Continuity. They simply took bits and pieces of already-developed tech and bundled them all together in a singular package that works natively with all of their hardware and software.

They get props for that, but they shouldn't get props for developing the technology in the first place.
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Androids didn't devellop it either BTW.
 
RickInHouston said:
MightyText. Google it.

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They all work together. Makes it much more elegant, no?
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Nope. I love MigtyText but that's only a fraction of what continuity does, and to be fair MightyText on it's own is a great feature to be sure, but elegant? I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone to describe it like that. Same goes for Google Docs, same goes for using Windows 8. The combination of the three is like drinking beer, wine, and mixed drinks at the same time. All are better on their own.

...on second thought, staying away from Windows 8 is reason enough..
 
Keirasplace said:
Androids didn't devellop it either BTW.
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I'm not saying it originally came from Android. I'm just saying Apple isn't the only company that has the hardware and software to support Continuity-like features. They're just the first to package it all together.
 
One thing I don't understand and perhaps someone can clarify this.

They showed things being created on one type of product and being able to be instantly carry on working on it, on another range of product.

So you start your presentation / documents / graphics? on say and iPhone then carry on, on your mac, and/or visa versa, perhaps with an iPad also?

Does this mean this only works as you are using very dumbed down software on other devices so they will work with lesser devices?

I mean you can't be working on some high end project on a mac on a full package and then just carry it on, with the iPhone.

I'm just wondering if this is just like a play/toy gimmic just to show off on stage?

It just works between a few simple programs that are the same simple programs on all platforms. but in the hard reality this does not work at all.

Simple because lesser devices don't have, and can't run the same packages as more powerful devices.
 
spectrumfox said:
You do have a valid point, Continuity doesn't need an Internet connection. All it needs is Bluetooth LE.

However, Apple didn't create Bluetooth LE. There's nothing stopping Google or Microsoft from doing the same thing with their devices. Apple is basically allowing their devices to talk amongst themselves using an ad-hoc Bluetooth network rather than WAN Internet.

It's still the same basic principle though, executed in a different way.
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Oh, right... BTW, it is a much lower level solution. NOT THE SAME. Seriously, grasping at straws here. Android does a lot of good things, but they have not done anything close to this. Systems integration is not Androids forte and why would it be, it is all the thousands OEM partners who do the jobs each on their side.
 
spectrumfox said:
I'm not saying it originally came from Android. I'm just saying Apple isn't the only company that has the hardware and software to support Continuity-like features. They're just the first to package it all together.
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You don't seem to get it that to make it perform decently, Android will need to get way closer to their hardware than they are now. I can maybe get Samsung being to do it well amongst all their devices, but if you buy some other Android devices the chances are great you will run into troubles.
 
Keirasplace said:
Oh, right... BTW, it is a much lower level solution. NOT THE SAME. Seriously, grasping at straws here. Android does a lot of good things, but they have not done anything close to this. Systems integration is not Androids forte and why would it be, it is all the thousands OEM partners who do the jobs each on their side.
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I'm not arguing that fact at all. One of the major elements that has made Apple so successful is systems integration. They have an uncanny knack for taking existing tech and bundling it together to work seamlessly with their hardware and software and give their users a unified experience.

There's absolutely no denying that.
 
"And Helvetica has never been more mis-used than before!" Another Apple Achievement.

Dear Apple Designers and Tim Cook and Sir Jony: PLEASE take a course on the basics of Typography. All of you sorely need it, i.e., when to implement grey type against a dark background (and vice-versa), when to reverse type, when does a typeface weight become too light when used in an improper fashion? I could on and on.... and apparently so will Apple.

Fail.
 
Well at least they created Gold 4.7" and 5.5", that's creative. 12 months and all they've done is go backwards, 1.4GHZ my God.
 
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