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Apple Complies With Recommendation to Remove 'Available Now' From Apple Intelligence Page
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You don't need to buy 17 Pro Max when it comes out. That's the issue, your phone can last you a long time without losing any functionality, especially considering how little of an upgrade Apple offers these days between generations. We, Apple clients, should vote with our wallets. That's the only language any business understands.
I cannot believe that I am saying this, but Apple is really screwing up with the iPhone line in particular. It's their main cash cow and yet so little is being done for it. The Macs have been doing much better lately, since the launch of M processors. It's as if two different companies are working on these products. The iPhone has been rehashing the same design for what now, 5 years? The form has not changed since iPhone 12. Before then, we had the design of iPhone 6 rehashed for 7,8 and later, two SE generations. Then three generations of the design language for X,Xs,Xr,11 that was reused, which is normal. I am not asking for yearly design changes, but come on, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 - are essentially the same phone with minuscule tweaks. And the 17 will be the same as 16, with changes to the back camera for Pros. If the Air is truly released, that will be something new, but again, only for big screen users. Not everyone wants a giant phone. And no, please don't tell me that all phones are glass and metal rectangles. No, the design language can change and Apple has shown it can, just not since the 12 series. They are talking way too long to change things up a little bit.
I don't know, it's disappointing to see how lazy Apple has been on the iPhone front. They are doing amazing with Macs, iPad is doing fine with hardware, although the software is meh, but the iPhone? It's their main money maker!
The overall claim here is that Apple somehow entered into a legal and/or social obligation to deliver on what they showed at WWDC last year within 12 months of the event. That just can't be true unless that is somehow stated or expected. Simply pointing out that Apple has never done it before isn't nearly enough. I have no idea if that's true or not. I don't pay attention to the event much at all, so I'm really not sure either way. But for me (or anyone) to believe that they have an obligation there, more evidence of expectations would need to exist.