Incredibly excited to see what new Pride/Trans emojis and wallpapers they announce! Whatever they're paying those geniuses in Cupertino - it's not enough.
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Apple Confirms Time for June 10 WWDC Keynote, Shares Full Schedule
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To be fair I'm sure they have some really talented people that are capable of some groundbreaking updates... But I'm sure Timmy "penny pincher" Cook stifles them and makes sure updates are incremental and slow in order to squeeeze every penny from existing iterations... You see the same thing when it comes to hardware.
If M-series was insignificant I wonder why the competition bothers to compare their stuff with those. If there is one king of all mistakes, it's to skip the consolidation process. Code or hardware, get it out there, consolidate, tune and diversify across performance lines.
Apple tend to do this properly, and they are not finished yet. They are still busy shifting about and tuning configurations a.o.
Pennies? Of course. It's a business, what would anyone possibly expect?
My guess: M4 on Macs will make most forget about M2/3 like they already have forgotten M1. Which pretty much flipped everything upside down for Mac users, MS and Intel a.o. Someone got busy. Very busy.
Mac Owners are generally satisfied with what they use even M1 based. Most here need a good reason to update to a better processor usually, like running specific applications faster. not some FOMO because of a newer SoC. A new model with better display yeah that might tip the scale more than a new SoC.
Maybe at the show we finally find out how much RAM the base M4 can address. Certainly couldn't tell using a iPad Pro as an example.
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Think so. I'm pretty done with laptops for the time being, prefer a 32". The screen was always to Mac's advantage after Unibody. Believe 2nd gen was when they surpassed Thinkpad in general quality. A Mini will cover my present usage and I keep an open mind as far as upcoming releases goes. If they go easy on "AI" on M4 base, M1 will still be fine for a few years I believe. The software needs time to absorb AI before it becomes an issue, but I presume some apps will have resource issues before they get abreast.Mac Owners are generally satisfied with what they use even M1 based. Most here need a good reason to update to a better processor usually, like running specific applications faster. not some FOMO because of a newer SoC. A new model with better display yeah that might tip the scale more than a new SoC.
Maybe at the show we finally find out how much RAM the base M4 can address. Certainly couldn't tell using a iPad Pro as an example.
The prerecorded ones just don't feel like keynotes to me. They feel like extended intro videos / ads. And they are too polished and scripted. I wonder if any of the speakers write what they are going to say or if it all comes from marketing. I get the feeling the older keynotes were more of an active project for the people speaking.
Isn't real world keynotes pretty much the same as pre-recorded ones at conferences. They are scripted and pretested to make sure everything thing proceeds without incidents. The ones that Apple used to do with Steve Jobs at MacWorld could flounder at any moment with demos that didn't work, projected videos failing, people forgetting their speech portions or making erroneous statements out of order. Given how much material these recent WWDC keynotes are covering now when they are aired, I don't think Apple could go back to the old ways any more, its would be exceedingly difficult to achieve given allocated time during the day.
Once you experience absolute control in presentation it's hard to give it up. Why so many TV commercials are virtual even when the result is terrible, like those Liberty Insurance statue of liberty ads that still can't get decent water right.
Yes, they run through them many times. But, they still seemed more genuine. My personal speculation is that the speakers were more involved in the past in their own portions, and are less involved now. I don't know if that is true or not but it is how it seems to me. And I disagree, they could do it the old way still, I don't think fitting everything in would be such a problem. Plus the lack of Apple Park drone footage would save them at least 10 minutes.
Why I genuinely loved to watch old Apple keynotes is exactly because of that – live action. People are not robots and can make mistakes, and how they find their way out of these mistakes actually defines the personality. I remember when Steve faced some bugs or errors during presentations he made such a great jokes that the whole audience lold or applauded.
For me it was as significant as Eurovision for pop music fans or football for UK pub visitors.
Now it is what it is: lazy YouTube-type “event”
