Hahaha, fair enough. What I was trying to get at was that further improvements in screen quality on the watch aren’t desirable to me because I’m not using it to watch movies. OLED, of course, is already great.
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Apple Drops Plans to Develop MicroLED Displays for Apple Watch
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No kidding!
I'm on day 2 with my 65" OLED being used as a monitor (from a distance) ... I'm just in love
All day long, every minute, I have stunning wallpapers cycling through and I'm routinely "hiding all windows" real quick just to admire the current image ...
"Gorgeous" doesn't quite do it justice
One day Apple will finally put out some large OLED screens and the Apple RDF will finally lose their minds (in joy)..
I don't think a lot of Apple folks realize quite yet what they are missing here.
Maybe I took your comment the wrong way! Apologies.Hahaha, fair enough. What I was trying to get at was that further improvements in screen quality on the watch aren’t desirable to me because I’m not using it to watch movies. OLED, of course, is already great.
I've had my OLED tv for 4 years now and it still impresses me. All my devices except my PC monitor and my MacBook Air have OLED. I've been thinking about getting an OLED monitor and whenever Apple bother to release an OLED Air then I'll be first in line!
Hahaha Jesus Christ that’s quite a take, I’m sure you’ll still buy the next iPhone and another MacBook Pro etc, but if this comment makes you feel cool then go for it I guess lol
It's just nuts that Apple hasn't done this yet
There are OLED options all over the PC laptop space ... with plenty of resolution AND high refresh rates!
(ProMotion..sorry -lol)
Certainly manufacturing MicroLED is more costly to utilize, but I think what is more of a reason is the flexibility/versatility of current OLED technology with its incorporation into many forms of display examples. What wonderful progress we seen in the last decade with OLED with usage in bright environments.
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MicroLEDs are much more difficult to produce, and are not mass-produced yet. That's why it's "in the future".
Difficulty = lower production yields = greater unit cost. Apple will use it when it's feasible in their parameters, in the future, like everyone else.
I wonder why they won't try to use e-ink screen? It saves lots of power and maybe at last we could enjoy 7-days working time of watch.
"MicroLED was too expensive ..."
Imagine the weeks long whine-fest here if Apple went with Micro LED and had to increase the price of Apple Watch.
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Seems like it's all about what Apple CANT do these days.
True, that’s point. Others that only see surface doesn’t see how surface built or Maintained. That’s why there people that make money or don’t.
Quite a justification for the tech company that most overcharges for everything..
Every time Apple increases the price of one of its products people here complain. It's a tradition, going back two decades.
But you said "if Apple went with OLED and had to increase the price of Apple Watch."
All of them have OLED -- always have
Certainly thats true… they have came a long way with longevity of the different sub pixels and efficiency gains. Peak brightness has been a huge benefit for watch and phones.Certainly manufacturing MicroLED is more costly to utilize, but I think what is more of a reason if the flexibility/versatility of current OLED technology with its incorporation into many forms of display examples. What wonderful progress we seen in the last decade with OLED with usage in bright environments.
Are people that hurt Apple not giving them their toys that they expect? Products like this enhances our Lives more than just help her make our lives tasks Easier.
That's not entirely a bad thing. Jony Ive and his obsession with thinness was responsible for the butterfly keyboard, after all, and MacBook Pros that were so thin they could never effectively cool the chips they were designed around. Design may have taken a slight step back but most people agree that modern MacBook Pros are considerably more useable than the last ones Jony and crew gave us.
I hate to be one of those "grrr, Tim Cook" people, but Apple is making way too many decisions these days based purely on profitability. They're one of the most valuable companies on the planet with a huge war chest - they should not be penny pinching/corner cutting as much as they do.
I understand the potential power advantages of micro LED, but frankly, as a long time Apple Watch user I am fine without it. Glad to see Tim recognizing the risks in continuing with pouring more R&D into it and deciding to shut it down.
Who was the product guy? Scully? Spinnler? Amelio?
None of them came from a design or a product background so I’m not sure your theory holds water.
Right. They spent over 10 billion dollars on a project they “didn’t want to” do.
Vision Pro is what they should have dropped.