Come on. Can't Apple make a Steve Jobs robot for the keynotes now? Tim is so boring and stiff. Thank God for Phil and Scott.
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Apple Posts "Let's Talk iPhone" Media Event Video
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Actually, it seemed like Phil Schiller occupied the stage longer than anyone. He's really the one who introduced the new iPhone, not Tim Cook.
That said, I think a lot of people are missing the point. This presentation wasn't about a flashy new product. It was about a completely new way of interacting with technology: Siri. It just so happened that in order to implement Siri, Apple needed better hardware. Thus, iPhone 4S. While they were at it, they bumped the camera specs and storage capacity. Apple seems happy with the current look of the iPhone. As always with Apple, it's not so much about the hardware but how it works with the software. Siri is going to change the game (again) and Apple's at the forefront.
That said, I think a lot of people are missing the point. This presentation wasn't about a flashy new product. It was about a completely new way of interacting with technology: Siri. It just so happened that in order to implement Siri, Apple needed better hardware. Thus, iPhone 4S. While they were at it, they bumped the camera specs and storage capacity. Apple seems happy with the current look of the iPhone. As always with Apple, it's not so much about the hardware but how it works with the software. Siri is going to change the game (again) and Apple's at the forefront.
That's it, you hit the nail on the head. I don't see any passion from Cook. I don't hear any vision. I could care less if doesn't have personality or good stage delivery, but I am worried that the passion and vision are not there.
I guess I just don't see what the big problem is. Not every product update is going to be "revolutionary" or "magical". Sure, if you recently bought an iPhone 4, you're probably not going to pay to get out of your contract early for this, but this is still a pretty significant upgrade.
Then again, I'm still holding on to an iPhone 3G, so I may not have needed to be impressed as much as those who have newer devices.
Then again, I'm still holding on to an iPhone 3G, so I may not have needed to be impressed as much as those who have newer devices.
I think it comes down to passion, Jobs is obsessed/very passionate, Mr. Cook appears to like what he's doing and be good at it but doesn't seem to love it. This is all speculation of course...it's not like we see what these gentlemen are like when they're actually working on these products. It will be interesting to see how much of an effect Apple's CEO has on the company. I'm curious if this will lead to some more rational decisions on Apple's part but at the same time some loss of it's uniqueness because the new CEO doesn't seem to be as much of a risk taker...who knows. Maybe we'll see flash one of these years?? That would be a rational decision...
Thankfully they still have Scott Forstall, he seems to be the most passionate of the bunch and will be key as new hardware becomes less and less important.
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I watched this from about 10:30pm to midnight and it didn't get exciting until they started playing around with Siri.
Tim is somewhat boring but he got the point across.
Tim is somewhat boring but he got the point across.
I had pretty much the same reaction. I think Tim has a quiet confidence that I think will start to shine once he gets more experience with these Keynotes.
If I was disappointed with anyone, it was Phil. He's always been hit or miss at these keynotes, and yesterday certainly wasn't his best performance. He almost looked like he'd rather be somewhere else.
Scott on the other hand looked like he was having the time of his life demonstrating Siri. Even if this only works half as well as demonstrated, I think people here are vastly underestimating how impressed people are going to be with this feature.
I think Tim will watch himself on that keynote video and learn how to make his delivery a bit more upbeat and concise.
As anyone who has ever done one of these can tell you, it's a lot harder to get your pace & timing right than you might think. Usually takes some practice before you don't come off like you're on lures or a crackhead. It looked & sounded like Tim was really focusing on his pacing....
But I really think they missed an opportunity to sex this whole thing up. I understand the logic behind a new model and an upgrade model and all that.
But you have a new CEO to introduce, and you get one shot at making a first impression. They already did the hard part, & reengineered the guts of the device & gave it a new OS. All it would have taken to make this a huge event is a different enclosure design, calling it "iPhone 5" or "iPhone V", trim the statistics fat off the presentation, and speed up the video of Tim 5 or 6%, and it'd be evident that after being up in the air after Jobs, Apple has hit the ground running.
As anyone who has ever done one of these can tell you, it's a lot harder to get your pace & timing right than you might think. Usually takes some practice before you don't come off like you're on lures or a crackhead. It looked & sounded like Tim was really focusing on his pacing....
But I really think they missed an opportunity to sex this whole thing up. I understand the logic behind a new model and an upgrade model and all that.
But you have a new CEO to introduce, and you get one shot at making a first impression. They already did the hard part, & reengineered the guts of the device & gave it a new OS. All it would have taken to make this a huge event is a different enclosure design, calling it "iPhone 5" or "iPhone V", trim the statistics fat off the presentation, and speed up the video of Tim 5 or 6%, and it'd be evident that after being up in the air after Jobs, Apple has hit the ground running.
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