Apple Updates Leadership Page With Memojis for Execs Ahead of WWDC

[Unggoy Murderer]

Every WWDC, they spend 20 minutes on new emojis. It's a huge waste of time.

It's actually a pretty clever thing, it's a good incentive to get folks on the latest software versions.

75% of iPhone users:

• Update contains security and performance upgrades
  • Virtually no visible "reason" to update, even if it is important
• Update contains 100 new emoji, security and performance upgrades
  • There is now a very visible reason to update

 

[George Dawes]

You can see now why a lot of pc users don’t take apple seriously 🤦‍♀️

 

[ouimetnick]

I think Memojis are most useless thing ever. (Apparently i'm a boomer)

I’m 25 and only sent an Memoji/anamoji once. Maybe it’s appealing to children, but that’s about it.

 

[BvizioN]

Why don’t they just use their actual photos?

Memojis make them look younger

 

[headlessmike]

I lot of folks I know use them as their contact photos, but I've never received any stickers / animated ones. I can see why kids would like them though - fun and expressive, exactly what they would want.

The contacts photo thing is pretty nice in my opinion. It beats having a bunch of initials or generic silhouettes in my messages list.

 

[timber]

I don't dislike the emoji concept in itself but I have always found Apple's cartoonish ridiculously happy faces rather annoying.

I also find a bit puzzling that they dumped all skeuomorphism when some (or a lot depending on your POV) of it worked pretty well because it sometimes presented excessive ornamentation but keep propping these over the edge cartoon faces.

No, i don't know if anyone does it better or even properly, never bothered looking.

 

[chucker23n1]

I lot of folks I know use them as their contact photos, but I've never received any stickers / animated ones. I can see why kids would like them though - fun and expressive, exactly what they would want.

Yeah. I don't think they're bad. Maybe I'm too old to be in the know about them.

 

[jchap]

Except for slight variations in skin tone and hairstyle, memojis make everyone pretty much look like everyone else.

So much for Apple's highly-touted diversity.

 

[contacos]

Just realized the Apple Store didn’t go down today and thus no new MBP with a coming soon label after all ….

 

[Reason077]

Memojis are so childish. And uncool.

 

[Moakesy]

Another boomer here, and can say with confidence that Memoji's and Animoji's are fantastic for annoying the life out of your [now adult] kids.

Switch them on during a FaceTime call and a groan is guaranteed. They hate it when I use them!

 

[nt5672]

For real? slowly turning into a company for teenagers?

Been happening for awhile. Young people don't have enough experience to know what is real and what is fake. Just the final step in indoctrination. Timmy Cook is really just a really smart kid and kids look out for kids. NOT.

 

[Psychicbob]

Can't innovate anymore, my ass!

You're going to see some AWESOMELY crafted memojis, taking advantage of the massive computing power of the M1 processor.

Just look at the contours of the hair and the beautiful shading of the skin tones. That's the neural engine at work, creating amazing facial expressions. We're so proud of our memojis here at Apple and we know you're going to love them too; all powered by the M1 processor.

Yes, but if the awesomely crafted emojis reach their pinnacle, aren’t you just going to end up with their photos?

 

[DJTaurus]

It’s unacceptable that only one of the executives is woman. Apple is not diverse and full of toxic masculinity

 

[mungo2k]

Why are all Memoji nose profiles concave, like little pixie noses? Why are those of us with the more "roman" nose profile not represented? Bitmoji manages to do this, there's no reason Memoji shouldn't be able to also.

 

[mungo2k]

It’s unacceptable that only one of the executives is woman. Apple is not diverse and full of toxic masculinity

https://i.postimg.cc/Fzb13Rhz/6562-B0-AD-D721-48-C9-883-B-5-E71-D03-CD11-C.webp

I thought this too, but MacRumours have cropped the image. Still, 4 from 17 isn't much better.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Memoji appear to be the new hip and cool adult cartoon character. Lol. I prefer classic cartoon characters.

 

[Kkspire]

Yay! Our family uses memojies way too much lol

 

[Apple_Robert]

I’m a boomer and I think Memoji’s are cool.
Apparently you’re just a grumpy potato

How do we know your account wasn’t hacked? You may be a Memoji infiltrator.

 

[otternonsense]

I think Memojis are most useless thing ever. (Apparently i'm a boomer)

As a millennial I also think they're the most useless thing ever. It was ridiculous(ly desperate) how they tried to shoehorn them into the emoji keyboard too.

And the low key mid life crisis, boomer "what do kids like these days" vibe and blanket un-inspiration behind memoji-fying all of 2021 WWDC PR is pretty cringe. About as cringe as Eddy Cue vibin' on stage.

 

[Unsupported]

I’m a boomer and I think Memoji’s are cool.

Me too!

 

[mxrider88]

Yeah that’s what it is all about. Forget the professionals. What a joke.
macOS 12 will probably another catalina. What a disappointment, it’s all about gimmicks

 

[deeddawg]

Why don’t they just use their actual photos?

They did.

Now switched to memojis

One might guess there's a connection to something at WWDC.

 

[otternonsense]

Is this because they will introduce FaceID to the new Macbooks?

By now that's an expectation that merits zero fanfare. FaceID is a 5 year old technology.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Memoji’s aren’t my cup of tech tea but, glad to see Apple leadership having some fun with them.