He didn’t fire himself for “you’re holding it wrong.”
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Apple Warns MagSafe Charger Can Leave Circular Imprints on Leather Cases
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You are wrong.
First, you arbitrarily define “technical”.
While it is certainly true wired charging is faster and more efficient for example, what about port or wear and tear? What about imperviousness to water? From a “technical” standpoint wireless charging is objectively better on both those fronts. Before you can make a claim about what is technically better you have to agree on the point of discussion to begin with.
Second, even acknowledging your arguments about efficiency, heat generation, speed, etc. none of that matters because that wasn’t what the OP said. The OP said wired charging was better period. They didn’t qualify it, or narrow it down. They dismissed wireless charging outright, ignoring that people’s needs and priorities might differ from their own.
Finally, if you want to talk about intellectual dishonesty, let’s talk about how you didn’t bother to read or consider the original point I was arguing against and instead set up a straw man argument to knock down. THAT is being intellectually dishonest. Be better next time.
Ahhh MagSafe, the useless thing taking up precious battery space and weight in my new iPhone.
They better release a killer accessory, because a crappy wireless charger and wallet that falls off isn't convincing me right now.
They better release a killer accessory, because a crappy wireless charger and wallet that falls off isn't convincing me right now.
Jobs never said "You're holding it wrong." The person wrote him an email and said "When I hold the phone a certain way I don't get reception." Jobs replied "Avoid holding it in that way." To me that's a far cry from you're holding it wrong.
Apple also demonstrated that it wasn't as massive an issue that everyone claimed it to be and also gave everyone a free case who wanted one which immediately fixed the problem. It wasn't a problem anyway as you had to make an effort to cover both antennas and most people use a case on their phones anyway.
"You're holding it wrong" is just a phrase invented by people on the web always trying to bash Apple for everything. He never said it and any claims to it are factually false.
There was clearly a design flaw in the iphone 4 that was addressed with the 4s. "You're holding it wrong", is a great euphemism to show everything wasn't peaches and cream under Steve Jobs as is claimed by some, where Apple is crumbling under Tim Cook today.
Yes I agree with you that there was a design flaw. And I apologize, didn't mean to come off as rude. That quote of "You're holding it wrong" always bugs me because people quote him as saying that and it was never said. But you are right, things weren't always peaches and cream under Jobs. I also remember when the first batch of iPhone 5's came out and people were recieving their slate black models with chips on the side of them...
Apple solution would be selling another case protector for the leather case. Just for $39 LOL.
So the new Magsafe puck charger sucks, even for non-latest model iPhones. Next year they could've introduced another Magsafe 2 standard that's incompatible or sucks with then already old and dusty iPhone 12.
So the new Magsafe puck charger sucks, even for non-latest model iPhones. Next year they could've introduced another Magsafe 2 standard that's incompatible or sucks with then already old and dusty iPhone 12.
Whom did he fire for the paint issues on the G4 Cube? The logic board issues on many a MacBook Pro following an overheated GPU? If he fired people to keep the place honest, did he fire himself for claiming nobody wanted to watch video on an iPod while preparing to design an iPod that plays video? Did he fire Avie for the performance of 10.0?
With little remarks..
*) 30Watts fast wireless charging requires iPhone 13 and 13 Pro. Older iPhones can charge up to 7.5 watts (if you're lucky)
In the pro version of MagSafe charger the metal ring won’t be exposed and will only cost you $199/-. This first version will make you appreciate the Pro version even more and justify its cost as well once you‘ve experienced the pain of using this one!
Yep, they've been charging wirelessly for 3 years without a problem so no need to add the useless magnets.
If it works correctly and doubles the wattage, seems to be a good and useful trade-off.
It doesn't work correctly. It charges other phones at 1-3W, so useless unless you have an iPhone 12. It scratches cases and the glass back because it's metal. Magnet is powerful enough to stay attached to the phone so you can't just pick it up from the charger, but too weak to stay attached if you use the phone while it's charging. It costs too much and doesn't include a power brick. It's double the wattage so it wastes twice as much energy. It'll kill your battery faster.
Yeah, not recommended LOL.
Magnets don’t suck. They attract.
Pretty much explains to me why the leather cases were so quietly announced at launch and still aren’t on Apple.ca.
There was always something fishy going on there. They might delay them further. Obviously it’s an issue for their own leather cases as well.
There was always something fishy going on there. They might delay them further. Obviously it’s an issue for their own leather cases as well.
It doesn't work correctly, today at this moment. It will be fixed, probably by a software update. Neither did QI wireless charging when it was first released. Took a software update or two to get it fully functional across the vendors.
What cases does it scratch, excluding leather, which is more subject to being harmed by everything environmental?
Do you have a citation this is a systemic problem, or is this something somebody made up or made to happen purposefully?
Yeah, software needs to updated for this to work correctly, but Apple always makes good.