Me neither. No adsAll this talk of iPhone ads. I only heard about this by looking on MR. I haven’t seen a single ad on my iPhone. Why was I immune?
Me neither. No adsAll this talk of iPhone ads. I only heard about this by looking on MR. I haven’t seen a single ad on my iPhone. Why was I immune?
The reason for my and many other negative comments on that thread were due to the fact that Apple is taking its eye off the ball for this nonsense at precisely the wrong time. Their product misses, leadership failures, future outlook and quality control are currently a big problem at Apple. Arguably, the movie doing well is the worst possible outcome as it may encourage more leadership focus away from their core businesses. It’s exactly why Apple shot down rumors they would acquire Disney - it was not their gig.Meanwhile, in a MR thread from less than two weeks ago, it's page after page of comments that are mostly "it will flop because I don't care about it" or "why is Apple spending money on this when they need to be updating the HomePod?"
It is, once again, proof that a huge number of vocal MR commenters know less about what people want than Apple seems to. 🎬
"why is Apple spending money on this when they need to be ...."
I don’t know man. I saw it Saturday night. I was not blown away from post’s performance. He had a bunch of one liners, that’s about it. He had one scene towards the middle of the film when the other driver knocked him out of the race, and at the end of the race, Brad‘s yelling at him and pushed him and almost looks like he’s somewhat smiling when he’s trying to be upset.To be honest, if it weren’t for Brad Pitt, this movie would have been absolutely torn apart—because the script and the characters have some serious flaws. But since it’s Pitt, everything seems to be forgiven. Almost everyone I know who’s seen it feels the same way. Well, I guess I’ve forgiven it too.
But there’s one thing I really have an issue with. They spent all that money getting FIA’s official license — they should’ve shown more behind-the-scenes details and secrets of F1 (at least what’s allowed).
And what I find incredibly disappointing is that they had so many current F1 drivers, but they were basically just extras — not even a single line of dialogue.
Sigh, such a waste. Only Hamilton had a little bit of facial acting; the rest? Nothing at all. It’s really a missed opportunity.
That said, the movie does have its merits. The editing and the action sequences really stand out, especially with the IMAX experience—it’s pretty impactful. I just wish there were more cockpit-perspective shots. That would’ve made it even more “forgivable,” don’t you think?
Meanwhile, in a MR thread from less than two weeks ago, it's page after page of comments that are mostly "it will flop because I don't care about it" or "why is Apple spending money on this when they need to be updating the HomePod?"
It is, once again, proof that a huge number of vocal MR commenters know less about what people want than Apple seems to. 🎬
You realize it wasn't the notification, it was the behavior controlling nano bots released into your skin from the phone.I wasn't going to watch it until that one Wallet app notification. I went after that and recommended it to all my friends and family.
Not everyone got the ad. I didn't.All this talk of iPhone ads. I only heard about this by looking on MR. I haven’t seen a single ad on my iPhone. Why was I immune?
Nor did my any of my friends/family. Curious who did get it.Not everyone got the ad. I didn't.
I thought it was a good movie but I also agree with this. I know nothing about F1 or racing in general. It would have been nice to know more about the rules, strategy, and what all of those people do on the team.But there’s one thing I really have an issue with. They spent all that money getting FIA’s official license — they should’ve shown more behind-the-scenes details and secrets of F1 (at least what’s allowed).
This is going to be as big of a thing as the U2 album download, huh?Now make a film about how the Wallet ad got pushed out and the aftermath.
Did you have a Fandango ad for F1 in your wallet app?All this talk of iPhone ads. I only heard about this by looking on MR. I haven’t seen a single ad on my iPhone. Why was I immune?
How is getting sick in crowded cinemas any more of a risk than pre COVID?I'll watch it when I can buy it on youtube or amazon. After Covid I've never really got back into the habit of being comfortable in crowded cinemas. And I suspect I'm far from alone in this, so would expect substantial additional revenue from digital sales and rentals.
How about flying your CEO in to do all the promo video with the cast and weeks of planning, the months of strategy sessions on whether to utilize products as cross platform marketing tools (i.e. wallet, websites, etc.), or the valuable time spent by leadership in attaching their name and financial backing to a non-core business in Hollywood? This was a much larger time suck than just slapping an endorsement on a film. Timmah was personally invested.To read some of the comments, you'd think Apple's senior C-suite was on set every day actively producing the movie.
Apple did spend $100 million to secure the production rights to the film and that did technically give them input into said production, but I doubt Apple did much more than sign a massive check to get their name on the top billing of the credits (i.e. - "An Apple Original Film").
I got Covid pretty badly and am still experiencing the side-effects. So crowded places for me aren't happy any more, and I suspect I'm not alone in this.How is getting sick in crowded cinemas any more of a risk than pre COVID?
How about flying your CEO in to do all the promo video with the cast and weeks of planning, the months of strategy sessions on whether to utilize products as cross platform marketing tools (i.e. wallet, websites, etc.), or the valuable time spent by leadership in attaching their name and financial backing to a non-core business in Hollywood? This was a much larger time suck than just slapping an endorsement on a film. Timmah was personally invested.
In what way? I only knew about the on-device ads because I saw them discussed here, and after that I had to go looking to find one. If I wasn't a MR reader I never would have known about ads on any Apple device. Though some people clearly did see them it was hardly a "problem" for everyone.The problem is the ads baked into the system