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Apple's iPhone Air Experiment Fails as Supply Chain Cuts Production by 80%
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You have to unplug everything from the TV, then restart the TV with the old unplug replug power. Then you can get the roku to work. But you can’t use a stick, must be a box with a remote that controls power and volume, then you can usually control everything, though sometimes you need the tv remote for power and volume.
The travel router allows for captive setup and then all your devices connect to the router rather than each device trying to connect to the hotel as even if your device can do captive setup, some hotels have that messed up royally.
It will usually work. But then there is the hotel wifi that likes to slow to a crawl to mess up streamers.
Hotel IT setups are just the most frustrating setups on the planet. Worse than schools.
Excellent point!
It would be encouraging to see Apple respond by making some improvements, keeping it in the lineup and proving they are committed to variety and choices.
A lie told 100 times becomes the truth. No one cares that Air lasts all day, the narrative is that it won't last.
Or
Apple since 2016:
2 lenses are better
Longer battery life!
Apple with Air:
You don’t need more than 1 lens or a longer battery because it’s so thin (except where it’s not thin).
Agree it’s the price, too high. I will look for good deals on eBay UK as the Air fits my needs, currently using SE 2016 with battery on last legs
“it’s the economy, stupid”. The Air might be nicer than that base 17, but it’s not functionally better than the base 17.
And it’s more expensive.
Look around you, irrespective where you are. If you’re reading this on MR, it’s highly likely you live in a country where the cost of living is increasing more rapidly than your income, so your discretionary income is shrinking.
Given that, there are a lot of people who fully appreciate the Air, but will buy the basic phone because it mightn’t be as pretty, but it’s a very solid phone and you get more for your money.
There’s a lot of people who love Ferraris but who buy people carriers. This is no different.
And, to be blunt, they are absolutely right.
And it’s more expensive.
Look around you, irrespective where you are. If you’re reading this on MR, it’s highly likely you live in a country where the cost of living is increasing more rapidly than your income, so your discretionary income is shrinking.
Given that, there are a lot of people who fully appreciate the Air, but will buy the basic phone because it mightn’t be as pretty, but it’s a very solid phone and you get more for your money.
There’s a lot of people who love Ferraris but who buy people carriers. This is no different.
And, to be blunt, they are absolutely right.
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It will probably have a two year life cycle just like the Minis and Pluses before it. I predict next year they use a Silicon battery which will fix almost all of its compromises.
$200 more than the 17 with a worse camera only slightly thinner. They still sell an even cheaper 16.
It should be:
Air cheapest, not $999 either.
17 mid range
17 Pro high end.
17 Pro Max highest end.
Then there is $3500 AVP, rumored $4k folding iPad…
The people pricing these live in a bubble that normal people don’t enter I think.
It should be:
Air cheapest, not $999 either.
17 mid range
17 Pro high end.
17 Pro Max highest end.
Then there is $3500 AVP, rumored $4k folding iPad…
The people pricing these live in a bubble that normal people don’t enter I think.
I think there’s a lot of opportunity going forward with the Air.
Apple since 2021:
The Pro and Max chips are better
Apple with the MacBook Air:
You don't need those chips because its so thin.
Under the initial manufacturing plan, the iPhone Air accounted for about 10% to 15% of overall new iPhone production this year. So there is roughly 90 million iPhone 17 units produced this year. The Air would account for 9 million at the most and probably half of that estimate with the major production cuts to the line.
From what the analysts are saying, Apple expected the Air to be 10-15% of unit sales, but turned out to be only around 3% so far.
To be fair, how many other peoples' houses have you been in? 😁
Online stores for pre-orders! There was zero demand on in store purchases! Your logic is so flawed.