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Everything Apple Announced at Today's Event in 13 Minutes
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I have come to the conclusion that a lot of people here don’t have apple phones. I think they just made an account so they can be negative for anything apple does.
Some might think you’re joking but its a sad truth these days lol.
I hope they don’t think I’m joking it’s the truth. You see it on any forum that talks apple.
The AirPods Max really were the biggest shocker of the event. Like you said, I can’t believe they didn’t even put the new chips in that the AirPods Pro have for over a year now and still ask for the same price as four (!) years ago. It’s like keeping the iPhone 12 Pro in the line up and selling it for the same price as is 2020. It’s ridiculous. I really hope no one buys them.
And still that awful requirement to put it in the case to activate standby.
I am into getting a new Apple Watch and AirPods 4.
This years iphone did not impress me at all. maybe the 4k 120 frames recording is a plus.
but only 15 percent increase in the new cpu power. not good enough to buy this year.
I will wait for the 2 nm Apple silicon. biggest and best boost in performance.
This years iphone did not impress me at all. maybe the 4k 120 frames recording is a plus.
but only 15 percent increase in the new cpu power. not good enough to buy this year.
I will wait for the 2 nm Apple silicon. biggest and best boost in performance.
Translated for todays gen: the AirPod max and ultra 2 Apple Watch updates clap hard af, Apple slayed it!
Translated back to boomer talk: all this for a color update and usbc? Are you f’ing kidding me?!
Translated back to boomer talk: all this for a color update and usbc? Are you f’ing kidding me?!
I know this is a very "MacRumors forum" thing to say but... This was boring as hell.
I watched the whole keynote and it felt like I was at work having to sit through some lengthy presentation where the presenter was showboating and aiming for promotion by overbaking the cake.
The amount of my attention Apple demanded for just the AirPods section alone, for example, was really badly judged. They could've summed-up the whole thing in 10 minutes. 15 minutes, tops. They kept cutting to this person, then that person, then this there person, and honestly, my patience was pushed to its limit. My God, haven't they finished with this subject, yet? No. We have to sit through Apple basically showing off, and scratching its own itches.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
DID YOU GET THAT?
Everything announced was perfectly good. These are great devices. But it's very hard to make the case for upgrading if you've bought any of their predecessors over the last 2 or 3 years, or even the last 4 or 5 years. The biggest draw is always the camera but we've all come to know the images will be processed to hell, so that you can't zoom in even 2x without seeing "machine learning in action".
New AI features! Coming to the US! In a while! You can wait, right?! And we in non-US countries just love being treated like second-class citizens! We realise the mother country is the most important.
Apple's always had tick-tock cycles, but this year really is a very muffled tick. This is an S year in all but name.
I watched the whole keynote and it felt like I was at work having to sit through some lengthy presentation where the presenter was showboating and aiming for promotion by overbaking the cake.
The amount of my attention Apple demanded for just the AirPods section alone, for example, was really badly judged. They could've summed-up the whole thing in 10 minutes. 15 minutes, tops. They kept cutting to this person, then that person, then this there person, and honestly, my patience was pushed to its limit. My God, haven't they finished with this subject, yet? No. We have to sit through Apple basically showing off, and scratching its own itches.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
Net Zero 2030.
DID YOU GET THAT?
Everything announced was perfectly good. These are great devices. But it's very hard to make the case for upgrading if you've bought any of their predecessors over the last 2 or 3 years, or even the last 4 or 5 years. The biggest draw is always the camera but we've all come to know the images will be processed to hell, so that you can't zoom in even 2x without seeing "machine learning in action".
New AI features! Coming to the US! In a while! You can wait, right?! And we in non-US countries just love being treated like second-class citizens! We realise the mother country is the most important.
Apple's always had tick-tock cycles, but this year really is a very muffled tick. This is an S year in all but name.
Translation for Apple color team: This is an Ultramarine color
not this washout rubbish released yesterday. I was so ready to get that Blue and... rumors again proved as useful as snooze button on smoke alarm.
It was extremely disappointing event. Super light on details. In a way Apple snake-oil salesmen/women behave like malignant narcissists. Using constantly superlatives is sign of serious neurological issues and normal people don't do it. The best, the best, the best. Everything is the best. With 0 hard data to prove it. I'm not cultist and take every event as cold and ground level as possible.
I'm leaning for basic iP16P, because battery pack in my oldie is really on last legs. Mega disappointed that iPP line up didn't received 20Gb/s USB speeds like 3rd gen iPadPro. it is beyond stupid locking out functionality that is already in the silicon, but is limited artificially. Probably the only positive is that both Pros are exactly the same system now -the screen size = neat camera improvements at lower price point. Waiting for thermal testing to see how new heat shield on battery will behave in practice.
not this washout rubbish released yesterday. I was so ready to get that Blue and... rumors again proved as useful as snooze button on smoke alarm.
It was extremely disappointing event. Super light on details. In a way Apple snake-oil salesmen/women behave like malignant narcissists. Using constantly superlatives is sign of serious neurological issues and normal people don't do it. The best, the best, the best. Everything is the best. With 0 hard data to prove it. I'm not cultist and take every event as cold and ground level as possible.
I'm leaning for basic iP16P, because battery pack in my oldie is really on last legs. Mega disappointed that iPP line up didn't received 20Gb/s USB speeds like 3rd gen iPadPro. it is beyond stupid locking out functionality that is already in the silicon, but is limited artificially. Probably the only positive is that both Pros are exactly the same system now -the screen size = neat camera improvements at lower price point. Waiting for thermal testing to see how new heat shield on battery will behave in practice.
The only iPhone feature that I need, is support for the Apple Pencil.
I think you are being optimistic about when AI will be truly ready and fit for purpose. I’m thinking five years minimum. Sure they will release it before that, but that won’t mean it’s actually ready, just the marketing department wouldn’t wait any longer.
I'm confident there will a second event this autumn for Macs and iPads
When your beliefs are challenged it’s best to look for a real answer, no matter how uncomfortable you might find it.
Disappointing because it was another perfectly-executed incremental advancement of the iPhone platform?
Better everything, but not good enough because it's not "different" on the outside?
Think hard about what makes Apple successful, and how we benefit from that.
It's another year of improvements.
They should have called this event, Phone It In. Or It's Jargon Time! because it's certainly not Glowtime.
Seriously though, it's actually hard to even know what's new. Announcing 5 products with near zero new real features and sell them like it's earth-shattering progress is the real innovation.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 is just a color. After 5 years Airpods Max have....new colors. Not sure how this is even possible since all the hardware to advance this has already been developed. I'm not sure what is new about the Apple Watch? You know what I've never ever said about the iPhone Pro Max? I wish it was bigger. I have said, I wish the battery life was better, which is the iPhone's only meaningful feature—battery life.
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AAPL price remains unchanged from the event, which is not surprising because most of the stock movement is driven by forward guidance which remains strong.
As for Apple's sales, I'm confident they will remain relatively constant, as the vast majority of Apple's customers upgrade their device only every 3-5 years and what was released today (apart from the AirPods Max... yikes) will be miles ahead of whatever Apple device they are replacing, so it will feel like a major upgrade to them.
I think as humans we often focus on getting a "super cycle" where the upgrades are so significant or attractive that it inspires people to upgrade sooner, but those are few and far between and not Apple's bread and butter.
The same meager 18 hours battery life for the Apple Watch. Huawei watch looks the same (blatant copy), offers more possibilities, 10 days battery life and costs less than an Applewatch SE.
As for the AirPods Max… you forgot to mention the new “breathtaking” colors it comes now. Same price for 5 year old tech. I guess usb c and those colors are quite expensive 🤪
I think people are always looking for the next super cycle and think if it's just incremental gains, no one will upgrade.
What they forget is that the vast majority of Apple's customers don't upgrade every year, but rather every 3-5 years, which means today's devices are MILES ahead of their previous Apple devices.
What compromises do you reckon they made to get the battery from 1 day to 10 days?
And when you answer that, ask what possibilities it can't offer the user that the Apple Watch can because of them.
I am wondering too what all these people in apple campus are working on. Maybe they are all just walking around apple park and thats it.