I guess if you don't have airpods, this feature is useless.
Am I the only person who thinks Apple spent the better part of the year working on a half-backed, overpriced, lame looking headphones while abandoning the iMac?
This update is free, you don't have to pay for anything.
Am I the only person who thinks Apple spent the better part of the year working on a half-backed, overpriced, lame looking headphones while abandoning the iMac?
Very astute observation. How did you arrive at such logic? It's almost as if the Watch app is useless if you don't own an Apple Watch. Unbelievable!
When you are speaking about slowdowns, you are only speaking for yourself. You surely aren't speaking for me. And the entire "planned obsolescence" meme, is just that.I would prefer to pay as Microsoft gives me an option to downgrade and there is no planned obsolescence crap built into the products. There is nothing free in this world. The price of iOS upgrades is the atrocious device slowdown every year which leads you into buying the next iPhone. So indirectly you are paying for it one way or another
I was altering the tonal qualities of my monitors long before night shift. It was O/S independent.There arent any night shift alternatives on Windows
Good luck on that suit going anywhere.Further proof of Apple's monopoly with the app store on iOS.
Apple says it's AW is a success, and in this case I'm inclined to agree and state that this is just more hyperbole from one or two anonymous internet posters who don't know apples internal financials.Don't forget the emojis and watch bands. The funny thing about here airpods is that despite being an iPhone accessory its going to generate more revenue than the Apple Watch being on the market for less than a year.Shows how much of a flop Tim's product was
I guess if you don't have airpods, this feature is useless.
If u believe that then can u tell me how this is a .X updates largest feature? What are the big guys at apple doing this month? Rolling their thumbs?Yes, I'm sure it took a lot of manpower to develop this feature. In actuality, it probably took the lowest man on the totem poll about 45 minutes.
I guess if you don't have airpods, this feature is useless.
I guess if you don't have airpods, this feature is useless.
Will the Airpod buzz if any iDevice user is nearby, not just the owner? That will dramatically increase the likelihood of finding your lost device just like The Tracker.
It is clearly mentioned in the article, and the video, that it only works when they are NOT in the case. And yes you can mute the left or right until you find both.Wait, isn't this feature assuming that both AirPods are together? What if they're not? I don't see any indication that it can tell you the last place each AirPod was when it was connected to your device. Ideally, if someone were to lose the left AirPod, let's say, it would show you where that AirPod was last connected to your device.
It is clearly mentioned in the article, and the video, that it only works when they are NOT in the case. And yes you can mute the left or right until you find both.
It's not free. I had to buy an iPhone, which Apple reports as revenue over a 2 year period. From what I can tell that means I put the money into a non-intrest bearing account that can not be refunded in order to make payments for the device over a 24 month period. It a tax thing they started doing years ago to allow them to add features. Remember the MacBooks and iMacs that had the hardware for the then new 802.11n WIFI spec, but they charged $1.99 to get because "it wasn't a feature that was there"?* Or how about their explination for why the iPod touch user had to pay $19.99 to upgrade the OS for the first few years?** So, from the way they play the game, I paid for it. Which means they used their power in the marked to stifle competition and make more money.
*https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-802-11n-accounting-conundrum/
**http://www.macworld.com/article/1131991/ipodtouch.html
I guess if you don't have airpods, this feature is useless.
Not sure exactly but I found this in the article.Does it show me the location that each AirPod was last connected to my device? I don't think so. That was my point. If I lose one of them at a party or leave one sitting on my desk at the office, it would be nice if the app would show me where that AirPod was last connected to my device.
Neither the article nor the video is clear about how the feature works (except to say, as you pointed out, that it doesn't work if the AirPods are in the case and the case is lost); but it seems clear from the screenshots that there is only one entry for the AirPods in the Find my iPhone app. That seems to indicate that there is no way for the app to show you on a map the last place that each AirPod was connected to your device.
I pretty much get what he is saying. Apple has come out with a feature for a product that isn't even available right now. (Out of stock) So it is kind of useless for those of us with no airpods right now.
By the way, my wired airpods that came with the phone are holding strong! Haven't lost them yet!
I guess if you post this, discernment is useless.I guess if you don't have airpods, this feature is useless.
When you buy a computer(PC), generally you had to buy a new version of windows in the past. (W10 excepted). While Microsoft gave you updates and service packs, going from XP to Vista to 7 cost some amount of money. Apple gives you 5 years of ios updates included in the price.
(I buy my phones outright)
Incorrect. You didn't have to buy anything. The update, iOS 10.3, is free. Everything else is your responsibility.
This thread is about a feature on this update, which is free with that update. If you have an issue with how Apple sells the phone, that thread is somewhere over <not anywhere close to here>.
OMG or here we go again. As you stated you PAID for it, i.e. in the past.
Anything you have gotten since they released Mac OS X for FREE and iOS which came with iOS devices etc. has been FREE, as in no money was exchanged or paid.
That is the consumer side.
Now, from a business standpoint there is of course a certain overhead percentage which Apple applies to each product which covers the development and updating costs, labor, testing etc. Take to extremes , we even pay for their office supplies, rent, research and anything they do.
I cannot follow all your twists and turns and what Apple reports as revenue doesn't affect you or me.
As for interest: If one takes $ 800 for an iPhone and spreads that over 24 months, that's $ 33.33 per month. If one could even get interest at 3% that'd be about $ 1 per month , so $ 24.00.
Put in your own number depending on what model you bought.
They have so far given us way more than $ 24 in updates and new features.
All a little convoluted and conspiracy driven. Maybe you should stay away from Apple products. Seems less stressful.
Your explanation doesn't fit my use case...as I explained.Not if it's an iphone, as I just explained.
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An update I paid for via their accounting practices. Why do people have a hard time understanding that just because you didn't exchange money and goods at a particular moment doesn't mean you didn't pay for it.
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Nope. I paid for 2 years of updates. That became true when they changed their accounting practices. As I said, it's a non interest account for me, but since you want to factor interest in for them:
3% of $800 is $24. Since they have all the money upfront they would see $24 the first month, subtract that from their $33 ($800/24=$33) and you have $9 removed from the $800. So now they have $791 left for 23 months. Repeat. Their total sale plus interest would be about $1350 for every $800 iPhone. $225 a year is overpaying foe what they have supplied in updates.
What Apple reports as revenue is a direct result of what we pay.
No I am speaking for a LOT of Apple's customers.According to 9to5, even a majority at that. And the YT videos speak for themselvesWhen you are speaking about slowdowns, you are only speaking for yourself. You surely aren't speaking for me. And the entire "planned obsolescence" meme, is just that.![]()
I cant adjust the tonal quality of my Dell P2414H monitor without software and even then I still cant exactly emulate the yellow hue on MacOS SierraI was altering the tonal qualities of my monitors long before night shift. It was O/S independent.
Microsoft would disagree considering their IE case. Apple is the only tech giant not allowing multiple app stores.Good luck on that suit going anywhere.
Timmy would love to keep the share price up so no wonder he promises the moon to investors to profit from his own share pile.I do know something of Apple's internal financials though. Timmy failed at meeting the internal performance targets whatever they were and suffered a near 20% pay cut. This gives more credence to the theory that Apple is hiding the Watch sales because the Watch flopped. Popup shops worldwide are being closed downApple says it's AW is a success, and in this case I'm inclined to agree and state that this is just more hyperbole from one or two anonymous internet posters who don't know apples internal financials.
The current CEO has shown a lot of foresight in releasing products that propelled Apple into the stratosphere. The prior CEO would have been stuck on a 4 inch phone. If watch bands and emojis sell phones and computers and watches, then go for it. Apple is a lifestyle company and they give their customer base the products they want.