Pre-recorded events are in line with their cost saving mindset. Also they are able to fine tune potential flaws during presentation. It is here to stay.
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iPhone 15 Event to Use Same Pre-Recorded Format as Last Year
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No! I’m tired of the audience when to clap at the cringy times
No more Steve throwing a digital camera into the crowd? damn! ;-)
I truly despise the way they all have the very same folding-opening-folding hand "technique", absolutely unnatural.
Besides that, I find it so chaotic having a 10-20? different persons telling something about something.
Have Craig doing the whole show, throw in some Craig-humor and get to the point, instead of letting me count the amount of trees in the park.
I truly despise the way they all have the very same folding-opening-folding hand "technique", absolutely unnatural.
Besides that, I find it so chaotic having a 10-20? different persons telling something about something.
Have Craig doing the whole show, throw in some Craig-humor and get to the point, instead of letting me count the amount of trees in the park.
You think the production of the prerecorded events are cheap? Do you know how much they spend on those events?
If it’s pre-recorded, somebody leak it! 
I think the current format also works better for the vast majority of people who watch on-line.
Lazy.
But, I’m sure it has something to do with the rumored price increase for the iPhone Pro. They don’t want to get booed again like with the $999 Pro Display XDR.
But, I’m sure it has something to do with the rumored price increase for the iPhone Pro. They don’t want to get booed again like with the $999 Pro Display XDR.
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I certainly don't miss the whooping audience. That was always a bit cringeworthy.
But that's the best part. It make it more human. I love seeing a speaker on Stage. Also you can't have the Steve Jobs introducing the Internet Communicator, touch screen phone and ipod - Are you getting it?
I also miss seeing the Keynote (the software) being used. Yes, it's something we could do ourselves but I still have Steve's spinning icons burned in my mind when he introduced the iPhone.
I prefer the pre-recorded videos. The demonstrations they would give at the live events were always so cringe I almost had to stop watching. Don't get me wrong, the video presentations have some cringe moments, but it seems like there aren't as many.
Honestly, I think Apple is sticking with this format because they don't want to get crowd reactions like they had when they announced the price of their monitor stand. If they're raising the price of the phone by too much, they would definitely get that kind of reaction at a live event.
Honestly, I think Apple is sticking with this format because they don't want to get crowd reactions like they had when they announced the price of their monitor stand. If they're raising the price of the phone by too much, they would definitely get that kind of reaction at a live event.
I agree. I get why they are doing it this way now…but the truth is, without Steve Jobs, no one is a real performer. They don’t have the chops for doing it live in a deeply compelling way.
Yeh those who said no to Him regarding returning to office and continuing to work remotely.
The product is more important than whether or not presentation is live.
I’m very happy about this, I love the new format and graphics. Very enjoyable to watch.
As it is these days, I also prefer pre-recorded presentations. So I can scroll past what isn't of interest for me. No way, I sit and watch all of that. But sometimes I let it run in the background, just as I've done with the more and more lengthening live-streams.Personally, I'm glad Apple is now doing something other than hour-long PowerPoint presentations.
...sorry, hour-long Keynote presentations.
But, I would love live-presentations for hot or bigger announcements once in a while.
Products that just are upgrades, put it in a recorded videos.
I personally enjoy these recorded presentations. Hearing a room full a people clap everytime Apple announces every new detail gets exhausting.
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Boring. It’s getting impersonal
Why not go hybrid? Have a few people speak about it and actually show the iPhone and then show some clips. I used to enjoy watching the releases, now I rarely do and just read the recaps.
Having one or two people stand on stage is a lot less expensive than the heavily produced video productions featuring lots of employees.
Do people still watch these? It's a 1 minute read packed into always the same 2 hours of non-sense marketing ********.