Same here. They're better produced with more detailed product information.
I guess some people find comfort being stuck in the past. Time to move on.
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iPhone 15 Event to Use Same Pre-Recorded Format as Last Year
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Same here. They're better produced with more detailed product information.
I guess some people find comfort being stuck in the past. Time to move on.
Pre-recorded is good. They need to design their presentations to be "the best presentation we've ever made".
That's not what I meant - I meant that Apple is obviously not participating in tokenism.
The presenter making this format work like magic is dead, unfortunately.
No unplanned tech failures in front a crowd of developers and fans live-reporting on it as it happens.
And no need to blame the hiccups on these folk using all the bandwidth in building to do so.
And no need to blame the hiccups on these folk using all the bandwidth in building to do so.
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One thing is for sure! We can’t see these awesome transitions under live events.
Technically… they are streaming it in again.
I'm thinking of joining the iPhone upgrade program this year to get the regular iPhone 15 most likely for $39.50 do I have to apply the day of preorder or do I have to call Apple? This is my first time joining
The boys from Cupertino phoning it in again.
Well I don't blame them, the Vision Pro is nice to have hands-on but updates to Watch and iPhone don't really cut it.
Well I don't blame them, the Vision Pro is nice to have hands-on but updates to Watch and iPhone don't really cut it.
idc what anyone says lol. I miss the old format. the new format is very polished and pristine of course, but nothing beats a live audience / look.
it just feels so different. there are benefits to both, but I hope they reveal SOME THINGS live in the future at least.
it just feels so different. there are benefits to both, but I hope they reveal SOME THINGS live in the future at least.
I like Craig. He’s got charisma. And Eddie Cue’s glossy purple shirts were a scene stealer. I even miss grumpy Phil telling me what Apple was taking away next and to suck it up buttercup, because that’s innovation, dammit. That was my cue to boo and throw something at my tv.
Now it’s just all so passionless.
Interminably long game and app demos were my chance for a quick snooze. The best nap I ever got was when someone was demonstrating online shopping and got caught up in it and wouldn’t stop. I also vaguely remember zoning out to a Crossy Road demo.
My fondest memory was when they revealed iPhone X. We all knew it was coming. They knew we knew. But we all played along like it was a big surprise for Tim’s sake. Sigh. Good times.
Tim Cook has been a very productive CEO. But come on, if you’re there to wave the checkered flag, move that arm like you mean it!
Fancy graphics and renders it is then
I miss seeing products
I miss seeing products
Boring. This kind of reflects the sort of bland and prosaic company Apple is slowly becoming, unwilling to take risks. They might as well just get ChatGPT to generate the keynotes at this point.
Part of the problem is perhaps that the exec team is getting older and there doesn't seem to be a lot of new, younger, more passionate talent coming through. I wonder what the average age of the leadership team is today compared to, say, in 2007?
Same. Easy to stream, no technical errors or lines flubbed, all of the information is cleanly presented...
It's hard to disagree that Steve Jobs gave the best keynotes. But I do disagree that the dull keynotes of today are a result of a lack of talent. Craig Federighi does an excellent job. Angela Ahrendts was also rather good (too bad she left). Phil Schiller was also very good before retiring (early Steve Jobs keynotes were really a duo performance with him). In my opinion, the problem is that they now pick presenters based on representation, instead of an ability to captivate audiences. And on top of it they pack too many presenters (you've got to flunt your representation boxes being ticked!). Personally, give me a good old live keynote with a few gifted orators any day over what we have to endure these days...
Nah, they just like to complain. If Apple went back to the old way, we'd be hearing how it was dumb to go away from the polished pre-recorded stuff and that they just want the fake applause breaks to feed their egos.
I prefer his brother Craig.
100%. Apple loves this format, because they are not pressured by the crowd. They don't have to win over anyone, they can just present what they have, whether people like it or not.
They NEVER would have gotten away with raising the price of the iPhone 12 while simultaneously removing accessories from the box, in front of a real crowd.
Yeah they would've because it would be the same group of people who buy the lie about that move being for the environment rather than the reality of it being to pad profit margins.