Hardware wise, we're working with a tacked-on solution just so Apple can keep up with others, through the iPhone and iPads - but there's no new hardware in sight.
Funny considering how they hoped on the bandwagon when it came to smart watches and smart speakers.
iPad Pro 10.5" and updated 12" was released less than 12 months ago. Apple is showcasing AR in a very decent way right at their headquarters. I'd say their hardware is up to date.
Then again if you're talking about hardware accessories to iPhone and iPad ... I doubt that's a play Apple will make, as it would cut into third party's market segment and just tick off partners, not something Apple will want to do. They've learned that lesson after the OG Macintosh with just 2 expansion ports.
I find it funny that people seem to think the smartwatch is a recent (4yr) bandwagon. The closest cousin to the modern day smartwatch was ushered in by SonyEricsson some 8yrs+ with their MBW-100/150/300 (Analog/Digital: Bluetooth, Remote Music playback, Alarm sync, sms display/read/delete, watch and phone battery power accept/deny/initiate calls). You could go way back to the Casio Calculator watches - man I have to find those for nostalgia reasons (rocked it when I was 8yrs old).
I'm curious to see your tacked on solution is.
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Whats up Deep? With respect to you and in truth many here are in agreement with all of the people that you quickly jumped on. I too feel that they are not very far off in their assessment and opinion. Maybe a bit crass but pretty darn close and it has nothing to do w how a person looks. I'm curious as to why their opinion is so offensive to you? Is there a personal relationship of some kind or a vested interest to garner the frustration and anger in your replies? This is a forum to express opinions and share likes and dislikes wherever we agree or disagree but it amazes me at the amount of protectionism that exists when someone shares a thought that doesn't jive with another's. We all know the limited parameters and patience of Fanboy's but at times it seems to be something entirely different. Some even make ridiculous and preposterous comments that your credibility is at stake if you bad rap Apple. Maybe some have too much time on heir hands but people need to chill out and be a little more democratic and less offended because in truth WE ALL share a common bond....The Love of Apple products. Some just want more and some are content with the status quo. No need to get one's panties all tied in a knot. Peace!
Well spoken.
Sure I may have jumped on those three other members, not intentionally to be a jerk, but to ask them to place some substance with their opinions (or state their reasoning) else it's just to end up derailing a thread beyond it's intended purpose. No I don't know Eddie Cue in any way (not even as a third), I don't know of anyone working at Apple in any function, and I'm not a current shareholder.
I just believe that if a person's tenure and responsibilities over the length of that tenure and increased responsibilities means they're working, good at it, and should deserve some level of respect by those going to comment and/or use the products/services of their efforts.
Cue has been the lead and behind the scenes of:
Apple's web front
Apple's Forums
Apple's iTunes software
App Store
iTunes Store
Apple TV
Apple Services: .Mac, MobileME, iCloud (the latter the best iteration yet),
Apple Pay ... the most successful international digital payment system ... (although China's Tencent and Alibaba are really pushing to leapfrog Apple in this regard using QR Codes of all things, or in-app purchases/payment/fund sharing).
These are very BIG moves ... and each has survived and or evolved into a better version of it's former self. Apple TV deals can increase of course (just like all competitors), and iTunes on iOS needs a revamp with music controls front and centre at all times, imho.
The deals Eddie has made have really pushed Apple forward so that they can grow in other areas even if services revenue have only begun taken off in the last 4 quarters (est).
But just commenting on a thread about anything he's highlighted on and stating "he should be thrown out of Apple" or "he's useless" etc etc with no details to make a sound opinion actually sound vs just internet verbatim or without even suggesting a worthy replacement that has the skills, education and experience to back up such a debate seems very disrespectful ... and reflecting on why the threads have dropped in quality for dialog overall.
I'm in no way right on my opinions, statements, or views not always maybe even seldomly ... but I try to base them on reasonable thought at the very least. For the time being I've taken my out advise and chose the ignore button, seems to be the more mature way than attack. I'm grateful for your post quoted above as it'll help me learn for the better.
Cheers.
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The problem is with Carpool Karaoke, Peter, Homer & Bob we already went through the roof of Eddy’s intellectual /quality repertoire.
An even bigger disaster is Apple Music with its limited content base and 38mio subscribers (out of 2 bill) scoring even less than 2% of installed base. Just lauchable...
But Eddy’s definition of success merely goes parallel with his personal involvement.
Carpool Karaoke ... I cannot stand this show (even before Apple touched it) yet I can see the allure that many people and macrumors members like about it. Most former threads show likes and laughs and dialog about those featured over more distaste of it's existence.
Apple Music.
- This streaming business if very difficult and seems to be more of the sign of the times with youth's habits of music very different than the majority of Apple iTunes/iCloud members are used to. I don't have #'s to back that up at all just my opinion based on my own habits and several others posts in various threads. In the music business ... ever since Rock N Roll it's been the youth segment 12-26yrs age demographics that has purchased the most music, followed trends, changed artist as favourites on a dime ... I personally don't see any change to that. I'd wager any on of us here state their age group, taste in genre's and top 5 artists/bands and ask the same of 10 of their closes friends/family/peers to do the same ... and watch the variables change according to age group. What I'm saying if anything at all here is that with Spotify with such an early head start there really isn't much competition other than Apple that can compete - paid or free subscribers. Apple needed to make a purchase to get into the game vs starting from scratch.
- let's compare real numbers of PAID subscribers vs free subscribers from Apple vs Spotify.
- who is the third and fourth closest competitor of streaming music business to Spotify? I haven't a clue ... do you without a google search? My point is with all the bashing about total subscriber numbers ... nobody is looking at the bigger picture here:
Music streaming can lead to purchased music to be owned and listened to anywhere. This potentially can translate to headsets (which Spotify does NOT have), potential sales for movies/TV show content (again Spotify doesn't have), and finally lead to sales of other products (again which Spotify doesn't have). I think Apple is going for a much larger pie here than what is on the table and many may not see this.
PS: Anyone on iOS using free Spotify subscription have any luck transferring to a new device with their playlists intake?
Apple Music needs improvements ... scale back the pricing or offer a LOT more channels beyond Pop and Rap. Spreading out "local" musical content for countries and regions across the globe would be a HUGE differentiator.