This should be the top comment. Pack it up folks we can only descend from here. Amazing. Brutal. Concise. I love itTim Cook is holding Apple wrong...
This should be the top comment. Pack it up folks we can only descend from here. Amazing. Brutal. Concise. I love itTim Cook is holding Apple wrong...
You're right. Forstall was kicked out purely because Cook didn't like him. That sound is chickens, at home, roostingC suite executives have been canned for less.
I hate AIs which steal from human artists. Proponents of those AIs are enemies of humanity for sure. The delayed Apple Intelligence features are not at all problematic in that regard.Anyone who feels betrayed by a failure to deliver AI is an enemy of humankind.
Artists need not worry about image playgrounds putting them out of a job. I've seen better art from elementary school childrenI hate AIs which steal from human artists. Proponents of those AIs are enemies of humanity for sure. The delayed Apple Intelligence features are not at all problematic in that regard.
It’s not the failure per se, it’s the principle.Anyone who feels betrayed by a failure to deliver AI is an enemy of humankind.
I agree, but I don’t put it past Apple to incorporate better MIDjourney-level slop generators into iOS in the future.Artists need not worry about image playgrounds putting them out of a job. I've seen better art from elementary school children
“YOUR HOLDING IT WRONG”!
Apple made a major misstep with the way that it handled the delay of Apple Intelligence features for Siri, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. Announcing the delay through a press statement was a bad decision, and Apple should instead have gone through official channels.
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Kuo referenced the well-known "Antennagate" PR crisis when the iPhone 4 launched in 2010, and the way that then Apple CEO Steve Jobs handled it. Jobs personally responded to multiple customer emails, and then Apple held a press conference to address concerns about the iPhone 4's cellular signal. Jobs ended up announcing that Apple would provide free bumpers for all iPhone 4 uses to mitigate the issue, and allow customers who were still unhappy to return their iPhones.
The implication in Kuo's statement is that Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives should follow Jobs' example, giving customers more insight into what's going wrong with Siri development.
Kuo acknowledges that it takes time to develop artificial intelligence services, and that Apple's early announcement of Apple Intelligence Siri features at WWDC 2024 is understandable "given the pressure from the board and shareholders." With the company unable to deliver the feature set in the promised timeline, Apple needs to provide a more concrete response.
In the midst of Antennagate, Jobs was transparent about Apple's position and offered a concrete solution. Jobs said that Apple did not "fully understand if there were problems" when the iPhone 4 first came out, but that the company had a responsibility to educate as a "leader in the smartphone world." "We're not perfect, and we're working our asses off," Jobs said.
Back in 2012, Cook did personally address Apple Maps shortcomings in iOS 6, penning an apology letter to customers. He told customers that he was sorry, and he provided insight into Apple's work to make the Maps app better. Given the uproar over the delayed Siri overhaul, it could make sense for Cook to again speak to customers directly.
Article Link: Kuo: Cook Should Personally Address Siri Apple Intelligence Failure
The EULA states they get to turn on AI after each point update because they deigned to give you more RAM meant to run it. Plus you've agreed to donate a portion of your hard drive for its final resting place each time you turn it back off. No you can't reclaim it lolNo apology for me needed. I got my free upgrade to 16gb on my new M4 Macs.
Nobody liked Forstall. He was an abrasive character by all accounts. Jony Ive in particular couldn’t work with him. The Apple Maps debacle was eventually wrapped around his neck, giving Cook the excuse to fire him.You're right. Forstall was kicked out purely because Cook didn't like him. That sound is chickens, at home, roosting
By all accounts I've read it was the opposite, he was well-liked and grounded while folks like Ive were up in the clouds high off galaxy gas. Here is a recent recap and I believe a link to a podcast that's in depth on that. I think his honesty and demeanor were at odds with Cook and he was competent so Maps was pretense to kick him out. I think Cook was jealous reading between the lines over the years.Nobody liked Forstall. He was an abrasive character by all accounts. Jony Ive in particular couldn’t work with him. The Apple Maps debacle was eventually wrapped around his neck, giving Cook the excuse to fire him.
Except Craig isn’t in charge of AI at Apple. And according to Mark Gurman he raised serious concerns about this stuff not working.The internet has a short memory. In a couple of weeks no one will care about this.
And Tim Cook shouldn’t apologize, Craig Federighi should. Software is his domain.
The 1st point is 100% wrong.Nobody liked Forstall. He was an abrasive character by all accounts. Jony Ive in particular couldn’t work with him. The Apple Maps debacle was eventually wrapped around his neck, giving Cook the excuse to fire him.
This ad ran last year. There is a fine print disclaimer but no one watching this ad would know what was shown in it wasn’t going to ship. And why would anyone expect an iPhone ad to show off a feature that isn’t publicly available? Incidentally I thought all of the iPhone 16 ads featuring that song ‘Genius’ were really tone deaf. Especially the one where the wife forgets it’s her husband’s birthday and quickly has Apple Intelligence create a memory movie from the photos app. And the end of the ad has her walking away like a boss with the ‘Genius’ song playing in the background. So bad.Apple made it very clear that not all features were present with the iPhone 16 Pro and you still bought. The is not Apple's fault. You made assumptions even though Apple stated differently.
“We can’t figure out how to make a low-cost iPhone.”"We can't figure out how to remove a notch..."
Tim: Just name it "Dynamic Island".
We can't figure out AI.
Tim: Just name it "Apple Intelligence"
-anything else...?