You don’t understand that’s a foolish argument when other companies have launched phone with that same feature. Not to mention, Apple itself has launched devices with Touch ID in the power button, which could easily be carried over to a phone.
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Leaker: iPhone 12 Lineup to Feature Faster Face ID, Improved Zoom, and Longer Battery Life
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You don’t understand that’s a foolish argument when other companies have launched phone with that same feature. Not to mention, Apple itself has launched devices with Touch ID in the power button, which could easily be carried over to a phone.
Take an introductory engineering or project management course and you might start to understand how things work. I’m not going to get into a foolish debate.
You think companies can just whistle up resources to satisfy your every whim. I assure you, that is not true.
I am stuck with the iphone x from 2017 because i didnt find any updated iphone model exciting and worth upgrading to it 😒
My thinking has always been that Jonny stubbornly did not want to let go of his design, despite the obvious problems. But, the problems were quite real, and yes, Cook should have acted to resolve the situation. I think Cook probably thought that it would cause political strife within the company to discard a Sir Jonny Ive design. And, while lots of people complained about the keyboards, people still continued to purchase the machines using them!
Just read your post. I do agree with much of what you've said, although I still do believe (not supported by facts, just my own opinion) that Ives was part of the reason the Butterly keyboard hung around so long despite the many problems and the half-hearted retro-fit of the silicon 'cover' beneath the key and above the mechanism.
I also believe that Cook preferred not to invest in changing the manufacturing, especially since so much had been spent to develop the Butterfly mechanism. I think this is an instance of when someone wants to prove an investment was worthwhile...when everyone else can see it was a failure, and thus a waste of funds and time.
So between the two of them, Cook and Ives, each for his own reasons, that horrible mechanism endured for years. I will say that it was a beautiful design, and the animations and schematics were glossy!
As to the stingy storage tier allocations, yes, that is definitely within Cook's purview, and he's definitely been grinding every last drop of blood he can out of them! It was hard to believe how long they sold an iPad with on 16GB storage! The same for the iPhone.
I don't expect to see any changes in his behavior, since the pricing strategy does work. I buy what I want/need, and after the initial $1.1K+ base price, what is another $150 or $300? And for a product that I'll keep for at least 2 years. I still have my original iPad Air...I think it is around 8 years old. 32GB cellular and works just fine.
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Are you sure about that? I thought that it was his design?!
You do realise that’s likely a stopgap until it’s economical for the iPad Air to switch to Face ID once component costs allow?
Snooze. Why are these things even a talking point? Of course things will be faster... thats a given.
Dunno. Feels like every second Apple device right now is a stopgap until something else finally comes along.
Hahaha I’m a senior PM for a Fortune 100 company. Nice try though. I guess you can’t play well with others so you lash out like someone throwing toys out of the pram. Best laugh I’ve had all day.
Is it though? After every few iterations we're used to see a leap of some kind. With Cupertino this does not seem to be the case anymore.
Waiting for next years model thanks. Rule of thumb is never buy the new iteration of new hardware as the second generation is better. Sticking to my iPhone 11 Pro Max and will upgrade to the 6.7" next year. There are also issues with 5G with every band not being supported (especially here in Australia). As for cameras, prefer my Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR thanks.
Its the worst
you always used to be able to tap the flash icon and toggle between Auto/On/Off
Theyre removed On & buried it in the tray
ok, last year i decided to hold on to my xs for another year. is it going to be another 2 years?..
Well, I’ll try to remember this leaker’s name so that I know to ignore him next year. Faster FaceID? Nope (assuming Apple would at least have mentioned it). Longer battery life? Nope based on just comparing Apple 11 Pro Max vs 12 Pro Max specs. Massive boost to digital zoom? I’d have thought Apple would have mentioned that too so probably a nope on that one too. Just what did this guy get right?
Where you at with your “iPhone 12 will offer superior battery life to the iPhone 11.” Its a much smaller battery and they are listing the 12 Pro Max as the same battery life as the 11 Pro Max. And you can bet that it won’t last nearly as long or they would have mentioned how great the battery was.
Good to know that you were sooooo certain on your inside knowledge.
They are marketing better zoom so digital zoom will be improved.. Just because they didn't mention it doesn't mean its not there..
They would have mentioned it. Apple doesn’t let things like that go unmentioned.
The iPad’s Touch ID button had nothing to do with Covid as that was planned long ago. You don’t seem to understand that a few months of supply chain down affects a lot more than a few months later. And China is experiencing 2nd and 3rd waves affecting many products all year long. For instance, we will probably not have micro LED screens on iPhone for another 2-3 years now instead of next year and those AirTags that were done last year should’ve already been released but now are pushed back until at least March in 2021 and they are very simple products.