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Seems like a reason AirPower ultimately failed is MagSafe. Why invest further in Qi charging when you've developed what. you think is a more robust solution (I guess MagSafe is probably technically Qi charging) Anyway, I have the watch/phone MagSafe charger, and aside from not being able to simultaneously charge my AirPods case (which I think is not that big a deal) I think it's better than AirPower could've been. 🤷‍♂️
Honestly I am not even sold on wireless charging (in its current form, at least) being much of an improvement in general. I haven't used any of the MagSafe wireless charging devices, but to me the plugging in aspect seems just as much "work" as setting it on a wireless charging pad.
 
I really don't care about Musk at all (clarifying, I don't care what people think of him .. he brought it on himself), the demonizing of people because they bought a car from the company is just stupid though. For us, we bought the Model 3 two years ago. Would I do it again? Probably not, but not because of Musk's idiotic public stunts but due to there being more choice on the market (I would love to have an Ioniq 5 or EV6, Rivian, etc). Just pointing out the stupidity of hating on others because of a product they own, many people here dislike the fanboys telling them their Apple device is inferior but instead are happy to turn around and do it to someone else. Just silly.
I never understood people's inability to separate the art from the artist. I don't like like Woody Allen's, Harvey Weinstein's or Roman Polanski's personal actions as people but I can watch their movies and enjoy them without any hesitation. However, when dealing with companies like Apple, Tesla, Facebook, etc., there is a distinct marketing and branding message that accompany those companies and their products. I disagree but understand why someone wouldn't choose Apple because they don't want to be perceived as "woke" or not choosing Tesla because they don't want to be perceived as a fan of Musk and his personal views. It's all silly but it's also the human condition to influence and pressure others into social compliance through the will of the masses.
 
accurate term to describe driving a tesla. never know when it’s going to shutdown, wheel fall off or catch fire.
I’ve owned one for 18 months and have ZERO issues. The only “maintenance” I have had to perform is airing the tires and adding windshield washer fluid. Those comments are misinformation, based on generalizations, taken from sensational headlines.
 
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The difference is, people just got dumber and are/were unable to realize that during the person’s life. I always thought Jobs was a genius, and essentially the visionary behind Apple BEFORE he died. You know, when his critics minimized him to “just a good salesman.” Jobs WAS Apple, and a person with so much influence on his company and its products that it would never be the same magical company when he left (during his life and after).

Same with Musk. The man single handedly made EV a reality when it was tried MANY MANY times before him by MUCH larger companies. No he wasn’t the founder of Tesla, but his influence as the CEO turned Tesla from a project niche product to a worldwide leader in EV. Not to mention his other VERY successful companies. To NOT classify him as a genius is disingenuous, and also tells people how much of an emotional unstable person you are and your inability to separate reality from your emotions.
You're being way too liberal with the term "genius". Building a great company that makes great products does not make anyone a genius. Why aren't millions of other CEOs also geniuses? Because they didn't get enough investors at the right time to buy into their vision? You're classifying Musk and Jobs as geniuses simply because they were successful and success is mostly about timing and hard work.
 
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We don’t classify CEOs as geniuses. None of them. Not one. Not even if they founded a company. We credit the people they employ to do the work. The people who often don’t get the credit. The people who aren’t **** posting on Twitter.

A real genius like Einstein make discoveries that are mind boggling. No tech or car CEO has ever done stuff like that and never will. The actual geniuses of the world are too busy with research and study to be able to run a company or be in the public eye every day.

First, what is this “WE“ you speak of? Are you speaking for others? Secondly, I noticed you removed my Steve Jobs reference and only quoted my Musk comment. Odd, but I wouldn’t say unexpected.

I credit leaders, not followers, wether it be CEOs or independents. Jobs, Musk, Henry Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, JP Morgan, Einstein, Edison, Tesla. All leaders, and all geniuses. To deny that shows a lack of intelligent enough to recognize true genius. And it doesn’t matter how I feel about them personally, only how their influence and accomplishments shaped the world.

I’m sure that if Einstein sent out ”mean Tweets” you’d remove him as a genius in your mind. And rather than denying that fact, I think it would be best that you reassess your thought process and determine how much your emotions impact your decision making process. If I were to asses you, I’d say your emotions run your life. Probably not a good thing.
 
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I’ve owned one for 18 months and have ZERO issues. The only “maintenance” I have had to perform is airing the tires and adding windshield washer fluid. Those comments are misinformation, based on generalizations, taken from sensational headlines.
i’ve owned one longer than you have and know better. pretty hard to take someone seriously who says “fud” unironically.
 
i’ve owned one longer than you have and know better. pretty hard to take someone seriously who says “fud” unironically.

It sounds like you have a lemon, you do realize that happens with every company right? I have the same experience as tdbrown75 does. I am a vocal critic of Tesla and their many screwups .. but the car has been fine.

Take, for instance, my issues with Apple homekit. It's a total train wreck for my wife and I, but for many others it works just fine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
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i’ve owned one longer than you have and know better. pretty hard to take someone seriously who says “fud” unironically.
Please feel free to share your expirience, just sharing mine which aligns with several other owners including friends and family members. Did you actually have a wheel fall off, or did your car catch fire?
 
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Yikes. Looks aside (‘it’s an acquired taste’) be aware that these types of chargers do not play nice with later iPhone Pro’s! Since those are designed to charge with magsafe, they do not charge at high capacity, and they do not easily lay flat on the surface. You have to place it over the edge to allow for the camera bump. Oh, and that price…
 
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Please feel free to share your expirience, just sharing mine which aligns with several other owners including friends and family members. Did you actually have a wheel fall off or did it really catch fire?

no the latter two things have not happened to me personally. but the quality of this car is horrific compared to my old ones. buggy software, paint chips way easier than anything i’ve owned before. squeaky wheels, trunk, cheap interior. barely functional ap, not even a reliable “cruise control.” horrific suspension - the notorious control arm issues which still have not been fixed out of the factory. my grandfathers soviet car was more reliable than my tesla.

it goes fast, sure but there’s nothing else.
 
no the latter two things have not happened to me personally. but the quality of this car is horrific compared to my old ones. buggy software, paint chips way easier than anything i’ve owned before. squeaky wheels, trunk, cheap interior. barely functional ap, not even a reliable “cruise control.” horrific suspension - the notorious control arm issues which still have not been fixed out of the factory. my grandfathers soviet car was more reliable than my tesla.

it goes fast, sure but there’s nothing else.

So literally, none of the things you complained about before have happened to you? (in the post about FUD, not the most recent one).
 
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When you cherry pick a specific thing (hardware) and ignore another, software, it's easy to think this way. Also, really what is being talked about is "Tesla" inventing things.

Invented what? DARPA was doing self driving cars across the country in the 80s. This all began as government research. Most things do.
 
Invented what? DARPA was doing self driving cars across the country in the 80s. This all began as government research. Most things do.

Edit: you know what, this isn't worth debating because you're trying to simply put words in my mouth.

Have a great day, this isn't a discussion worth having at this point. It feels as if you're either a lover or hater of things anymore, there is no middle ground on it which is where I try my hardest to stay. Have a great day, hope you're warm and enjoying life.
 
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charger is ugly but not as bad as that holiday sweater. yuck

 
Edit: you know what, this isn't worth debating because you're trying to simply put words in my mouth.

Have a great day, this isn't a discussion worth having at this point. It feels as if you're either a lover or hater of things anymore, there is no middle ground on it which is where I try my hardest to stay. Have a great day, hope you're warm and enjoying life.

As long as you don’t take criticism of Musk personally then cool.

Anyone taking criticism of a billionaire personally needs to check themselves in the mirror. We live in the 21st century. Life isn’t supposed to be like a 12th century serfdom by now.
 
That's not the evidence you think it is. The point of AirPower was that you didn't have to guess at the best charging location for more than one device, but MagSafe eliminates this need by always guaranteeing your device is perfectly aligned for the best charging. AirPower was supposed to fulfill this need, a need which hasn't existed for two years.

As the article says, the MagSafe Duo pad is their multiple device charger.

you're completely ignoring the article. you said "there is zero reason for them to release AirPower." but mark gurman, who has a great track record of being accurate, says they continue working on it.

magsafe duo isn't the solution. it's still more than one came for 3 devices, you can't charge more than 1 watch or more than 1 phone and it doesn't work that well for non-apple devices
 
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