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Tim Cook on iPhone's Future: 'There's So Much Left That We Can Do'
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transpo1
macrumors 68000
The slab of glass phone is something to aspire to. I want the roll it up like a Fruit Rollup OLED display iPhone…
amaze1499
macrumors 68000
"There's so much left that we can do with the iPhone," said Cook.
Somehow I want to slide an “only” in there
Somehow I want to slide an “only” in there
TSMC-made 2nm chip in 2026 is a BIG deal. Android has to wait till 2027, or when Samsung has refined, improved the yield of its 2nm Exynos chip.
Many things we take for granted today would be considered science fiction not too long ago.
Many things we take for granted today would be considered science fiction not too long ago.
Did you miss the part about $85 billion worth of sales last quarter? Obviously the rest of the world (as well as me) thinks that you are wrong and that what you call "incremental" upgrading is actually quite satisfactory.
Would love to see it, but time and time again Apple has shown they will not cannibalise other product lines.
Not iPad-style; full Mac OS. A Cinema Display with a slot for an iPhone Pro to drive it makes huge sense. Like the Duos with their docks that worked so very well. The Duos put VRAM, mass storage and i/o in the dock.
I dunno, the iPod nano cannibalised the nano, and the iPhone cannibalised that. I think Apple were fully expecting the iPad to cannibalise the Mac (even though it didn’t). “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.” Hopefully they haven’t forgotten that.
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Even though AI and wearable devices will be present, iPhone or phones in general will always continue to be a part of people's daily life. Looking forward to the foldable from Apple and also the 20th anniversary iPhone.
I disagree and think that although Apple tries to position products with care, it does not really worry about cannibalization. Because if you have a product ripe for eating a competitor will eat it if you do not.
Could we just make this comment sticky so folks do not have to keep asking?
chars1ub0w
macrumors 6502a
I mean, if you want to run a completely separate MacOS VM on your iPhone it’s certainly powerful enough to do that now, and this will probably also happen in the future, but I think most people will want access to the exact same apps and data they have on their phone when docked, and the same(ish) UI. And what I think Apple will never do is open up iOS sandboxing and OS file system access to third parties to the same extent that MacOS does so you’ll never have MacOS running directly on your phone (as opposed to a VM), although I’m sure iPad-style multitasking will grow closer and closer UI and feature-wise.
ProbablyDylan
macrumors 68040
"There's so much left that we can do with the iPhone."
What about small and light iPhone mini?
What about small and light iPhone mini?
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What has Tim Cook ever done for us?
Apple Watch.
What?
...he, he gave us the Apple Watch...
Yes, he did give us that, that's true
And AirPods
Yes, that too
AirPods I'll grant is one thing Tim Cook may have done
And Apple Silicon, now their chips are the fastest
And all those great Apple TV shows too
Well, apart from the Apple Silicon and the Apple TV shows,
And emergency satellite SOS
Life saving atrial fibrillation alerts
Apart from those, which are a plus,
what has Tim Cook ever done for us?
Apple Vision Pro.
What?
...Apple Vision Pro...
Oh, yes, yes, that was quite innovative...
End to end encrypted iMessage
And end to end encrypted backups too.
Environmental initiatives,
Charity initiatives, educational programs.
Well, apart from Apple Watch, AirPods,
Apple Silicon, Apple TV shows, emergency satellite SOS and atrial fibrillation alerts,
Apple Vision Pro and end to end encrypted iMessage and backups, environmental, charity and education initiatives,
what has Tim Cook ever done for us?
MacBook Neo.
Oh, shut up!
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tennisproha
macrumors 68020
Yeah “So much left we can do” like restoring all the usability and battery life that left the building when iOS26 arrived
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
Sorry 🤷♂️
I just can't stop thinking about it as I've been at the Apple Store a bunch lately and I basically hate all the current iPhones and it really bums me out.
They're all too big for me.
Five current/new iPhone models being sold and not a single one that isn't in the 6.1"-6.9" screen range.
It's just nuts.
So so frustrating.
Jumpthesnark
macrumors 68000
Honest questions: do you buy a new iPhone each year when they come out? If not, how old is your current iPhone, if you don't mind me asking.
The irony dripping from this post is delicious.
I HATE TIM COOK!!!!!!!!!!!!
… except for the Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple Silicon, Apple Vision Pro… everything Apple released under Tim’s leadership…
It’s amazing how many consumers fell for the switch to cheaper and less durable aluminum just to have something that felt different and that they hoped others might notice and envy. Change only for the sake of change, or a poor man’s status symbol maybe. I used to know too many people who needed everyone to know they have “the NEW one.” I went from aluminum to stainless steel to titanium to now polished titanium. No way in hell I’m going back to basics (and a phone that can’t be carried naked and survive frequent drops completely unblemished like this trusty space black Air).
The iPhone 15: make them think a hole in the display is an upgrade
The iPhone 16: make them think titanium is the shiznizz
They get away with everything 😁