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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2018?
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Definitely less restrictive framework, need to unleash developers creativity on those platforms
I want three things from Apple.
1. Reasonably priced products. iPhoneX is priced 20 times more than the individual component cost or even phones with equivalent hardware from competing brands. Unreasonably expensive due to too high Apple Tax. In my country i can buy 2 motor bikes at the price of one 1 iPhoneX
2. Make Computers/Laptops for professionals and provide good hardware instead of lousy over priced hardware.
3. Make Pro computers that can game, have some empathy for people who want to play games. And also for those who want to develop games on a Mac. The current lineup of Mac pro laptops are damn near lousy, you cant run a Unity or Unreal Environment on it properly. Even Amazons game engine called Lumeryard which is a fork of Cry Engine cant be run properly on a Mac pro laptop with windows install. Thats how bad it is. I am especially reminding this to Apple since Unity Engine actually started on Apple Mac OS X, initially it was available only on a mac. And was the award winning software on for a number of Years. Eventually down the line Apple lost it, and started providing hardware which made it incrementally difficult to run a Unity suite on a mac laptop for developers hence loosing out on the then growing market for games on a mac.
1. Reasonably priced products. iPhoneX is priced 20 times more than the individual component cost or even phones with equivalent hardware from competing brands. Unreasonably expensive due to too high Apple Tax. In my country i can buy 2 motor bikes at the price of one 1 iPhoneX
2. Make Computers/Laptops for professionals and provide good hardware instead of lousy over priced hardware.
3. Make Pro computers that can game, have some empathy for people who want to play games. And also for those who want to develop games on a Mac. The current lineup of Mac pro laptops are damn near lousy, you cant run a Unity or Unreal Environment on it properly. Even Amazons game engine called Lumeryard which is a fork of Cry Engine cant be run properly on a Mac pro laptop with windows install. Thats how bad it is. I am especially reminding this to Apple since Unity Engine actually started on Apple Mac OS X, initially it was available only on a mac. And was the award winning software on for a number of Years. Eventually down the line Apple lost it, and started providing hardware which made it incrementally difficult to run a Unity suite on a mac laptop for developers hence loosing out on the then growing market for games on a mac.
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Innovation, something they have not done in many years.
I’m very happy with all of the Apple hardware I own. I really want Apple to focus on software quality in 2018. iOS in particular has way too many bugs, many new but some that have been problems for years.
Here's what I'd like to see happen, not just 2018 but beyond
- I wish Apple would re-focus on what made it great, reliable personal computing and reliable mobile technology. Both are slipping, especially evident in this year's MacOS High Sierra & iOS11 that continue to be bug ridden months after release.
- Make more of your computers upgradeable, stop focusing on un-necessary thinness at the cost of functionality & serviceability. Basic things like memory & storage should be upgradeable.
- We don't need a new, completely bug ridden release MacOS every year. Stretch out the cycle a bit, and instead offer a "service pack" or "feature update" like what Microsoft does. iOS could benefit from this as well, and Apple essentially is doing it because over the past few years key announced features don't make it to the release version of iOS, but instead are added in .1 or .2 releases.
- Stop with the restrictions of running "unsigned" apps. I have a feeling that this is leading straight into locking down the MacOS platform into a completely closed App Store environment at some point.
- Weather on the lockscreen of iDevices... Apple, it's freakin 2018. Why can't we glance on the phone and see what the weather is? Is it that hard?
or more specifically a prosumer grade server
I’d love a new CEO
2nd generation post Steve Jobs.
The kinks are usually worked out by then
2nd generation post Steve Jobs.
The kinks are usually worked out by then
Desktop machine with iMac specs (ie: up to Core-i7x4 of latest generation) but in a box, with no forced monitor purchase. PCIEx16 slot for upgrading graphics extra welcome. That's it. I see others seem to be wishing for similar, expressed in different ways. Remove temptation to build a hackintosh to get this. (Can be more expensive than a self-build, would be happy to pay for something that's apple-designed...)
You could just call it the Mac... (no suffix).
You could just call it the Mac... (no suffix).
17-inch MacBook Pro. Please.
AirPods that don't look like cigarette butts are hanging out of your ears
A compelling use-case for the Touch Bar on 2016 and later Macbook Pros
A MacBook with two USB-C ports, a better FaceTime camera, and a lower price
Improve FaceID so it works at least as well as TouchID (it doesn't for me and apparently for a few other X owners)
A more stable iOS
An updated iPad Mini
An Apple Watch with better battery life or thinner body
A better keyboard on the MacBook and MacBook Pro, like the keyboards on the MacBook Air or 2015 and earlier MacBook Pro keyboards
A compelling use-case for the Touch Bar on 2016 and later Macbook Pros
A MacBook with two USB-C ports, a better FaceTime camera, and a lower price
Improve FaceID so it works at least as well as TouchID (it doesn't for me and apparently for a few other X owners)
A more stable iOS
An updated iPad Mini
An Apple Watch with better battery life or thinner body
A better keyboard on the MacBook and MacBook Pro, like the keyboards on the MacBook Air or 2015 and earlier MacBook Pro keyboards
An updated Mac mini with updated specs from 2018 not 2012.
Make it easier to replace batteries on iPhones instead of forcing customers to pay $80.00
Stop selling spinning hard drives and gouging customers who want an SSD. It's 2018.
Don't charge so much for extra GB on iPhones it doesn't cost that much for extra storage. It's 2018.
Black air pods and I might buy them.
Don't abandon the airport express and time capsule.
Make it easier to replace batteries on iPhones instead of forcing customers to pay $80.00
Stop selling spinning hard drives and gouging customers who want an SSD. It's 2018.
Don't charge so much for extra GB on iPhones it doesn't cost that much for extra storage. It's 2018.
Black air pods and I might buy them.
Don't abandon the airport express and time capsule.
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iPhone XL (or Plus) with as little if any notch what so ever...a similar iPad Pro line with no home button, but 3D Touch and Face ID....
Apple Watch with a camera would be nice but not necessary, and iMac and MacBook Pro line with Face ID and HDR Screens
Id say a iMac with touch screen but im not holding my breath!
Apple Watch with a camera would be nice but not necessary, and iMac and MacBook Pro line with Face ID and HDR Screens
Id say a iMac with touch screen but im not holding my breath!
Apple never said a Mac Pro would come in 2018; they said it wouldn't come in 2017. Make of that what you will.
Yes! One that supports more memory (32Gb), and with a more reliable keyboard.
Apple should improve their mail app and Make it more like airmail
The biggest thing I’d like to see from Apple in 2018 is software that just works.
I’d like to see Apple stop rushing through software updates and producing a major release every 12 months. Just fix what we already have because it is riddled with bugs and things that don’t work. It’s been a trend now for a few years and hopefully we’ll see a change in 2018.
I’d like to see Apple stop rushing through software updates and producing a major release every 12 months. Just fix what we already have because it is riddled with bugs and things that don’t work. It’s been a trend now for a few years and hopefully we’ll see a change in 2018.
First, that they fix iOS 11 so that we can actually sync large photo libraries to our iOS devices especially iPad reliably.
Second, allow MacOS and TVOS to passthrough the various HD audio formats such as DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD to a home theater sound system.
Second, allow MacOS and TVOS to passthrough the various HD audio formats such as DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD to a home theater sound system.
Kind of pointless because what I want to see isn't what Apple is likely to push out but...
1. A complete range of Siri-capable speakers. HomePod is a no-go for me because I have no need for decent portable speakers in every room in my house. A "low end" Dot or Home Mini would be perfect. But my gut tells me Apple has lost the home control race already. They are laps behind Amazon and even Google. Apple's HomePod strategy is a rehash of how Apple treated the Mac in the face of Windows OS.
2. An updated Mac mini - 2012 style, i.e., no neutered connectors, so that DIYers have a decent Mac to play with at least in regards to SSD and RAM.
3. Bring back a MBP 15" with a hard FKey option. I never understood why the 13" has that option, but not the 15". I also don't understand why Apple thinks the Touch Bar is a premium features. It's a gimmick, not a feature. Also a new keyboard with better travel. Current Mac laptop keyboards are trash.
4. A round Apple Watch or at least more traditional "fine jewelry" watch faces. Enough with the childish Woody and Mickey and other middle school garbage. Also better running data metrics of the Garmin 935/Fenix 5 type. It would be nice to have one watch for daily use and running rather than having to switch out to my Garmin. But Apple still can't match Garmin's high end watches yet -- not because they can't but because... I don't know why.
1. A complete range of Siri-capable speakers. HomePod is a no-go for me because I have no need for decent portable speakers in every room in my house. A "low end" Dot or Home Mini would be perfect. But my gut tells me Apple has lost the home control race already. They are laps behind Amazon and even Google. Apple's HomePod strategy is a rehash of how Apple treated the Mac in the face of Windows OS.
2. An updated Mac mini - 2012 style, i.e., no neutered connectors, so that DIYers have a decent Mac to play with at least in regards to SSD and RAM.
3. Bring back a MBP 15" with a hard FKey option. I never understood why the 13" has that option, but not the 15". I also don't understand why Apple thinks the Touch Bar is a premium features. It's a gimmick, not a feature. Also a new keyboard with better travel. Current Mac laptop keyboards are trash.
4. A round Apple Watch or at least more traditional "fine jewelry" watch faces. Enough with the childish Woody and Mickey and other middle school garbage. Also better running data metrics of the Garmin 935/Fenix 5 type. It would be nice to have one watch for daily use and running rather than having to switch out to my Garmin. But Apple still can't match Garmin's high end watches yet -- not because they can't but because... I don't know why.
Mac Pro wishes:
So not just like Apple used to offer configurations, but choices like:
- Xeon or I7/I9 CPU + dual CPU options
- Gamer or 'Pro app' GPU
A thicker MacBook Pro
- Bigger battery
- Support for 64-GB memory
- Legacy keyboard
- Nvidia GPU option for serious gaming
Thicker iPhones
- Just thicker so the battery can be bigger 2mm isn't a compromise in my eyes.
- Retain an iPhone with Touch ID and home button (if it's thicker a physical home button would be very welcome).
The Mac platform
- It should be the center of my home, not my HomePod or AppleTV where I can only speak to, but have no other viable option for input and navigation.
- No new MacOS version this year. Just improve High Sierra
- Quit the automatic High Sierra download en install nagging
- Work better with Adobe so their software doesn't blow up a 3 year old MacBook Pro with a simple document. It looks like Photoshop is based on Flash these days, it's horrible.
Other
- Do something cool with Apple TV, but quit with original shows. Just make content available world wide.
- A new Airport/Time Capsule
So not just like Apple used to offer configurations, but choices like:
- Xeon or I7/I9 CPU + dual CPU options
- Gamer or 'Pro app' GPU
A thicker MacBook Pro
- Bigger battery
- Support for 64-GB memory
- Legacy keyboard
- Nvidia GPU option for serious gaming
Thicker iPhones
- Just thicker so the battery can be bigger 2mm isn't a compromise in my eyes.
- Retain an iPhone with Touch ID and home button (if it's thicker a physical home button would be very welcome).
The Mac platform
- It should be the center of my home, not my HomePod or AppleTV where I can only speak to, but have no other viable option for input and navigation.
- No new MacOS version this year. Just improve High Sierra
- Quit the automatic High Sierra download en install nagging
- Work better with Adobe so their software doesn't blow up a 3 year old MacBook Pro with a simple document. It looks like Photoshop is based on Flash these days, it's horrible.
Other
- Do something cool with Apple TV, but quit with original shows. Just make content available world wide.
- A new Airport/Time Capsule
1. Upgradable desktop Macs - even an up to date motherboard in the 2012 MacPro case would be awesome.
2. A proper 5k external display with a future proof port so it'll still be usable in years to come like my Cinema 30 is now (ready to replace it when they make one).
3. Get eGPU support in macOS out of beta so that MacBook Pro's taken on location can still use proper graphics cards without crashing horribly.
4. Sort out the bugs afflicting both iOS and macOS rather than add new emoji icons.
5. Stop changing the wire / port standards all the time. It's getting ridiculous.
2. A proper 5k external display with a future proof port so it'll still be usable in years to come like my Cinema 30 is now (ready to replace it when they make one).
3. Get eGPU support in macOS out of beta so that MacBook Pro's taken on location can still use proper graphics cards without crashing horribly.
4. Sort out the bugs afflicting both iOS and macOS rather than add new emoji icons.
5. Stop changing the wire / port standards all the time. It's getting ridiculous.
My wants are simple:
I just want to be able to rotate videos in Photos. Mind you, that feature's been missing for 10 years, so I'm not holding my breath...
I just want to be able to rotate videos in Photos. Mind you, that feature's been missing for 10 years, so I'm not holding my breath...