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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2020?

Carrotcruncher said:
A new CEO !
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Nah. Cook is firing on all cylinders with the company standing as of current. I suspect he will reign as CEO for two more years at least before Jeff Williams moves into office in all likeliness. But anyways, there’s nothing wishing, just as long as you know it won’t happen.😁
 
Porco said:
A new small iPhone, eliminating the notch and featuring Touch ID and a headphone jack socket.
A new iPad Pro, similar design but headphone jack and no bending issues.
A halving of the price of the entry-level Mac Pro, or a functionally similar machine at a lower entry price than the current one.

And I know... all unlikely, but it’s what I want to see from Apple, not what I expect to see... ;)
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Have you even try Face I.D.? If you have, you never go back to something like Touch ID! There is no reason for Touch ID other then it cost much less. It not faster anymore and it sort of ridiculous method to do security!
 
EdT said:
What I want would take several years, but I wish they would start:
  1. An OS (every device) that is stable from day one. There may need to be improvements but it shouldn’t crash your device frequently OR repeatedly. Old functons should work and new ones shouldn’t be death traps.
  2. For similar software options especially across different hardware invoking/using that feature should be similar from device to device.
  3. If it ain’t broke quit fixing it. Quit changing how and where things need to be turned on or off or setup. Leave the name and procedure alone unless NOT changing it is more confusing than changing it is. If you are trying to find how to turn a setting or feature on or off or set an option and you do an online search you will frequently be given an old and useless answer because the top search answer is based on an OS that may only be a year or two old but where and how it is used has changed.
  4. In the official Apple help forums don’t rely on user votes to determine top or accurate answers. Because of item 3 above a spot-on accurate answer one year can be useless when the options are changed or the parent location where you set the options/preferences for it is moved. If a forum post or FAQ is outdated name what OS it is still valid and what and when that has changed.
  5. Consistent naming. If a feature is called something in commercials or other Apple correspondence and definitely in support documentation then make sure it’s called the exact same thing everywhere-ads, online help, FAQ’s, videos, EVERYWHERE. If a feature is renamed then help searches Using the old name should find the new documents and highlight both the new name and the old one and implicitly say this method and name replaces the previous one in a new OS.
There are lots of hardware changes I would like and I really really wish Apple would have 20 or 30 test centers in areas of poor cell and ISP internet speeds and reliability so that the absolute frustration of losing a feature or ability because Apple wants to go wireless for that feature is recognized by somebody at Apple. And on the other end of technology adoption philosophy, in all but the cheapest devices quit using any rotating disk storage. A +$1000 device should not have physical rotating drives as storage. And because of my previous point that storage should not be tied to internet access.
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Brother you nailed it.👊
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EdT said:
What I want would take several years, but I wish they would start:
  1. An OS (every device) that is stable from day one. There may need to be improvements but it shouldn’t crash your device frequently OR repeatedly. Old functons should work and new ones shouldn’t be death traps.
  2. For similar software options especially across different hardware invoking/using that feature should be similar from device to device.
  3. If it ain’t broke quit fixing it. Quit changing how and where things need to be turned on or off or setup. Leave the name and procedure alone unless NOT changing it is more confusing than changing it is. If you are trying to find how to turn a setting or feature on or off or set an option and you do an online search you will frequently be given an old and useless answer because the top search answer is based on an OS that may only be a year or two old but where and how it is used has changed.
  4. In the official Apple help forums don’t rely on user votes to determine top or accurate answers. Because of item 3 above a spot-on accurate answer one year can be useless when the options are changed or the parent location where you set the options/preferences for it is moved. If a forum post or FAQ is outdated name what OS it is still valid and what and when that has changed.
  5. Consistent naming. If a feature is called something in commercials or other Apple correspondence and definitely in support documentation then make sure it’s called the exact same thing everywhere-ads, online help, FAQ’s, videos, EVERYWHERE. If a feature is renamed then help searches Using the old name should find the new documents and highlight both the new name and the old one and implicitly say this method and name replaces the previous one in a new OS.
There are lots of hardware changes I would like and I really really wish Apple would have 20 or 30 test centers in areas of poor cell and ISP internet speeds and reliability so that the absolute frustration of losing a feature or ability because Apple wants to go wireless for that feature is recognized by somebody at Apple. And on the other end of technology adoption philosophy, in all but the cheapest devices quit using any rotating disk storage. A +$1000 device should not have physical rotating drives as storage. And because of my previous point that storage should not be tied to internet access.
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Brother, you nailed it.👊
 
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-14" MBP w/ dedicated graphics and magic keyboard
-high end mac mini with dedicated graphics
-remove butterfly keyboard from ALL laptops
-redesigned iMac with FaceID and slimmer bezels
-apple TV with bundled game controller, apple arcade pass, and faster SoC for 4K gaming
-refreshed iMac Pro with lower entry price ($3999), smaller SSD on base model instead of 1TB
-Unlock AfterBurner card so it can be used with any mac via TB3 chassis
 
1.To be able to move my pictures to specific albums without a copy being left in the photo camera roll ( My number 1 reason I used to J/b my iPhones)

2. To be able to program Do not disturb for specific days in the week vs everyday or nada ( Number 2 reason.......)

3. Reduce “/ Relax sensitivity on animations - Happy New Year vs Happy New Year John
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Mac Mini Pro, $2000-5000 (simplified trash can maybe?)

MacBook Pro 14”

Apple TV 5th Gen (non-touch remote)

AirPods in black (and other colors?)


Oh, and bring back Airport...
 
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Carrotcruncher said:
A new CEO !
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We can't bring Jobs back from the dead, and I don't know who's better than Cook unless Elon Musk decides to change his career.
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PickUrPoison said:
Apple follows the standard, and only updates once a year. Your beef is with the Unicode consortium.
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Apple controls the consortium.
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zephonic said:
Oh, and bring back Airport...
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Yes please. Truly the only wifi that ever "just worked" was the AirPort, unless your house is small/nonconductive enough for a simple modem+router+switch+wifi combo to cover by itself. Even Ubiquity devices are harder to set up.
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The new 16" MacBook Pro covered most of my "what I want to see" things. Really we shouldn't have been in that situation in the first place, where my 2015 MBP was better than anything I could buy from 2016 to now, but oh well.
 
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fairuz said:
We can't bring Jobs back from the dead, and I don't know who's better than Cook unless Elon Musk decides to change his career.
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If Elon Musk was Apple's CEO, you would only be able to use 75% of the full battery capacity of your iPhone. If you want to use the full capacity you have to pay an extra fee of $200. And there would be an extra 3% charge on your card every time you use Apple Pay.
 
I want to see an iphone that finally uses LiquidMetal so that my LQMT stock will pop and I’ll be rich. Yup. This is what I want. lol. Seriously tho? I would like to see an ipad version of Final Cut Pro. Other than that, I’m good.
 
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Justanotherfanboy said:
Why do people have such a weird hangup with spending 99¢, lol?
These same people that will go to great lengths to have scheduled times of the year they have to remember to do all this memory management maintenance wouldn’t think twice about spending $12 buying a coffee for them and a friend at Starbucks. The cream & sugar that’s going to be gone in 10 minutes is “worth it”, but that same amount to NOT have to do all those steps, not have to worry about hdd failure on the backup device, etc. & have everything seamlessly backed up for an entire year, somehow isn’t???
That breaks my brain.
Y’all think VERY lowly of what your time is worth or something.
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I opt to back up to my Mac over iCloud for several reasons. First, I don’t want my personal data sitting on a company’s servers if I can help it. Second, iCloud doesn’t do versioned backups, whereas a Mac backed up with Time Machine does (although iOS/iPadOS makes it difficult to retrieve data). Third, I don’t want to be at the whims of a company that has the only other copy of my data. To me, that’s asking to be bitten. Fourth, backing up to my Mac is almost as easy and about as fail safe as iCloud—iOS devices back up to my Mac automatically daily, and I switch out the Time Machine drive with a duplicate drive I keep at work weekly. It takes a few seconds per week.
Also it’s not 99 cents unless you plan to use your device for only one month.
 
iPhone with usb-c ! This should be done since new MacBooks design. If they really want to promote that connection all devices should have it.
 
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Quasi realistic:
- Apple TV with connections for other video input (eg. Blu-ray player and TV antenna) and apps to control each media, so that Apple TV is conduit for all TV video inputs
- more Siri functionality (eg. ask her to switch Apple TV audio output)
- larger high end HomePods with better integration with Apple TV, and maybe standard audio inputs for high end audio equipment
- Lossless wireless Airplay audiophile over-ear open headphones
- beats x with power slider switch, better battery life, and user replaceable battery
- I want to see what these AR glasses are about
- able to restore specific apps or data from backups in iOS devices
- iOS system-wide handwriting input/recognition

Not at all realistic:
- an iPhone 4 special edition, with MagSafe port, front-facing speakers, flagship camera
- an iPad mini mini, about the width of the Nexus 7, with front-facing stereo speakers
- 16” or 17” MacBook Pro PRO workstation with 360 hinge keyboard and Pencil input
- 12.9” iPad Pro with 360 hinge keyboard, or 12-13” MacBook with 360 hinge keyboard and Pencil input, with front-facing stereo speakers
- Apple Pencil with battery-less tech like Wacom pens
- Books, music, movies, and shows full quality download purchases from iTunes/Books store with zero licensing limitations/DRM
 
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Assured:
13"/14" revamped MBP with scissor keyboard, base storage 256 with 512 on higher options (and if you love me, announced/heavily suggested in Q1)
AppleTV with more powerful processor (and if you love me, bundled with a controller, make a deal with MS for XBO controllers) (would love for Q2)

Desired:
iMac to drop HDDs, putting 500gb SSDs in the introductory 21" 1080p and 4K, 1TB in the high-end 4K and introductory and mid-range 27" and 2TB in the 27". Raise the price 100$ if you need to - I'd be worth it to my customers.

As a retailer:
Please for gods sake stop underestimating popularity - AirPods with Wireless case and AirPods Pro, keyboard folios, these are things I shouldn't need to scavage for.

As a technician:
Better training videos. The latest ATLAS videos are duller than rabbit crap, and about as inviting.
 
It’s time to see an Apple car that is totally autonomous. I want one so badly and hope it’s under 50,000 dollars.
 
saintstryfe said:
Assured:
13"/14" revamped MBP with scissor keyboard, base storage 256 with 512 on higher options (and if you love me, announced/heavily suggested in Q1)
AppleTV with more powerful processor (and if you love me, bundled with a controller, make a deal with MS for XBO controllers) (would love for Q2)

Desired:
iMac to drop HDDs, putting 500gb SSDs in the introductory 21" 1080p and 4K, 1TB in the high-end 4K and introductory and mid-range 27" and 2TB in the 27". Raise the price 100$ if you need to - I'd be worth it to my customers.

As a retailer:
Please for gods sake stop underestimating popularity - AirPods with Wireless case and AirPods Pro, keyboard folios, these are things I shouldn't need to scavage for.

As a technician:
Better training videos. The latest ATLAS videos are duller than rabbit crap, and about as inviting.
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I don’t think Apple will be able to prove their love :( Intel won’t be shipping the CPUs this quarter that Apple needs. In terms of a game controller, so few use (or would use) the Apple TV for gaming that it would be a waste to put it in every box. If they decide to use the A14X, it won’t be ready until Q4. If they were going to use A12X, they could have released it last year.
 
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