Posted on 09/16/2023 2:07:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Guess their favorite tech brand isn’t the apple of their eye — or, i — anymore.
Smartphone fans have been griping about Apple’s new devices since the arguably anti-climactic announcement of the forthcoming iPhone 15 on Tuesday.
On X (formerly Twitter), users have gone so far as to claim “innovation died with Steve Jobs,” the co-founder and former Apple CEO who died in 2011 from cancer at the age of 56. The new iPhones, slated to drop on Sept. 22, feature never-before-seen color-infused glass — an “industry first” — and new charging ports.
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Wow, this “influencer” searched for a few individuals who weren’t satisfied with the new iPhone models. Couldn’t find anything else to write about, I guess.
There’s nothing revolutionary, but what’s left (except time-travel or something)? I’ll probably wait a bit and get one. Many people seem to get every new version, but I only upgrade immediately if I lose my phone, LOL!
However, I’ve factored an occasional new phone into my phone bill because I generally buy from my carrier (I pay over three years), so it doesn’t make a big difference.
I’m glad it’s not too AI, although the software will probably be a humanoid nightmare.
Meh........Apple had to get something out there to comply with the EU requirement to switch to a USB-C port for charging/data. I’ve looked at the 15 Pro specifications, and it seems like a 14 Pro with a little extra.
This is just people trying to talk down the stock.
The 14 was no more innovative than the 13 which was no more innovative than the 12 which was no more innovative than the 11 which is the last major innovative phone that Apple’s released.
There are definite hardware updates to the 15 (wifi 6e and USB-C among them) but this is obviously an interim release for a major update next year to coincide with their Apple Vision Pro.
“Innovation died with Steve Jobs”
Not true at all. Tim Cook has done very well.
Their 5G phones will kill ya.
Tim Cook’s single greatest accomplishment imo is dumping intel CPUs and migrating to their own (ARM based) ‘Apple silicon’ platform. Then there’s Vision Pro coming out next year that will set the standard for spatial computing (VR). These are huge.
Have you heard more about the rumor that they are planning to integrate a satellite phone?
But there were probably lines around the block to buy one of the new shiny things...
“Have you heard more about the rumor that they are planning to integrate a satellite phone?”
Not a rumor. With iPhone 14 and up if you are outside of a wifi or cellular zone you can send an emergency SOS via satellite. That feature is already available.
That’s why I always keep my phone in airplane mode if it’s in my pocket. No radiation.
If only Rush could give us the lowdown on all of this.
“innovation died with Steve Jobs“
Very true.
The iPhone is a very mature product. It does essentially everything a cell phone needs to do, and does it to near perfection. You can say the same for other phones from Samsung and other manufacturers. There have been mostly small incremental improvements over the years, with a few significant innovations like wireless charging, face and fingerprint recognition, smart watches and CarPlay/Android Auto, but they will be few. The 15 is an incrementally better phone in most ways. I’m not sure these people even know what exactly they are looking for from Apple.
EU forced the charging port.
That my take on it. I am retired and have a half a dozen third party apps. The only reason I bought a 13 Pro is for the bigger screen. It does make a difference trying to read stuff, especially FR. You can run a small business from an Iphone or Android phones..
Apple= overpriced and living off previous successes.
I’m still using my 11Pro, it works just fine. I don’t know how much more technology they can pack into these things.
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