coolfactor

It's time for Apple to:

- streamline their approach to changelog notes across all software products
- separate security updates from feature updates
- do a comprehensive overhaul of release testing across a broader range of scenarios 

The fact that this release is going out without any notes is a red flag for how misaligned the software teams are.

bulk001 said:

As an Apple site, why no mention Apple and their iPad  commercial crushing all the humanity out of art and music into computer generated art? 

Maybe because — that is just one interpretation? Apple likely intended it to be a fun way to show "condensing a full stage into your device", which is a different interpretation. In any form of art, interpretation is a huge aspect, and yet the loudest group tends to win over in the end. It's a shame because it was a fun commercial.

ITGUYINSD said:

The headline makes it sound like a Windows Update caused the issue, when in fact, the issue was a 3rd party software company.

Could have been worded better.  People are already blaming Windows...this headline doesn't help.

Agreed. Clickbait headline. But in all fairness, it's clearly still another illustrative example of how Windows is a mess, and too risky to be so widely deployed. The addiction has to stop.

Too early to make any judgement calls, but the thought of Google being "baked into" my Mac gives me the heebie jeebies!

Tim has done an exceptional job running Apple. I wish he was a bit more flexible in terms of creative designs like the early iMac days and iPod days. They really had fun with some of the designs, but it's become very conservative now.

I, for one, don't think Apple has bunged up the Apple Intelligence release. Many of the feature are released, and their operating systems are stable. AI tech evolution is moving so fast right now, it's smart of Apple to continue refining their integrations before releasing to the public.

What many critics forget is that many consumers of AI from *any* company are accessing it on a Mac or iPhone, so Apple has already reaped the benefits of a sale to that consumer.

jfabula1 said:

So if you invest $B and becomes successful yoDAalseth said:

quakerotis said:

you wanted your comic book villain?

Huh, what’s the word. You know, for someone working inside the government, trying to use government contacts, and coercion, to get them to restrict competition, to benefit that persons company. To use the tools of government to establish athemselves in control of an abusive monopoly.

There’s a word for that. Corr…corru…something. 

u becomes monopolistic? Much like Microsoft, Apple, Google….so if you work hard and you becoming richer, that’s BAD, you’re the target, and if you take covers whatever it is, you’re corrupt. That’s Amazing 

You can't really bundle Apple into that mix, since they build both hardware and software. Microsoft and Google, on the other hand, build software that runs on other companies' hardware, often through exclusive contracts. Those two companies hold tremendous influence across a global network of hardware makers. Very different from Apple.

Apple can't monopolize themselves.

The rest you already know... Musk is in a unique position to influence how much Starlink can dominate in the market... that's not business-as-usual. It's not about his wealth directly, but his current position in a political "leadership" role.

Wesley_Hilliard said:

So Americans pay 20% to 40% more on all goods from Vietnam and people in Vietnam pay nothing. Good deal bro.

Should someone ban Trump from using the word "Tariff" because isn't he always using it backwards? He claims Vietnam will pay this tariff, but that's not tariffs work.... the importer pays, not the exporter. What are we missing here with Trump's thinking processes? Maybe he's redefined a tariff, and it's now an exporting tax?

I really wish I could get inside the heads of some Trump voters and know how they -really- feel about this running comedy show... Junkware. Not "Great".

What about the millions of dollars they've already made from AAPL?
What about the millions they will make in the future when Apple rises to the top of the AI market? It will happen.

Why bite the hand that feeds you? Selfish creatures.

CheeseFreeze said:

Of course Apple hasn’t been called out on ethics and AI. So far there’s not much to see to begin with. 

This all-or-nothing thinking isn't serving anybody. You're not sounding smart by repeating this fable. 

Apple has been employing various levels of machine-learning tech for decades. The keyboard on the very first iPhone employed it ... 18 years ago.

It's only been this latest "GenAI" craze where they were caught with their pants down, but they still make a sale selling devices to consumers that access competing GenAI. So they win either way.