charlesn

iluvcrap2000 said:

Smoke and mirrors. They will "Invest" into a Limited Commitment and Take the Time till He gets out of office.  

Same for all these "investment' announcements. Foxconn in Wisconsin redux. A cough, "promise" of $10 billion and 13,000 new jobs. Big, splashy photo op with Trump shown shoveling dirt at the groundbreaking, when what he was really shoveling was bullsh*t. The whole thing ended up as a nothing burger. 

Mike Wuerthele said:

studiomusic said:

1 point out of 10 points of growth doesn't seem to be "panic buying" of iPhones. That seems "tiny".

Tim Cook disagrees with you.

Mike, maybe you can clarify something for me. This report from William Gallagher states the following: "During Apple's previous earnings call in May 2025, Tim Cook said that there had been some iPhone panic buying ahead of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, but that it had not been significant." Well, I went back to AppleInsider's coverage of the last earnings call and find no mention of Cook using the phrase, "panic buying." In fact, I can find no quotes anywhere from Tim on either call in which he says "panic buying." For the May call, that phrase seemed to have been part of a question put to him, not his words at all, and you reported it like this:

"...Cook did comment on the question of whether panic buying had set in among consumers, prior to the tariff announcement. "We don't believe that there was a significant pull forward due to tariffs into the March quarter," he said. "There's no obvious evidence of it."

And then there's the headline for this report on current earnings: "Fears Over Tariff Price Rises Prompted Panic Buying of iPhones" Really? You make it sound like trying to buy toilet paper in the midst of the Covid lockdown. Here are Tim's actual words about this: ""On the buying ahead relative to worrying about prices and so forth on tariffs, we did see some evidence of that in the early part of the quarter," Cook told CNBC. "We would estimate it to be about one point of the 10 points of company growth." Sorry, but can you point me to where he says there was "panic buying?" And that one point out of ten in revenue growth that he pegs to consumers buying ahead reflects all of Apple's revenue categories, not just iPhones. And to give this some further context: Apple's 10% YOY revenue growth amounted to $8.2 billion in actual dollars. That means 1 point of that 10 point increase would be $820 million. So out of $90 billion in total revenue for the quarter, $820 million can be attributed to consumers buying products ahead to avoid tariffs. That's less than 1% of total revenue. If there's any "panic buying" in that number, I'm sure not seeing it. Also, on the earnings call, Apple attributed one-sixth of the 13% increase in iPhone sales to tariff-related buying ahead. In other words, the tariff buying bumped iPhone sales by 2.1%. That's not nothing, but again, where's the panic in that number? 

Consumers trying to get ahead of an anticipated price increase in a product by buying now happens all the time. There's no panic in it. It's just about trying to buy smart. But nobody wandered into an Apple Store since April 1 and found empty shelves where there used to be iPhones. This just feels like sensationalism for the sake of it, and then trying to baselessly pin it back on Tim Cook. 

Blackwhitepanda said:

Orange is on FIRE!!!! 
Orange could be a Hermès edition haha.

Oh, god, don't give Apple any ideas! The orange color will be a $2,000 "upgrade." 

Stabitha_Christie said:

charlesn said:

Stabitha_Christie said:

Wesley_Hilliard said:

Stabitha_Christie said:

I love a good rumor as much as the next person but can we not normalize this kind of behavior? While it isn't illegal to take someone's photo in public is still an invasion of privacy and promoting this kind of thing will only lead to more instances of this kind of thing. 

Sorry to say, but the law is quite clear, when in public, it is fair game. While I can't take a photo of someone and use it commercially, there's nothing stopping anyone from taking photos, recording video, or capturing audio of anyone in public.

Like I said in the piece, it's not something that's going to be a problem because these kinds of design changes are very rare. Nearly every other prototype iPhone has looked identical to its predecessor with the exception of iPhone X, which was prototyped in a literal brick-sized box IIRC.

I wouldn't worry about this becoming a common way to leak iPhone information.

Not sure if you missed the point or intentionally avoiding it. I clearly stated it wasn’t illegal but legality doesn’t make it right. People should be able to go out in public without someone photographing them. When you use the photos you are ultimately enabling the behavior. Cool that you didn’t break the law but did y’all make the right choice. This person now has their pictures splattered around the internet. The news value?  That there is a new phone and if you put in a giant case no one will see what it looks like? Stop the presses! 

Stabitha, I hear the Photography Police are actively recruiting. Give it some thought. Seems like you'd be an enthusiastic candidate. 

Yes, suggesting that we should respectful of people's privacy is really just me being overbearing. What a terrible world it would be if we respected each other.

This is YOUR idea of what's respectful and how the world should work. And I fully support your right to live your life this way! Have at it! But like most pompous, overbearing people, you believe your POV is correct and that anyone who doesn't abide by it is wrong--in this particular case, they're being disrespectful. No--we just don't agree with your opinion, that's all. 

anthogag said:

I have 0 interest in anything from Altman or Ive. They both appear boring. Some kind of Star Trek device operated with the voice would suck. 

Great point! What has Ive ever done? A boring waste of a life. Same with Altman--I mean, does anyone even use ChatGPT? But I love that they confided in you that this is "some kind of Star Trek device operated with the voice" and that you already know that this will suck. We love insider information like that! Please keep up the good work! 

eightzero said:

I'm all AI'ed and voice assistantsed out. When Apple said the iPhone 16 was "built for AI" I took that as a warning, not a feature. I just want an off switch, m'kay?

My opinion only. YMMV. If you enjoy this stuff, great. I'm happy for you. 

I understand your perspective, but it would have been easy enough to say you were "all mobile phone'd out" before the iPhone debuted. The mobile phone market was already very crowded, had been for years, and Blackberry was the much beloved king of the hill. And then Apple had a different idea. I don't know that this is going to be good--whatever "this" turns out to be--but if any two people on the planet can completely reinvent the idea of what an AI device might be, it's Ive and Altman. 

You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later: Apple would release a product that would have Steve turning over in his grave. And here it is: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Battery Case. Can you imagine the expletives that Steve would have screamed from his office if someone had dared suggest putting Apple's name on such an ugly piece of shite? I'm honestly astonished, and a little concerned, that Jony Ive signed off on this--it is so antithetical to the Apple aesthetic that has defined every aspect of the brand. 

The "good" performance at a premium price seems par for the course for Apple accessories--but they generally win you over with beautiful design and functional touches that 3rd party accessories lack. Not so much here. Can't figure out how this even merited three stars.