602warren

zoetmb said:

I've never understood why anyone would do this.  What's the difference if you buy a new phone on the day it's released, a day later, a week later or a month (or more) later?   And I've never understood how there are people who can both afford the phone and waste so much time.   But I will give them some credit for having the patience to stand on line.   If a line is more than 10-15 minutes for anything, I'm out of there.   

As someone who's stood in many a line outside an Apple store for iPhones and iPads, they were a TON of fun and exciting to do with friends and fellow Apple fans. It was really more about the conversation amongst the line goers. The comradere. Having fun with the people who walked by constantly asking 'what are you standing in line for?' was a bonus. It was exciting to hear everyones thoughts about what features they should put in NEXT years model, what cool things are you going to do with this years model, what new feature are you most excited about, etc etc. I planned for these things and took PTO in order to stay in line if I had to, but typically it was as easy as leaving work a little early one day, and packing a comfy chair, neck pillow and snacks. Luckily my Apple store was indoors, so weather wasn't really an issue. Plus, people were always good about letting you go grab a burger down the street if need be. While getting a pre-order via the internet is simple and easy now - it wasn't back then, and there's a part of me that misses those 'camp outs'. 

elijahg said:

I like it, but I think it's in the wrong place. It needs to be nearer the edge of the phone, unless you have huge hands you end up half covering the display whilst stroking the button.

Agreed. If the button was moved toward the bottom end of the phone so the left edge started where the current buttons right edge is, that would be perfect placement to me.

RayshardT said:

The point that Messages is the default and can't be changed is a valid argument for being anticompetitive in the iOS messaging ecosystem because it's makes it such that you can't fully switch to a different messaging app.  A different messaging app that can process SMS/MMS should be able to be the one stop shop for such data but Apple forcing users to use Messages which does nothing to make the SMS/MMS experience better. Even though SMS/MMS is an outdated technology, other apps could provide better user experiences. For example, in Google Messages on Android, emoji reactions on SMS are intercepted and displayed in a more friendly way. Another example would that another SMS/MMS app would inform the user to send a video via link instead of MMS to preserve quality. 

If you want to stop using Messages, there’s nothing preventing you from doing so. Plenty of available options on the App Store and that is clearly explained in the article. But you want everyone ELSE to stop using Messages, because YOU don’t like it - and that’s where we have a problem.

EsquireCats said:

How does this help their case, it demonstrates:

1. Epic is not bona fide in their claim that they are advocating for small or voiceless developers.
2. Epic desires unequal treatment in the app store, special favours for them and them alone.
3. Epic's actions are entirely profit driven.
4. Epic's PR campaign against Apple is wilful slander.

Exactly. You don't get to ask for special treatment then complain the playing field isn't level.

Anyone else think that while she played, the crushed items would magically repair themselves? Or that she would find a way to make something new from all the crushed pieces that was more impressive than the sum of its parts?

I feel like either one of those ideas would have been better than what they made. 🤷🏽‍♂️

I hope there’s a sever side way to distinguish if a messsge was “sent later” or sent in the moment. I can see possibilities for criminals to use this to their advantage. Perhaps murdering someone at 6pm and leaving their phone behind to send a message at 7pm as a way to show the victim was still alive, creating an alibi for the killer. Or a rapist sending themselves a messsge later saying ‘had a great time tonight, I love when we role play’. 

pulseimages said:

Wesley_Hilliard said:

pulseimages said:

Which executive gets Apple back to innovating instead of playing catchup? 

Ok, I'll bite. How is Apple not innovating today? How is it playing catchup? 

Cook has done wonders for the company, like it or not, and the call for the mythical "product focused CEO" is just silly. Any replacement to Cook will have pros and cons. There's always the chance we get someone we've never even heard of.

Apple used to invent product categories now it’s playing catchup with product categories that have been released for years by other companies such as with the Apple Vision Pro and iPhone Fold. 

Are you under the impression that Apple invented the personal computer, portable MP3 player, tablet, smartphone, home streaming box, or VR headset? They invented none of those things, simply innovated existing products to be simple and more useful in everyday life, which made regular people want them over tech-savvy nerds who had the technical knowledge to make them work. MAYBE VisionPro is a flop, but that’s yet to be seen. Remember the iPhone was an $800 unsubsidized phone with little capability when it first launched. Too expensive for 90% of the population, much like VisionPro.

If the orange ends up looking like the rendering in real life, I’m 100% on board with that color.

Fast food company shows big, juicy cheeseburger in commercial that looks nothing like what you get in real life.

News at 11. 

Yawn.

MrWayne1 said:

602warren said:

What if this thing doesn’t ‘fold’ in the traditional way we think it would? We’re all assuming it’s one large screen that folds in the middle, possibly creating a crease. Could it be two separate displays that come together to create one large display? (And forgive my lack of industrial design knowledge here) In order to close or fold the phone, you’d pull apart at the middle about 1mm to separate the two displays connected by a Smart Connector, thus exposing a small hinge mechanism tucked behind the display that would allow you to fold the device. Opening it back up is like a book, then you push the two displays together to connect them via the Smart Connector and voila! I worry about a bezel in the middle of the open display, which may kill the whole idea, but its certainly possible to get that to be razor thin…

I dunno. Just thinking outside the box on how this could possibly work.

You mean like the Microsoft Duo?

Yes. I knew someone had to have already done something like what I was picturing in my head.