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saarek said:

I guess my trust M1 Pro gets to stick around until 2027 then.

What is amazing is that M1 products will still be good performers in 2027.   The M1 was really ground-breaking 

I could nitpick this article, especially the phrase "Apple Intelligence has seemingly stumbled." 

But overall, the article is very good and level headed.    Everyone needs to calm down about Siri, and let's see where Apple is on it 12 months from now 

The misses for Tim Cook are piling up.    Apple Car 10 year fiasco, Siri, AI, China over reliance, App Store mis-management, No new product category for 8+ years, wrong satellite strategy, 5 years of flat revenues, no bold goals or new intiatives 

The whole management team feels old and slow.  They are getting outpaced by META for God’s sake. 

When was the last time Apple announced big new initiatives in Education, Business, or Health?   When was the last time they had a product event - October?    They have spent more time on the F1 movie than anything else over the last year 

They need to wake the F up 

One way or another, Apple will find a way to be compensated for its IP and its own store 

Perhaps they start charging developers based on downloads, active users, API calls, etc… 

In which case Apple could earn billions of dollars from free apps like META 

The FU’s are starting to pile-up for Cook.   1) Over reliance on China mfg,  2) Apple Car 10 year R&D fiasco, 3) No plan to lower App Store commission over time leading to court imposed changes,  4) The on-going 12 year Siri clusterfuc*,   5) Botched AI rollout,  6) Over emphasis on DEI and “Justice” over product innovation,  6)  Weak Board of Directors 

This was suppose to be Apple’s golden age and now things just seam to be going sideways