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I think the 17e will be my next phone, upgrading from a 13 Pro. I originally got the Pro for the Lidar/3D camera features, but never really used it, so not going Pro this time around. I will keep my 13 Pro if I ever need that capability. 

Good riddance. Loyalty means something, and Apple doesn't need anyone non-committed filling its ranks.

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.

How does a competing "browser engine" help me as a consumer when all of the value-added benefits of competing browsers is the rest of the stuff?

Is it the extension support in Firefox? Extensions won't work in Firefox on iOS when WebKit is the browser engine? That seems like a stretch.

Competition is good, but this seems like an odd battle. For years. Firefox had a sub-standard (slow and bloated) browser on Macs. Where was the wolf cry over that disconnect?

There's nothing inherently wrong with WebKit. It is a near-equal engine alongside the other majors. So what are the major issues at stake?

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.