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OpenAI bursting into the market with ChatGPT really threw imbalance into the market. Suddenly Apple's steady, incremental approach no longer worked, and a key capability — foundational AI frameworks — were lacking in their operating systems.

A year from now, this will all be moot. Siri will be upgraded, and millions of people will be using Apple's tech in favour of the competition. 

The wait will be worth it, but let's hope that Apple has learned their lesson not to put the cart before the horse. Don't announce something prematurely!

phoenix1386 said:

The connectivity problem isn’t Bose’s. It’s Apple hobbling other products and you know it. If you don’t, you don’t deserve this post and platform you’re dispensing falsehood from.  

Ya, that claim fits into the same chapter as the moon landing being a Hollywood production. Nonsense.

timmillea said:

... I am sure that Steve Jobs would have been in two minds as to his preferred successor - Tim Cook or Jony Ive. I think he made the wrong decision. 

I don't think Tim Cook was the wrong choice. Jonny is a design guy, not a desk jockey numbers guy. Tim has learned to pass the reigns to a wide array of people that give great presentations, but nobody will EVER match Steve Job's down-to-Earth presentation style. Oh, how he's missed!

Does my 13 Pro have MagSafe? I have no idea because I don't have any chargers with magnets, and it doesn't really affect me at all. I toss my phone on one of several Qi chargers that I have scattered around my world and my phone charges.

This definitely seems like a 1st-world problem. Suppose once you have enjoyed a feature, it does hurt to have it taken away, in a sense. Once you live with the convenience of a microwave or TV remote, it's hard to imagine life without one.

Now, if Apple hadn't included Qi charging at all, that would've been a story worth writing!

tzterri said:

From what I understand, it's only for American devices the rest of the world will still see the Gulf of Mexico.

As this is an executive action it will disappear with the next president. 

Are we great yet because I'm just embarrassed

Still showing as Gulf of Mexico here in Canada. I actually appreciate Google's approach of using both names. Embarrassed you should be, as should everyone with a conscience. We are witnessing a world-changing/destroying leadership in action.