tjwolf

"Unlike other headsets that require a smartphone or other devices to power them" - I didn't have Google Glass, but I vaguely remember that it could operate standalone.  That was actually part of it's downfall (aside from the camera fiasco) - the short battery life due to all the onboard tech!   So I completely disagree with the Bloomberg article - I think Apple's AR glasses will be a companion product - just like Apple Watch was/is.  I coincidentally just posted my thoughts on this this morning: http://landofwolf.blogspot.com

leighc-sfo said:

Or you could go low-tech. Does anyone remember Speidel Twist-O-Flex bands? Your dad probably had one...

http://www.speidel.com/index.php/00139902.html

I guess I'm such a dad.  I don't know if it was this brand (I grew up in Germany), but I definitely know the kind.  I remember not liking them because arm hair had a tendency to get caught in between the links.

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Hard to believe that the lowly Pixel beats the iPhone camera again.

Come on Tim.  You have billions. YOu should EASILY beat every camera on the market.

Yet DXO has the Pixel2 a higher rating than the 8 Plus.

I think it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Apple is being compared to others on a set of criteria and tests that don’t really plumb the depths of what’s going on.  Daniel’s illumination regarding how the Pixel does brokah effects versus iPhone is a good example.  Apple is about applying technology to build foundational capabilities, whereas their competition is about following along which a checklist.  “Yup, we’ve got that feature too.  Check!”  

But, of course, you know this, right?  You’re the one who always knows better than Tim Cook.  

that little jab at the end was not necessary. That's below what a moderator should be

I didn’t ask to be a moderator.  I’ll continue calling em as I see em, even if my status is revoked.  No skin off my back.  

The jab was completely justified because he does think he knows better than Tim Cook. If he doesn’t like being called out on it then why’s he on the internet?

My original post said nothing of the sort.

I didn’t say you said so in this thread.  It’s a view that comes across when reading your posts in aggregate.  

Anyway, I sold 100% of my Apple shares today. I'm 100% out.  

That the Pixel2 beat out the iPhone camera is disturbing.  So much so that I dumped all my Apple shares. Been holding since 2012.

How about a screenshot of this historic moment in your financial life?

I call bullshit, because only a complete idiot would sell his shares over a recent third-party camera ranking.

It wasn't just the camera.

The camera was the last straw.

Plus I saw a better opportunity = Shopify shares for $95.  I just believe its a better investment at this time then Apple.

I call BS as well.  Either you're trolling or a little off kilter if you're selling all your shares because of those 4 lame reasons you gave.

If their algorithm can reliably identify dupes (or near dupes and pick out the best one), maybe I can finally prune my photo library of all its junk.

seanismorris said:

Well it is still fat & ugly... and still can’t make phone calls.

The Watch will remain a niche product.  Strapping an IPhone to your arm seems more practical, unless you have money to burn.

IOS11 is great (by the way) navigation works well, it’s noticeably faster, and I think battery life has improved.

Can't say anything about fat & ugly - except that it isn't to me - but it does make phone calls - if you had bothered to read the first few paragraphs of the article, you would know that.  And as to it being a 'niche' product, I think you need a little help with what a 'niche' is.  No definition I've ever come across would describe a product that's sold in the neighborhood of 40-50 million units and one that's now in the top spot in worldwide watch sales a "niche".  That would mean that, by your definition, watches are 'niche' products.