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appex said:

No to soldered not upgradable parts by user and programmed obsolescence. All-in-one (AIO) computers like iMac are a huge aggression to planet Earth. Computers may last for seven years or less, whereas displays may last for more than 20 years. I am using an Apple Cinema Display 22-inch purchased almost 18 years ago and it works great. And it has been on an average of 15 hours a day, 356 days each year.

patchythepirate said:

williamh said:

SpamSandwich said:

Jony sure seems to have a hell of a lot of free time to attend all of these events and get in front of the media. Is he actually doing any designing anymore?

A soup can at a museum is art.  A soup can at the grocery is a can of soup. This is part of his design job.

Very well said.

It's a difficult line for Ive to walk, I'm sure, as I'm sure at least part of his message will likely include encouraging people to appreciate the aesthetic quality and intrinsic design of a thing in an objective sense, not beholden to the subjective judgement of the members of the 'Art' world. This is a message that will cause a lot of cognitive dissonance, and resistance, in those from the 'Art' world that have build their careers on the subjective nature of how art is seen today. Of course, the modern idea of what Art is has been framed in a subjective, fickle manner that changes relative to the popularity of those involved, to the point where the credibility of most 'Art' these days, whether deservedly or not, is built on a house-of-cards based on an Emperor's-New-Clothes-like echo-chamber of subjective opinions. Of course, the development of how 'Art' is perceived has matched closely with modern society's political and ideological ethos, particularly the fixation on sujbjectivism and relativism, which is informing today's Kunstwollen.

VishalS said:

Apple should stop hiding its software flaws in the name of good design. The good designs are of no use to us consumers if the general experience with the Software is bad. It is so sad to see so many software being released with bugs and being patched later on.  Miss the days when the Apple product really worked.  

nemoeac said:

This article just goes to show that even someone as talented as Ive still makes mistakes now and then! 

Removing the home button is a great step forward.  An edge to edge screen is also great.  But removing the Touch ID feature, though I never tried FaceID- which is clearly more convenient, even if I don’t know how  than Face ID for many people in many situations - is a design failure.  

With a little more effort and a little less arrogance, Jony could have found a way to maintain the Touch ID capabilities while adding Face ID and created a device more suitable for more users with multiple and confusing authentication methods like Samsung - and even allowed the most security conscious users to require both a Face and a Finger to unlock their devices.  I would have liked to see the Touch ID sensor enhanced to work from underneath the screen, even though I have no idea how to do this engineering wise.  I assume that’s where they were heading but the technology was just not quite ready yet.  I also wrongly assume that we will see the Touch ID feature reappear in next years model of the X.  As much as I’d like to have the edge to edge screen - I refuse to pay more money for a device that is markedly less convenient even if I never tried it and arguably less-secure   far more secure- so for myself and many of my friends - we’ll be sticking with the “+” models until the X lineup is at least equal in terms of convenience to their siblings.  But then again - maybe they won’t care at all - because as long as they keep the “+” lineup going, we’ll still be purchasing new phones every year.  It won’t be until they abandon iPhones with Touch ID get phased out completely that some of us will abandon them completely and no one here at AppleInsider will care. 

cowasaki_darren said:

I know this story is about a hinged screen but years before the first iPhone I had a Nokia 9000 series.  It was actually a very good device for the time and I really liked having a hardware keyboard.  Anyway long before the device died the hinges failed!  Now I'm sure that modern manufacturers COULD make them a lot better.  I've not had an Apple laptop hinge break in a VERY long time but at an acceptable size they are not going to be that strong.  I don't look at each new generation of iPhone and think "How did I manage with a phone 0.5mm thicker!  Personally I'd swap a little "slimness" for better battery or some other feature I might use.

So basically I'm on the fence over this one.  I'm sure some Android device will get it on their feature list first in a rush to market only to show off the inherent faults before others including Apple work out a way to do it better.