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Rayz2016 said:

"... allowing bloggers and whiners to take control of the narrative. "

^^^^THIS.  So much disinformation ALL THE TIME. Is there no PR at Apple????

Not surprised. Apple's iPhone cameras are the best. 

sector7g said:

As much bitching on this forum about apple not innovating. Have any of you guys even tried one of these windows computers. They are still total garbage. Apple is still miles ahead.

Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. Apple is SO FAR AHEAD in the personal computer realm there isn't even real competition. It's reached the point of idiocy to buy a windoze machine or worse yet one of those toy chrome-thingys to do any real work.
I speak from the experience of trying to do work in a corporate environment for decades. Finally I said enough and started providing my own devices at work. I started using my Mac at work. I bought a 34" monitor for work (THAT blew some minds - especially the minds of those who didn't know anything like that existed). And every day I enjoy the utility of a trackpad that actually works. I enjoy the utility of multiple spaces - so I essentially have 7 or more different screens / working areas at my disposal. I have the stability of software (except anything made by Microsoft).
Apple's computing solutions are not perfect - nothing is. But they are very close to it and simply far, far and away superior to the crap offered by the wintel world.

Well done, Apple. This is how Apple maintains its position as the market leader in whatever it does - relentless pursuit of the best user experience. Apple doesn't participate in meaningless spec wars, it creates systems with unparalleled utility.

"All of those problems [unpredictable audio dropouts] have been erased by the W1 chip in Apple's Powerbeats3.

No matter where we tested them— out running, sitting at home, on a train— the connection was rock solid. 

Seriously: We were not able to get the Powerbeats3 to lose connection once after being paired and connected, as long as our iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad or Mac remained within reasonable range."

This is a good move by Apple. While I'm always looking for the latest and greatest, there are many people who aren't and simply want a terrific phone at a reasonable price AND in the smaller form factor.
These people upgrade their hardware a lot less frequently than I do and this phone is made to accommodate that fact.
This phone has the power to let users take full advantage of the Apple ecosystem for several years to come.
This will widen and deepen the Apple moat, further accelerating the transition to Apple technology being the default for both business and personal use.