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chasm said:

Pema said:

Where I live it saves me having to reach for my iPhone when I need to make a call or receive an SMS - something the local cops frown on with a hefty fine. Other than that. Naught. What the ACP does not do, is offer any stats or manage the software that runs the BEV. That latter functionality would be something. But Apple under Tim Cook and Co. missed that and cancelled the Apple Car Project. So Xiaomi - in China - stepped into the fray and has teamed up with the Chinese car companies to offer that software. 
No wonder Warren Buffet is divesting his Apple shares. He is a smart and astute investor and sees zero growth in riding the iPhone gravy train into the sunset. Innovation has stagnated at Apple by milking the same cash cows for the last decade. 

Apple rolled out a version of CarPlay that runs on multiple screens within cars and contains plenty of vehicle management. See also here:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/12/20/apple-shows-off-next-generation-carplay-in-porsche-and-aston-martin-cars

The problem is not Apple. The problem, as I stated in my first post in this thread, is the car makers (apart from Porsche and Aston-Martin).

charlesn said:

It's hard to see what "signficant redesign" could even mean. Sure, the internal components will always improve as the tech improves, that's a given. But the design is now so purely driven by function, what could be "significantly" changed? The top half case is already all-display and incredibly thin, so maybe the notch goes away? The bottom half of the case can only be so thin, since a certain thickness in the Pro models is required to accommodate ports and for heat dissipation, so I don't see thickness of the bottom case changing much from where it is now. 

kdupuis77 said:

That's a pretty sweet set of upgrades. Honestly, I would've thought they'd leave the Mini for the final (3rd?) update this week as it is likely the biggest overhaul. I presume tomorrow or Thursday we'll of course see the M4 MacBook Pro which, beside the chip upgrade which is nice, I think the only other notable change is they're potentially putting that 3rd Thunderbolt port onto the non-Pro chip base model (as it should be) which presumably would simplify manufacturing as they'll all now have the exact same chases with different logic board/chip/RAM/SSD combos. The M4 Pro in the extra-mini Mini will make a nice "headless" MBP for the desktop. I agree with a previous poster, they should slice out a spot in the Studio Display to route the cables from that baby so it can sit nicely under the screen (Hell, they'll even save a bit of $$$ on the recovered aluminum haha).

tht said:

Have you folks noticed an uptick in people wearing Airpods Max? It's taken about 3 to 4 years, but I'm noticing a lot more Airpods Max headsets on people's heads.

There are some crazy people who wear full-on tin can headsets, which is the form factor of the Airpods Max, during their workouts at the gym. A rather significant fraction of them are Airpods Max. I wonder if they put the ear cups through the wash? They have multiple ear cups and put them through the wash?

Then there are the double crazies who wear a hoodie, indoors, and they wear their headsets over their hoodies...

Yes, it is an ecosystem. The user experience of connecting Apple's accessories is huge. Connection by way of the Bluetooth settings is mostly easy, but the way Apple does it for AirPods and Watches? Tough to do better.

nubus said:

twolf2919 said:

I doubt there will be a 10% increase in iPhone sales for the iPhone 16 introduction.  For one,  none of the AI features Apple is hyping will be available this year

Some features will likely ship in 2024 and cover 1/3 of all revenue for Apple (US English). If the launch of AI was global would Apple then expect 30% growth? And what if those 2/3 that don't get AI decide to put the decision on hold? And iOS 18 supports all the same devices as iOS 17 making it easier to stay on the device. Seems 60% of iPhone 15 sales were Pro and that series is already capable of AI.

Perhaps 10% is not only AI.