80s_Apple_Guy

SpamSandwich said:

Speaking for myself, I really wish they had kept the clip-on iPod shuffle. No iPod was better for runners and it’s absurd anyone at Apple could think an Apple Watch is a realistic replacement for a $50 iPod.

I personally loved the little square nano we had for while for exercising. I wanted a screen to see what l could choose. 

seanismorris said:

The new iPod having an A8 processor I bet is incorrect.  The A9 is still in use (& sold) in the IPhone 6s.

It would be stupid to make the A8 just for this...

We can assume the A9 will have iOS support for some time.... the A8, not so much.

Edit: the iPhone 6s & SE both use the A9.  The biggest difference between the 6 and 6s is 2x the ram (1GB vs. 2 GB)

The article is saying the current iPod Touch has an A8. It's not predicting what a new one would have. 

dysamoria said:

Rose colored glasses and butt kissing. Quality has been sliding since iOS 7 and iOS 12 was barely a bump in the right direction. The Safari text editing bugs are STILL NOT FIXED. Now iOS 12.1.2 is killing WiFi.

Very true. Apple's software quality and ease of use have been slipping for years. I work in IT for a company and supporting Macs is a nightmare compared to Windows. Our users are in the field and get locked out regularly as expiration notification bugs that have existed for years still aren't fixed. That's inexcusable. Apple has no in house software to support Macs in the business world. JAMF is about it and it's very poor compared to Windows options. 

iPhones only allow one MDM. That means our users who are working for a client company that requires an MDM have to choose who they get email etc from. 

The issue with all of this to me is Apple's services are not up to par to be competitive. App Store is great but Apple is pulling 30% and only from paid apps. iCloud is far far behind Google and MS versions. Apple TV is very expensive compared to competitors and not that much better. It doesn't have any NEED to have features over them. 

If Apple sees it's future in services it has a lot of work to get there. Also as pointed out above Apple only servicing it's own ecosystem limits is adoptability is the wider business world where Google and MS along with Amazon are the mainstays

ABiteaDay said:

100% flat out wrong. Face ID is almost flawless whereas touch ID depends on the weather, humidity, wetness, etc. all i know os i look at my phone and BOOM: its open and i can navigate 10 times faster without that dumb home button, Wake up: face ID is here to stay

😂. So my experience with my iPhones is 100% wrong. Get over yourself. You don't know everything and in this case you are 100% wrong as that's my experience as many others I know of as well. Never said it was going anywhere just commented on my experience.