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iPhone 15 Pro models could cost at least $100 more
Selling OS licenses is not their business model. It’s services. It’s completely different for Microsoft who doesn’t sell the PC and locks customers out of using something else.jamnap said:Sure, price increases affect all of us, but when was the last time you paid for a iOS/MacOs/WatchOS/TVos software update? It costs $$$$ for engineers to R&D great hardware and for software engineers to contantly tweak and update billions of lines of code with new/improved features. These services have to be factored in to purchase prices. I own just about every category of Apple products and subscribe to many of their services, and I have never had any hardware failures, and services remain reliable (with an occasional outage now and then). Most of my friends on the Windows platform often get hit for software update: I have never paid for a osMac update. So when you hear of Apple’s quarterly profits, think about how much goes to R&D. Pricing for everything is going up, but I won’t mind a higher 15 Pro Max knowing I am purchasing a top-of-the-line high-tech and dependable device. You get what you pay for. Ciao.
You position Apple as a poor victim and they are some sort of a non-profit. They are worth trillions and have billions of cash at hand. Stop defending them. This is Tim Cook who wants to maintain a gigantic markup on these devices and earn hundreds of millions on stock more this year.
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Tim Cook confirms that Apple has been working on generative AI for years
That’s just a bandaid solution. Siri is a dead-end in the world of LLM AI.coolfactor said:GerfnitAuthor said:My primary problem with Siri is it doesn't remember context. So if I ask about where someone lives or the address of a company and it gives me the answer, I can't request, "Take me there" because it doesn't know what "there" means. I'm afraid I've gotten spoiled by GPTchat engines with which I can make backward references.
I believe the next version of Siri — coming with iOS 17 — can chain queries together. Combined with saying just "Siri", instead of "Hey Siri", the experience of interacting with the assistant should be much more natural and enjoyable.
Has this improved Siri been available in the iOS 17 betas, or do the betas still use the same Siri as the rest of us?
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Tim Cook confirms that Apple has been working on generative AI for years
That’s damage control by Tim Cook. Super vague and nothing to show for.
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Microsoft dumps Cortana leaving Siri as one of the last smart assistants
Siri was always incredibly bad but suddenly feels infantile, now that I’m working witch ChatGPT a lot.
Apple has a problem. They say they’ve been investing a lot in AI, but I don’t believe for a word they’ve worked on the tech like OpenAI is delivering today; that’s just damage control by Tim Cook to keep shareholders at ease.
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Apple will use 3D printing to make Apple Watch Ultra mechanical parts
If Apple truly cares about Environmental, Social and Governance metrics, they would:
- design iPhones and iPads like the Fair Phone (completely modular and user repairable) and give up some of the IP ratings as a compromise.
- design the iMac so that it can function as a standalone monitor for other devices and allow users to swap the ‘computer’ side of the iMac and take the old in for recycling.
- design the Mac Studio and Mac Mini to be completely user repairable / components replaceable.
Obviously the Watch is the hardest one to adjust since it’s supposed to be waterproof and the components are tiny. At least the battery should be user replaceable.But Apple overall is doing a poor job on the environmental side.
