DAalseth

I think the SE4 will sell very well, not because of Apple Intelligence though. I think it is a budget phone that will meet most people’s needs at a good price. Couple that with a good deal of economic uncertainty and fears about job security and such I suspect a lot of people are going to opt for a less expensive phone, keep more in their pocket, and see what happens. They can always buy a Pro in a few years if things look better. 

Thank you for this. I had already shut AI down, but it was good to go through the checklist to make sure it was really quite sincerely dead. 

I look down the list:

1. Summaries
2. Writing Tools
3. Visual Intelligence
4. Image Playground (if you've installed it)
5. Genmoji

charlesn said:

DAalseth said:

Looking at the chart I really don’t see data to support the conclusion. 2024 was the same as 2020. 21 and 22 were higher. 23 was a significatly low year so a bounce back from that is expected. These look more like normal year to year variations. 

Yes, agreed, really bizarre. Absolutely NOTHING in the charts to support the headline or the article, but AppleInsider closes its eyes, makes believe and publishes it anyway. And note that while it makes references to this supposed "trend," it never cites the data to support it because there is no supporting data. Here's what we can conclude: the numbers will change somewhat, in either direction, from one December to the next. The End. 

I’ve come to the conclusion that the general public really DGAF about AI and Apple, Google, MS, et.al. Are panicking because they threw billions away on something that people simply aren’t going to use and won’t drive sales. Hence we see stories like this trying to keep the hype going in the hope to build up interest. 

braytonak said:

Interesting, considering the plateau we seem to have reached. My phone is just over two years old and I have negative urge to replace it. I would like it to have a USB-C charge connector but that’s small beans. 

I do miss the excitement of new releases but I’m feeling desensitized to the FOMO, and so is my wallet. 

Agreed. I have an 11 and was thinking of getting a 16, five years seemed like a good number. But the model didn’t really tempt me, so decided to wait another year. My plan is to go with a 17, especially if my 11 can’t handle the newest iOS. But we will see. If it’s still doing everything I want then…

Looking at the chart I really don’t see data to support the conclusion. 2024 was the same as 2020. 21 and 22 were higher. 23 was a significatly low year so a bounce back from that is expected. These look more like normal year to year variations.