neoncat

"revolutionary" ... now this is just silly. It's car audio. The last time I heard someone refer to car audio with those kind of hyperventilated, pre-orgasmic superlatives was like 20 years ago listening to some dubious high school drop out try to sell me on the "magic of Blaupunkt" (yes, he really did say "magic" ... magical and amazing, tho?)

I realize this is the least critical of the top Apple fan sites and tailors its editorial to the most committed users accordingly (gotta make a dollar, no shade intended!), but given Garmin has a proven track record of making ruggedized smart watches tailored to that niche for years, and the AW Ultra is still the newcomer, wouldn't a more accurate headline be something like, "Year-old Apple Watch Ultra up now challenging refreshed Garmin options"?

There is nothing specifically wrong with the Apple Watch Ultra. It's a fine, one-size-fits-all product. But presenting the Apple option as the standard bearer through word choice is disingenuous fan service. All companies should have to work for every inch of their reputation through time, revisions, and responding to customer feedback, not have it handed to them for free. 

I'm not going to argue for or against the success of an Apple headset, but despite the cheerleading of people like Cook, Carmack, and Zuckerberg for years and years, the pathway for consumer relevance of AR/VR feels far less assured than the examples you mention, Macxpress. Consider your use-case, Hexclock: Sure, very cool idea. Worth $3000 to you? Really? Really?

mikethemartian said:

DAalseth said:

Disturbing, but hey alternative Mac App Stores are on the way. What could possibly go wrong.

You can already buy and install Mac software from third party sites.

That and both the iOS and Mac App Stores have been found to host malware. It's not common, but it's possible and will continue to happen.

But hey, let's knee-jerk put our op sec in Apple's hands because reasons. No company, no one company, should be in charge of your security, because they will always act in their best interests, not yours. Including (and especially) Apple.

"A practical guide for why spatial audio music is great, also a gimmick."

I hear 3D movies were really popular once upon a time, too.