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hmlongco said:

People complain about the lack of innovation, but most don't have a clue as to how long some of these projects take.

lukei said:

Tethering to an iPhone from a Mac via Bluetooth is unreliable. I often have to resort to a cable to make it work.

Mobile Data via Cellular is just about the only thing that would make me upgrade my M3 MacBook Pro. Would also go nano texture screen at same time.

nubus said:

Xed said:

nubus said:

Apple holds 10x more followers on YouTube than Nvidia. It doesn't translate into viewers. Yes - some iPhone users have Apple TV but in terms of buzz and getting YouTube views the keynotes from Apple are not selling ticket.

I'd bet those 37M Nvidia views are the majority of all the views. Some may only get the info via other sources, but with Apple it is picked up by an excessive number of websites, podcasts, and even local news stations where clips will be played.

Those interested in Nvidia are actively seeking information while the Apple eco-system is more "we don't need to look at this". Blogs for gamers, crypto, and AI blogs all add to the buzz and the 128% growth by Nvidia show where the excitement is. Growth at Apple continues to be below inflation.

The current format doesn't get viewers matching the size of Apple. Not even when introducing Apple Intelligence. Is staying with the current format the right choice?

sloth77 said:

Xed said:

proline said:

You're probably right. It's sad, because with MagSafe half the electricity gets used to increase the entropy of the universe which raises carbon emissions for no reason. It is slow, it makes the phones bigger and heavier, and hardly anyone uses it. And yet, for so many years the only thing reviewers would say every September was "and it still doesn't have teh wireless chargez!". Apple doesn't want the big story in September to be that, so they will include the wasteful and useless thing.

There's a ridiculous number of false statements in your post. Is that suppose to be parody that is falling flat?

Actually most of the statements are true.  It is less efficient than wired charging, it is slower than wired charging and it does make the phone fractionally heavier (if not bigger).

But I don't agree that hardly anyone uses it - I suspect most people wirelessly charge.

nubus said:

randominternetperson said:

nubus said:

dewme said:

There’s nothing inherently wrong with Tim or any of the other current crop of presenters when it comes to “getting the word out.” But Applle doesn’t have Steve anymore and nobody could capture an audience quite like he could

Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, AMD, AWS,... they all do live to get that extra energy. None of them have Jobs.

And who watches those? Who is blown away by those?

Those being interested in their products.
The iPhone launch 2024 keynote has been streamed 26 million times on YouTube. WWDC 2024 with all the AI hit 12 million.
The Nvidia GTC launch from 9 days ago is already at 37 million.

Apple holds 10x more followers on YouTube than Nvidia. It doesn't translate into viewers. Yes - some iPhone users have Apple TV but in terms of buzz and getting YouTube views the keynotes from Apple are not selling ticket.