Detnator

Beats said:

One of the problems is Apple seemingly abandoning Shazam after acquiring it, which was ubiquitous for a while and used by TV ads and shows.

Actually, they just made it another Siri request - and this one works quite well.  Walk into a mall or shop and hear a song you like?  Ask Siri on your iPhone "What song is this?" and she says something like "let me listen for a moment" and then tells you - in my experience 99.9% accurately.  It's all of Shazam just built into Siri.

Beats said:

Detnator said:

Beats said:

And CarPlay! Don't forget CarPlay.

Indeed.  Including that is pretty sweet.  I do feel like they've done this one pretty comprehensively, instead of half-assed as they sometimes do some things.

I'm hoping this is a start of things to come. Amazon really stole Apple's idea and running with it while Apple watches in shock. Time for them to step up their game Apple style.

What about Apple TV support? Do you think there will be another Apple event for Macs and possibly a new Apple TV?

I hope so.  Though typically they don't have more than two events around this time, right?  I could be wrong.  It seems unlikely that they'll just quietly release any ASi Macs, without some fanfare - ie. a presentation of some sort.  Whether there's an Apple TV in there somewhere as well...  I suspect not on that one, just because they'll want the fanfare to focus on the new Macs.  But I have no idea really.

polymnia said:

Perhaps the new slate of MacBooks & MacBook Pros will offer the triumphant return of MagSafe?

Nope.  I mentioned in another post how I'm always hesitant to say "Apple won't..." but I'm pretty sure Apple won't bring MagSafe in anything like the form it was, to their laptops.  

For people who want it, there's plenty of great options here:  https://www.google.com/search?q=usb-c+magsafe

Perhaps Apple will bring out their own version of one of those, but they're not bringing any of the old ports (including MagSafe) physically back to their laptops.  Rightly or wrongly their approach is that USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 (and whatever's coming next with USB4/TB4/etc) handles everything and provides the greatest flexibility, whereas for every "legacy" port they add, something else has to give for it.

If we're going to say "Well they don't have to make them so thin and light" then I'll say "Great, then Apple, go ahead and make them bigger, and then add more battery, RAM, storage, cores, thunderbolt ports, better gpu, or anything else before you add MagSafe or any of the other legacy ports."  Which is exactly what they did with the 16" and that's proven a huge winner.

Beats said:

These were genius and the cases should stay put even firmer with MagSafe.

MagSafe Duo was as innovative as AirPower. Well done Apple!

That's a great point.  Instead of flogging a doomed feature (what they were trying to do with AirPower), they looked at the need and the desired experience and solved the problem a different way - which added bonus functionality in other areas also.  That kind of thing is where Apple tends to shine.

Beats said:

And CarPlay! Don't forget CarPlay.

Indeed.  Including that is pretty sweet.  I do feel like they've done this one pretty comprehensively, instead of half-assed as they sometimes do some things.