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The AppleWatch Afib feature saved my life back in October 2020.  Started noticing irregular heart beats and could see it on the AppleWatch.  Then it started getting worse and the AW issued an Afib warning so went to the emergency room. I told the doctor and they put me straight on a EKG and a shot of medicine to slow my heart rate.  Spend 5 days in hospital whilst they found the right medicine and I've been under control since then.  Only need to take the medication on an as needed basis now.
Thanks Apple and AppleWatch.

robin huber said:

Tim is a smarter businessman than Trump. He knows how to win while making the other guy think he did. 

That's for sure.  It's also a good political move given the current environment.  Trump does actually care if there is any investment just as long as he can boast he made it happen.

I also think this could be a segue into selling AI compatible servers.  The M chips are getting to the power levels needed and the energy usage is much better than the Nvidia versions.  

No one likes the idea of paying a telecom another 10-25 a month for the privilege of accessing the internet.  I agree with the earlier statement that the cellular versions of iPads and watches don't have general utility unless you are traveling a lot.  
I wonder if Apple are planning to do a cellular access offering.  Maybe doing a deal ala Steve Jobs with AT&T and Verizon so they could offer an Apple-labeled wireless service for their devices.  This would tie into their services offerings which have been increasing revenue for the company for several years.  
I think more people would sign up for an Apple service than your wireless provider.
I, for one, would be interested in a service that you could switch on and off as needed.  It would be useful when on the road to not to have to play around with the hotspot.  For example, you open your Mac and go to surf the internet.  No access but a pop-up appears offering access for $10 for the next month.  Since it's through Apple Pay it is easy to click yes.  A month goes by and the service is off and you are not charged anything.
That would work for me.  Simple, easy to activate and relatively cheap since you are not paying the base fee.

The ability to upgrade a Mac would definitely be useful. I understand that this is a cash cow for Apple since it means people have to choose the model that will meant not only their current needs but possibly their future needs too. 
In many ways it would be good to buy a base model and overtime upgrade the memory and SSD if that is all you can afford at the time.  I've certainly done that in the past for Mac desktops, minis and even MBPs and its extended the usability of the device for several more years.
With Macs now being extremely powerful, the CPUs are able to handle OS upgrades for years.  There used to be a time where a new OS upgrade would significantly slow down a machine.  This M1 MBP that I got in 2021 is still speedy and will last several more years.  I purposely got a model with 512GB SSD because I know that 256 can be very limiting.  I also got 16MB of RAM which though less important for me, 8GB could become a bottleneck.

The iPhone gives Apple the cash to fund its R&D.  Take the iPhone away and the stock will crash heavily.  And also all the cash for R&D will disappear.
Apple has had a remarkable near 30 years of success.  iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad, most Mac laptops, AppleWatch, AirPods, Apple Silicon.  Each of those took an industry and turned it upside down.
Become poorer doesn't necessarily mean it makes you innovative.  Apple is way more than what it was when only Macs were its selling point.  And yes sometimes it takes a few attempts to get innovation right and even Steve messed up sometimes.  Remember the G4 cube?