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  • Growing glass crack appears at Michigan Ave. Apple store in Chicago

    thadgarrisonthadgarrison
    Slow news day?  ;)
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  • Time includes iPhone X in its list of '25 Best Inventions of 2017'

    thadgarrisonthadgarrison
    What a coincidence, I included Time magazine on my list of "Things Nobody Cares About in 2017."
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  • Apple delays HomePod launch until 'early 2018'

    thadgarrisonthadgarrison
    Ugh, who cares. Cancel it and create a proper home-hub. There is zero market demand for an overpriced semi-smart speaker. People who care about sound quality are going to buy real speakers; people who want home automation are going to buy a cheap Echo Dot. Stop letting 50+ year olds make product decisions based on hi-fi wet dreams of yesteryear.
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  • What history teaches about Apple's windows of opportunity for 2017

    thadgarrisonthadgarrison
    "One of the core problems in predicting the future path of technology is that even a minor change in one variable can frequently result in a totally different competitive environment going forward."

    The problem is that Apple is no longer the one creating those variables.

    Arguing that Apple will continue to make gobs of money is besides the point (and, frankly, feels kind of desperate). None of us started following and obsessing over Apple because of their bottom line, we did so because they thought differently and did things from a place of passion for the user experience. It seems more and more that they have been reduced to adding gimmicky widgets of limited value (e.g. touch bar) and advertising them as miracles. Not a problem from a business standpoint (lots of big companies follow this model and make loads of money), but it's a blow to anyone who wants Apple to be something bigger than its next earnings release. 
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  • Is Apple getting Siri-ous in the face of Amazon's Alexa Echo?

    thadgarrisonthadgarrison
    timgallowaybox said:
    Sorry.  I am a huge long term Apple fanboy.   But...I have to disagree with the entire premise of this article.  Yes Apple's profitability is clearly amazing and unprecedented....but I wish APPLEINSIDER would actually publish some articles that are critical of APPLE...not bashing Apple but some actual constructive criticism with brutal honesty.  Siri needs a big Kick in the Pants.  I loved Siri from the Get Go.....But now I have to say I don't love her at all.  I do love Alexa.  My whole family absolutely loves our AMAZON ECHO uses it DAILY.   ALEXA actually has some "humanness" in her ability to actually interact with questions.  I wouldn't be surprised if Google Home surpasses everyone as best in AI out there....Google simply has the most DATA of anyone to resource their AI.  

    Ben, are you really satisfied with Siri?  Is anyone out there satisfied with Siri?  

    APPLEINSIDER---Put up a POLL ASKING all IPHONE USERS:  Are you satisfied with SIRI?

      
    You pinpoint a real problem with most of the Apple reporting ecosystem. It's become an echo chamber of unwarranted forgiveness and excuse-making for Apple. As a longtime Apple fanboy, I want to see writers looking at the company with a critical eye. There are lots of huge companies that make loads of money churning out mediocre products, I don't want to see Apple become one of them. Making pretty designs and hoarding cash isn't enough, they've lost sight of the importance of striving for a perfect EXPERIENCE. Appleinsider should have the journalistic integrity to hold Apple's feet to the fire and not just regurgitate Apple's marketing bullet points.
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