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Just no. I had a Pebble before Apple released their Watches didn't like it at all. While I don't wear watches as a fashion statement, I like them to look nice as well as be functional to whatever degree I desire at the moment. So good luck to Pebble. I don't mind that they can't play in Apple's yard. 

I wish Apple would follow Hauwei  and Samsung's lead and make a round Watch. I've looked at the latters' offerings and haven't seen one that would make a good casual-dress watch, like a Rolex Datejust. Something that doesn't have to look like a smartwatch when I don't need it too.

Apple has a few watch faces that fit the bill but I'm getting tired of the same old-same old rectangular shape. The Series 10 does soften that a tad. But even Apple needs to do a little more to make the Watches and faces look a little more elegant without being busy or ornate. Pebble need not apply.

I'm not particularly concerned about AMAZON or anybody mining my voice commands for fun or profit. Eavesdropping on me for any reason is a concern for me. Given that proviso what really bothers me is echo devices is 99% useless when they lose an internet connection. Whatever local commands they're allegedly capable of performing go out the window with mothership processing.

I've got two Echo shows and during a major portion of the day they're useless to me. My main use is to see the time at a distance. But for some time now they've been feeding me ad after ad throughout the day, relegating the time to a small footprint in the corner. Sometime in the evening the ads lessen and the time is once again the main feature of the display until sometime the next morning. Rise repeat hurl.

There are a number of third party displays that will get the job done but most don't have the build quality of an Apple display. Controlling brightness as day moves to night is a huge consideration for me. The few TP displays I've used don't have the option of controlling brightness from a keyboard. This wouldn't be the only consideration but it would be big. As are controlling any other aspects from a keyboard on not via the display itself. It's been a minute since I've looked at TP displays so maybe that's change.

Then there's the build quality. Few non-Apple displays match it. Another 27" display is not on my shopping list. 30-32" is what I want from Apple with an amazing image like the XDR screen. Even the new iPad Pros have a terrific screen. C'mon Apple. Give us a 32" XDR display that doesn't cost half as much as the current XDR but is gorgeous to watch.

I'd like to see Apple make a phone that they can't won't sell to the EU. An FU EU phone. But apparently the EU market is too big for Apple to ignore. Maybe they also fear more scrutiny as blowback.

A phone without ports wouldn't cut it for me. I love MagSafe/induction charging but use it sparingly and not when the phone is much below 80%. The heat generated by the slower, less efficient MS charging is much more than that of cable charging. My phone can (rarely) be down to 40% and cable charging will cause almost no heat at all. I can charge via MS in my car but usually don't. The MS mount serves as a convenient mount only, most of the time.

A portless phone would be a typical 'how cool is that' product but not much for me beyond that. I do like that newer iPhones have a dedicated Charge to 80% toggle. I like that a lot more than the prior (?) Optimize charging toggle.

It's disappointing that anyone would reveal secrets about a product that hasn't shipped yet. I've always enjoyed the conjecture of what the next product will be or what its features are, without any leaks. But those days are gone and it's really impossible to make a product in secret.

But I would like to see an employee(s) who for the sake of clicks reveals secrets, caught and get their ass handed to them. That must happen a lot less than I'd want.