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radarthekat said:

Had the technology for a digital watch existed right from the start, it would have been absurd to create a round watch body/face, as there simply would have been no imperative to create a form so inefficient to the function of the timepiece. 

I disagree. Apple has long sacrificed substance over style on many occasions. The Watch was an exception to their common though not absolute practice.

The rectangular shape is more efficient than a round shape at displaying maximum information. But like any aspect of our lives not everybody needs every possible feature of any given device. Most everyone I know has an Apple Watch. If not it's some feature watch not a smart watch. 

Style is an imperative. A round watch comes with some sacrifices that may or may not be important to the wearer. Style and function play different roles to different people based on their preferences. While Apple sticks to the rectangular case a great many of their watch faces are round, and still offer a lot of utility.

Sports cars vs saloons vs trucks, long pants vs shorts, hard top vs convertible, etc. One size doesn't fit all even if Apple says so. The Samsung watches offer a lot of utility in a round shape. A few I've seen are good looking to boot. They just don't offer watchOS so they're a non-starter for me.

A round Watch doesn't have to replace rectangles in a line up. I don't understand why people try to make it an either or situation. If Apple were to design a round Watch the vast majority of Watch fans would very like be surprised at how little would be lost in translation.

Apple should make their lineup thinner than it is now. If they made a round Watch it would sell. They probably won't do it. I have a vague memory of Jobs making negative comments regarding phablets. It's possible he never did. Yet iPhones keep getting bigger and bigger. So change is possible.

It's interesting what some people call false alarms. Walking, I tripped and fell against a door, catching myself falling into an inclined pushup position. The Fall Detection procedure was initiated.

Even though I didn't hit the ground nor was unconscious, dazed, nor confused, I count this as a positive alarm. Having Fall Detection enabled since my Series 4 Watch, this is the only alarm I've ever received.

There are two serious stumbles where the Watch didn't sound the alarm. I don't know if Apple would feel the alarm should have sounded or not. I didn't count that as a bad fall but who knows. I'll say I believe the FD was very accurate though maybe not perfect in my case.

phred said:

I don’t understand.It says press = to get result,but that is how every calculator works.There may be something else that is not explained,but should be.

You need to reread the article, more carefully. It doesn't say what you think it said:

AI said:

Once an equals sign is written, the application will auto-complete the expression for the user, and the results change whenever the expression is modified in any way.

Most calculators give you results as you enter each process, a running total. The iPad calculator apparently lets you write (with the Pencil) an entire expression and doesn't solve until the equals sign is drawn. You seem to have missed everything before that. Watch the keynote if you're interested.

appleinsideruser said:

Interesting timing for this story on the day commemorating the D Day landings. Hearing those few remaining veterans stories of the realities of war, stands at odds with this sort of game. My 2p.

I hear ya. 

Taking a turn off the main path:

The game is best known for it's "X-ray Kill Camera," which shows an internal view of enemies as they are hit by bullets.

Is this a 'feature' that can be turned off on current platforms? This would add nothing to my playing the game.

Go back to smaller iPhones, yes, but it will never happen. The mini is dead.

Apple should also go back to the Snow Leopard OS strategy. Instead of bringing out New, Bright, Shiny, and WitSec features, squash and fix all that is wrong with Sonoma. Save New, Bright, Shiny, and WitSec for every other year.