jcallows

avon b7 said:

The advent of triple camera iPhones brought us ugly.

If correct, these 17 series models are the new ugly. And they have an extra ration of ugly slapped on for good measure. 

Along with the lovely notch.  By the way, you'd think with all those lenses that one of them would be for recording in landscape mode while holding the phone vertically.  It's been nearly 20 years and we still have to suffer watching videos as if they were shot through a picket fence.  Not because we like how that looks but because holding the phone vertically is the most comfortable way to hold a phone when recording videos.

The MacBook Air will cannibalize the MacBook Pro.  Aside from the M2 chip. it's design will improve drastically.  Apple got ride of that cheap taper look and made it flat and symmetrical all around.  It's also even thinner than the 13" MacBook Pro which is thinner than the 14" version.  And they kept the function keys.  Though the notch will be there, it can be more easily tolerated given the other design changes.  The MacBook Air should really be simply called the MacBook as the Air implies you are sacrificing power for portability which you are not.

How interesting.  China is becoming more like the US while the US is becoming more like China.

well this is a start.  their special protection from lawsuits by individuals should be removed too.

just cruisin said:

I like the vast majority of things Apple does but 3D touch was always a stupid gimmick, and now it’s gone!

Agreed.  Apple's ego didn't allow it to get rid of the 3D Touch years ago when it should've.  Another gimmick that's gotta go?  The stupid Touchbar.  It's useless, it unnecessarily adds another layer of complexity, and it disrupts the symmetry of the overall look.

While adding those useless gimmicks, Apple ignored two features customers have demanded most.  The first of course is a longer lasting battery.  The other is the ability to record videos in landscape mode no matter how you hold the phone.  Nobody, and I mean nobody, records videos in vertical mode on purpose.  It almost always happens by accident because it's just easier to hold the phone vertically.  With 3 cameras now, there is no excuse for not having the ability to record horizontally no matter how you hold the phone.