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Judge it like you would any release by say Microsoft and the answer is that it is not just a flop but it has also taken resources away from other projects (like fixing Siri, meaningful iPhones updates instead of the iterative creep we have been getting) and vision (pun alert) from developing new products or services. Apple is very reliant on iPhone sales for their revenue and vision has done nothing to change that. 

In a big win for Disney on 13 diehard Apple fans say they will cancel their membership. Reading the comments I think they should count it a blessing to lose you few blowhards as customers. 😂 Every year our company would fire a few customers as a Christmas gift to us as they cost us more than they were worth with their constant whining and always wanting things cheaper or free. Hulu is probably the most useful subscription to have for general family viewing and ESPN is still king for sports. If you are going to buy those then it makes sense to get the discounted package and have Disney shows for the kids. 

Sorry boss but my Apple watches I’ll be sick on Saturday. You’ll have to ask someone else … mmm

StrangeDays said:

Dear lord the whining butthurts. It’s a nearly twenty year-old product, what are you expecting from it?

Things were more “exciting” when the hardware sucked and was getting better. We’re there now. Annual car models are incremental, too. 

Real innovation? For one if the worlds largest companies (yes, they lost that claim too to another chip maker) they have become a startlingly boring company. It is starting to show up in the share price and even Berkshire is figuring that the dividends are not worth the risk and cutting their holding. The Titan and Vision debacles show how big companies can lose their way by missing out on new trends and customer behavior. Apple brought us Siri and then just let it rot. OpenAI was working on chatGTP. Apple had titan, BYM delivered cars that millions are buying. You’ll have to settle for starting your Ford with your phone. Chinese cell phone companies are innovating with a variety of phones, Apple gives you a better camera and a new chip (always the most amazing thing ever they say). Outside of these types of sites the average user has no real interest in rushing out and buying an iPhone 16 when their I11-15 / Samsung / locally made Chinese phones are doing just fine. Cook needs to bring in a product visionary while he handles the CEO stuff, not mess around with changes to the CFO position! 

Now this looks like the Apple of old - some real upgrades to the original. Hearing protection and hearing aid in one device plus the hearing test. Unlike their watches which I was hoping to upgrade to but won’t, this seems worth getting.