brucemc

slurpy said:

brucemc said:

harry wild said:

meh, announcement!  I am guessing with same 2GB LPDDR3 too!  LOL!  You get exactly what you pay for with this educational version.

I hear ya!  Still no user replaceable battery or ability to do your own RAM upgrades, let alone a proper USB port to support peripherals!  What is Apple thinking...?

No wonder Apple is in such dire trouble...

Is this post for real? Yes, no? Serious question, I can't fucking tell anymore with all the trolls on this forum. 

I thought it over the top enough to be evident...and you can always checkout my comment history...

harry wild said:

meh, announcement!  I am guessing with same 2GB LPDDR3 too!  LOL!  You get exactly what you pay for with this educational version.

I hear ya!  Still no user replaceable battery or ability to do your own RAM upgrades, let alone a proper USB port to support peripherals!  What is Apple thinking...?

No wonder Apple is in such dire trouble...

wbm said:

I feel for the family that has the loss.  I obviously don't know the specifics. 

At this point in time, I think that consumers are a long way away from being comfortable with self driving cars, governments are a long way from widespread usage and sales, and I think fleets are a long way from using these products.  after my initial excitement with the concept, I this as a product liability nightmare.  to get all of this right, i see many years until widespread usage.

Regardless of the exact reason for the accident, the fact is that incidents like this will have a chilling effect on autonomous timelines, from testing through to an eventual (we suppose) broader implementation.  And for anyone that paid attention, it was entirely inevitable (and regrettable).  Pushing the boundaries so fast was going to result in an accident.

Many on this blog, and in the wider techno-echo-chamber, loved to blabber on about how autonomous vehicles were right around the corner, and that soon (within 5 years, starting last year), such vehicles would revolutionize transportation.  Every manner of job was going to be lost.

Perhaps the reality that "this is really hard" will get some consideration.

GeorgeBMac said:

freshmaker said:

I’d really like to upgrade, but my S0 is still working great.  Only have to charge it every other day.  Wish Apple had some sort of upgrade program for them so I could justify it easier

I enjoyed my S0 as well -- until it died and was replaced with a Series 1...   I can't actually see any specific differences, but the satisfaction factor jumped incredibly...   I'm not sure what it was -- probably speed.  

But, to be honest, I use the watch for daily exercise tracking and its more instantaneous response makes a big difference (you don't want to be staring at a watch waiting for it to respond while you're running -- it's a bit like texting and driving.)   But honestly, it seems every facet of the watch is just better...

Don't hesitate to upgrade to a newer series...

I had the original AW (there was no Series 0 people!!) and handed it down to my daughter (for some reason, she has wanted an AW since I got mine, and she is only 12 now...my son couldn't care less).  I received the Series 3 without cellular for Christmas.  As you can imagine, coming from the original, it is much faster, brighter, GPS, water proof, altimeter to count steps/elevation, Siri talk back, and MUCH better battery life.  I can easily go 2 days without charge, without any battery optimization, with workouts each day.

Just having everything "better" has allowed me to use it more.

Doubling down on shooting themselves in the foot.

mavemufc said:

Can see these selling just as well as the first generation did, especially with a price increase, nobody wants to wear smart glasses.

I wouldn't say that.  We heard lots of commentary that no one wanted a "computer on their wrist", but Apple is seeing that market grow quite nicely.  There will have to be a lot of value for a smart glasses product to get going, and the first versions may not involved cameras (display only).