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Of course LLM AI can't reason, neither can most humans, but that doesn't stop us as a species.

This product was nothing but a public beta—a cash grab. FOMO. It shouldn't have been launched until it was already at vOS 2 features and with a lot of third-party support. And that price point—yikes!

I'm a big Apple fan. I refuse to use any other brand if I can avoid it. But lately, it seems there have been a series of missteps in design, software, hardware, etc. They are trying to do too much with not enough staff. 

This is not too dissimilar to the quality issue Disney is facing while trying to milk Marvel, Star Wars, and other properties dry.

Quality, creativity, and innovation are the antithesis of a profit—and efficiency-driven machine. Apple is not too big to fail, and it is getting close to that point. Buffet selling a considerable number of his shares shows that the golden calf may be melting in the harsh light of reality. 

Apple's golden era worked because you had a visionary CEO, a visionary design chief, and a visionary COO. We've lost 2/3 of the pie. All that we've seen in recent years are iterations on a theme and a push into services. This strategy is ultimately not sustainable. It will eventually fall apart unless new (or old) creative blood is transfused into the organism.

Still fugly

Design has really gone to shite after Jony Ive left. Pun intended. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Give me the option of an entire product (red) lineup and I will replace every Apple item I own. And even purchase items I don’t. I’m sick and tired of these basic boring pro product colors. Even better. Give me a product (red) lineup with the retro multicolor Apple logo or a glowing logo. We’ve gone too far toward industrialism and too far away from art. 

Who in their right mind decided to price it as high as they did? Such a stupid move. This is the kind of product you want wide adoption for. People who bought the first version basically bought a beta. Corporate kickstarter BS