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bloodshotrollin'red said:

We thew away two Apple Watches in our household (given as Xmas presents and both less than a year old when the exact same faults developed) because both watches split apart and Apple support (telephonically deduced) the faults of that nature were typically due to user misuse and refused to service them without my depositing a sum of money (which actually exceeded the retail cost of new units) to cover the cost of repairs. We were told the deposit was required in case the fault(s) were found to be from misuse and that any service charge would be taken from the deposit. We knew the fault was due to a design flaw and I didn't want to risk Apple charging us for what amounted to more than the purchasing of two brand new watches. So, the rubbish bin it was. I went through a similar ordeal with a pair of AirPods which started misbehaving. I decided on balance it would be less hassle to bin them also. I used to trust Apple engineering and was happy to pay a premium for build quality. However, Apple is getting far too accustomed to glues. This is a sign of bad design and terrible engineering. Unlike Apple products of yesteryear these new products devalue rapidly.

rogifan_new said:

lkrupp said:

rogifan_new said:

StrangeDays said:

wizard69 said:

Wow, not much to get excited about here.

 lol, you guys are a riot -- first people complain that Apple needs to work on making its platform more stable, and then they complain it's not exciting enough.

I guess if you’re a teenybopper who lives in Snapchat and Bitmoji this was a great update. I liked the changes to notifications and Siri shortcuts and group FaceTime but the rest was meh. News in the stocks app? Who even uses that app? And showing off ARKit with people holding up iPads? Who’s gonna do that? Your arms would get tired in an instant. Where is the SiriKit domain for music and podcasts? Where is the support for 3rd party music and podcast apps on AppleWatch? Or more Siri skills for HomePod? HomePod wasn’t even mentioned on stage. How about changes to iCloud pricing? Based on the little rumors we had I wasn’t expecting a ton of OMG things but I was expecting more.

After every WWDC were are treated to the whining of the perpetually disappointed and depressed society, if which you are the supreme leader. 

Sorry I’m not drunk on the kool-aid like you and others.

fastasleep said:

boltsfan17 said:

I'm really curious if Apple is actually going to do this. As much as I love VR, the segment is pretty much dead now unfortunately. The biggest drawback with VR is the pixelation, and that's even with expensive models for PC use. I can't fathom Apple making something that's 8k resolution. That would have to be a pretty insanely powerful processor box for the glasses. 

What do you mean, dead? PSVR has been selling like crazy, and is absolutely amazing for a 1st gen console product. I barely touch flat games anymore. Just demoed it for a friend the other day and he was sold in less than 5 minutes.

ireland said:

lepton said:

AR 2020 glasses that look fairly normal, and an iPhone model 2020 in pocket for the main processor, and we're all set!

We’re all set for what? I’m wearing no glasses.

gatorguy said:

ireland said:

What’s it for?

Gaming in all likelihood...
Apple already makes a heckuva profit from them. 

I think many of us here misread Apple's intent when Mr. Cook discussed AR as opposed to VR. I can't see Apple leaving a few $B on the table from one of their most profitable services segments. They'll do a VR gaming headset.