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Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by cuspycode » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:20 PM UTC

mschaef wrote: post #41

nickpp wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can’t believe they didn’t call the Xs Max - XL instead. I mean they have an XS and an XL size...

"XL" has some negative connotations for Apple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_XL

Negative in what way? In my experience they were excellent machines that had much better overall performance than the original "toaster" models. Their main problem was that they had non-square pixels, but people put up with that for many use-cases.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by becauseiam » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:20 PM UTC

noncoml wrote: post #30

asaph wrote: post #4

Apple just announced the iPhone Xs. Surgical grade stainless steel. 3 finishes: Gold, Silver, Space Gray. New glass. Waterproof, saltwater proof, even beer proof. 5.8" screen. Still has a notch like the iPhone X. Improved FaceID.

Pretty underwhelming. Is it a sign for the years to come? I am thinking about shorting AAPL.

Of course it's going to be underwhelming - the smartphone market is completely saturated, and the margins on technology advancements in the space are diminishing more and more over time. People are holding onto their devices for much longer these days and the mad rush to get the next best thing is waning. Personally I think this is a good thing as the market is reaching some sort of sustainable, stable ground and no longer in a huge "race to the bottom" as it were.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by asaph » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:21 PM UTC

Just announced: Apple now runs on 100% renewable energy.

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Post by seanalltogether » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:22 PM UTC

folkrav wrote: post #58

Dual SIM could be big in some countries.

This is the biggest announcement for me, because I hope it pushes the rest of the western market to standardize on multiple sims.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by heartbreak » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:22 PM UTC

gnicholas wrote: post #56

It's now possible to change the depth of field after taking the photo. I wasn't paying close enough attention to know if this will also be possible on older iPhones. EDIT: sounds like it's just the new iPhones. But it includes the less expensive Xr.

They bought the company ~3 years ago that made a camera with post-processing DoF tech: LinX.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by plantain » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:22 PM UTC

The showmanship really feels like it's run out.

Even when it was the post-Jobs Ive and Cook it was still captivating, but this is just tiresome.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by tw1010 » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:23 PM UTC

lanestp wrote: post #6

I can't believe they named a phone X[s]. How can they not see everyone calling it "iPhone excess?"

Everyone thought people were going to make tampon jokes about the iPad Pro ("maxipad"), but as far as I know it hasn't caught on. I don't think this will either, for the same reason. People who buy the phone won't call it that because they sunk so much cost into it. The only ones who might call it the iPhone excess are die hard android users, but those don't communicate much with iPhone users (at least not in such an aggressive way in real life, outside forums), so the phrase won't get any traction.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by thcsa » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:23 PM UTC

They presented the dynamic depth control with the words: "No other smartphone right now can do that".

Lie. I'm writing this comment on a Vivo Nex and I have been using this for months.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by applecrazy » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:24 PM UTC

what_ever wrote: post #3

guessmyname wrote: post #2

Watch the Apple Keynote via MPV or VLC using the following link [1]. [1] https://p-events-delivery.akamaized.net/189kljhbasdcvjhasbds...

The Apple.com video works for me on Chrome on Linux just FYI.

Same here for Apple.com, Chrome, Windows 10.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by johnflan » Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 6:24 PM UTC

asaph wrote: post #4

Apple just announced the iPhone Xs. Surgical grade stainless steel. 3 finishes: Gold, Silver, Space Gray. New glass. Waterproof, saltwater proof, even beer proof. 5.8" screen. Still has a notch like the iPhone X. Improved FaceID.

They didn't give much detail on the improved FaceID