Apple Special Event [video]

Post by thirdsun » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 6:14 AM UTC

clwk wrote: post #185

DaveSchmindel wrote: post #122

I can imagine Apple has quite a few linguists on its payroll; They are still beating the words “beautiful” and “best” to death in their keynotes. It’s tough to not be excited about new features that are debuted upon each release, but it’s also getting monotonous to hear, “Product X is the _best_ version of its kind. Product Y is the _most_ we’ve ever created and its pictures are simply _beautiful_.”

Yesterday evening, my daughter noticed an iPad had been removed from its case and held up the empty one asking what gives? My immediate response, "What you're looking at is the THINNEST, LIGHTEST, iPad we've ever produced. It's 127% faster than the case alone. And now for something we know you're going to love. In the past you've enjoyed lunch, and you've told us about how much you liked late lunch. Tonight we have s…

Post by yurishimo » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 6:37 AM UTC

kartickv wrote: post #459

Odenwaelder wrote: post #125

They killed the SE! Now we're stuck with screens too big to use with one hand. I really really dislike this.

Not disagreeing with you, but as a developer, I'm happy that we can now do UX design for 4.7-inch phones, and prevent installation of our app on smaller phones. You do that in an indirect manner, by requiring NFC, thus eliminating 4-inch phones, which don't have NFC: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/De... (Cmd-F nfc). If Apple had updated the iPhone SE with NFC, this trick wouldn't work any m…

Post by randomsearch » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 6:52 AM UTC

trixie_ wrote: post #391

oh_hello wrote: post #193

I'm amazed by the sizing. The SE appears to be gone. This means the smallest device you can buy is the 7/8. Many still find this to be too large. Considering Apple's history of selling older iPhone models at a lower price, it seems like two years from now the bottom of the line will be the Xs and Xr announced today. The smallest lower-end iPhone available at that time would be the Xs which is larger than the 6/6s/7/8…

During Steve Jobs Rationally sized phones No gimmicks Few model numbers After Steve Jobs Phablet sized phones Gimmicks everywhere (Animoji, AR, etc..) Lots of confusing model numbers Basically Apple has become like every other phone manufacturer. It goes to show how much a good leader at the top of a company matters. I will keep using a SE for the foreseeable future. Fits in my hand Cheap to self replace screen/batte…

Post by pjmlp » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 6:57 AM UTC

untog wrote: post #266

It occurs to me today how sad it is that we only have two viable mobile ecosystems these days. I have an iPhone SE, which Apple has opted not to update. That's their decision to make, I suppose, but no-one else can make iOS devices and I really don't want to switch to Android (it isn't ignorance, I've used it since the Nexus One, I've just grown to dislike it for privacy and UI performance reasons over time, and it d…

Post by jghjg » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 7:10 AM UTC

randomsearch wrote: post #465

trixie_ wrote: post #391

Earlier quoted context omitted.

During Steve Jobs Rationally sized phones No gimmicks Few model numbers After Steve Jobs Phablet sized phones Gimmicks everywhere (Animoji, AR, etc..) Lots of confusing model numbers Basically Apple has become like every other phone manufacturer. It goes to show how much a good leader at the top of a company matters. I will keep using a SE for the foreseeable future. Fits in my hand Cheap to self replace screen/batte…

Agree, but the iPhone X is damn near perfection, without Steve. Which is admittedly surprising.