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Re: Another Day Has Come

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Post by an0malous »

> “When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.”

This made me sad. I moved out to Silicon Valley a few months after Jobs passed. I remember feeling so hopeful and inspired that technology could make the world a better place, and I saw the same in other founders. Today I look around and feel ashamed of the tech industry. The founders don’t talk about changing the world anymore, they just have dollar signs in their eyes. It’s been a long time since I saw any technology that felt inspiring the same way it used to feel.

Re: Another Day Has Come

#32

Post by master-lincoln »

gyomu wrote: post #8
dsign wrote: post #5

I was thinking about the upcoming regulation about replaceable batteries in the EU, and couldn't help but think that if I were Apple's CEO this would be a great time to make an orderly exit. Make no mistake, I'm not a fan of i-Devices' non-replaceable batteries, but I can't remember a single device with a lid for batteries on the back that was aesthetically in the same league as an iPhone.

The battery thing doesn’t apply to water resistant devices, so doesn’t matter for iPhone/Apple Watch. There’s rumors that upcoming iPad models are water resistant, I suspect that’s the motivation for it.

> The battery thing doesn’t apply to water resistant devices, so doesn’t matter for iPhone/Apple Watch.

I think that is not true. If you look at article 11.2 b it talks about

"appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable"

I don't think that applies to Apple devices. Also these special devices still need a battery replaceable by a professional.

https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/PE-2-2023-INIT...

Re: Another Day Has Come

#33

Post by jmull »

_d3p9 wrote: post #20
simonw wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the grift? By "rebuke" do you mean the thing where they didn't send any of their execs to be a guest on his WWDC podcast episode, presumably in retribution for his "Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino" post? I don't see how that makes him irrelevant - I think it strengthens his credibility as someone willing to hold Apple accountable when he disagrees with their direction.

[flagged]

The comment asks what’s the grift? How is he irrelevant?

You ignore the questions and respond with ad hominem attacks.

Obviously, you’ve got a beef with Gruber. That’s fine. But you’re acquitting yourself well here (and make us suspect that whatever happened between you and Gruber, you might have had a significant hand in it).

Re: Another Day Has Come

#34

Post by encom »

blackguardx wrote: post #17
dsign wrote: post #5

I was thinking about the upcoming regulation about replaceable batteries in the EU, and couldn't help but think that if I were Apple's CEO this would be a great time to make an orderly exit. Make no mistake, I'm not a fan of i-Devices' non-replaceable batteries, but I can't remember a single device with a lid for batteries on the back that was aesthetically in the same league as an iPhone.

The iPhone 4 was easily disassembled with screwdrivers...

Yea, the dog shit pentalobe screwdrivers.

Re: Another Day Has Come

#35

Post by ClawsOnPaws »

Robdel12 wrote: post #15

> “When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.” I just have to call out how much this impacted my mom’s life. She’s 100% blind and has access because of her iPhone and iPad. Yes she learned JAWSs and literally took classes to do it. Every single windows update has made it so she’d have to retake this class. The iOS updates a rocky but she isn’t literally hamstrung. My…

Blind person using Apple products here, and at least for phones, I agree. I wouldn't say it's exclusively because of iPhone, but a large part of my independence is definitely it. There have been problems, bugs that go unfixed for years, MacOS VoiceOver is quite a disaster even though I do still use and enjoy the platform overall, and anything worth using can be criticized I think. But iOS has so many features built in that help me every single day. VoiceOver, but also all of the features utilizing vision like door detection, OCR, etc. they're in the magnifier as well so you don't need VoiceOver enabled to play with them, and I think a number of them also require a lidar sensor?

Anyway, my phone is such an important companion wherever I go that I keep several magsafe batteries on me whenever I leave the house for a significant time. It has made an absolutely huge difference in confidence. It is definitely one of the single most important assistive tech devices I have together with my computer.

Re: Another Day Has Come

#37

Post by colesantiago »

simonw wrote: post #4
colesantiago wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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What's the grift? By "rebuke" do you mean the thing where they didn't send any of their execs to be a guest on his WWDC podcast episode, presumably in retribution for his "Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino" post? I don't see how that makes him irrelevant - I think it strengthens his credibility as someone willing to hold Apple accountable when he disagrees with their direction.

Apple prefers tech influencers / YouTubers like Marques Brownlee and the like who actually resonate with audiences (and don't harp on about Trump every week) rather than irrelevant bloggers.

> I don't see how that makes him irrelevant - I think it strengthens his credibility as someone willing to hold Apple accountable when he disagrees with their direction.

???

Accountable to what? Do you actually think Apple cares now about a random blogger who makes a living critiquing them?

That is the grift and by the looks of it I would say he is irrelevant since Apple declined his invitation.

Gruber needs Apple more than Apple needs him.

Re: Another Day Has Come

#38

Post by _d3p9 »

jmull wrote: post #33
_d3p9 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[flagged]

The comment asks what’s the grift? How is he irrelevant? You ignore the questions and respond with ad hominem attacks. Obviously, you’ve got a beef with Gruber. That’s fine. But you’re acquitting yourself well here (and make us suspect that whatever happened between you and Gruber, you might have had a significant hand in it).

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Re: Another Day Has Come

#39

Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

ClawsOnPaws wrote: post #35
Robdel12 wrote: post #15

> “When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.” I just have to call out how much this impacted my mom’s life. She’s 100% blind and has access because of her iPhone and iPad. Yes she learned JAWSs and literally took classes to do it. Every single windows update has made it so she’d have to retake this class. The iOS updates a rocky but she isn’t literally hamstrung. My…

Blind person using Apple products here, and at least for phones, I agree. I wouldn't say it's exclusively because of iPhone, but a large part of my independence is definitely it. There have been problems, bugs that go unfixed for years, MacOS VoiceOver is quite a disaster even though I do still use and enjoy the platform overall, and anything worth using can be criticized I think. But iOS has so many features built i…

> MacOS VoiceOver is quite a disaster

I am curious as to why (definitely not arguing, but I’m not blind, and only use it for testing).

I write (Apple) apps to be accessible. I would be grateful for guidance in making them as useful as possible.

Re: Another Day Has Come

#40

Post by mistersquid »

someguyiguess wrote: post #25
throwanem wrote: post #16

Until now Apple hasn't addressed the mass market in nearly two decades. That's one human generation, and it is also the span of time between when something first hits and when it sees its first retro revival. That isn't a coincidence. I'm starting to get a little excited! This is going to be quite a decade.

> Apple hasn't addressed the mass market in nearly two decades What a wild take. I guess that explains the massive and growing popularity of iOS over that same time period.

> What a wild take. I guess that explains the massive and growing popularity of iOS over that same time period.

Wild take, indeed.

I seem to recall something about Apple releasing a sub-$600 laptop so popular that weeks after it was announced it's backordered for more than 30 days.

Something something MacBook Neue or other…

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