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Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by seydor »

nozzlegear wrote: post #227
microtonal wrote: post #131

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if Apple went somewhere like wearable glasses with it, it'd be a hit It would be a PR disaster, most people outside the SV bubble just find smart glasses what they really are: creepy. Even more so because Meta is going to roll out face recognition and going to live-annotate people you encounter in the streets. Luckily that shit is not allowed in the EU.

A few things: - A lot of people found smart watches to be nerdy, something that only geeks would wear, until Apple made the Apple Watch. Along the same lines, everyone (on tech-oriented social media) thought the AirPods looked stupid and dorky when they were first announced, but now they're ubiquitous. - People find smart glasses from Meta (and previously, Google) creepy, but – and it's anathema to say this around ce…

People have found surveillance cameras horrible since forever. No matter how many years pass and how popular they are, they never became cool

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by secretsatan »

ihumanable wrote: post #187
slg wrote: post #140

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There's something dystopian about the way that they are championing the blurring of the lines between photos and AI generated content with no consideration for the implications of that tech. Apple likes to pretend they are conservative with this tech rather than simply being behind, but this type of thing isn't a conservative feature.

There will be a generation of children who will grow up and look back at their childhood photos and wonder if they ever really happened. I also laughed out loud when they are showing the "cleanup" tool and they guy is talking about removing "distractions" and then removes 2 of the 3 girls juggling and having fun. Ah yes, those friends you were forming core memories with, or as our tech overlords call them, distractio…

I was thinking about this, i’m sure there’s been a black mirror episode, but one thing i think back to is one where the us gov used ai to alter a stoic expression on an arrested protestors face and altering it to look like she was crying because that’s what they wanted to portray.

It’s a bullying tactic, i shiver to think how some people will make happy memories out of things that aren’t.

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Post by Caracas288 »

thewebguyd wrote: post #335
Caracas288 wrote: post #189

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It seems very disturbing in the current environment somehow, like nothing bad ever happens in Apple world, when in reality many things are falling apart. For example the part about cameras, where they seem to advertise them not as security products but as a lifestyle aid. The rehearsed marketing is so strong that it comes across in a very perverse way.

> but as a lifestyle aid Apple is as much an aspirational lifestyle company as they are anything else. That's been their marketing aim for quite a while. It's less about the tech and more of a message of "This is the person/lifestyle you can be if you buy our products"

Of course, but it’s interesting to see how they apply that marketing mold to security devices, by making up use-cases which nobody is buying them for. It contrasts with the crash detection and health stuff where realistic scenarios are shown.

Ok, maybe it’s not that interesting on reflection, and how are they even supposed to advertise it, with burglars?

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by praash »

slg wrote: post #196

I think the potentially most impactful singular feature mentioned in all this is being able to conversationally describe Shortcuts for AI to create. That feels like the type of thing that if done right can change how we all use our phones in a way that things like Siri becoming smarter and more conversational likely won't.

I really like this idea of rapidly extensible software, a browser is a nice sandbox for it! Models also seem to be much better at generating programs than "manually" executing a described task.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by thewebguyd »

kettlecorn wrote: post #230
sixothree wrote: post #213

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The minimalism evocative wealth display is off-putting.

In a time where people are increasingly disillusioned with the tech industry & billionaires the imagery Apple puts forward of a literally siloed utopian ultra wealthy landscape probably does rub people the wrong way, at least at a subconscious level. In the past Apple has been pretty good at anticipating and responding to shifting cultural dynamics. I wonder if they'll recognize and adjust?

I'm not sure it actually rubs people the wrong way, given Apple's sales numbers. Apple positions themselves as an aspirational brand. Everything they do is on purpose to enforce that. When people are upset at reality most people look for an escape into something else, not dive further into whats actually happening.

The siloed utopian landscape is the point. Apple tries to sell a modern, clean lifestyle status symbol. They are selling products for the person you hope you become, not the person you are right now. "Buy an iPhone, and this is what your life could look like."

Same deal as fad diets and gym memberships, its the illusion of being able to buy your way into a lifestyle without doing the hard work. Apple is selling an identity.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by sirwhinesalot »

They fixed all the extremely egregious issues with Liquid Glass, good to see.

It's still an extremely ugly, "worst of both worlds" combination of wasted space (from early-gen flat design) with gaudy effects (from late-gen skeumorphism), but at least now it is usable.

I'd never update to macOS 26, but 27 I might, begrudgingly.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by kqp »

xiaoyu2006 wrote: post #311
xnx wrote: post #272

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> Apple very rarely admits mistakes. Probably the best reversion was getting rid of the butterfly keyboard and bringing back ports after Jony Ive was gone.

I hope they redesign their magic mouse. It's not a real product.

I think it’s basically recalcitrance. Same as they suddenly turn into the world’s worst devs every time they have to make software for Windows. Apple hates mouses, but many people won’t consider not using one, so they reluctantly make an expensive, pretty, and absolutely terrible mouse to get you over the hump of the macOS switch then keep pushing you along to where they really want you: the giant touchpad, where they do have a moat, and which trains you for the rest of their ecosystem. They even sneak half of that touchpad into the mouse itself, and half of the mouse out, so the transition is oh so easy.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by jimbokun »

llm_nerd wrote: post #101
microtonal wrote: post #89

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I think it is more that axing the audience feedback was convenient for them. In the old WWDC keynotes they had to get the audience to 'wow' and applaud. You could very quickly see a feature sink when Apple announced features where the audience went 'meh'. Now they completely control the narrative. But I have only rarely heard anyone who liking the new-style presentations. It all seems fake with the same woolly busine…

>I think it is more that axing the audience feedback was convenient for them. In the old WWDC keynotes they had to get the audience to 'wow' and applaud. I feel like I'm about to tell you there is no Santa or something, but did you really not know that Apple always stuffed audiences with Apple employees? Of the remainder it both through intentional and natural selection leaned towards sycophants. Did you really think…

Well now they don't even need to convince the employees and sycophants.

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Post by dmitrygr »

thewebguyd wrote: post #327
dmitrygr wrote: post #278

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At least, unlike microslop, they ARE fixing things based on user feedback.

So is Microsoft, albeit a bit late to the party. Taskbar now movable, performance improvements hitting insider builds, MS BUILD half about WSL containers, native coreutils, a dev edition of windows using Winget config to strip all the bloat out, all new system dialogs replacing a good chunk of the old Win32 stuff, WinUI reactor, ability to remove AI models & Copilot from the OS, etc. Classic case of the reality disto…

Oh? So I can now disable "AI" and "onedrive" and "microsoft accounts" in windows? COOL! where do i enable that?

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by Klonoar »

CharlesW wrote: post #317
Klonoar wrote: post #247

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If they would stop all doing the exact same hand pose it might help. Feels like watching a cult. Been this way for years too. If you didn’t notice it before, you’ll definitely notice it now.

Apple presenters are coached on how to speak, how to stand/move, what to do with their hands, etc. I can understand how it might seem culty, but it's in the service of clear communication to a global audience. Anyone who represents a company to important customers and/or the public goes through similar media training.

Yes, thank you for explaining PR 101 to me.

The comment is about how everyone in their videos does it. The over-use of it is the issue, like when you say a word too much and your brain stops understanding what it means.

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