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Tim Cook's Impeccable Timing

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Post by mrkpdl »

yazantapuz wrote: post #317

> Well, today we’re introducing three revolutionary products of this class. The first one: a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second: a revolutionary mobile phone. And the third is a breakthrough Internet communications device. Every time that i watch that keynote i think that Jobs should have started that list with the internet communication device thing, then the touch ipod and mobile phone last. The audici…

It was a different time. Less nerdy people already had phones and iPods. And were already keen for better versions of those things. The Internet communicator part was more abstract, it wasn’t clear to a non-technical person why they would even want such a thing. The iphone showed them why by first putting a better phone and iPod in their hands…

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mzajc wrote: post #222
Lapsa wrote: post #218

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You've made this comment on 7 unrelated threads already, please stop.

"The Microwave Auditory Effect" James C. Lin; "Subauditory Speech Recognition based on EMG/EPG Signals" Ames Research Center NASA; "Non-Contact Monitoring of Human Vital Signs Using FMCW Millimeter Wave Radar in the 120 GHz Band" Wenjie Lv, Wangdong He, Xipeng Lin, Jungang Miao

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Post by abdusco »

Shorel wrote: post #232
heathrow83829 wrote: post #228

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>> the next era looks bright. but what could they possibly build that hasn't been done on iphone and ipad yet? these devices seem finished to me. all the latest features on these devices are getting increasingly useless, to be honest. are you imaging them creating whole new devices?

They could bring the wired headphone jack back.

That would require a lot of courage

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Post by s_dev »

a012 wrote: post #117
foobarian wrote: post #96

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Speaking of missteps, there was a period in late 2010s where MacBook Pros really took a bad turn IMO chasing some "thinness" fetish, but recovered nicely afterwards. My M4 is a glorious device built like a tank

And dont forget the scissor keyboard and the fucking touchbar

Scissor keys are the good ones, you're thinking of Butterfly keys.

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Post by fooker »

YmiYugy wrote: post #406
foobarian wrote: post #96

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Speaking of missteps, there was a period in late 2010s where MacBook Pros really took a bad turn IMO chasing some "thinness" fetish, but recovered nicely afterwards. My M4 is a glorious device built like a tank

The missteps of those intel MacBooks are undeniable, but I also feel like the new design feels very safe and unambitious. There is the huge notch. The 16" model is (given screen and battery size) 35% heavier than competitors and not exactly a joy to lug around. The keycaps continue to be made of subpar ABS getting a oily look within mere month of usage. The use of space inside is not very efficient compared to previo…

That's exactly why I love it.

Happy to have an unambitious reliable workhorse where the battery lasts two days.

I'd actually be happier if it was even less ambitious, and made the graphics bits less powerful. But that would likely be a bad business move.

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Post by throw-the-towel »

shawn_w wrote: post #391
wtallis wrote: post #197

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I think the lack of haptic feedback is what doomed the Touch Bar. If they'd been able to solve that problem, it could have been an acceptable replacement for the function keys.

I wonder if a keyboard where the keycaps are little eInk displays is feasible.

Already tried twenty years ago, although with LCD not eInk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard. The keyboard was too expensive to be mass-produced at the time, though.

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Post by grvdrm »

afro88 wrote: post #390

This is an excellent article. And can I just remind everyone that this is what human authorship looks like? Clearly not LLM generated. It has the author's unique tone, take on the subject, research, clear compelling story... A real breath of fresh air to be honest.

Recently think that Ben's writing is more complex and verbose than ever, but I agree with your point entirely. He is writing it, not AI. I don't listen to his voiceovers but think of the articles as narrated by a captivating in-person presenter/lecturer.

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Post by johanyc »

cmiles8 wrote: post #4

He had what many called at the time an impossible task of taking over from Jobs. There are areas where things could have gone better but overall he had a solid run and kept the company growing post Jobs. He deserves some downtime and I for one don’t blame him for wanting to wind down. Apple’s approach to privacy is rare in big tech and something I hope the company continues to stand behind. That is a true differentia…

> In short, I think Apple has made a good decision here for short term reasons, but I don’t think it’s a short-term decision: I strongly suspect that Apple, whether it has admitted it to itself or not, has just committed itself to depending on 3rd-parties for AI for the long run.

I'm not so sure it's smart to rely on others for such a major paradigm shift

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Post by HarHarVeryFunny »

tsunamifury wrote: post #372
achenet wrote: post #347

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> He has designed 4 consumer prodocts that a good portion of humanity use every day. Yes, but how much of that was luck and how was extraordinary talent? It's like saying "Donald Trump is really rich, ergo he must be a financial genius"... getting really rich isn't that hard if you're born into money and invest in New York real estate. Now someone like Jobs who had fairly working class parents and founded a multi-bil…

This take is so hardworkingly naive I dont even know where to start. After having the undesputed greatest set of products designed in a row, you dane to call it luck. Asside from your complete ignorance of the history at play, (Ive refounded Apple with Jobs) you seem to not understand what a 'mediocre' designer is capable of and how mind-bendinly hard it was to design the imac, ipad, iphone and apple watch I genuinel…

The products were not conceived/designed by Ive. He was VP of industrial design only, with a team of people under him, such as Richard Howarth who seems to have been lead designer on the original iPhone and replaced Ive when he left.

Your take on crediting Ive with the success of Apple's product line would be exactly like crediting some designer at Nike with the success of their never ending line of sneakers.

If your theory of Ive's design genius being such a game changer was true, then why has Apple continued to flourish since he left 7 years ago? It seems pretty apparent that it's the brand/image established by Jobs that is successful, just as it's the Nike brand (bootstrapped by MJ & Nike Air) that propels Nike, not the magic of their designs.

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