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Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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Apple shares fell 1.71% after the announcement of iPhone 15 and 15 Plus https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/aapl?p=aapl The broader market rose. Advertising/hype-driven "tech" falls, real economy rises.

Apple stock always falls after keynotes. "Buy the rumor, sell the news"

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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I understand why they did it. But just my perspective on it, I will have to replace all my lightning cables with usb-c, and the usb-c ecosystem seems like a nightmare to me from what I have seen. This would be my first usb-c device.

It's overblown how much of a nightmare USB-C is. Yes there are many problems with the ecosystem, but it's still really not as bad as using both lightning and USB-C like Apple does, nor is it as bad as micro-usb. At my desk I have a laptop, keyboard, and mouse which typically all typically get charged off a single thunderbolt 4 cable. You can have anything from games controllers to bicycle lights to remote controls sh…

Not exactly my experience. I've owned a handful of USB-C devices, and there are devices from major manufacturers that will only charge from a USB-A to USB-C cable. No C-to-C cable convenience; you need to carry a Frankenstein C-to-A-to-C cable. Yes, Philips, this /is/ bullshit.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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> A huge leap forward for iPhone Marginal improvement presented as huge leap forward. If only words had to mean something > with a gorgeous new design featuring a durable, color-infused back glass Didn't the iPhone 2 have a back glass? What's durable about a back glass, aluminium doesn't break.

iPhone 4 was the model to introduce back glass, might have been peak iPhone for me with the glory days of jailbreaking.

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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post #149

Curious what's going on with the stance of presenters? If you look carefully they all stand in a certain way, with a space between their feet that appears to be constant.

The thing that always gets me about these is their wardrobes. Something about them just seems off and I don’t understand the intention behind it. The colors and styles strike me as unusual. Anyone else ever feel this way?

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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This is honestly the saddest thing I’ve read in years, maybe even decades. Tech is such an shitty abyss right now, ten years ago people got excited because of truly revolutionary features , like cameras that were better than $1000 digital cameras, 4G that made the internet not just usable but fast biometrics that actually worked, on a phone, in your pocket, like holy fuck that was mind blowing. We’ve gone so far down…

Makes me think of the Foundation series, and the late stage of the Galactic Empire, when science and culture both were stagnated.

Cool new iphone feature: USBC!

Cool new movie: It has Ironman and Spiderman in it!

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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post #187

Are all the display options using PWM now? I’ve been staying with the XR because the XS caused headaches for me. Curious if they’ve gotten their frequency up to a bearable level.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=qZvmRuB80lY

14Pro phone looks good at 240 fps. 14 had issues, assuming it will be the same this year

Re: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus

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post #149

Curious what's going on with the stance of presenters? If you look carefully they all stand in a certain way, with a space between their feet that appears to be constant.

I've only watched Tim Cook's introduction, but it sounds like his voice is being shifted (autotuned) to sound pitch-perfect. It's pretty uncanny valley and off-putting imho.

The whole presentation evokes the unsettling sensation of the uncanny valley for me. The presenters appear eerily humanoid in their demeanor, posture and gestures. The peculiar emphasis they use on certain words adds to this feeling too. I said this in another comment, their outfits also don't fit with what one would expect in a typical setting, they feel strangely "off" and out of place. Also... the disorienting special effects and the ambiguous nature of the campus visuals (real or simulated...or both? I can't tell) is just ... a lot. I know Apple is going for a certain look with these presentations but for me it's crossed a line. Kind of like watching one of those weird overly produced Netflix shows or something, where the lighting/coloring/etc is all wrong and fake feeling.
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