Most of that will be Ol Timmy rambling along in his southern drawl about the history of Apple and the iPad and how the mediocre improvements will truly change the lives of everyone who gets ripped off by the prices.
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Apple Event This Week Expected to Last 'About 35 Minutes'
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"Here's 4 new iPads with new designs, 2 new keyboards, a new Pencil, AND the M4. We think you're going to love all of it!"
Seems like 35 seconds might suffice.
It is strange Apple isn't at least doing some of the presentations live in real time. The prerecorded stuff is quite polished and 'safe'. For example, this iPad Pro + Pencil reveal would be great live at 35 minutes.
The Magic Keyboard could be a seperate press release. 💩
The Magic Keyboard could be a seperate press release. 💩
Can they reveal the new CEO already? Interim CEO Cook has far, far outstayed his welcome.
I misremembered. I thought Tim Cook was initially iCEO (like Jobs was upon his return) and he wasn't immediately declared the CEO. Do we know whether Jobs really intended for Cook to be CEO for multiple years? I always thought Jobs saw Cook as someone who could keep things on track for a few weeks-months while he was unavailable, not someone who would actually be responsible for running Apple for multiple years.
I misremembered. I thought Tim Cook was initially iCEO (like Jobs was upon his return) and he wasn't immediately declared the CEO. Do we know whether Jobs really intended for Cook to be CEO for multiple years? I always thought Jobs saw Cook as someone who could keep things on track for a few weeks-months while he was unavailable, not someone who would actually be responsible for running Apple for multiple years.
Bro, mini led is a joke compared to oled
Tim Cook doesn’t have anything on Steve Jobs but if we compare him to most other CEO’s replacing him will almost certainly be a downgrade
Tim Cook has been phenomenal (especially for shareholders). I may not like the product choices or roadmaps, or the way they work on releases, but he is one hell of a CEO. I hate it, but it's a fact. Extraordinary performance by this company year over year. For all the complaining around here, it should be noted they sell a hell of a lot of product. Y'all may complain a lot about him and products, but most of you all crack that wallet. I sound like an amazing fanboy but I am trying to convince myself to go Windows and Android. Apple helps my portfolio, but I hate them as a company.
And don't take it down for 45 minutes and put a cute little sticky note on it in the mean time.
Apple changes so little these days, a reasonable person could finish in about 5 minutes time.
20 minutes on how Apple is saving the world by being so environmentally friendly (a new feature) and 15 minutes on the new iPads
I just want someone who has product and tech background, someone who actually gets excited by new tech, to be the CEO of Apple.
Apple was built by a product guy and a tech guy, they were also successful because of it
Apple was built by a product guy and a tech guy, they were also successful because of it
Not surprised with the length of the event. With the iPad Pro & new Pencil as highlight and the Air getting 12.9/13", expecting nothing else
The mini 7 will probably be squeezed in between the redesigned Apple Watch Series X/10 and the 16 lineup in September. I happen to be interested in all three (Series 10, mini 7 and 16 Pro).
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To be honest, I wouldn’t mind if they kept doing that. It feels more effective and polished than a live in-person presentation. No clapping or awkward laughter to interrupt the flow of the presentation.
The real question is: will Mother Nature make another appearance?
I wish it was a live event to hear people cheering, clapping, and losing their minds when they announce the Calculator app.
Yep..
So "eco"..
Here's some slightly tweaked products that are locked down, non upgrade-able and with non user replaceable batteries that are all ever so slightly modified -- just enough to necessitate all new accessory purchases.
The whole schtick is so tired
Or ... simply "not cheering"
I think that's what they are mostly afraid of anymore.
They don't announce anything worth getting that excited about ... so ... "no more live events"
AAPL began a lost decade 2.5 years ago. There is so much low hanging fruit that they could gobble up. Accessories for one. Why am I buying a new $150 Belkin nightstand charger about once a year, or a $100+ battery bank almost once a year? FineWoven stuff was a disaster, predictable by anyone with their hands on a pre-production sample; they could have easily just replaced genuine leather with vegan leather. I am trapped in the stock by a single digit cost basis on an enormous number of shares, but I am extracting money out of all this sideways action using options. Hope you are doing the same.
Because Steve Jobs was all about accessories, right? or "low hanging fruit"?
It’s easy to complain about lack of innovative products, when you have zero ideas for innovative products yourself. And every time Si make that argument, people complain why Apple don’t introduce some already existing product.
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I bet Cook will say this is the best iPad they have ever made.
My first thought was, 7 AM?
That’s a bit early, even for Apple.
That’s a bit early, even for Apple.
Given we don't have a Steve Jobs clone, who would you prefer instead?
People forget that iPhone is not a once-in-a-decade product. It is a once-in-a-century product. As a commercial success, you need to compare with something like oil. Even the phone itself, or the computer, pales in comparison. Even if Apple never has another hit product, they can ride this train for a hundred years, just like Ford still essentially just makes cars.
Point being, we can't expect any company to invent an iPhone sized product segment every ten years. And Apple has done very, very well in investigating potentials for further growth. It has investigated deeply in the only other existing hardware segment with a similar commercial potential - the car - and decided it does not have anything interesting enough to bring to the table, worth the investment. That is a good CEO decision, because I think they are right. No other hardware segment will have the potential of the iPhone, because they will just be either accessories to it, or poor replacements for certain aspects of it. Cars, houses, clothing and food will not be replaced as a concept, and neither will the smartphone. It fills a role for a digital personal assistant, that has been envisioned in science fiction since before the cell phone was invented.
The only major segment (that might be relevant for Apple, so I'm not counting food or clothes), is services. And Apple has been all over that, in such a major way that governments are stepping in.
I don't see an alternate universe where Apple could have done any better, regardless of who was in charge. And I haven't seen any meaningful(!) suggestions for how they should significantly increase their footprint, all I see are people complaining that they don't fulfill their particular pet peeve. I've seen people argue in all seriousness that the mouse still having a lightning port on the bottom is proof that Tim Cook should be fired. Try seeing the bigger picture for a moment, and you will realize why Tim Cook is repeatedly praised as the role model for other CEO's.