More than enough. I mean how much can you say about a well established product? I need some pictures of the device, spec sheets and pricing. Should be done in 5 min really.
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Apple Event This Week Expected to Last 'About 35 Minutes'
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… and that makes it 2am in my country. I’ll already be snoring loudly at that time.
I’ll give you that: a funny new spin on a boring old trope. Now scram…😜
I miss the part where they introduced software that actually improved your life, productivity, and made things easier.
They aren't much more than spec bumps anyway.. so why bother making it longer than necessary.
"Good Morning"
"I could not be more excited"
"Everyone loves our products"
"AI AI AI AI AI AI Apple Pencil AI AI AI AI iPad AI AI Pencil AI AI"
"Thank you for watching"
"I could not be more excited"
"Everyone loves our products"
"AI AI AI AI AI AI Apple Pencil AI AI AI AI iPad AI AI Pencil AI AI"
"Thank you for watching"
Why are you spending so much for chargers and battery banks?
I think they are announcing something for the UK/ European audience.
More likely, China. It will be 10PM in Shanghai, rather than 1AM.
A video only launch for a secondary product should not be longer, regardless of how much has changed.
Well, at least he won’t have paid for ’Mother Nature’ again….. so that’s more profit to the Apple.
Having said that, I think she was getting a bit cheesed off with everyone blaming her for when Tim relentlessly spouts on and on about recycling and looking after the planet.
Having said that, I think she was getting a bit cheesed off with everyone blaming her for when Tim relentlessly spouts on and on about recycling and looking after the planet.
Yeah, 'nuff about that planet already, that's so last year.
? No the are aren’t, it’ll just be the standard Apple event, just at a different time, plus it’ll be pre-recorded anyway. They have an event setup in London for journalists to watch the event, and they have done that many times before as after the event they allow them to get hands in with the new products. Hence the time. And I’d be surprised if the UK was the only place they’ve done that. Gets the new products into the press quicker then. Plus the endless You Tube videos from the usual tech reviewers that will have had the new iPads for 2 weeks, that will be released as soon as the event finishes.
Breakfast time for the US, afternoon in Europe. Seems fair, though I think 35 mins sounds rather short.
My expectations for this event can be summarized as “should’ve been a press release.”
35 mins is short to talk about new MagSafe charging iPad ? No ?
That had less to do with live vs pre-recorded and everything to do with Steve Jobs. In other words, having someone who actually knows how to present a product.
You shouldn't be operating heavy machinery or drive a car for at about 1h25m after the presentation due to the heavy price increases Apple is going to introduce.
Clearing 2hrs in your calendar should suffice. You can thank Timmy later.
Careful what you wish for. I strongly suspect that Apple’s next CEO will make Tim Cook look like Steve Jobs. I expect a greater abandonment of everything that made Apple great in the first place and a doubling down on maximizing growth and profits at any cost.
I can’t remember the last time Apple made great software. It’s been a steady downhill slides since iOS 7.
I remember in the early stages of his reign as CEO, Tim the logistics & procurement guru to Steve would come on stage and try to be a bit humourous ...maybe to sustain the charismatic aura Jobs created. It seemed OK for a while but after time it all dried up. Two different talents driving a fantastic company. People's opinions will always be split between the shareholder profit yield champion and the maverick innovator who will throw in the kitchen sink for success.
Perhaps the middle ground is what we need.
Perhaps the middle ground is what we need.
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iPad Air M1 is already way better value/$ on specs and performance than iPad mini right now, and I don't see how Apple can justify keeping the mini outdated next to refreshed iPads Air unless the new iPads Air and Pro see significant price increases.
iPad mini refresh could easily get shadow-dropped next to the new Airs and Pros.
Which begs the question, will Apple increase iPad profits for 2024 by increasing iPad Air and Pro prices or increasing value without price increases?
A simple boost for iPad sales could be to bump up the 64GB for the entry-level configurations to 128GB, and the 128GB on the Pros to 256GB.
I can totally see Apple doing what it did with iPhones 15 Pro and increasing the 128GB to 256GB for one or both iPads Pro models and upping the prices of them by $99, respectively.
Shifting iPad storage tiers to match those of iPhones would be very on brand for Apple.
Keynote will probably start with Tim saying “Good Morning. I am so excited. Really excited”. And everyone knows what overexcitement means: fast finish
I’m not sure how good of CEO Jobs was, but Cook has undermined Apple‘s quality and brand, and flipped off Job’s customers.
At that length, I'd expect just the facts about new products and features, and almost no time devoted to bragging about their virtues. At least I hope so.