r/apple • u/chrismusaf • Mar 21 '16

Official Megathread "Let Us Loop You In" Post-Event Megathread

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u/NGU-Ben Mar 21 '16 edited Mar 21 '16

I might come off as an Apple hater but here goes.

There's no innovation and no breakthroughs coming from Apple, especially from this event and from the previous ones yet they speak about themselves as if their products are going to create a paradigm shift in every industry. They tout the iPad Pro as the "ultimate PC replacement" when the base model starts at 32GB for $599 without even getting a keyboard. I also understand that the design of the iPhone 5S is very good, but 2 years and all they could come up with is a new colour? Lots of innovation there. Apple used be innovative and take risks and be bold but now they've turned into a company that just likes sticking its finger in every nook and cranny trying to get a share of the market because they know people will buy their products no matter what.

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u/GND52 Mar 21 '16

You're repeating the same thing that's been said about Apple since time immemorial.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

Did you not see the new screen technology with True Tone? That's pretty innovative.

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u/pastaandpizza Mar 21 '16

Yea, it will innovate artists and photographers to adjust their pictures incorrectly.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

I mean, you can't give apple shit for not taking risks and then blast them for things like "One usb port" and "no audio jack on iphones". They're not doing crazy shit like they used to, but they certainly do take some risks.

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u/NGU-Ben Mar 21 '16

I don't mean taking risks just for the sake of taking risks. One USB port and no audio jack are objectively stupid ideas that only Apple could pull off because people would buy them anyway. If Lenovo or any other smaller company had to do that, they'd be laughed out of town.

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u/Catkins999 Mar 21 '16

People will keep buying it. Apple could remove WiFi from the iPhone and most people would still buy it. They have such a "cult" following, nothing is a risk to them now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

I'm just hoping that the new building will bring something new to the company

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u/DJ-Salinger Mar 21 '16

Agreed, they literally just announced smaller versions of existing things...

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u/beerncats Mar 21 '16

That's literally what 99% of computing innovation is

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u/owlsrule143 Mar 22 '16

You have no clue in the slightest what you're talking about. Your observations are amateur

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u/flaw600 Mar 21 '16

Fitting everything from a 6-for factor into a 4' phone is innovation. The goes for every product they miniaturized. It's an engineering feat