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WanderingEng  ·  3246 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Apple has lost its way

I'm surprised by the old form factor, but I like smaller phones and will almost certainly order an SE in a few weeks.

I watched about an hour of the presentation yesterday. I have several Apple products and while I have some complaints, in the end I'm likely to stick with them a while longer. That said, the crowd clapping for asinine things like the rose gold color seemed like the stupidest thing I've seen in a while. And "most PCs are over five years old, and we think that's a shame" is awful. Is Apple suggesting a computer shouldn't be reasonably functional for five years?

I think Apple has lost its way but has found the way of established mega corporations. Boring for the consumer but not a corporate failure.





mk  ·  3246 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Boring for the consumer but not a corporate failure.

That is not going to last, because Apple charges a premium for their hardware. Jobs knew that Apple could only charge a premium if people could expect more from Apple. Unless they change their course, Apple will decline. It happened before for the same reason.