Hi, I too was disappointed! I wanted to see new macbooks! Like the article aI saw on digitaltrends.com says: apple's macbooks are dusty,too slow and over priced. Or, something like that. I think Apple needs to keep up with the pc market which has been shipping skylake intel laptops since september 2015. Jeff
On 3/22/16, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: > It’s really not in apple’s culture to listen to consumers. Remember their > attitude is they come up with great products we can’t live with out.:) > Remember the antenna issue. It wasn’t a flaw in the design it was the user > holding the phone the wrong way according to apple. > > You hav ea good point that companies should listen to customers and > generally do well if they do but I never have thought of apple as being big > listeners. I could be wrong maybe others feel differently. Apple though > was always to me that closed black box that just works and solves a problem > I didn’t know i had. > > >> On Mar 22, 2016, at 2:34 PM, Vaughn Brown <jazzdress...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> In all of this I wonder if consumers are not voices what they would >> like Apple to develop directly to Apple. How can a product be >> developed without a demand? >> Vaughn >> >> On 3/22/16, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> Another perspective is that most people don't know a great thing until >>> there are a few years of hindsight. I remember one of my co-workers got >>> one of the very first iPhones and I couldn't figure out why. It was a >>> battery hog, heavy and my little folding phone made calls just as well. >>> Who knew then what the trajectory would be? There is also 1.0 iteration >>> issues. The original Lisa was expensive, slow and buggy but they kept >>> iterating on the basic strong bit of a more human-centered interface. >>> That eventually became the Mac and it's been pretty good since. Lessons >>> learned from the Newton as well. So is today's Apple Watch just a Newton >>> or Lisa - a good core idea that is usable today but needs more >>> development? Maybe AppleTV is just iPhone 1.0 and we haven't realized >>> where it's going to go. >>> >>> There is one snag in the IoT when those are durable goods. Most devices >>> are running about a 3-year life cycle but my fridge, TV and thermostat >>> are expected to go much longer than that. So what happens to my iOS >>> enabled fridge when iOS 15 comes out? TVs are really hitting commodity >>> prices where margins are super thin so I doubt Apple would want to get >>> into that space. It does make sense to have a removable brain (AppleTV) >>> which I can just plug into the TV or upgrade when brain 2.0 comes out. >>> That also means when the TV dies I can swap it without tossing the the >>> brain with it. That was the idea behind having separate components in AV >>> systems. If you had a TV with a DVD player in it and the player dies, >>> then what? >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 3/22/16 1:24 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>> They will sell new iPhones, the iPad is arguable at best. Sales have >>>> almost tanked on iPads and let’s face it, the phone carries Apple when >>>> you consider just how much of it’s cash flow is on the phone >>>> exclusively. >>>> >>>> And you m are good points but I counter with where has been anything >>>> in the last 5 years. Ok larger screen, incrementally faster >>>> processors. Apple didn’t do anything Samsung or the other guys >>>> haven’t done other than continuing to execute a design that was better >>>> to start but that’s only going to get them so far. I agree it doesn’t >>>> have to be earth shattering overtime but once in the last 5 years >>>> would be nice. The watch is a maybe but when that’s all you can point >>>> to that’s just sad. >>>> And I would disagree about the earth shattering / disruptive part. >>>> Ask a cab driver if his / her life has changed:). I shorted a large >>>> hotel chain last year because it was about to get Air BnBed out of >>>> existence.:) Excellent and well presented points though, definitely >>>> something to think about. >>>> >>>> I hope I’m wrong by the way, I’d love to be blown away for years to >>>> come by Apple products. I’m a big fan I just hope they can find their >>>> way again. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 1:16 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:jpanar...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I think people have to put this into perspective. There hasn’t been >>>>> any significant innovations by any company that has been earth >>>>> shattering. I think there is an expectation that people have that >>>>> Apple is going to release an actual time machine or a version of SIRI >>>>> that will do your laundry or make you coffee. Realistically, I don’t >>>>> think we’re going to have any major jump in technology for some time >>>>> to come, so if you think every Apple event or Google event or >>>>> Microsoft event is going to present something so truly awesome, you >>>>> probably will be left a bit disappointed. We might see minor jumps >>>>> here and there, but the curve is going to be relatively fixed for a >>>>> while. >>>>> >>>>> The other part of it is from a marketing standpoint, it was >>>>> important for Apple. There are areas of the market that these >>>>> products now fill for them and for companies, it’s about the revenue >>>>> stream. It might not have been Mac refreshes or anything that >>>>> directly impacts the blind, but they will sell the new iPads and >>>>> iPhones and a lot of them too. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>> Director >>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com> >>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>> <http://www.macfortheblind.com/> >>>>> >>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>> >>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 12:38 PM, Rod Skene <skene...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:skene...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I liked it. Very impressed with the update to Apple TV. Folders, >>>>>> dictation, and Bluetooth keyboard are all very big for me. >>>>>> I really like the new iPhone. May try to find a way to switch from >>>>>> my 6S plus to the new smaller four-inch phone. >>>>>> Finally, off-line dictation on my iPhone is really big for me as >>>>>> well. Overall there are several new features and a piece of new >>>>>> hardware that really interests me. >>>>>> Rod >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse any >>>>>> errors. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Jenine Stanley >>>>>> <dragonwalke...@gmail.com <mailto:dragonwalke...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I really think in terms of these presentaitons that we consumers >>>>>>> are our own worst enemy. We now *expect* big things, in March, in >>>>>>> June from WWDC and then again in September/October. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m reeling a bit just thinking about iPhone 7 possibly this fall. >>>>>>> I just got a 6s. I know that the new phone plans where you pay each >>>>>>> month and can get the latest and greatest phone are becoming the >>>>>>> thing but at some point I’m afraid we’ll get to that stage where we >>>>>>> can’t be impressed by anything unless it shocks us or is hitting us >>>>>>> with the force of short time spans. I hope that made sense. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe the Spring Event for Apple needs to be toned down. Maybe they >>>>>>> don’t necessarily need to have one. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Was I hoping for more? Yes, but more detail, not more new and >>>>>>> innovative. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For those who feel Apple isn’t blazing trails anymore, what trails? >>>>>>> How do we know this? Just because they aren’t publicly saying >>>>>>> anything about projects doesn’t mean they aren’t happening. That >>>>>>> goes for any company. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I guess my htought on the event as a whole is that it was what it >>>>>>> was and over-analyzing, which we all are guilty of in this 24-hour >>>>>>> news cycle world, can only lead to disappointment…unless Apple >>>>>>> sends me that space Black Milanese Loop band for saying this. >>>>>>> Jenine Stanley >>>>>>> dragonwalke...@gmail.com <mailto:dragonwalke...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Jenny Wood <kc5...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:kc5...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I didn’t take time out of my day to monitor the event, but I am >>>>>>>> kinda glad I didn’t hold off on buying the Apple Watch back at >>>>>>>> Christmas, when the predictions were that a new version would be >>>>>>>> released this spring. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jenny Wood >>>>>>>> Phone: (972 989-3894 >>>>>>>> Email: kc5...@gmail.com <mailto:kc5...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> Facebook/Twitter: KC5GNI >>>>>>>> “I’m the kid who has this habit of dreaming, >>>>>>>> Sometimes gets me in trouble too. >>>>>>>> But the truth is, >>>>>>>> I could no more stop dreaming, >>>>>>>> Than I could make them all come true.” >>>>>>>> — “The Kid” Buddy Mondlock >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 7:32 AM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net >>>>>>>>> <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Wonder if anyone else felt the way I did. The event seemed to be >>>>>>>>> a total waste of time. Watch bands, really? You wanted time out >>>>>>>>> of my afternoon for watch bands? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In my professional opinion it was serious weak sauce. 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