Alan, I absolutely agree that the camera performance plays a big role in their design and marketing because that is what people want. The switch to USB-C is of course only a good thing, if I bought a new phone I wouldn't even have to bother about any cables because I have plenty of USB-C cables, chargers and batteries and in any case, I use wireless charging 95% of the time. I love the wired Earpods and they typically only last me a year or so, therefore I would simply buy one or two of the new USB-C wired Earpods. Anyways, despite of what I said earlier about being able to upgrade for a pretty favourable price if I traded in my iPhone 13 Pro, I most likely won't and instead we will probably get new Apple Watches. Initially I was thinking it might be better to wait until the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch next year, but then again if you think back to the iPhone X, it was a fairly disappointing upgrade and they already have the new chips in this year's 9th Gen watches so I doubt whether there will be another new chip next year which will be that much better. If I had a 7th or 8th Gen watch maybe I'd think about it, but ours are fifth Generation, bought in 2019, so after 4 years I think we'd probably be quite happy with an upgrade.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 6:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: today's Apple Event Hi Sieghard, I have to agree with Bill that it seemed obvious that most of the excitement at least to the sighted world is all about the camera enhancements and features. It almost sounds as if Apple's ultimate goal is to design a phone so that users can take amazing photos whether they are intelligent enough to understand anything about photography or heaven forbid even capable of using good language skills. And I expect the lack of excitement is indicative of a product which is reaching maturity as is the iPhone. My favorite part of the event was the produced segment about Apple's environmental concerns and efforts featuring Octavia Spencer as Mother Nature. But then, that was more of a mini movie than a product announcement. I do appreciate the efforts Apple is making to be green and carbon neutral but I note that little has been said about all the cables and wired devices with lightning connectors that won't work with the new phones and their USB C ports. But that change wasn't a decision Apple made unilaterally or even voluntarily. I will note that the Apple Store does now offer a new adapter with lightning female and USB C male for those needing to use their wired lightning Earpods and other wired devices. I'll also note that this adapter costs $29 which is a big increase from the 3.5mm to lightning adapter introduced a few years back when they got rid of the headphone jack. That adapter was $9.95 as I recall. I will be in no hurry to move from my iPhone 13 Mini to one of the iPhones 15 or later. 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