I agree 100%. I stopped watching after iPhone 15 event or maybe M2.
replyAbsolutely everything seems scripted including hand movements, shifting of postures, smiles..the whole works.
Now I just wait for the press release and that’s that.
The scripted talks in front of fancy backgrounds do make it unpalatable, it’s just a fancier version of corporate slideshows. I suppose trillion-dollar companies aren’t as willing to take risks.
reply> I suppose trillion-dollar companies aren’t as willing to take risks.
replyWhich to me makes no sense, surely you have some budget for risks if you are a 1T company? I suppose their risks are more moonshots to some degree like the Apple Car but nevertheless, I do miss the old presentations.
Apple keeps solving the same old problems. Why are we still talking about how well their buttons behave?
replyIf anything it seems to be getting worse with each iteration for long time. I guess I'm cautiously optimistic they'll get back closer to their roots with some high-level change, but really don't care that much about it these days either...
reply