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Are there particular views you see trending that are unsubstantiated? I don't know why being pessimistic should matter.

• Nuance 9y ago
  The main ones are that innovation has rotted and quality has slipped after Steve Jobs.
  • nailer 9y ago
    Honestly the new iPhone's main design - the screen occupying most of the front - is a continuation of something Samsung took mainstream in the S6 Edge, S7 and S8. I love iOS and the iPhone but I do feel things slowing down.
• askafriend 9y ago
  Being pessimistic isn't the problem in and of itself...at least not if you're willing to have a reasonable discussion around the topic and back up your views in some respectable manner. There are entirely valid reasons why you may not like Apple's ethos, Apple's products, or even just specific decisions Apple has made in the past. It's the blind rage and almost meme-like pessimism that always seems to surround big Apple events that I'm talking about though. It's in part because people just love being angry, in part because people like the "wars" and taking sides, and in part because the media absolutely loves to get clicks by perpetuating the outrage. It's almost the perfect tsunami of emotions when you consider that Apple is immensely popular and has been on top for a long time which in and of itself amplifies everything. I mean you can go back and look at the MacRumors forum threads for every single Apple keynote in the past two decades - no joke - and you'll find hilariously consistent discussion patterns. It's to the point where you can make a very accurate bingo game about the topic of people's outrage without even knowing what the announcements are. You just gotta ride it out and wait for things to settle to have any real discussion.