4 ms·
They're investing in R&D - except people on the outside can't see what. Keyboard,Notch,Airpower - where is the money going exactly? on the credit card? ipad is
by kkarakk 7y ago
They're investing in R&D - except people on the outside can't see what. Keyboard,Notch,Airpower - where is the money going exactly? on the credit card? ipad is slimmer i guess
They're not pinching pennies - except they're obviously pinching pennies across the board, no long cable in macpro box anymore, no headphone dongle in iphone box anymore, no extra tips in apple pencil case anymore etc etc.No product recall on the garbage keyboard design is another penny pinching move imo, they've lost so much goodwill coz of that garbage design.
I think the reality is quite different from what you're painting. They're cash bloated and dunno where to go because they've painted themselves into the "we're the best" corner
- erikpukinskis 7y ago> where is the money going exactly? 120hz Airpods, and the new embedded chips AR, certainly an upcoming headset A failed vehicle program Others?
- kkarakk 7y ago120hz screens - made by samsung,they also sold to razer for their phone and htc i think Airpods - a proprietary bluetooth stack that only runs well with apple devices, wow much r&d. They run well but samsung mostly replicated the proprietary bluetooth stack for their own earpod/works with galaxy only pairing solution.They also die in a year with average use so imo it's just more electronic fad garbage. AR- vaporware currently to the point where they're talking about the credit card as a selling point. also AR in general is garbage on current gen devices. it's fun but it's not useful. vehicle- failed.
- erikpukinskis 7y agoFailed and vapor ware are a positive indicator in R&D. Failure and prototypes are a normal part of research.
- kkarakk 7y agoIs announcing things that are nowhere near completion as finished products coming soon and putting logos for them everywhere also a "normal part of research"?