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I think you're seriously underestimating the impact of actually-useful and reliable AI features at your fingertips. This is what everyone imagined computers wou

I think you're seriously underestimating the impact of actually-useful and reliable AI features at your fingertips. This is what everyone imagined computers would be, since I don't know... the 80s?

manquer 2y ago
Nice to have sure, enough to consider spending upwards of $1000 on upgrade? don’t think so.
- acdha 2y ago
  Sure, but this isn’t one of those AI startups like Humane where you’re expected to drop $800 on a brand new thing. Most people aren’t buying the top end models and they probably aren’t paying full price due to promos, trade-ins, etc. That means Apple has a much simpler problem: they don’t need to convince you that AI as a concept is worth hundreds of dollars, they just need to convince you that the hundreds of dollars you were already going to spend on a smartphone should go to them instead of Samsung or Xiaomi.
  - manquer 2y ago
    Are you sure ? People do not move in significant numbers from Android anymore, a lot of people just do not want to learn a new interface and workflows and happy with their ecosystem. Anecdotally I tried to get my dad to a iPhone 14 and shift from Android, he basically kept using his Android and never switched,so my mom is using that device now(along with an Android) not too happily just cause no else one is using it and will switch back to Android fully next upgrade. There are plenty of people who simply prefer the Android interface or by now so used to it that don't want to change and vice-versa. I myself use and need both and cannot imagine exclusively committing to one ecosystem.
    - acdha 2y ago
      Inertia is real but that would make it all the more important not to lose existing users or appear behind to new buyers.
DidYaWipe 2y ago
Siri (for all the absurd whining about it) met those expectations 10 years ago.
- thejohnconway 2y ago
  Hmm, my experience with Siri is that it's good for setting timers, okay at setting reminders, and that's about it. Even reminders is pretty bad: "Hey Siri, add celery to the shopping list" "Okay John, I've added celery to the shopping list list (sic)." Shopping list: - Celery "Hey Siri, remove celery from the shopping list" "Okay John, I've added celery to the shopping list list." Shopping list: - Celery - Celery This is not meeting expectations.
  - DidYaWipe 2y ago
    Ha hahah, that is indeed not good. Although somewhere I'm sure we can find an '80s pop-culture vehicle that predicts those shortcomings as well.
Mainsail 2y ago
Your comment reminded me of the Apple Knowledge Navigator. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umJsITGzXd0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umJsITGzXd0
- robterrell 2y ago
  Great opportunity for someone to make a side by side comparison video & go viral.

I think you're seriously underestimating the impact of actually-useful and reliable AI features at your fingertips. This is what everyone imagined computers would be, since I don't know... the 80s?

manquer 2y ago

Nice to have sure, enough to consider spending upwards of $1000 on upgrade? don’t think so.

acdha 2y ago
Sure, but this isn’t one of those AI startups like Humane where you’re expected to drop $800 on a brand new thing. Most people aren’t buying the top end models and they probably aren’t paying full price due to promos, trade-ins, etc. That means Apple has a much simpler problem: they don’t need to convince you that AI as a concept is worth hundreds of dollars, they just need to convince you that the hundreds of dollars you were already going to spend on a smartphone should go to them instead of Samsung or Xiaomi.
- manquer 2y ago
  Are you sure ? People do not move in significant numbers from Android anymore, a lot of people just do not want to learn a new interface and workflows and happy with their ecosystem. Anecdotally I tried to get my dad to a iPhone 14 and shift from Android, he basically kept using his Android and never switched,so my mom is using that device now(along with an Android) not too happily just cause no else one is using it and will switch back to Android fully next upgrade. There are plenty of people who simply prefer the Android interface or by now so used to it that don't want to change and vice-versa. I myself use and need both and cannot imagine exclusively committing to one ecosystem.
  - acdha 2y ago
    Inertia is real but that would make it all the more important not to lose existing users or appear behind to new buyers.

DidYaWipe 2y ago

Siri (for all the absurd whining about it) met those expectations 10 years ago.

thejohnconway 2y ago
Hmm, my experience with Siri is that it's good for setting timers, okay at setting reminders, and that's about it. Even reminders is pretty bad: "Hey Siri, add celery to the shopping list" "Okay John, I've added celery to the shopping list list (sic)." Shopping list: - Celery "Hey Siri, remove celery from the shopping list" "Okay John, I've added celery to the shopping list list." Shopping list: - Celery - Celery This is not meeting expectations.
- DidYaWipe 2y ago
  Ha hahah, that is indeed not good. Although somewhere I'm sure we can find an '80s pop-culture vehicle that predicts those shortcomings as well.

Mainsail 2y ago

Your comment reminded me of the Apple Knowledge Navigator. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umJsITGzXd0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umJsITGzXd0

robterrell 2y ago
Great opportunity for someone to make a side by side comparison video & go viral.