Thoughts on Apple

What a rollercoaster this device has been on. After the long delay since it was rumored to arrive, it might now have to go head-to-head with OpenAI’s rumored device. If the current state of Siri AI (in beta) and GPT-Live are any indication, it’s going to be a fight.

One of the main reasons I like (and pay a premium for) Apple devices and services is the top-notch experience. It absolutely grates to read News+ now, and it’s infuriating that these crappy ads will be expanding to other parts of the ecosystem.

Having a hard time figuring out where your Favorites bar comes from in a secondary profile in Safari? I’ve got the answer.

I agree with Snell here: The Apple TV, even with its price increases, is still the only streaming box on the market that isn’t completely junked up. I just wish that Apple would give it more love and attention.

Now that I’ve had more time to work with the new ChatGPT app, I’m even more convinced that it is “New Coke”-level bad. But read on, because GPT-Live—also introduced this week—is compelling.

Oof, shots fired! “As a natural result, OpenAI’s nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets.”

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I agree with Casey here. I cancelled my reservation and bought something else, despite being very interested in the R2, and the stubborn insistence to not offer CarPlay was a primary reason.

Forcing Mac app icons into a “squircle” shape is one of the weird, bad changes introduced in Tahoe, and it continues into the first developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate. Let’s hope the powers-that-be can be convinced to free the icons.

Yeah, it’s crazy that the long-in-the-tooth Apple TVs got hit so hard here. They were already priced at the premium level for their market, and now they’re out-of-this-world expensive. And with new models rumored, it’s a terrible time to buy one.

Boy, if this report is true, I feel like I picked the absolute best time to upgrade to an M5 Max, pre-price hike and potentially the last Max-level chip for more than a year.

I normally recommend that people who find themselves considering a new iPhone in the second half of Apple’s yearly upgrade cycle wait for the inevitable new model. This time, I think that many people would be better served by getting it now, at the current prices instead. Read more at my blog.