This is the Apple effect...

[@braedonmorrissey7548]

5 years aint even all that. People still using their damn 6s its insane 😂

[@Senystyn]

@@braedonmorrissey7548 still using a 6 is diabolical but I respect it 😂

[@nyxcal]

i still used my 6s until a little less than 2 years ago💪

[@Senystyn]

@@nyxcal honestly that's pretty awesome, the 6 was probably one of the most solid phones ever designed

[@braedonmorrissey7548]

@@Senystyn i do have a 13 myself but my co worker just went from the 6s+ to 14+ 😂 crazy upgrade

[@bullymaquire8797]

Well if you can’t see the potential of ai development and Apple intelligence then that’s on you. Why don’t you get a job at Apple and come up with something “truly innovative” in your mind then?

[@Senystyn]

It's not that I don't see the potential, it's there for sure, it's that their touting it as some big thing they're the frontrunners in when the reality is there are other companies that have already achieved what they're promoting, Apple only gets the points because it has the louder voice. Apple's AI development is cool, but it's not revolutionary, it's been done. If they want to call themselves innovators, they need to go above and beyond their competitors and then act high and mighty, not make the same thing and reskin it. Also, the whole "well then you work for them and make a change" argument is overused and inefficient. You as a consumer have a right to criticize, even if you're not the one working on it. It's like if you buy a car and it's unreliable as hell. Am I not allowed to call it out on its poor reliability because I'm not an engineer? Do I need to become an engineer at Kia to improve their products just to have a say? That's not how businesses work. They rely on the criticism from their customer base to know which direction to go with their products. I'm not being baseless here. Apple has had these criticisms before, and not just by me. It's also all opinion. My opinion doesn't matter to everyone who uses and enjoys their Apple products, or to the person watching this video on their iPhone, and that's fine. But at the end of the day, it doesn't change the fact that product development overall, not just with Apple, has stagnated a bit. Yes, progress is getting made, but compared to the last 40-50 years of rapid development in the world of consumerism, we've slowed down tremendously, and somewhat fallen into a loop of consistent mediocrity. But that's all the way I see it, someone else may see it differently and that's what the beauty of discussion comes in.

[@bullymaquire8797]

@@Senystyn I hear what you’re saying but ultimately the original iPhone was the true smartphone revolution and everything since has essentially been an addition to its original design. They are the most innovative smartphone company and obviously the most influential. You say you desire something innovative but what you’re describing is more along the lines of; ‘revolutionary’. Anyway to save us both the time I’ll just simply end with the fact people equally complain when things change too rapidly. You’re someone who likes rapid change and that’s cool, but most people enjoy the comfort of familiarity and Apple recognises this therefore choosing to perfect the proven formula.

[@somnia3423]

​@@bullymaquire8797 reverse charging would be a start, this tech is years old and now every smartphone has it

[@Senystyn]

@@bullymaquire8797 I agree with you, the original iPhone was the most influential smartphone to date, and yes, continuing development for familiarity is important too, especially since it's important for companies to keep to their design language and not stray too far from it. My perspective is really just that there's a fine line between developing for familiarity and stagnation, and we've been more on the stagnant side of the line as of late. Perhaps every phone companies' choice to release a new phone every year doesn't help this opinion, as it causes some phone generations to come out and feel too similar to it's predecessor, and also the reason many people don't feel the need to upgrade. Perhaps every 2 years would better help this, and instead use the extra year to test drive other features for new phones through software updates on the older phones. I don't know, this is all my opinion but I'll leave it there, this discussion is greatly appreciated. 👍🏽