"Complaining about smartphones being dull is a bit like complaining about all the cars coming with four wheels these days." -- The Macalope
From "The iPhone has finally jumped the shark, again" posted Tuesday on Macworld:
Brace yourselves. Because according to The Atlantic, “The iPhone Isn’t Cool.” (Tip o’ the antlers to @jonyiveparody.)...
iPhones and iPhone events have become a little boring, though. Well, “boring” might be overstating it. After all, this one had a bear and a plane crash! What fun. Next year Apple executives will need to retrieve each new product from a pit of venomous snakes as they are announced.
“Staid” is probably a better word.
It’s not just iPhones, though. Smartphones are a mature business and rocking the boat might be fun and a good lower body workout but it also can get a lot of water in your boat. The phones that try to shake things up a bit, foldable phones and phones from upstart companies with names that range from Essential to Nothing, are mostly gimmicks you probably don’t want to throw your hard-earned money at.
So, complaining about smartphones being dull is a bit like complaining about all the cars coming with four wheels these days.
My take: Looking forward to someone making three-wheeled cars. Apple, perhaps?
His disrespect for his readers is exceeded only by his arrogance. iPhone Pro sales are on fire because of what Apple announced. He’s got a cute metaphor, and ignores reality.
In other words, just because we have freedom of the press, doesn’t mean you have to read all the claptrap out there. Much less believe it.
If any company has helped define what is cool in technology, it is Apple.
One such oddity is the Aptera which I previewed in a focus group back in 2006-2007 before the program went belly up during the recession. It was supposed to have ICE, hybrid or electric propulsion in a 3 wheel aero configuration. It has come back again as a solar electric last year but who knows if it will survive this inflationary period?
A similar vehicle is called the Solo.
Then there’s the Morgan Runabout from 1911. And so on.
A sports watch extraordinaire with Apple Watch Ultra, iPhone satellite connectivity, built-in gimbal/anti-shake videos, and your robot watch now calls 911 in a wreck, like an invincible wingman?
I saw only exciting features tailor-made for people like Ted Lasso that go outside & enjoy taking Apple gear along. Only couch taters could find all these new developments superfluous.