David Wilson on When will OpenAI go broke? - 'I was thinking that might be a reason why Apple went with Gemini, simply that it will be working with a company that’s more likely to be around for longer. Forgive me if everyone else already thought that.'
on Apple TV engagement grew 36% in December - 'I’ve watched a few episodes of The Studio, which I’d categorize as frenetically funny. And of course, it’s a great commentary on the flaws in human nature. Apple television and movie productions clearly benefit from both Apple’s commitment to quality and deep pockets, but are also a sideline business that happens to reward Apple’s hundreds of millions of product users. In that regard, it’s a no-lose setup, and Apple was very smart to have gotten into it. In addition, there’s the whole new market just beginning to open up for the Vision Pro, which is very clearly a product far ahead of its time. Creating productions is a great segue into what may eventually become something far more substantial than just a sideline business.'
on Apple: Bull vs. bear - 'PED, I just started listening to SITM’s presentation at this Needham conference. As a presenter, can you get the audio recording for us to listen to? Thanks!'
on When will OpenAI go broke? - 'Mallaby writes: “….if A.I. appears unlikely to live up to its hype. This is the wrong worry; A.I.’s promise is real.” I agree, the promise is real, but the hype is exuberance. The dot-com promise was real, but the hype was exuberance. Up to half of the dot-com companies died. It is not inconceivable that OpenAI and other AI dedicated companies will die or be swallowed up (as Mallaby implies).'
on When will OpenAI go broke? - '“My take: Running out of money is not Apple’s problem. Stickiness is its superpower.” Sounds like you know what Apple’s problem really is. Spill the beans Philip..!'
on When will OpenAI go broke? - 'An FT headline put it this way… OpenAl needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'Index futures are red heading into today’s market open. Apple is off $1.05 pre-market at $260 after closing up $0.80 on Tuesday. Citi is higher by $1.43 at $117.71 this morning on strong results. Bank of America, which also beats estimates, is in the red $0.82 at $53.60. Today’s session begins in just over 20 minutes.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'I use Lightroom from Creative Cloud for photo editing. It is exceptional.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'I’ve used FCP since the Mac 840AV days. I still use it regularly and also use Compressor. I use Logic Pro frequently mostly for audio editing and adjustment. I also use Final Cut Camera occasionally to record and edit on my phone. LumaFusion is a good alternative in this case. I’ve used Pixelmator since it was first released for the iPhone and love it for its simplicity and speed when editing multi-image, multi-layer (to a degree) documents when I’m away from my iPads or MacBooks (it now works on iPhone, iPad, or Mac). Photomator for iPhone is very handy when you need to do quick, more in-depth photo editing and all you have is the phone and can export in various photo formats. It’s a more versatile photo editor than Pixelmator. I’d been a Pixelmator Pro and Photomator beta tester since the beginning (and before they were bought by Apple). They’re just a bit different: Photomator is a Lightroom competitor (which works hand-in-hand with the Photos app), and Pixelmator Pro is the Photoshop competitor. Photoshop always offered more capability than I really needed or would pay for. I’m really happy with Pixelmator Pro. I last owned Adobe CS3 – and still use it occasionally on my 2012 12″ MacBook Pro, however. Honestly, if you want the three main Adobe Suite photo/design programs for the Mac – for cheap, check out the new Affinity Program. Canva, IIRC, bought out the Affinity suite of three separate programs (Mac and iPad) this past year. It offers Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher. The interface isn’t quite the OSX interface and UI you’re accustomed to on Apple devices, but you can get the hang of it. They all do a really good job in their respective niche. It can be found at Affinity.Studio. It’s now one program with multiple applications within. If you want the Apple UI and capabilities, I think the Apple programs win overall but I dont think I’d pay for the entire “suite” any more than I’d pay for Adobe Creative Suite. If you want more Adobe-like interface and capability for photo programs, then Affinity is worth a try. If you need photo, video, document editing, as well as Microsoft programs, then you might be good with the Apple suite. If you have a Mac and iPad you can use Luma Fusion (iPadOS) on both devices. You can buy a Mac and get Pages and Numbers free and get a good deal on FCP/Logic Pro purchases without renting them.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'Pages is surprisingly capable. I put together a 600 A3 page, graphic intense document, across 6 volumes, two years ago. A year before I was working with another design practice who put together a similar document using In Design. It struck me that they were only using the features that are available in Pages. Pages is such an easy learn compared to In Design and free (once you’ve bought the hardware). Pixelmator is my go to. Have used that amongst a team of Photoshop users. They had no idea I was using something different. Affinity Designer is my other go to but that’s been acquired by Canva. That’s a great little App. As for a subscription service… not a fan. Interestingly, Canva offer Affinity for free. This will no doubt erode Adobe’s subscription base. Is Apple making the right move?'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'I have paid for many of those apps so hard to justify subscribing. They are good apps if you need them.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'Yes! You also make me miss Claris Home Page, iWeb, and iBooks Author. All discontinued page layout apps from Claris/ back in the day. I will have to use Pages now if I’m ever to publish a free book onto Apple’s Books app again. Sigh.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'I sent an email to Tim Sweeney to get his thoughts on these Apps.'
on Richard Windsor: Apple and Google — Desperate Times - 'Hey Roger, I didn’t say it. It was a quote from the above article from Richard Windsor. I just was commenting on it.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'I used to use FCP a lot and hope to get into it again. I use Pages, Keynote and Numbers all the time. It looks like the free versions will still work for me. I’m very curious about Pixelmator. I’ve been using the Affinity apps for Photos and Graphic, just at an amateur level.'
on At $129/yr Apple Creator Studio seems like a bargain... if you use these apps - 'OT but here goes. Apple Newsroom announced banner year for Apple Services, make a key point: “Apple TV’s engagement this past December soared, with total hours viewed up 36 percent compared to the previous year, setting a new record for monthly engagement.”'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'Max pain stays at $225“ Either Apple’s stock price is going to take a big hit, or there’s going to be a lot of shorts to cover.'
