iPhone

includes iPhone Air, iPhone 16, iPhone 17 Pro

14 statements across 11 episodes · 5 bullish · 6 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Sep 15, 2023 by Jessica Lessin · across every show →

Everything said about iPhone, oldest first

Sep 15, 2023 neutral
Opinion
Jessica Lessin: Camera quality is the only feature driving smartphone upgrades
“Like literally the only way to get someone to buy a new phone right now is like the pictures taken on the iPhone or the pictures taken on the other phone improved by the Android phone.”
Jessica Lessin Sep 15, 2023 ▶ 12:28 #14: The Apple Episode (Carbon Neutralish) · More or Less Podcast
Sep 15, 2023 negative
Opinion
Jessica Lessin: Incremental iPhone releases have made Apple events lose luster
“Now, I personally think that, like, we're on iPhone gazillion, and these events have lost some luster”
Jessica Lessin Sep 15, 2023 ▶ 5:00 #14: The Apple Episode (Carbon Neutralish) · More or Less Podcast
Sep 15, 2023 bearish
Opinion
Brit Morin: Apple Vision Pro will not be the next iPhone
“And you could say it's Vision Pro, but I don't think Vision Pro is the iPhone.”
Brit Morin Sep 15, 2023 ▶ 13:57 #14: The Apple Episode (Carbon Neutralish) · More or Less Podcast
Mar 22, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Morin: People will comfortably speak aloud to iPhones by 2024's end
“My prediction is by the end of this year, more and more people are just gonna be comfortable talking out loud to their iPhone.”
Brit Morin Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 22:06 #39: How (Not?) to Exit Your AI Company, Analyzing the New Google-Apple Tie Up · More or Less Podcast
Apr 12, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Dave Morin: Apple shifted 14% of iPhone production to India quickly
“Although, I did see, Jess, in, in Apple news this week, I'm quite impressed that they've shifted 14% of iPhone production to India in a very short period of time.”
Dave Morin Apr 12, 2024 ▶ 49:36 #42: OpenAI, IP Theft and a New Incentive Structure for the Internet · More or Less Podcast
May 31, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dave Morin uses Apple Enterprise tools to fully control kids' iPhones
“So the thing that I'd add to this, and one of the solutions that I had for this custodio Apple screen time settings problem was that I actually tried to go and get an enterprise Account to start taking over my kids' phones using the Apple Enterprise tools, bec…”
Dave Morin May 31, 2024 ▶ 42:12 #49: The Big Ass Calendar… and Other Things NOT to Google · More or Less Podcast
Sep 13, 2024 negative
Opinion
Brit Morin: Apple ignores parental controls because the market is too small
“I just think it's a small enough market size that they don't care, and they'd rather make a better camera button on the iPhone that impacts the billion people.”
Brit Morin Sep 13, 2024 ▶ 26:27 #64: Meta vs. Apple: the Future of Open vs. Closed Tech · More or Less Podcast
Oct 18, 2024 negative
Disclosure
Lessin: Apple's in-app purchase rules drove him back to paperback books
“I've started buying paperbacks again, though, because I'm so sick that I can't buy Kindle stuff in the app on my iPhone. So I literally just gone back to paperbacks.”
Sam Lessin Oct 18, 2024 ▶ 43:08 #69: Robots, Rockets, and Elon Hype · More or Less Podcast
Apr 4, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Morin: ChatGPT is a new computer platform comparable to the iPhone
“ChatGPT is an iPhone. It's not the chat. Like you're buying a computer.”
Dave Morin Apr 4, 2025 ▶ 39:53 Can Tesla Survive? | More or Less #93 · More or Less Podcast
Sep 12, 2025 positive
Opinion
Lessin: Apple's refusal to engage with AI hype is a great vibe
“But the basic point is like, I just kind of like the vibe of Apple just being like, fuck all of you. Like, this is all stupid. And we're just gonna make more iPhones and lots of money. Like, I love that as a vibe.”
Sam Lessin Sep 12, 2025 ▶ 9:56 #116 iPhone Air or Pro: Apple Ignores AI and Wins? · More or Less Podcast
Sep 12, 2025
Disclosure
Lessin built an ultra-heavy phone case to reduce screen time
“I literally made a case that is as heavy as possible for this exact thing.”
Sam Lessin Sep 12, 2025 ▶ 13:09 #116 iPhone Air or Pro: Apple Ignores AI and Wins? · More or Less Podcast
Nov 21, 2025 positive
Insight
Sam Lessin: Camera quality is the Trojan horse keeping users on smartphones
“Yeah, that's the Trojan horse is everyone needs a camera. And like, I've tried buying like standalone cameras as a solution, but honestly the iPhone cameras is so good. It's like, that's what keeps you going.”
Sam Lessin Nov 21, 2025 ▶ 12:46 Google Just Won AI, TikTok’s “Self-Control Badges”, ChatGPT Enters Group Chats · More or Less Podcast
Jun 12, 2026 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Apple's Ban on Self-Modifying Apps Forced Dev Tools Off iPhone
“No, actually, they are no longer focused on the iPhone because Apple will not allow you to create an iPhone app that modifies itself after being downloaded, which, you know, makes sense actually, but it's shifted the entire strategy of not just this company, b…”
Dave Morin Jun 12, 2026 ▶ 1:57 Apple’s New Siri, SpaceX’s $300B IPO & the AI Company Killing Its Own Brand · More or Less Podcast
Aug 28, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
OpenAI's upcoming hardware device will not disrupt the iPhone
“And I don't think it's going to be disrupted by open AI's puck or whatever they're launching.”
Jessica Lessin Aug 28, 2026 ▶ 49:52 Meta’s $17B Reckoning & Why Parents Can’t Compete With Big Tech's Algorithm · More or Less Podcast
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