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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.”
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…”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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…”
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.”
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”
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.”