New iPhone 11 Launching Q3

[NewtwoBoys]

https://www.techradar.com/news/iphone-xi

Apple just keeps on making more and more overpriced phones...

[MandoPanda]

Yeah, seems really unsustainable to release a new phone every year.

[DocSwag]

Guys, I have some insane news you guys are not going to believe it. Apple's next iPhone is going to launch in the same time frame it always does. I know it's very surprising and you guys probably aren't gonna believe it, but trust me, it's true.

[NewtwoBoys]

Literally, the only things from apple I think are worth what you pay for, are the iPads. And possibly the Mac(Book).

[MandoPanda]

1 hour ago, DocSwag said:

Guys, I have some insane news you guys are not going to believe it. Apple's next iPhone is going to launch in the same time frame it always does. I know it's very surprising and you guys probably aren't gonna believe it, but trust me, it's true.

/s

Added that in there for you

 

1 hour ago, NewtwoBoys said:

Mac(Book).

Ever since they ruined the keyboard and ditched the ports, I have been turned off to Macbooks. _{I don't want to live in dongle hell.}

[NewtwoBoys]

I'm still using a MacBook Air from, like, 2015,  sooo...

I've been trying to save for a REAL PC for quite some time lol.

I also really hate their MagicMouse.

[DrMacintosh]

Oh no, Apple is making another phone?! They just made one last year! 

[dizmo]

Does this even deserve a posting?

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Does this even deserve a posting?

Not really 

[MandoPanda]

55 minutes ago, NewtwoBoys said:

MacBook Air from, like, 2015

Nice, me too. I bought mine after I graduated in 2013. I'm going to replace the battery when I get back to the States. That thing will carry me forward through the Shadow of the Valley of Dongle Hell. I love that thing.

 

54 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Oh no, Apple is making another phone?! They just made one last year! 

You have to admit that the Smartphone Plateau is a real thing though. How about we start a real conversation about it. Isn't that what Apple's recent stock drop was related to? People don't feel the need to upgrade every year. That's why they put you on a special upgrade plan where you pay money to them indefinitely and get a new phone ever year. What are your thoughts?

[Billy Pilgrim]

Just now, MandoPanda said:

You have to admit that the Smartphone Plateau is a real thing though. How about we start a real conversation about it. Isn't that what Apple's recent stock drop was related to? People don't feel the need to upgrade every year. That's why they put you on a special upgrade plan where you pay money to them indefinitely and get a new phone ever year. What are your thoughts?

It seems that the industry is maturing, just like the PC industry did over a decade ago.

What is interesting with Apple at least is that the generation number is included within a phone's name such as iPhone 6, 7, X etc. whereas with their computers they just call them the Macbook, iMac etc. It shows that they place more emphasis on the yearly improvements with phones that their computers.

[NewtwoBoys]

52 minutes ago, MandoPanda said:

. I'm going to replace the battery

At least Apple wasn't sautering their crap together like they do now.

 

49 minutes ago, MandoPanda said:

That's why they put you on a special upgrade plan where you pay money to them indefinitely and get a new phone ever year

You'd think that'd be bad right?

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, MandoPanda said:

You have to admit that the Smartphone Plateau is a real thing though. How about we start a real conversation about it. Isn't that what Apple's recent stock drop was related to? People don't feel the need to upgrade every year. That's why they put you on a special upgrade plan where you pay money to them indefinitely and get a new phone ever year. What are your thoughts?

I mean I use an iPhone 6s Plus as my daily driver. The smartphone plateau is real but it doesn't effect me 

[Billy Pilgrim]

1 minute ago, NewtwoBoys said:

At least Apple wasn't sautering their crap together like they do now.

Interestingly enough it seems like the new mac mini is still quite modular, so that does not apply to all of their products.

[germgoatz]

The square outline around the cameras looks big and weird, maybe its just me

[MandoPanda]

47 minutes ago, NewtwoBoys said:

You'd think that'd be bad right?

I prefer to buy my phones outright and then run them into the ground. I had a Nexus 6 that I used from 2015 to 2018 and now I purchased a Galaxy s9 that I plan to use for at least that much time. I don't like having to make payments on a phone, but that is a personal preference. Some people don't mind paying continually as long as they keep getting upgraded (which isn't unfair, it's just not for me).

 

47 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

I mean I use an iPhone 6s Plus as my daily driver. The smartphone plateau is real but it doesn't effect me  

Yeah, I almost bought that phone a while ago. Have you replaced the battery?

It may not affect you, but it sure does affect Apple

[aezakmi]

and they just keep adding more and more cameras to justify the price

 

 

 

[NewtwoBoys]

1 minute ago, germgoatz said:

The square outline around the cameras looks big and weird, maybe its just me

I don't really mind the camera, bbeing that I use it for facetime a lot

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, MandoPanda said:

Yeah, I almost bought that phone a while ago. Have you replaced the battery?

Yep, got the $30 battery replacement. I plan on keeping it until the next round of iPhones come out. 

[MandoPanda]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

until the next round of iPhones come out.

So September of this year? Why did you make that decision? Is it finally slowing down?

[DrMacintosh]

7 minutes ago, MandoPanda said:

So September of this year? Why did you make that decision? Is it finally slowing down?

No, but by then its going to be like 4 years old. I think I got my monies worth out of it. 

[MandoPanda]

19 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

No, but by then its going to be like 4 years old. I think I got my monies worth out of it. 

So in a way, you actually have been affected by the Smartphone Plateau because you did not see a need to buy a new phone until this year.

 

This choice also affects Apple because you haven't given them money for a new phone since you bought your 6s.

[Fnige]

Adding a vomit gif would be a bit too graphic, so you can deal with *vomit* forever

*vomits and gains world record for largest amount vomited over an hour*

[DrMacintosh]

12 minutes ago, MandoPanda said:

This choice also affects Apple because you haven't given them money for a new phone since you bought your 6s.

So you're assuming that I only buy iPhones and that Apple only sells iPhones? I've gotten an Apple Watch and MacBook since I've had my iPhone. Also tons of App store and iTunes purchases. 

 

11 minutes ago, SlimyPython said:

Adding a vomit gif would be a bit too graphic, so you can deal with *vomit* forever

Its also a leaked prototype. Apple does not render prototypes. its fake. 

[Fnige]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Its also a leaked prototype. Apple does not render prototypes. its fake. 

But it looks disgusting