I hope this really improves the performance. It's so annoying that I can't even resize the windows of certain apps without awful lagging.
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WWDC13 Thread of iOS 7 & Mac OS X 10.9, where a whole new world's developing
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I hope this really improves the performance. It's so annoying that I can't even resize the windows of certain apps without awful lagging.
Keylime
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All true statements, I just selfishly want him up there because I'm majorly convinced that he continues to be the spiritual successor to Jobs in terms of innovation within Apple.
TCooks is all well and good, but he's not the product guy. With him at the helm, the industry has changed from talking about Apple as a source of innovation and technology to discussing how they're an operational juggernaut. The products are taking a backseat to the company.
May not have anything to do with the Jobs > Cook transition, but it feels very directly related to me.
Really I just want someone that is genuine on stage that was core to the execution of this stuff. The entire experience is now under Ives' control with both software/hardware design, so he seems the most fitting to tell us about any new products or features.
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I'm just insanely unimpressed with Phil Schiller's stage presence and energy.
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Robobandit
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wow... even the usual post-it note on the apple store is gone.
Big changes are a-comin'
Big changes are a-comin'
That's been gone for awhile.
Neither Phil Schiller or Tim Cook ever present software anyway, so I don't know why you want Ive to "replace" them in talking about software.
99% no new phone.
Keylime
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Federighi is equally an ear/eye sore up there. I wasn't implying Ives was replacing Schiller or Cook. They each have their parts to play as they always have.
Again, it's about displaying genuine passion up there, and I don't think anyone else on the team really has it aside from Mansfield and Ives.
Mansfield and Ive probably get a ton of takes and spend a day or more recording their 30 second soundbites; it's not the same.
freenudemacusers
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Apples conference is gonna be more entertaining.
Keylime
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Not basing my opinion on the little sound snippets in the product videos, more on that I just want some of the "magic" intangible stuff back in the keynotes. You can rewatch the old Jobs keynotes and just kind of smile to yourself knowing that Steve is loving every second of being out there and finally getting to show the world what they've been working on.
I just don't get the impression from Phil or Tim or Craig or Eddy. They seem more business executive than technology enthusiast to me. I want to feel like the person presenting this stuff to me is genuinely enthusiastic and excited.
Without someone like that on stage, the keynotes are just missing something.
Last minute change of evening plans means I miss all of them, so not me! Will be watching them all sometime tomorrow, maybe. Or maybe I'll just skim over a few tech blogs for the facts on them all. GAF will be madness trying to find a summary of this, plus all the E3 stuff, amongst all the threads.
freenudemacusers
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Agreed. Schiller strikes me as a really well-intended *fan* in how he comes across but not a master presenter of information nor a credible expert on what goes into Apple's products. The fact that he's in charge of all marketing has always rubbed me the wrong way because it makes Apple sales feel a bit less authentic.
It's too bad that Ive and Mansfield are out of the spotlight (whether or not they want to be), as they both have that personal energy and fire that's impossible to fake.
smokeandmirrors
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I'm always working for these things 
want to use my Apple TV to watch too
want to use my Apple TV to watch too I couldn't care less about MS's conference. There is absolutely nothing appealing about the XB1 to me.
a little follow up to Rub's posts.
Here's the deal: Apple does not have cool or personable presenters anymore. Schiller is adequate but he's not cool. He's like Apple's "cool" dad who tries to be hip and fun for the kids but the kids always groan at his attempts.
Cook's stage presence shifts between slow, drawn-out, over-rehearsed enthusiasm and creepy, cheery whispering. Hair Force One is OK but isn't a great presence, either. At best, he's pleasant.
When it came to old Apple presentations, the content was important, sure, but part of the fun was seeing Jobs up there. He was a little weird with his turtleneck and jeans uniform but the dude had stage presence for miles and was about as cool as a tech person can be shilling their stuff.
Now, Apple has no one for these reveals so it's just a bunch of kinda-lame, seemingly replaceable middle aged white dudes getting up on stage.
I'd like for Ive to get up there just to shake things up even if he's quiet. just a change of pace as we've seen all the other Apple execs the last couple years.
Here's the deal: Apple does not have cool or personable presenters anymore. Schiller is adequate but he's not cool. He's like Apple's "cool" dad who tries to be hip and fun for the kids but the kids always groan at his attempts.
Cook's stage presence shifts between slow, drawn-out, over-rehearsed enthusiasm and creepy, cheery whispering. Hair Force One is OK but isn't a great presence, either. At best, he's pleasant.
When it came to old Apple presentations, the content was important, sure, but part of the fun was seeing Jobs up there. He was a little weird with his turtleneck and jeans uniform but the dude had stage presence for miles and was about as cool as a tech person can be shilling their stuff.
Now, Apple has no one for these reveals so it's just a bunch of kinda-lame, seemingly replaceable middle aged white dudes getting up on stage.
I'd like for Ive to get up there just to shake things up even if he's quiet. just a change of pace as we've seen all the other Apple execs the last couple years.
I'm a huge Apple fan so I'm not trolling, but honestly I think part of the problem is that they haven't had anything that great or interesting to show over the past couple of years. I really do hope Ives presents today as I agree it will bring some magic.
as someone said before though, I'm very hyped over this WWDC. Haven't felt that way in awhile.
TacticalFox88
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PLEASE let there be new Macbooks to show off.
Yeah, I've decided on Microsoft, even though I just bought a new iPad 4 last week and want to see iOS 7 very badly. However, I am absolutely dying to know if the games in store for this thing are going to get me to throw down for an Xbox again for another generation. Spent thousands of hours on my 360.
Look, I'm a fan of his work, but Ive reminds me of a guy who loves the smell of his own farts just a bit too much. I would rather see somebody a bit more down to earth.
I miss him.
Ken Masters
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APPLE STORE IS DOWN
freenudemacusers
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hair force one
oh man
oh man
POWERSPHERE
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Well his eye for design doesn't cross over to personal style...
Apple's Web store is down. All signs point to MB revisions.
Hey now, wallabies are comfortable shoes.
Burger
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Patrick Bateman
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I have that same wish.
Ken Masters
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not just a much needed visual overhaul, but major feature additions
but I'm not counting on the latter happening
This is what I'm looking for in today's updates, not necessarily at WWDC keynote.
-New 15 rMBP with updated internals.
-Updated Time Capsule. I've been holding off for the next product cycle and I hope it's today.
-1Password for OSX with iCloud support. I've been using their mobile app but have so many other passwords in another program (Concealer) that I've been waiting to transfer over once I can get it on my desktop.
-New 15 rMBP with updated internals.
-Updated Time Capsule. I've been holding off for the next product cycle and I hope it's today.
-1Password for OSX with iCloud support. I've been using their mobile app but have so many other passwords in another program (Concealer) that I've been waiting to transfer over once I can get it on my desktop.
I disagree. His clothes have no buttons. That's the peak of design ergonomics.
infiniteloop
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I want some useful new features, not too bothered about the look of it.
infiniteloop
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this is most unlikely. better chance of the 13" rmbp getting (a bit) lighter.
Technosteve
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Enjoy the feels.
Feels i have then.
How can you not base it on the videos when all you know about their product presentation is from the videos? It's easy to look enthusiastic when it's professionally edited with a musical flourish as you speak with product/manufacture porn being displayed in the background, and you're limited to very brief talking points about how revolutionizing the work is. I'm sure the videos are a conscious choice by them anyway--if they wanted speaking parts, they'd get it. But there's no indication that Mansfield or Ive wants to publicly present or would be good at it.
Apple works better now with everyone sharing the stage anyway instead of being jealous about screen time or whatever. If Cue or Federighi and their teams spent a year working on something, let them talk about it and get their due credit--even Steve Jobs knew the importance of this at the last WWDC, as he divvied the speaking parts up. The last thing you want is a disgruntled team because they spent a year working on something but weren't even acknowledged and projecting to the public that some other guy was responsible for it. It was okay with Jobs, since he had his hands everywhere and everyone could say that Jobs = Apple, but you can't do that for anyone else.
Haha, not saying it's likely, it's just what I really, really want.
Patrick Bateman
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I hope it's not just some flat redesign and new Siri-shit.
Those little animations on Android (e.g. moving clouds in weather-apps) would be something I'd like.
Keylime
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Heh, I'm not nearly as passionate about this subject as I think you think I am to deserve all that typing. I've read enough about Mansfield/Ives to believe that they'd be more personable or "real" up there than the existing cast, that's all.
Just a little selfish desire to have these keynotes be more exciting and genuine.