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Post by Luckychoices on May 9, 2024 14:40:28 GMT -8
John Gruber has several different sections on Apple's crush ad: Daring Fireball David Heinemeier Hansson: Hating Apple goes mainstream This should all be eerily familiar to anyone who saw Microsoft fall from grace in the 90s. From being America’s favorite software company to being the bully pursued by the DOJ for illegalities. Just like Apple now, Microsoft’s reputation and good standing suddenly evaporated seemingly overnight once enough critical stories had accumulated about its behavior.It’s not easy to predict these tipping points. Tim Cook enthusiastically introduced this awful ad with a big smile, and I’m sure he’s sitting with at least some sense of “wtf just happened?” and “why don’t they love us any more?”. Because companies like Apple almost have to ignore the haters as the cost of doing business, but then they also can’t easily tell when the sentiment has changed from “the usual number” to “one too many”. And then, boom, the game is forever changed.John Gruber: Ever since this controversy regarding the “Crush” ad erupted yesterday, I’ve been wondering the same thing. As I wrote yesterday, when I first saw the ad during the keynote, I didn’t think twice about it. It didn’t strike me as particularly clever, but I didn’t suspect for even a second that it might prove even slighty controversial. It just didn’t strike a nerve for me. But clearly it stuck a nerve for many, evoking negative emotional responses — which for a brand like Apple’s, makes it ipso facto a failed ad.But Apple could have used this exact same concept for any previous “thinnest ever” iPad. They could have used this exact same commercial for the original iPad in 2010 — a device that doesn’t seem thin or light by today’s standards but was rightly considered remarkably thin and light at the time it launched. You can paint, you can draw, you can edit photos and video, you can make music, you can play games — all in this single incredibly thin device. That’s not a new message for iPads.Would this exact same commercial have evoked the same collective response in 2010? I’m going to say no, it would not have. What about in 2018? I’m going to say ... probably not? Something has changed. Part of it is that our culture has changed. I don’t think many people 10 or 15 years ago would have seen dissonance between Apple’s oft-professed sustainability ideals and a commercial celebrating the destruction of artistic tools and objects. But part too is that Apple’s position in our culture has changed. They’re no longer, and never again will be, the upstart. They’re The Man now. They’re part of the firmament of our entire society, not just the tech world. When you’re on top, everyone guns for you.===========APPLE APOLOGIZES FOR IPAD PRO AD THAT ‘MISSED THE MARK’Tor Myhren, Apple’s VP of marketing communications, in a statement to Ad Age:Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world. Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry.John Gruber: Not just an apology, but an apology attributed to a person. That’s how you do it.The standard shouldn’t be never to make a mistake. It’s to make as few mistakes as possible, but quickly recognize, acknowledge, and address the ones you do make.(Via 9to5Mac, which helpfully quotes Myhren’s entire statement. Ad Age’s paywall offers zero free page views.)============ CRUSHED-INTO-A-HANDHELD-GADGET COMMERCIALS ★ Andy Allen found a 2008 LG phone commercial that’s pretty much the same concept as Apple’s new “Crush” ad. And here’s a 1998 Nintendo commercial in which a bus full of Pokemon get smushed into a GameBoy.
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Post by Luckychoices on May 8, 2024 21:52:50 GMT -8
I completely agree. It’s horrifying. Apple at its core is a human centric company, and you don’t crush human creativity, human invention, human history, human anything to make a point. The 1984 ad was terrific because of the point it made. This is the opposite. I strongly suspect that Steve Jobs would never have allowed an ad like that to happen. Hadn't heard of this trend, but the CNN article claims there has been one over the past few years: www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/apple-ipad-pro-ad-backlash-cec/index.htmlI remember the "does it blend" cringe worthy videos, especially with a new iPhone. I was surprised that the comments on the CNN page with story were so much different than the comments on Twitter. These are 7 of the 8 comments on the CNN page. And this is a link to Tim Cook's post on Twitter: Tim Cook's comment on the new iPad ProThe negative comments made to Tim Cook's post are right in line with comments on the board. ============== I really liked the short clip from a Twitter commenter who used iMovie to simply reverse the ad...and judging from the comments, I'm not the only one who liked it. New, "Improved" Ad By Commenter
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Post by Luckychoices on May 5, 2024 21:06:44 GMT -8
Mark, I've read that "it is effectively the exact same thing"...but I confess I don't see how that's the case. My wife and I have 60% of our AAPL in our IRA's and have been DRIPing AAPL dividends since Apple restarted their dividend program in 2012. Since 2012, we've received 73,472.4 new AAPL shares...all of my DRIP shares get sold to help satisfy my yearly RMD but she still has all of her DRIP AAPL shares, which with the dividend raised to $0.25/share will bring her an extra $9,677.22 every quarter. Selling any % of our shares would decrease the number of share we own...but, with dividends we end up with substantially more shares in our IRA's and the same number of shares in our trust account. I didn't mention that the AAPL dividends in our trust account are used to help pay taxes, travel, etc. What am I not understanding? Let's say a company has 1,000,000 shares worth $10/share. And they earn $1,000,000. Dividend. Company gives dividend of $1 per share: Person A owns 1000 shares, or 0.1% of the company. They receive a dividend check of $1000. They now own 0.1% of the company and have $1000 minus taxes. Person B owns 1000 shares, or 0.1% of the company. They receive a dividend check of $1000. They now own 0.1% of the company and have $1000 minus taxes. Buyback. Company buys back $1,000,000 of shares. That's 100,000 shares bought back, leaving 900,000 shares remaining: Person A owns 1000 shares, and is happy with that, they now own 1.11% of the company. Person B wants some cash, like a dividend of $1000, so they sell 100 shares. Now they have 900 shares, or 0.1% of the company AND they have $1000 minus taxes. This is effectively the same scenario as the dividend case above.You can see that in the buyback case, each individual investor can decide how they want to allocate their capital, while in the dividend case, the company decided the same choice for both of them. Furthermore, if you reinvest dividends, you end up with a lower percentage of the company because you have to pay the taxes before you reinvest them, while in the buyback case, you own a larger percentage of the company because no taxes are due until someday in the future when you sell those shares.Thanks for the detailed explanation, Mark. As I mentioned, 60% of our AAPL is in our IRA's so no tax is due on those dividends as long as they aren't removed from the IRA. Plus, I'm happy to use those dividend-purchased shares to take the place of shares I've owned for years when I pay my yearly RMD for my IRA's. And the kicker is that after the company buys back the shares, sometimes the share price goes up a bit because there are fewer shares to split next year's earnings into. Maybe instead of $10, the shares are $10.25. That's yet another added benefit to buybacks, but it should never be the primary reason a company does a buyback. In my opinion, the only valid reason to do a buyback is if you have sufficient excess cash that no other investment seems worthwhile at the time (similar to Berkshire Hathaway onyl doing buybacks at certain intrindic value levels, but not at others). I put a quick spreadsheet together to show the difference over 12 years between receiving AAPL dividends or selling shares for the same amount every year, assuming that the AAPL share price increased $30/year with no splits. Even though the total value of the shares using both methods is about the same after 12 years, I'm still pleased that AAPL pays quarterly dividends...that works best for me. The spreadsheet is only to give approximate values and I apologize for any mistakes.
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Post by Luckychoices on May 5, 2024 16:55:53 GMT -8
I don't like dividends at all. Dividends mean that a company decides when you will pay taxes on [part of] your gains instead you deciding on your own. I much prefer share buybacks with excess cash. If you REALLY want/need a dividend of 4%, simply sell 4% of your shares [perhaps even to Apple] each year, it is effectively the exact same thing. Mark, I've read that "it is effectively the exact same thing"...but I confess I don't see how that's the case. My wife and I have 60% of our AAPL in our IRA's and have been DRIPing AAPL dividends since Apple restarted their dividend program in 2012. Since 2012, we've received thousands of new AAPL shares...all of my DRIP shares get sold to help satisfy my yearly RMD but she still has all of her DRIP AAPL shares which, with the dividend raised to $0.25/share, will bring her an extra $9,677.22 every quarter. And, of course, that money will buy her hundreds of additional shares of AAPL. Selling *any* % of our shares to pay ourselves a sum of money(if we didn't get a dividend) would decrease the number of share we own...but, with dividends we end up with substantially *more* shares in our IRA's and the same number of shares in our trust account that we had before dividends were paid. I didn't mention that the AAPL dividends in our trust account are used to help pay taxes, travel, etc. What am I not understanding?
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Post by Luckychoices on May 4, 2024 14:31:48 GMT -8
I just noticed this entry on r/AppleVisionProRemember guys, Apple doesn’t innovate.Your Vision Pro connecting to your MacBook with a glance? yawn, boring.
Seamlessly controlling both with one trackpad? quite unremarkable.
Oh, and spatially-anchored windows on a plane moving 500 mph? very mid.
Nothing to see here 😏
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Post by Luckychoices on May 3, 2024 9:26:07 GMT -8
OK, the volume has just exceeded 93,000,000, compared to the average volume of 61,548,179...AAPL is up $11.94(+6.9%)...and there's about 2.5 hours left in the market day. AAPL is finally having a pretty good day.
Cheers to the very patient AAPL Longs! 👍😁
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Post by Luckychoices on May 1, 2024 18:50:09 GMT -8
I just don't see the appeal to soccer. As a spectator seems almost pointless, sort of like hockey. Hockey also seems pointless. Really, I must be missing something. NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB - love 'em all. Soccer and hockey seem pointless? Yes, many millions of soccer and hockey fans would agree that you "must be missing something". To be clear, I don't watch soccer, either...but then again, I also don't *regularly* watch football, baseball or basketball. Many, many years ago, in the Middle Ages when I was in high school, we had teams for football, baseball, basketball, track and wrestling...but no soccer team. Times have changed and Apple is changing with the times. =============== The US may have lost in the World Cup, but soccer is more popular than ever in AmericaCNN — America is known for being at the top of the list at a lot of things. My home country has, however, historically struggled at the most popular sport worldwide: men’s soccer.
At this year’s World Cup the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) advanced to the round of 16, although the Netherlands defeated it 3-1.
It the USMNT isn’t quite ready to join soccer’s elite nations, the sport is finding record success at home. “The beautiful game” is far more popular than it has ever been, especially among young Americans.
Take a look at how many people say their favorite sport to watch is soccer. Historically, that percentage has been miniscule. From 1937 to 1972, the figure in Gallup polling was always less than 0.5% of Americans giving the answer soccer when asked which their favorite to watch was. Even through December 2004, the percentage never rose above 2%.
Earlier this year, 8% of Americans answered soccer as their favorite sport to watch in a Washington Post poll. This may seem like a small percentage, but it is huge growth given the baseline. There is no other sport that saw anywhere near this type of improvement in its popularity as soccer during this period.
Indeed, nearly as many Americans now call soccer their favorite sport to watch as they do basketball (12%) or baseball (11%). Soccer actually has beaten motor racing, hockey and golf the last few times the Washington Post polled the subject.
My guess is that the number of soccer fans is going to continue to grow over the next few years. Why? Look at the young.
Soccer is most popular among adults under the age of 30. There are actually more adults aged 18 to 29 who say soccer is their favorite sport to watch than those who say baseball is their preferred. Remember that baseball is supposedly America’s pastime.
Of course, American football – the NFL – is still the top sport to watch overall and among all age groups. Over one-third of Americans have for years indicated that it is their top sport to view.
Football may be getting a run for its money from soccer, though, when you examine the long-term trends among the number of high schoolers playing the game.
Forty years ago, soccer was not a terribly popular sport for high schoolers to play. When you combined boys and girls playing the sport, only a little bit more than 200,000 students played the game. For comparison, nearly a million boys played football.
Twenty years ago, over 600,000 boys and girls played soccer. This past year, over 800,000 boys and girls in high school decided to take up the sport with the black and white ball. Put in other mathematical terms, that is nearly 300% growth in the last 40 years.
There is no other sport in America that has taken off as quickly over the last 40 years as soccer among high schoolers.
And while soccer isn’t particularly close to the NFL’s popularity among adults, soccer is closing in amongst high schoolers playing the two sports. What was once an over 700,000-participant gap in the early 1980s between the number of high schoolers taking part in soccer and those playing football has consistently slid downward since. The gap dropped to a little bit more than 400,000 in the early 2000s.
Today, football has just over a 200,000-person advantage over soccer in the number of high schoolers who play the game. Put another way: football has stagnated, while soccer has consistently risen.
What has caused soccer to be nipping at football’s heels in terms of participation?
The most obvious is that soccer is played in large numbers by boys and girls. While football does have some girls playing the game on the high school level, it’s almost uniformly a boys game – especially in contact football. Soccer, meanwhile, has nearly 400,000 girl players. In the early 1980s, that number was about 50,000.
The impact of the success of the US Women’s National Team in America can’t be underestimated. The women consistently do well on the international stage. They’ve won four World Cups to the men’s zero. Less spoken about is that they also rate better on television than the men do in the World Cup.
Safety is a factor as well in soccer’s rise. In an Associated Press poll taken in the 2010s, 86% of parents said they were comfortable letting their kids play soccer given safety concerns. This dropped to 51% for football.
Given that soccer is primarily a fall sport like football, it’s not hard to imagine a lot of parents pushing their children to kick the soccer ball instead of the football.
The question going forward is whether the success of soccer on the high school level will ultimately translate into soccer truly closing the gap with football in the number of adult fans.
We’ll just have to wait and see, though with the US, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, soccer isn’t going away anytime soon.
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Post by Luckychoices on May 1, 2024 16:18:35 GMT -8
Is Tim looking at where the puck will be, rather than where it is now? You may be looking at this with a very US centric view. Globally, Soccer is a much bigger game, and has much more draw. Tim might be looking to expand in to other regions. Soccer is more global for sure. But MLS is basically bush league compared to other geographies. So, I’m not really seeing the appeal outside of North America. Apple should probably aim higher it hopes to have global appeal. Perhaps MLS is "...basically bush league compared to other geographies"...however, now it's a bush league with Lionel Messi. ================== Lionel Messi drove 288,000 subscriptions to Apple TV+'s MLS season add-on in his first month in the league* The top soccer player has boosted Apple TV+ subscriptions since arriving at Inter Miami in July. * Apple holds the US streaming rights for the competition and is reaping the benefits of the 'Messi premium'. * Apple TV+ added 110,000 sign-ups to its MLS Season Pass add-on on July 21, Messi's first game for the team.
Apple's streaming service is reaping the rewards of soccer superstar Lionel Messi's arrival at Major League Soccer team Inter Miami.
Apple TV+ saw more than 110,000 sign-ups to its MLS Season Pass add-on on July 21 – the day the Argentine made his debut for Inter Miami, according to analytics firm Antenna and first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Almost half of those who bought the MLS Season Pass during this period were existing Apple TV+ subscribers, while 15% of the total were new customers who also signed up for Apple's subscription service, per Antenna.
This marked a remarkable increase of over 1,690% from the day before. The tech giant added another 65,318 sign-ups to the MLS Season Pass on July 25, when Messi played his second game and scored two goals within the first 30 minutes.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 16, 2024 11:35:58 GMT -8
This awful Galaxy S24 feature is everything that’s bad about AI Pretty sad if you have to have a computer compose or rewrite a message. It depends on the situation. I was on a forum recently where there was a person that some felt posted great stuff, but others couldn’t get over seemingly unnecessary injections of politics. Maybe this type of feature could sanitize it sufficiently. Even better, what if the readers could select how they wanted to see the info? The text they gave wasn’t great, but how many years or more likely months are we from a time it could do it well? But…even better…what if the “the person who posted great stuff” stopped including an “unnecessary injections of politics” in his posts? That would eliminate the need for readers to select “how they wanted to see the info…and that’s a Win-Win.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 15, 2024 16:48:30 GMT -8
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 14, 2024 11:55:34 GMT -8
I don't normally read much on reddit but I've made Bookmarks for both r/VisionPro and r/AppleVisionPro. They have comments from Apple Vision Pro users, AVP developers and from those who have questions about the AVP. They have some duplicate entries but it's easy to scan them both individually. They're the means by which I came across two AVP apps which others on AFB may appreciate. I included a link to them both below with a little of the verbiage the developer included. I thought both apps were impressive. 1. I set out to create the best immersive video content for the Apple Vision Pro. Based on the feedback, I think I nailed it.
Kia ora, Reddit! I'm James, a videographer from New Zealand with a singular goal: to create and share the absolute best immersive video content for the Apple Vision Pro. I knew it would be a challenge, but I was determined to push the boundaries of what's possible.
I poured my heart into developing "ExplorePOV," an app that transports users to the world's most breathtaking locations in stunning 16K 3D. I wanted users to feel like they were really there, experiencing these wonders firsthand - from their point of view.
After countless late nights, I released ExplorePOV - and didn't tell anyone. And then, something incredible happened. The feedback & emails started pouring in. AVP users from all over were finding and downloading ExplorePOV and sharing their experiences. And their responses have left me floored.
"This is hands down the best immersive video content I've ever experienced on the AVP." "The quality is unparalleled."
"By far the best experience and and production is amazing"www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1c3cusv/i_set_out_to_create_the_best_immersive_video/ExplorePOV: apps.apple.com/us/app/explore-pov/id6479555991 2. New update for my free spatial physics sandbox app! Object rotation, gravity changing and hand interactions are now available to play around with.New update for my free spatial physics sandbox app! Object rotation, gravity changing and hand interactions are now available to play around with.www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1c2jugn/new_update_for_my_free_spatial_physics_sandbox/ Spatial Physics Sandbox: apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-physics-playground/id6480322995
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 13, 2024 10:11:29 GMT -8
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 12, 2024 12:17:57 GMT -8
So great you had a chance to have the demo, Lstream. When you have some time, please give some thoughts about what impressed or stands out to you about the experience.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 12, 2024 10:20:02 GMT -8
How many times have AAPL investors seen this happen? The market pushes AAPL down because it's not keeping up with GOOG, META or the new kid on the block. I'm not saying it's clear sailing for AAPL now...but how is AAPL all of a sudden being affected less than the rest? IMO, it's FOMO and market manipulation by those who can move the market. From the old movie, "War Games"... the only winning move is not to play.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 12, 2024 10:05:23 GMT -8
Can you guys with the product comment on the experience with existing AppleTV+ content. Like Foundation, Severance and so on? Is that content in any way modified or tailored to the AVP? Basically it puts to shame our lcd TV (52") or 10' projector with surround sound. The crispness of the picture, the audio surround, the ability to have any size high-def screen you desire....I've watched Masters of the Air episodes, Game of Thrones episodes....the experience is literally the best, highest fidelity TV I've ever seen. And that it can be watched over a lake on Mt Hood or on the surface of the moon is hard to oversell....
I don't think anything is modified, that I can tell. But infinitely resizable, moveable, portable, etc...Yep.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 8, 2024 14:35:47 GMT -8
From AppleVisionPro on Reddit, another person repeated pauls' praise of the 20 minute Gucci app. I agree...my wife watched the Gucci app last night and was impressed as well. ============= r/AppleVisionPro Hour_Muffin137 Gucci app/experience well worth the time!
Never thought I would download or recommend an app for a fashion brand when that is not my thing but the Gucci 20 min video is one of the best apps I have seen that shows the future of content for Vision Pro. Takes advantage of platform combining both standard video, with custom immersion as well as unique way to interact with content in natural way during experience.
I hope more content creators watch this and start to make their own unique experiences. Honestly good business decision by Gucci as I would never have watched a normal Gucci video. Feel Apple themselves should be making similar content. Music videos would be a great place to take existing content and add new immersion experience to bring them additional exposure.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 6, 2024 17:23:39 GMT -8
While looking at the latest updates on r/AppleVisionPro, I came across this poor soul who has a Vision Pro but apparently needs some help on what to do with it. binnedPixel: I don’t know what to do
What are you guys doing with your Apple Vision Pros?
I’d love to use mine more but I just don’t know what to do with it!
Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks! ========= Perhaps it's just me, but I loved the phrase I highlighted below from the comment made by 7stringjazz. ========= 7stringjazz:
This is what apple dreads the most. It’s early days so use cases and VP specifics are still being discovered. You bought a first class ticket for the journey that is still getting out of the harbor. I imagine movies and gaming will emerge as the killer experiences.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 6, 2024 15:00:13 GMT -8
I agree with you, Dave. I don't think "hope" is a good investment strategy, either. But, as I look closely at the table below, I can either be put off by the fact AAPL is now lower that it was at the end of 2021...or I can say, Holy Sh#t!...look where AAPL was at the end of 2023! AAPL has dropped year-over-year percentage-wise since 2001(last column) in the past...look at 2002 compared to 2001, 2008 compared to 2007, 2015 compared to 2014 and 2018 compared to 2017. The year 2022 and the start of 2024 has been rocky for AAPL investors...but it's not the first time we've seen this happen. If things don't pick up after mid-year, I may start to be concerned...until then, I'll just be (im)patient. 😎
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 5, 2024 16:22:08 GMT -8
Gucci put out a little 20 min. documentary all about their new Creative Director, and touches on the history of the brand. I'm not a fashion guy, but this 20 minute mixed reality 'experience' is like nothing else, and really shows what is possible going forward, not just in brand marketing, but in all types of stories, imo. Very, very impressive, incredibly immersive, and absolutely captures one's attention in a way that screens as we've come to know them can't. It can be found (featured) on the AVP app store. Two thumbs up. Free. I downloaded Gucci and see why you recommended it...very well done! I've been seeing people raving about the Beautiful Things app so I downloaded it and thought...pretty cool. After only a couple of minutes I downloaded a Bee from the app and gasped as it moved around and then disappeared. Unfortunately, I can't get the damn app to open again...but if you haven't tried it you should.
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 3, 2024 19:50:50 GMT -8
Can you guys with the product comment on the experience with existing AppleTV+ content. Like Foundation, Severance and so on? Is that content in any way modified or tailored to the AVP? I don't believe any of the content is modified...but my wife and I enjoy watching *movies* with the AVP because of some of the features of the unit itself. The two most important, IMO, is that one can make the screen *much* larger than a normal TV and also change the environment where you're watching. 1. The main TV at my son's home is 80", I believe, which seems much larger than our 65" screen. The AVP allows one to make the screen appear much, much larger...as if one is at a theater. I can bring the screen very close, so the screen seems 6-8 feet wide...or push it away so it appears as wide as the room. 2. Apple provides several environments for watching whatever it is you're watching. We've used the Moon, Joshua Tree National Park, Yosemite, Mt. Hood, and there may be one or two others...new ones are apparently on the way. Also, when watching movies on Disney+, one can watch from the Disney Theater or several others...Max has the Iron Throne. A couple of the links below may be worth skimming if you're at all interested: www.imore.com/vision-pro/environments-on-apple-vision-pro-what-they-are-and-every-location-announced-so-farwww.idownloadblog.com/2023/06/22/default-vision-pro-environments-visionos/https://www.idownloadblog.com/2023/06/22/default-vision-pro-environments-visionos/www.disneyplus.com/welcome/applevisionprohttps://www.disneyplus.com/welcome/applevisionprowww.max.com/apple-vision-prohttps://www.max.com/apple-vision-prowww.uploadvr.com/apple-vision-pro-includes-four-environments-for-disney-subscribers/https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-vision-pro-includes-four-environments-for-disney-subscribers/
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 1, 2024 15:55:32 GMT -8
I've been reading reviews of the newly released immersive video of MLS playoffs for the AVP and it's got me quite excited. The number of times I'm seeing comments like "game-changer," "stunning," "amazing," etc is very very encouraging. And many of these glowing reviews are from decidedly NOT sports fans. The biggest complaint is the relative small selection and hunger for more content like this. I have to assume Apple is going as quickly as possible to fill that demand. You're right to be excited about it...it's quite amazing. Even non-soccer fans would appreciate how close it gets the viewer to the action on the field. Seeing score attempts and successes from directly above and behind the goal provides an immersion in the game unavailable to folks watching the game from home or in person. Working in film production I understand producing content like that is neither fast nor easy, though having seen the reactions to the MLS immersive trailer I would consider it a high-priority especially as Apple roll out the AVP to more territories. Sad, but true about "neither fast nor easy". Those of us without your knowledge about the important technical details are getting carried away about having access to something that may be awhile coming. Thanks for reminding us there are technical challenges to be overcome. This all made me realize the AVP could quickly become much more than a niche product. I'm sure all members of the AFB hope you're right!
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Post by Luckychoices on Apr 1, 2024 13:56:16 GMT -8
I'm curious...since you and your wife both have headsets... do you try to watch things together? Is there a way to sync whatever media you might be watching?We do watch things together but haven't stumbled upon a way to start a movie or something with a link to have it play in both of our AVP's at the same time. That would be great, but until then, it's 1...2...3...go! I think that is an area that could be very compelling in the future....to share an immersive environment (both be present on the surface of the moon, for instance, and be able to see each other's persona, talk.), while watching a synced movie or sporting event. So many possibilities with this tech! That would be good! I agree. When we're both in the same immersive environment now, of course, we see nothing but the environment. But, I have to say, watching a movie while in an environment is amazingly nice. We tend to watch many of the movies while we're "on the moon". :-)
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 31, 2024 21:35:04 GMT -8
I thought this was an interesting article regarding the AVP since it discusses the limitations of current lenses and comments about what will be needed. I included a couple of excepts from the article. Canon: No Currently Available Camera is High-Res Enough for Apple Vision Pro** "Apple’s Vision Pro features some of the highest resolution screens ever made for an augmented reality or virtual reality headset, so it’s not hard to believe it will take a serious camera to make top-tier immersive content for it."** “In order to reproduce video for Vision Pro, you need to have at least 100 megapixels,” Yasuhiko Shiomi, Advisory Director and Unit Executive of the Image Communication Business Operations at Canon, says. “So at the moment, we can’t cater to that level of a requirement. But what I presume the companies which will be providing images for the Vision Pro will be required to have 100-megapixels with 60 frames per second,” Shiomi explains.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 30, 2024 12:54:45 GMT -8
My wife and I watched Apple's 5 minute highlight video with our Vision Pros yesterday and I'd recommend the experience to anyone with access to an AVP...it was mind boggling. My wife is the sports fan in our house, watching hours of baseball and subscribing to the Red Zone in football season. I occasionally watch the SF Giants or the SF 49ers with her but I'd certainly be more likely to do so if the games had cameras to take advantage of the AVP. If you're interested, please check out the ZDNET story below...and if you have an AVP, watch the short video and post your reaction. I watched Apple's newest Immersive Video on the Vision Pro, and it was my 'aha' momentOne minute into Apple's 2023 MLS Cup Highlights Immersive Video for the Vision Pro, I thought to myself, "Maybe I don't need to buy tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup that's taking place just 30 minutes away from my house."
That's how real, spirited, and stimulating it was to watch some of the world's best athletes compete for the coveted Anschutz Trophy, awarded to the winning team in Major League Soccer, as fans cheered from the stands, rain or shine.I watched the new MLS immersive video this morning. It made me want to watch an entire match, and also, to have some control over vantage points. The editing on the short demo was a little choppy and frenetic, imo, but absolutely demonstrates the potential for viewing live sports, concerts, etc. I found the Alicia Keys backstage rehearsal video more eye-opening, but that's a quibble. The technology is undeniably next level. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the AVP. I certainly agree about the technology...I'm always amazed at the feeling one gets when viewing a new video. Or, in fact, an older one...I must have watched "Encounter Dinosaurs" 20 times. :-) I'm really looking forward to WWDC in June, where we might see VisionOS 2.0, or at least get more insight in to what to expect as the OS continues to mature, see what Apple and also various developers are working on. I have to wonder if immersing viewers into a live (or even pre-recorded) event might be 'too hard' at present....? No doubt growth in the number of headsets in the wild will make new experiences more and more feasible. A week ago, I was alone for the evening and ended up watching two feature length movies in 3d-- Mad Max: Fury Road, and also a Tom Cruise sci-fi movie, The Edge of Tomorrow. The Tom Cruise movie is NOT something I'd usually watch, but I have to say-- 3d movies on the AVP are an entirely new proposition, and darned if I didn't love the entire, double feature experience (Fury Road was great in 2d, and AMAZING in 3d on the AVP, imo). I was surprised that I could be comfortable for 3 hrs straight, with just a couple of short breaks. Early adopter, no regrets! I'm not clear on what you mean by "too hard". I expect there to be an extra charge to users who would like to watch a sports event with their AVP which is now free to watch on "normal" TV's. So the limited number of headsets available may not make it financially worthwhile. My wife and I have not seen Mad Max: Fury Road at all so, given your high praise, I'll be lobbying her to include that on our "Must Watch" list. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 30, 2024 9:53:34 GMT -8
My wife and I watched Apple's 5 minute highlight video with our Vision Pros yesterday and I'd recommend the experience to anyone with access to an AVP...it was mind boggling. My wife is the sports fan in our house, watching hours of baseball and subscribing to the Red Zone in football season. I occasionally watch the SF Giants or the SF 49ers with her but I'd certainly be more likely to do so if the games had cameras to take advantage of the AVP. If you're interested, please check out the ZDNET story below...and if you have an AVP, watch the short video and post your reaction. I watched Apple's newest Immersive Video on the Vision Pro, and it was my 'aha' momentOne minute into Apple's 2023 MLS Cup Highlights Immersive Video for the Vision Pro, I thought to myself, "Maybe I don't need to buy tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup that's taking place just 30 minutes away from my house."
That's how real, spirited, and stimulating it was to watch some of the world's best athletes compete for the coveted Anschutz Trophy, awarded to the winning team in Major League Soccer, as fans cheered from the stands, rain or shine.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 29, 2024 11:18:31 GMT -8
Really? Then how is it everyone else seems to manage it?IOW, have no moderation *whatsoever*...all because one person ignores the AFB guidelines when it suits him. That's not the way to go. Will you please knock it off. I'll be happy to "knock it off...but, if you notice, every post I've made, except the one regarding JD's comment, was a *reply* to someone addressing me. I'll "knock it off" when others, like you, stop replying to me. If you remember, you were the one 4aapl tried to stop from making comments on a thread which *clearly* specified, NO POLITICS. The thread was created to share information among the AFB members and existed for 9 pages while it was available. You joined the discussion on page 8 and made 6 politics-related posts followed by 8 politics-related posts on page 9. The following is a list of comments that 4aapl made *directly* to you before he had to kill the thread:Aug 13, 2021 at 7:46am - But, like how the vaccine itself and the choice to get it shouldn't be a political decision, nor should this thread. Please try to keep politics out of it.Aug 13, 2021 at 11:18am - Anyways, you managed to get me to slide a bit too much into politics, on a post that has really asked for just the facts and info on Covid. Let's all do better at this. Aug 17, 2021 at 10:02pm - Moved this thread into the dungeon, since it is not Apple or AAPL related. Per the thread title, continue to make an effort to keep politics out of it. Please remember that this site is for discussion about investing in Apple/AAPL. If that's not the primary reason why you come to this board, then you're in the wrong place. Aug 24, 2021 at 11:08am - I was careful not to say anything political, and neither did lstream. It’s possible to talk about things and not make it political.Aug 24, 2021 at 10:13pm - I guess we just don't need this thread here. Thanks Macster, for being the one to push it over the edge. I've asked again and again to not post political stuff here, in this thread or even this board. And yet we can't seem to manage that. Instead of disabling particular users for a week or a month when applicable, or just banning them, I'm killing the thread. So, how about that? There were 250 replies to the thread in the 504 days *before* you first commented...and yet you managed to get the thread killed in only 14 days by ignoring 4aapl's repeated requests, directly to you, to *not* make political comments on the thread. These long endless rants from you are exhausting. Granted this one was short and actually read. The others? Who actually reads these long drawn out itemized approval/rebuttals? Well, apparently *you* do...but I have a great option for you. In order to avoid any "long drawn out itemized approval/rebuttals", why not just block me and be done with it?
I'm sure ono would be happy to explain to you how to do it.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 28, 2024 20:55:21 GMT -8
It is hard to separate politics from any stock. Really? Then how is it everyone else seems to manage it?Political decisions affect us all in some way or other. It is very hard to moderate. Why not just let it all be. IOW, have no moderation *whatsoever*...all because one person ignores the AFB guidelines when it suits him. That's not the way to go.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 28, 2024 15:20:06 GMT -8
Conform to what exactly, Dave? Do you remember the post made by gtrplyr last Thursday, a little over an hour after JD's political commentary(which you and 3 others gave a "Like", BTW)? And of the 4 who gave a "Like" to JD's obviously political commentary, 2 of the 4 are AFB Moderators. I guess the 2 of you decided that JD's comment *conformed*.
Anyway, this was gtrplyr's response: ========= Haven't posted in a long time but still here and still long AAPL. I don't think it's fair to blame Biden's administration for the DOJ, they are separate entities. I see JDsoCal is stil pushing his right wing bs. "Daddy" ... pathetic. I'll take AAPL at $0 rather than have that moron back in the WH.iPhone is only somewhere near 60% market share in the US, I don't think that qualifies for a monopoly. I hope Apple fights this one tooth and nail. Picked the wrong day to come back to this forum========= His post got a "Like" from 10 members, only one of which is a moderator.A " small group here that only post their disagreements of others"? Dave, 10 members gave a "Like" to gtrplyr's comment and only 4 to JD's... which is the smaller group of members? As I've said before that I will click the Like Button on someone's post for many reasons. For example: This morning, as most mornings, I Liked aapl's post because I appreciate his willingness to start the daily thread. Not because of his report that AAPL was in the red in premarket. Personally I think that everyone that visits this board should give a thumbs-up to whoever is generous enough to take the time and effort to start each day. But that's just me. Yes, that's very nice, Dave...I often give a "Like" to whomever opens with the first post, as well. See...we agree on something. In fact, I've given a "Like" to some of your posts previously and you have done so with some of mine. But I notice you didn't click "Like" on that particular gtrplyr's post...you weren't one of the 10 who did. Why not? As you say below, you liked 50% of his sentences. And as far as may liking gtrplyr's post, I liked the first sentence and the last two. I'm glad that gtrplyr posted and that his investment choice is with Apple. But I disagree with his political viewpoint. And he disagrees with yours...that much is clear...no problem. But, in fact, the reason his comment contained any politics at all was because he was responding to JD's previous political rant. But those are all his choices and I respect those as I would like for everyone else here to respect the choices of others. But, as it happens, even though we're all adults, one member refuses to follow the guidelines... NO POLITICS. AFAIK, that's one of the reasons why we have 4 moderators. If members followed the guidelines on their own, the moderators would be bored and have nothing to do. And as far as the number of Likes that make Right reminded me of the story of the 10 wolfs surrounding the 4 sheep and wanting to take a vote on the dinner menu. Which story is that, Dave? Do you have a link to that story? Can I assume from your comment that you think 10 to 4 is an insignificant result...2.5X is insignificant? That would certainly be a convincing result if it were electoral votes.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 28, 2024 12:56:00 GMT -8
Strange, that is how I view the small group here that only post their disagreements of others. Those that they deem unworthy and whose viewpoint has no value. Those that must be silenced. What a heavy burden you must carry. A " small group here that only post their disagreements of others"? Dave, 10 members gave a "Like" to gtrplyr's comment and only 4 to JD's...w hich is the smaller group of members? No one denies that there are more members that gravitate to the liberal than the Conservative but they are made up of non-Americans as well. It has been that way since the old board was in existence. Ah, so this the is the AAPL Finance Board of the United States...and not just the AAPL Finance Board. I was unaware of that. As usual though you miss the point. There is is only one side who rather than argue their point they seek to ban one side of the disagreement. You want an echo chamber of your political views and if you get it you are fine with political comments. I will give you an example as evidence of this. Go back to the no-politics thread and see who the two members are which were the first to trash Trump in their posts and go political. You were the one who made the rules and one of the first to break them in that thread. I will give you a hint one of them was you and the other was just an "echo chamber" for your views. When you did this I pointed out to you in that thread that you broke your own rule and 4aapl replied with something like this "Well just the first minute (of your video) was political". I could point out numerous times you did this but the fact is that I don't care how political you get or how bad you hate Trump. The only people whose reaction is to ban opposing political views rather than debate them are those who can't handle being told they are wrong and that someone actually disagrees with them. You have proven time and again you are fine with political posts that agree with your views which is a typical trait of the left in this Country, Actually, no. We should have all proved to ourselves that political statements should be verboten on this site. I wasted precious hours of my life in the Dungeon responding to those with different political thoughts, like yourself. I believe the moderators should follow Lstream's suggestion and move any post containing *any* political comment to the dungeon and notify the poster why it was moved. That's ANY political comment, left or right.
I followed all of the rules that Lovey and 4aapl laid out to appease you guys and I know you can have me banned and that is fine with me, but you can't stop me from reading it and smirking every time you obviously break the very rules that you guys put in place here. That's great...that was then and this is now. And remember, what we have here are guidelines, not rules. And I not only cannot have you banned, I wouldn't ban you even if I could. Feel free to smirk away. Now I hope 4aapl stays strong about JD because he is great asset for this forum and if you want traffic here you should try and get him to post here as often as he can, and I will point out that I really don't remember any Conservative posters who tried to shutdown your opposing views, I know I didn't. To quote the comment you just made about me, "As usual though you miss the point". I believe there are 4 moderators for the AFB...and 4aapl is one...so, it's not a question of 4aapl being "strong" about JD's comments...it's about *all* moderator insuring *everyone* follows the guidelines and being consistent. If a moderator refuses to moderate, they shouldn't be a moderator...it's just that simple. Of course, since we're all adults, we shouldn't need all that much moderating, should we? I hope JD continues to post here and that he posts more frequently than he does now. I would just expect that he follows the guidelines that apply to all of us. When he posts about Apple almost every member would agree his posts are informative and valuable to the rest of us. I almost forgot to address this part of your comment, "...if you want traffic here you should try and get him to post here as often as he can...". Do you really believe that JD draws more people to this site? Really? Goodbye Lucky I won't be posting here again as it is my belief that politics affect large corporations just like they affect individuals. As you may see in this next election cycle (hopefully not) they have the ability not only to bring down large corporations but even Countries as well. Well, we both know that's bullshit...of course you'll post here again...but not about Apple, never about Apple. I'm sure that the first time you see an opportunity to post something politically related, you'll do so. However, if your post involve a quote from another member, please try to do it right next time. Your latest post showed me as the person who made Dave's comment and *my* actual words were mixed with yours...it was a mess.
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Post by Luckychoices on Mar 27, 2024 11:13:41 GMT -8
Why is APPL now up 3 dollars on the day? Did someone decide it was a bargain after it went under $170? Is Luca establishing a floor here? This is the way AAPL and a few others looked earlier today. To me it's an indication that anyone who decides to time the market better either be very good or very lucky...and both is better. I'm sure folks who bought NVDA after its dramatic rise are wondering what's going on...as are the folks who sold AAPL and expected it to drop like a rock. I don't think AAPL will drop like a rock and I think NVDA will continue its climb, although not perhaps as dramatically. Any long-term AAPL investor has heard that Apple is doomed many times before. I think we'll see some very interesting announcements in June.
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