I think you got the target audience wrong, this isn’t a PC gaming headset. It doesn’t even have or support VR controllers.

This is more of an iPad replacement, second screen, productivity and consumption device. And it’s going to be the first one that actually has a big library of regular apps from the very start. Arguably the bigger market, not just for gamers.

It’s expensive (and too expensive for me), but if you put it next to a MacBook Pro with a few upgrades it’s the same price and those get bought without thinking about it.

To become more mainstream it definitely has to be cheaper, but there’s something bothering me about how all the other prices are acceptable.

MacBooks are more of a working device and the upgrades are optional, the starting price is cheaper, I know. Still, these price points aren’t unheard of for Apple.

I was speaking in a general sense, but I’m glad you figured it all out.

I don’t see how a purely magnetic watch band attachment could work for a watch, but I guess we’ll see. Would definitely be a shame to loose band compatibility.

I get the trade of and it’s probably been the correct choice as I can’t imagine that specific theft affected a large portion of users. Still an odd place if you find yourself without your phone and soon after locked out of your digital life including you bank account and much more.

It’s great Apple is taking steps to improve the situation there.

The phone passcode, though, not your account password, which I still find an odd choice. All you need(ed) was the pin to unlock the phone to completely take over the entire account, including all your passwords and with it probably bank accounts, pictures, disabling find my, etc.

Yeah that’s the problem with apples apps, they get one release and then varying degrees of updates once a year. But most of them keep getting better and if they work for you they’re a great option. I went back to Notes, reminders and keychain and I’m quite happy, but not entirely happy ^^

I guess we can hope for an update in a year and if we‘re lucky it gets what we’d like to have.

Yes, in my experience really no one cares about iMessage even the slightest in the EU. It would make zero difference if Apple was forced to change anything there.

I actually went back to the default notes app, it’s gotten really good and I‘m getting tired of expensive subscriptions.

People seem to enjoy Bear

Haha, yeah pretty unlikely

It sounds like OP is looking for a different App, not a different engine. Not sure what the actual issue is, though, maybe it is engine related.

I was going to say Opera Mini. But maybe try some safari ad blocker extensions, could speed things up. Not sure if it helps.

Signal will definitely be the app I’ll migrate to if WhatsApp annoys enough people to make them want to switch.

Apple is doing the same thing in Europe as it is the US. The difference is that people in Europe switched to WhatsApp, where people in the US stayed on SMS and got used to iMessage. It’s a group dynamic problem, not a problem that Apple is forcing upon anyone or not allowing (although it could do something against it, but why should they).

Also: not every major smartphone company in Europe is using the “same open system”, Apple is very much here as well.

I can only speak for myself: In my circle, 99% of people are on WhatsApp with a handful on Signal. I have never come across the issue where I didn’t know how to contact someone. There’s badges and notifications, using multiple apps has been a solved problem on smartphones for 10 years.

It would be slightly nicer to have everything in one app, but it’s a non-issue for me at least.

What exactly are you protesting if I may ask?

Who, Tim Apple?

Not saying that’s the way to go, but I watched the side by side YouTube video in 3D on my regular iPhone by simply looking at it blurry and then moving it into position if you know what I mean ^^

It’s not comfortable for longer videos though :D

Ah so it might have been around for a long time and I just didn’t realize it