Time wasting
Sep. 10th, 2014 10:55 pmYesterday's Apple Keynote turned up to be a disappointment for me. There were four topics there — and all of them were not for me.
1) iPhone 6(+). I am a bit hesitant at this matter — I have yet to see the actual device, let alone feel it in my hand, but for now the seem too big. I don't mind big things — I carry an iPad with me almost everywhere — but this is the phone. I like my iPhone 4s, and even iPhone 5 seems a bit too big. And the one-handed mode? Looks like a dirty hack, which is not what I would expect from Apple.
2) Apple Watch. Well, I don't like watches. I don't like something on my wrist. Never did. At school, I was wearing a watch on a chain for some time. Now, I don't wear watches at all. I always have a phone with me, and it shows the time perfectly well.
Also, the Apple Watch home screen looks ugly.
3) Apply Pay. It's really great. But only if you have iPhone 6(+). So — not for me.
4) Music. Well, that was always the crappy part of Apple events. Nothing new here.
So. I might revert my judgement on iPhone 6 (and even Plus) if, upon closer examination, it would prove to be not so bulky as it looks. If that happens, Apple Pay might eventually become useful for me too (although it only works in US for now, and my chance of moving there is pretty slim). So, there is hope for me and Apple — but not much of it.
1) iPhone 6(+). I am a bit hesitant at this matter — I have yet to see the actual device, let alone feel it in my hand, but for now the seem too big. I don't mind big things — I carry an iPad with me almost everywhere — but this is the phone. I like my iPhone 4s, and even iPhone 5 seems a bit too big. And the one-handed mode? Looks like a dirty hack, which is not what I would expect from Apple.
2) Apple Watch. Well, I don't like watches. I don't like something on my wrist. Never did. At school, I was wearing a watch on a chain for some time. Now, I don't wear watches at all. I always have a phone with me, and it shows the time perfectly well.
Also, the Apple Watch home screen looks ugly.
3) Apply Pay. It's really great. But only if you have iPhone 6(+). So — not for me.
4) Music. Well, that was always the crappy part of Apple events. Nothing new here.
So. I might revert my judgement on iPhone 6 (and even Plus) if, upon closer examination, it would prove to be not so bulky as it looks. If that happens, Apple Pay might eventually become useful for me too (although it only works in US for now, and my chance of moving there is pretty slim). So, there is hope for me and Apple — but not much of it.
