https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/

"Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the iPhone 16
Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro replaced by a more
polished material."

Jan K. wrote:

>https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>
>"Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>replaced by a more polished material."

Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to a
better experience for the user.

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On 2024-03-29 11:52, badgolferman wrote:
> Jan K. wrote:
>
>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>
>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>> replaced by a more polished material."
>
>
> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to a
> better experience for the user.
>

Please explain where you saw anyone claiming it was a big deal?

Alan wrote:

>On 2024-03-29 11:52, badgolferman wrote:
>>Jan K. wrote:
>>
>>>https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>
>>>"Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>replaced by a more polished material."
>>
>>
>>Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>a better experience for the user.
>>
>
>Please explain where you saw anyone claiming it was a big deal?

Is this the kind of innovation Apple provides its customers for a
better user experience that you were telling me about?

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useful than a life spent doing nothing." ~ George Bernard Shaw

badgolferman wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-29 11:52, badgolferman wrote:
>>> Jan K. wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>
>>>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>> replaced by a more polished material."
>>>
>>>
>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>
>>
>> Please explain where you saw anyone claiming it was a big deal?
>
>
> Is this the kind of innovation Apple provides its customers for a
> better user experience that you were telling me about?
>

Hell, I'm still waiting for a real classy velvet elvis model, maybe with
some gold plated accessories.

Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> badgolferman wrote:
>> Alan wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-29 11:52, badgolferman wrote:
>>>> Jan K. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>>
>>>>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>>> replaced by a more polished material."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Please explain where you saw anyone claiming it was a big deal?
>>
>>
>> Is this the kind of innovation Apple provides its customers for a
>> better user experience that you were telling me about?
>>
>
> Hell, I'm still waiting for a real classy velvet elvis model, maybe with
> some gold plated accessories.
>
>

Surely you can find a case just like that at Walmart.

badgolferman wrote:
> Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> badgolferman wrote:
>>> Alan wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-29 11:52, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>> Jan K. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>>>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>>>> replaced by a more polished material."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please explain where you saw anyone claiming it was a big deal?
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this the kind of innovation Apple provides its customers for a
>>> better user experience that you were telling me about?
>>>
>>
>> Hell, I'm still waiting for a real classy velvet elvis model, maybe with
>> some gold plated accessories.
>>
>>
>
> Surely you can find a case just like that at Walmart.
>

I saw some really snazzy ones at the dollar store, but didn't buy because
they aren't genuine apple brand.

On 3/29/24 2:52 PM, badgolferman wrote:
> Jan K. wrote:
>
>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>
>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>> replaced by a more polished material."
>
>
> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to a
> better experience for the user.
>

I'm hoping the post was satirical-- iPhones being fully mature products
with little if any room for New Model, Buy One Now hysteria...

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On 2024-03-29 18:52:46 +0000, badgolferman said:
> Jan K. wrote:
>>
>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>
>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>> replaced by a more polished material."
>
> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to a
> better experience for the user.

It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p

On 2024-03-29, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>>On 2024-03-29 11:52, badgolferman wrote:
>>>Jan K. wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>
>>>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>> replaced by a more polished material."
>>>
>>>
>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>> a better experience for the user.
>>
>> Please explain where you saw anyone claiming it was a big deal?
>
> Is this the kind of innovation

badgolferman's MO:
1. Make a bogus claim: it's "a big deal".
2. When someone challenges that claim, deflect and move the goalpost.
3. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Your Name wrote:

>On 2024-03-29 18:52:46 +0000, badgolferman said:
>>Jan K. wrote:
>>>
>>>https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>
>>>"Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>replaced by a more polished material."
>>
>>Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>a better experience for the user.
>
>It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p

Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
an updated camera. Why bother coming out with a new model every year
if there's nothing new to sell? The only thing I can think of is they
know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
first to buy a yellow iPhone.

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badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your Name wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-29 18:52:46 +0000, badgolferman said:
>>> Jan K. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>
>>>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>> replaced by a more polished material."
>>>
>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>> a better experience for the user.
>>
>> It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>> months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p
>
> Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
> dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
> it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
> different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
> window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
> an updated camera. Why bother coming out with a new model every year
> if there's nothing new to sell? The only thing I can think of is they
> know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
> first to buy a yellow iPhone.
>

Because that drives the sales. Marketing 101.

On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:49:00 -0000 (UTC), Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
wrote

>>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>
>>> It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>>> months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p
>>
>> Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
>> dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
>> it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
>> different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
>> window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
>> an updated camera. Why bother coming out with a new model every year
>> if there's nothing new to sell? The only thing I can think of is they
>> know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
>> first to buy a yellow iPhone.
>>
>
> Because that drives the sales. Marketing 101.

If you assume Apple knows exactly what most of its customers want, and if
you look at Apple's advertisements for silly colors & worthless trim...

What does that say to you about what Apple thinks about its customer base?

On 2024-03-30, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your Name wrote:
>>On 2024-03-29 18:52:46 +0000, badgolferman said:
>>>Jan K. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>
>>>>"Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>>iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>>replaced by a more polished material."
>>>
>>>Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to a
>>>better experience for the user.
>>
>>It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>>months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p
>
> Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
> dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
> it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
> different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
> window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
> an updated camera.

What golfer boy is telling everyone is he only cares about looks,
and wants to pretend all of the other innovations in iPhones don't
exist. Things like LiDAR, improved camera systems, and other things are
supposedly unimportant and to be ignored because: troll.

> Why bother coming out with a new model every year if there's nothing
> new to sell?

Golfer boy here thinks people who buy a new iPhone in any given year
don't want incremental improvements and would be just as happy buying
last year's model. Golfer boy wants everyone to know he doesn't
understand the market at all.

> The only thing I can think of is they know the Apple sheep will stand
> in line for days waiting to be the first to buy a yellow iPhone.

What Golfer boy is saying here is that he and Arlen are *literally*
*obsessed* with the fact that Apple "dared" to release a yellow-colored
iPhone variant over a year ago. They got so triggered about it they
trolled here for weeks pretty much non-stop about it, and any chance
they have of mentioning it they do - even over a year later. Imagine
being *that* obsessed over such a trivial thing! Pathetic.

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On 2024-03-30, Oliver <ollie@invalid.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:49:00 -0000 (UTC), Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
> wrote
>
>>>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>>>> months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p
>>>
>>> Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
>>> dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
>>> it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
>>> different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
>>> window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
>>> an updated camera. Why bother coming out with a new model every year
>>> if there's nothing new to sell? The only thing I can think of is they
>>> know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
>>> first to buy a yellow iPhone.
>>
>> Because that drives the sales. Marketing 101.
>
> If you assume Apple knows exactly what most of its customers want, and if
> you look at Apple's advertisements for silly colors & worthless trim...
>
> What does that say to you about what Apple thinks about its customer base?

You tell us, Arlen. We know you're just frothing at the mouth for a
chance to sling your schoolyard insults.

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On 2024-03-30 12:17, Jolly Roger wrote:

> What Golfer boy is saying here is that he and Arlen are *literally*
> *obsessed* with the fact that Apple "dared" to release a yellow-colored
> iPhone variant over a year ago. They got so triggered about it they
> trolled here for weeks pretty much non-stop about it, and any chance
> they have of mentioning it they do - even over a year later. Imagine
> being *that* obsessed over such a trivial thing! Pathetic.

Oh JR, you sweet spring child.

The Bene Gesserit planted this obsession in their minds to keep them
from more destructive thoughts and obsessions.

Yellow iPhones are a blessing to us all. 😇

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On 2024-03-30, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2024-03-30 12:17, Jolly Roger wrote:
>
>> What Golfer boy is saying here is that he and Arlen are *literally*
>> *obsessed* with the fact that Apple "dared" to release a
>> yellow-colored iPhone variant over a year ago. They got so triggered
>> about it they trolled here for weeks pretty much non-stop about it,
>> and any chance they have of mentioning it they do - even over a year
>> later. Imagine being *that* obsessed over such a trivial thing!
>> Pathetic.
>
> Oh JR, you sweet spring child.
>
> The Bene Gesserit planted this obsession in their minds to keep them
> from more destructive thoughts and obsessions.
>
> Yellow iPhones are a blessing to us all. 😇

Point taken. 🤣

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Jolly Roger wrote:

>> Yellow iPhones are a blessing to us all.
>
> Point taken.

If Apple didn't miserably fail at everything from modem to unpatchable chip
design flaws, then maybe Apple could advertise "innovation" instead wasting
advertising dollars touting ugly yellow phones & brushed metallic outsides.

As it stands, there hasn't been any innovation in the iPhone in years.
Which is exactly why Apple makes such a big deal about colors and frames.

It's all Apple has that's new that their customers still care about.

On 2024-03-30 13:49:00 +0000, Cameo said:
> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Your Name wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-29 18:52:46 +0000, badgolferman said:
>>>> Jan K. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/29/iphone-16-pro-polished-titanium-report/
>>>>>
>>>>> "Apple has developed a new finish for the titanium frame of the
>>>>> iPhone 16 Pro models, with the brushed look of the iPhone 15 Pro
>>>>> replaced by a more polished material."
>>>>
>>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>
>>> It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>>> months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p
>>
>> Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
>> dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
>> it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
>> different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
>> window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
>> an updated camera. Why bother coming out with a new model every year
>> if there's nothing new to sell? The only thing I can think of is they
>> know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
>> first to buy a yellow iPhone.
>
> Because that drives the sales. Marketing 101.

Yep. If people are stupid enough to keep buying a new model when their
old one still works perfectly well, then big business companies will
continue to make new models.

The reality is that the mobile phone reach the end of real innovation
long ago, pretty much with the release of the original iPhone.
Everything since then has just been tweaks - some good, some bad, and
some ridiculous.

Samsung and other companies have made foldable phones, but they don't
sell that well. Apple is rumouredly looking at a foldable iPhone
oand/or iPad, but so far is reportedly unhappy with the results (the
crease down the display's middle, for example) and is working to
improve them. At some point Apple may actually release a foldable
iPhone, and like most of what they do it will be made properly, work,
and show all their "competitors" how it should have been done ... and
then all those "competitors" will simply lazily copy Apple's work.

On 2024-03-30 15:29:13 +0000, Oliver said:

> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:49:00 -0000 (UTC), Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
> wrote
>>>>> Please explain to me why this is a big deal and how does it lead to
>>>>> a better experience for the user.
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't ... but Samsung and co. will still be copying it in four
>>>> months time, after jeering Apple for doing it. :-p
>>>
>>> Regardless of whether Samsung copies them, Apple has trillions of
>>> dollars to use for innovation and creating new useful products. When
>>> it comes to the iPhone the only things they've shown lately are
>>> different colors or different skeletal materials. Oh, and the dynamic
>>> window which turned out to be a dud. Occasionally they come out with
>>> an updated camera. Why bother coming out with a new model every year
>>> if there's nothing new to sell? The only thing I can think of is they
>>> know the Apple sheep will stand in line for days waiting to be the
>>> first to buy a yellow iPhone.
>>>
>>
>> Because that drives the sales. Marketing 101.
>
> If you assume Apple knows exactly what most of its customers want, and if
> you look at Apple's advertisements for silly colors & worthless trim...
>
> What does that say to you about what Apple thinks about its customer base?

Samsung, Google, Microsoft, Ford, Toyota, etc., etc. are no different.
It's how big business works and has done for at least the last couple
of centuries - pretty much since the Industrial Revolution and
production lines made it easier to make stuff.

On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:57:49 +1300, Your Name wrote:

> At some point Apple may actually release a foldable
> iPhone, and like most of what they do it will be made properly, work,
> and show all their "competitors" how it should have been done

You have a lot of faith in a company that can't even make a simple modem.

Oscar Mayer wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:57:49 +1300, Your Name wrote:
>
>> At some point Apple may actually release a foldable iPhone, and like most
>> of what they do it will be made properly, work, and show all their
>> "competitors" how it should have been done
>
> You have a lot of faith in a company that can't even make a simple modem.

If they fail, it will certainly be somebody Else's fault.

Poor apple. Always picked on.

On 2024-03-31 00:11:58 +0000, Oscar Mayer said:
> On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:57:49 +1300, Your Name wrote:
>>
>> At some point Apple may actually release a foldable iPhone, and like
>> most of what they do it will be made properly, work, and show all their
>> "competitors" how it should have been done
>
> You have a lot of faith in a company that can't even make a simple modem.

Apple has done it numerous times in the past with a wide variety of
products ... which every other company then rushes to imitate, usually
very badly.

On 2024-03-31 00:30:18 +0000, Hank Rogers said:

> Oscar Mayer wrote:
>> On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:57:49 +1300, Your Name wrote:
>>
>>> At some point Apple may actually release a foldable iPhone, and like
>>> most of what they do it will be made properly, work, and show all their
>>> "competitors" how it should have been done
>>
>> You have a lot of faith in a company that can't even make a simple modem.
>
> If they fail, it will certainly be somebody Else's fault.
>
> Poor apple. Always picked on.

Like any big company, some of Apple product ideas certainly have failed
in the past.

- The Apple III
- The Pippin games console (in partnership with Bandai).
- The Newton (although mainly the idea was ahead of it's time
and returned later as the iPod Touch / iPhone)
- The 20th Anniversary Mac (simply too expensive, but returned
later as the iMac).
- The "trashcan" Mac Pro
- The Touch Bar on laptops
- The Apple Silicon Mac Pro is likely another one (there's
almost no upgradability, making it not a "Pro" in anything
but name)
etc.

Some have failed before they were even released - the Apple Car being
the most obvious example.

Some good Apple products were also cancelled. The 27in iMac was fairly
popular, but Apple axed it. Rumours of a 30in or 32in iMac are looking
less and less likely to become true. The iPod Touch was a great little
electronic notebook for those who didn't need phone features, but again
Apple axed it.

Your Name wrote:
> On 2024-03-31 00:11:58 +0000, Oscar Mayer said:
>> On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:57:49 +1300, Your Name wrote:
>>>
>>> At some point Apple may actually release a foldable iPhone, and like
>>> most of what they do it will be made properly, work, and show all their
>>> "competitors" how it should have been done
>>
>> You have a lot of faith in a company that can't even make a simple modem.
>
> Apple has done it numerous times in the past with a wide variety of
> products ... which every other company then rushes to imitate, usually very
> badly.
>

Poor apple. Other companies steal all their best shit.