Apple showed off some cool stuff that people have been wanting for years. Finally catching up to Android a bit. What are your thoughts? What was your favorite announcement?
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Honestly, Iām not an Apple fan at all, but good for them. A lot of that was long time coming, and I know plenty of people deep into the ecosystem that wanted a lot of that stuff.
I do low key think itās funny there was such a big deal of commonplace Android features, but at the end of the day, itās good to see 
I think as far as the AI stuff was concerned, I didnāt see anything omg groundbreaking, just them catching up - which is good. I think more competition, and more huge companies getting more involved with AI, better in general.
Iāve seen a lot of āApple killed Rabbitā comments, and do disagree to an extent - r1, IMO, was always going to be a niche AI device to get people away from phones. I mean, I already have chatgpt integration in my earbuds, but still often reach for my r1, just because something can do something that doesnāt mean itās the form factor I want to always use it on. I think thatās been a hard part of it for many to understand when looking at the r1 vs a phone.
Plus, getting AI more involved with the everyday joe will help with the kneejerk reaction I think a lot of people have just hearing āAIā. To many apple users, itās bad unless Apple does it, then itās ok and probably a good thing.
On the other side, I hope this really does light a (bigger) fire with rabbit. I think the constant updates have been great, but itās easy to see there needs to be some serious progress with key features. I think the magic cam is a great and fun little addition, but barebones features like reminders are still absent. Makes it hard to be a real āstickyā device for folks when the stuff we use constantly still arenāt there, not to mention everything else is, or will be, using gpt4o, and weāre not still.
All in all, much needed stuff for Apple, but weāll need to really wait and see how it āreallyā pans out once al of that new stuff is in peopleās hands, and see how rabbit keeps moving forward in answer.
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Couldnāt agree more. Perfectly said
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Iām still catching up on the salient points, but I seem to be getting less and less interested in both WWDC and IO every year. I used to take time out of my day to watch them, but I find myself struggling to bother for the last few years and just reading the summary blogs when I get a moment.
I think this is key, and I agree 100%.
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According to the interview MKBHD did with Tim Cook, Apple sees people spending less time on their devices as AI gets more advanced.
A little different than getting rid of phones completely, but thought Iād share that.
Once teach mode is out and we see support for calls/texts added, I would be more than happy to get rid of my main phone.
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Yeah, I just keep seeing the disconnect, and Iām just not getting why people are SO determined to compare it to things that itās not really aiming to be compared to?
Sure, phones can do a lot more at the moment, but half of the point was to have something with fewer distractions and still have those functions. Thereās obviously a market for things like that, look at the light phone, or the reMarkable tablet - thereās a demand for removing those distractions, but still having your functionality, but people are so intent on hating theyāre not really thinking about the intended demographic. Not everything is for everyone, and thatās ok.
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There is an idiom in russian - āto pee against the windā. Arenāt you guys doing that now by denying the fact that rabbit got serious problems with apple AI updates?
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Personally, I donāt think so. The things being worked on within Rabbit will provide more capabilities compared to Apple Intelligence. Could that change in the future? Certainly. Until then, Iām going to continue to enjoy the R1 and be a part of the wonderful community surrounding Rabbit.
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Thereās no more problems than rabbit already had, honestly. Just somehow people think itās suddenly different now that Apple is doing something, which was inevitable.
I mean heck, did anyone see what Nothing has been working on for their Nothing (3) next year? They see a homescreen with no apps, just an AI companion and a place for the AI to populate recommended content. Thatās awesome, and I think an even better idea for āseamlessā integration with AI on a phone. Apple, if anything, just sands up the edges of what others are already doing, polishes it, and everyone thinks itās groundbreaking. Didnāt really change anything.
It has to be seen the barrier of entry too, with Appleās AI - youāre talking about locking it behind an ecosystem that not everyone wants, and a huge price barrier being only on the latest phone. Rabbit is open to anyone, with a $200 price tag. Absolutely a different market. Rabbit always intended for more of a niche consumer base, with an aim for less phone time, and thatās fine.
There are a lot of āifsāā though, obviously. Rabbit has a TON of work to do, and IMO if there arenāt serious strides soon, itās going to be even harder. Not only that, itās still buggy in so many ways. But we also have no idea if Apple AI will actually work well, weāre basing this off a presentation.
At the end of the day, Android, Apple, and everyone else were already making these strides. If anything, it adds more competition, which is always a good thing. The only real issue I see is if rabbit can actually deliver on some of their bigger points sooner than later. Itās absolutely been a beast of a rough start, and while itās easy to see effort with constant updates, they need bigger strides.
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