Apple sued by shareholders for allegedly overstating AI progress
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I have, quite a few in fact. Recently I got into a discussion with someone who was complaining about how bad Linux was because installing it from scratch took an extra ~20 minutes of configuration to set up drivers, meanwhile his Windows systems "just work". What he didn't mention, though, was that his Windows systems that "just worked" were pre-build machines that came pre-installed with Windows, in other words the manufacturer already did the hard part of getting all of the drivers installed ahead of time and baked into the image. Turns out he had never actually installed Windows on a bare-metal system before and had to deal with the absolute fucking nightmare Windows driver management is, so he had no basis for comparison, of course he refused to recognize that as a possibility though.
That doesn't sound like zealot as much as someone who doesn't want to think about it though
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That doesn't sound like zealot as much as someone who doesn't want to think about it though
In his mind, Windows works, Linux doesn't, and nothing and no-one can convince him otherwise. That sounds like a zealot to me, but maybe you had something else in mind.
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Well, in Russia in early 00s (my childhood) they'd say that about things looking like Chinese toys of cheap plastic. As in "Chinese means cheap, but low-quality and probably a toy". Such things were indeed mostly produced in China, so. It's rather that back then you'd sometimes have better things, now everything is like this.
In English we used to use the word "Scotch", like Scottish. We still use it to refer to scotch tape - cheap tape.
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In English we used to use the word "Scotch", like Scottish. We still use it to refer to scotch tape - cheap tape.
Scotch tape is a brand name.
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Scotch tape is a brand name.
And it was named that because it was cheap tape.
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In his mind, Windows works, Linux doesn't, and nothing and no-one can convince him otherwise. That sounds like a zealot to me, but maybe you had something else in mind.
And claiming that it works is zealotry? Sounds like he does like Linux, that doesn't make him a Windows zealot. Apathetic is kinda Windows target demographic and the antithesis of zealotry
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I hope this is the beginning of the end for AI.
Peak ludites gathering here lmao
I'd be willing to literally bet everything I own that AI will not be gone anytime soon. It's absurd to even think that we would ever go back to pre-llm world unless a world ending event happens.
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Meanwhile in my company the leadership just thinks that we have a messaging problem after the new AI stuff we implemented made absolutely no difference in the sales numbers.
I'm surprised they at least know they have a problem. I would think these companies would just say "look how the sales numbers haven't changed, that means that we were correct in doing the AI thing. Without it, sales would be sinking into the ocean!"
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Apple could have just...not gone for AI at all, they're now in an awkward spot where they know it would make their product worse to implement it, yet they promised anyways
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In English we used to use the word "Scotch", like Scottish. We still use it to refer to scotch tape - cheap tape.
And the phonetic transcription of that is how we still call that in Russian.
Well, with "Chinese" in Russian it didn't stick. I'm somewhat sad, I think certain political conditions also make the Russian language poorer and weaker with time. In 00s I, despite being autistic, could somewhat "feel the wave" of the people around me. Now it just ... feels as if someone tracks and tries to slowly kill all the good things, as if just being in control is not enough for those people.
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And claiming that it works is zealotry? Sounds like he does like Linux, that doesn't make him a Windows zealot. Apathetic is kinda Windows target demographic and the antithesis of zealotry
What are you talking about?
He doesn't like Linux, he specifically said he doesn't like Linux because it "doesn't work" in his opinion, because it takes additional setup time that his Windows systems don't take. He only likes Windows, and he likes it because it "just works". However, the reason it "just works" is because someone else did all the hard work setting it up for him, he's never had to set it up himself like he was attempting to do with Linux. He hates Linux, loves Windows, and the reason he loves Windows is because he's clueless on how much setup it actually takes. He's not apathetic, he's ignorant, and a zealot.
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Based shareholders
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For this to be a good thing the shareholders would need to agree to a technical CEO rather than a marketing one and that comes with the wee lil' issue of raining on their AI parade. If Tim Cook goes his replacement will be even worse.
As much as I dislike Steve Jobs personally, Apple needs someone at the helm who is product and customer experience oriented like he was. Obviously, technical know-how is good, but someone exclusively technical would flounder. Tim Cook is a supply chain guy. His replacement would almost certainly be someone marketing oriented, since innovation no longer drives Apple. Sales do.
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I. Am. GeNiuS
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Siri still struggles with toggling my lights with voice commands, after nearly 8 years of tearful screaming at my HomePod.
I want to see 1 Infinite Loop transformed into a giant toilet.
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It can be a very good thing if they try to actually become a normal company and not hype-serf.
So, it's not going to be good then.
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Peak ludites gathering here lmao
I'd be willing to literally bet everything I own that AI will not be gone anytime soon. It's absurd to even think that we would ever go back to pre-llm world unless a world ending event happens.
LLMs will always be a novelty tech. They will continue to exist, but not likely worth all the money it costs to run them.
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Siri still struggles with toggling my lights with voice commands, after nearly 8 years of tearful screaming at my HomePod.
I want to see 1 Infinite Loop transformed into a giant toilet.
Me: Siri turn lights on
Siri: Now playing Bon Jovi’s “Wanted dead or alive”
Me: Siri shut the fuck up, you have one job, do that job
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Apple will be pissed at you now shareholders! Why would you do such a thing? sue them? really ? Apple is a good company, would never do that! /S
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What are you talking about?
He doesn't like Linux, he specifically said he doesn't like Linux because it "doesn't work" in his opinion, because it takes additional setup time that his Windows systems don't take. He only likes Windows, and he likes it because it "just works". However, the reason it "just works" is because someone else did all the hard work setting it up for him, he's never had to set it up himself like he was attempting to do with Linux. He hates Linux, loves Windows, and the reason he loves Windows is because he's clueless on how much setup it actually takes. He's not apathetic, he's ignorant, and a zealot.
Looks like I might have found a Linux zealot lol. "It just works for me is a totally rational and fair reason to prefer Windows. Zealotry requires irrational beliefs. Maybe he is but you've not laid out a convincing argument/story.
Fwiw I prefer Linux but I'll use Windows everyday too. It has a lot of uses and most products are designed for it. It has it's places still. I'm certainly not zealous about Windows
