Apple Jan. 27 launch event... what will it be?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Really great to see Apple add widgets to the home screen on iOS. What an amazingly innovative and groundbreaking idea!

[beefytee]

I just upgraded my 13" MacBook Pro. I can't lie- that Touch Bar has me geeked!

I would prefer a touch screen.

I am excited about the widgets on the iPhone though. Luckily my switch from Android to iPhone corresponded to a downtime in sports so I haven't missed my ESPN widget.

My biggest beef right now with the iPhone is that it insists on placing icons at the top of the display first. I would preferred to be able to place them lower where my thumb can more easily reach them and leave those top right corners empty. Of course on most apps the back button is in the top right corner too.

[Uncle Ted]

Really great to see Apple add widgets to the home screen on iOS. What an amazingly innovative and groundbreaking idea!

Yeah, iPhones are suffering from app overload. I really like App Clips.

These little 10MB apps are nice because you don't have install a new app to, say, rent a bike or something.

[Uncle Ted]

I would prefer a touch screen.

I am excited about the widgets on the iPhone though. Luckily my switch from Android to iPhone corresponded to a downtime in sports so I haven't missed my ESPN widget.

My biggest beef right now with the iPhone is that it insists on placing icons at the top of the display first. I would preferred to be able to place them lower where my thumb can more easily reach them and leave those top right corners empty. Of course on most apps the back button is in the top right corner too.

Hmm... sounds like a good idea. You should submit it: https://www.apple.com/feedback/

[falafel]

Hmm... sounds like a good idea. You should submit it: https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Yeah, maybe they've never thought of that before.

[Uncle Ted]

Yeah, maybe they've never thought of that before.

You greedy lawyer types maybe should submit a patent instead.

[BigFatMeanie]

Yeah, iPhones are suffering from app overload. I really like App Clips.

These little 10MB apps are nice because you don't have install a new app to, say, rent a bike or something.

Basically a clone of the Chinese WeChat concept/capabilities, no?

[Surfah]

The Verge: All the new features iOS 14 borrows from Android.

https://www.theverge.com/21299641/ap...-iphone-google

[Moliere]

Looks like Apple is sneaking up on a $2 trillion market cap. They might get there this week of things stay stable. Pretty insane to see their run over the past couple years. I bought some of it at $93ish/share in my IRA and like most of my good stock picks, I wish I would have bought more at the time. I did buy a bit more at around teh $230/share mark. But man, that stock just keeps climbing and climbing.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Looks like Apple is sneaking up on a $2 trillion market cap. They might get there this week of things stay stable. Pretty insane to see their run over the past couple years. I bought some of it at $93ish/share in my IRA and like most of my good stock picks, I wish I would have bought more at the time. I did buy a bit more at around teh $230/share mark. But man, that stock just keeps climbing and climbing.

I keep wondering if we have another tech bubble that is going to pop.

[Moliere]

I keep wondering if we have another tech bubble that is going to pop.

Obviously no one really knows but a lot of people are wondering that same thing. THis market is a bit different than the tech bubble, which was based on internet companies that really had no valid business model. Apple is very different in that they have products but their entry into web services is where they are also making tons of money. I'm no expert but I do konw that Amazon was the first big tech company to really do this and AWS was killing it a couple years ago (and probably still is). Apple has also been smart with lower priced iPads and iPhones. When my son turned 13 we got him a brand new iPhone SE since the price point was so low. Tim Cook has been very good for Apple both in the past and as the CEO.

I've said this before, but the fundamentals of the economy were strong before the pandemic. I am surprised the markets really haven't lost much since the pandemic began but there is so much cash out there to spend/invest that it's crazy. Some brokerages are offering fractional shares as well, whcih I've heard has boosted demand for companies like Amazon and Tesla, which have high share valuations. It might also be helping Apple although Apple did just announce a share split (I think 1 for 4).

[Uncle Ted]

Looks like Apple is sneaking up on a $2 trillion market cap. They might get there this week of things stay stable. Pretty insane to see their run over the past couple years. I bought some of it at $93ish/share in my IRA and like most of my good stock picks, I wish I would have bought more at the time. I did buy a bit more at around teh $230/share mark. But man, that stock just keeps climbing and climbing.

[Uncle Ted]

I keep wondering if we have another tech bubble that is going to pop.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I keep wondering if we have another tech bubble that is going to pop.

FAANMG stocks are now worth $7 trillion – more than the financial, energy, industrial, and material sectors combined.

[Uncle Ted]

FAANMG stocks are now worth $7 trillion – more than the financial, energy, industrial, and material sectors combined.

Yeah, the government needs to break up the Amazon and Alphabet/Google monopolies. Microsoft could use to be kicked again also.