Apple has a reputation for taking its time with new technology. It is , but often it arrives with an offering that sets a new standard. There have always been critics to this approach, and that’s as true now as ever.
But recent fails from some of Apple’s biggest competitors, particularly in emerging technologies like AI and robotics, have once again proven the advantage of Apple’s method. The string of competitor fails continues Earlier today, that it was bricking its Wall-E-like wheeled robots for business. Astro for Home is still a thing, but the Business variety is done for.
This change comes: Apple is reportedly working on , but in classic Apple fashion, we’re not going to hear about them until they’re ready for prime time. Undoubtedly in the lead-up to Apple launching its robotics products, there will be stories written about how the company is late to the game. But really, imagine if the company launched a robot, then half a year later stopped sales and bricked the thing.
Who does that? Amazon isn’t the only recent example of a rushed product that failed. Microsoft with its Copilot Plus PC launch, comparing the products to the M3 MacBook Air over and over. Microsoft’s marketing pitch for its new computers is all about AI.
But the hallmark AI feature, Recall, was dubbed , then changed from an , before finally having its public launch . Following Microsoft’s big press event, pundits stressed that Apple was “behind” in AI. When, of course, the company h.
