Yeah, I agree, they have a captive audience for sure. But they still need to satisfy share holders. If people are failing to upgrade that is a problem. And the battery drain on my iPhone 16e on Glass was horrific. I know casual users who did not notice until I pointed it out and they were tracking it better. This, unfortunatly, makes me think conspiratorially. Even a modest about of extra battery use and degradation will mean more upgrades in the future.
But I think $500 billion is a lot of money for AI:
Apple accelerates AI investment with $500B for skills, infrastructure
Imagine using $500 for the operating system and squashing bugs or making the system even more energy efficient? Or maybe figuring out how to connect to an android tablet's file system natively?
But I think $500 billion is a lot of money for AI:
Apple accelerates AI investment with $500B for skills, infrastructure
https://www.ciodive.com/news/Apple-AI-infrastructure-investm...
Imagine using $500 for the operating system and squashing bugs or making the system even more energy efficient? Or maybe figuring out how to connect to an android tablet's file system natively?