Apple, the multibillion dollar megacorp that once brought its incredible products to LHS students, has unfortunately lost all its cutting edge creativity. This is due to a lack of innovation in recent products. Apple, instead of being known as a leader in the tech industry, now is known for being a greedy, oppressive, soulless company.
Instead of new surprise features they now keep releasing the same overpriced products year after year with little to no changes in their new models. The most recent example of this is the iPhone 16.
In Apple’s demo of the phone there were few substantial changes. In some ways the phone even regressed, imitating models older than the iPhone 15.
According to website Mac Rumors, the largest change made between the iPhone 15 and 16 was the new camera orientation, which is the exact same as the 12, as well as a new button on the side of the phone letting you open the camera without touching the screen.
This is a similar pattern to the changes they made with the 13, 14 and 15. The last big change from phone to phone occurred with the release of the iPhone X in 2017. Unlike the 16 the iPhone X made significant changes adding the face ID feature, wireless charging and the A11 bionic chip.
It isn’t just techies who notice these small changes, LHS students have noticed them as well.
“I just got a 15 because my iPhone X stopped charging. The camera’s better, but other than that nothing,” said junior Santeri Martin when asked about the differences between his 15 and X.
Along with marginal increases in quality, Apple has also been charging more and more for its products. While the iPhone has always been famous for being listed at a luxury price, it is nowhere near as bad as some of Apple’s other recent products.
One example of this is the Apple Vision Pro. This new piece of technology offers a marginally better experience then the Meta Quest 3. Unfortunately, the price does not reflect this. The Apple Vision Pro is $3499, which is seven times more expensive than the Meta Quest 3 which is $499.99.
Now, the question we should be asking is whether or not Apple can create something that can revolutionize the tech industry just like the iPhone did in 2007. They need a piece of technology that could put them on the front page of every newspaper. Whether it be A.I. related or a new form of hardware all of their users are looking for a breath of fresh air.