Still looks ugly. The Ray Band was a success due to the aesthetic appeal of sunglass users (aviators, beach jocks look cool).
Pushing normal glasses without making the subject look like dorks (nerds are unattractive) or "glassholes" (Google glass tech bros) will be a challenge.
You misunderstand the business case: she is not the target demographic/user, filmmakers are (as seen on the presentation). Apple's product marketing is 2nd to none.
To break it down: iPhone 16 is for photographers, Pro for filmmakers; Watch for sport and health enthusiasts, Ultra for athletes; iPad for media consumers, Pro for artists; MacBook Air for everyday consumers, Pro for working professionals; SEs for newbies to grab competitor market share with price penetration, etc.
The implication is 'if it's good enough for a photographer/videographer, it will be excellent for me if I want to take photos and videos of my hobby/kids/travels'.
But professional photographers aren't giving up their DSLR's for an iPhone anytime soon.
I think the iPhone Pro is for anyone who wants extra flexibility with the camera, photo or video. The normal iPhone is for people who couldn’t tell you the difference between macro and telephoto, or don’t care enough to pay extra for it on their phone. I’ve been using an iPhone mini since the 12 came out. I really miss the telephoto and will be getting a 16 Pro (as much as I hate the size) to get the telephoto lens back. I used it fairly often when I had it; I almost never use the wide angle, other than to experiment to see why it exists (I’m sure realtors love it). I would not even call myself a photographer, I just take some picture when I go on vacation, just to remember stuff. However, I like more flexibility than the normal iPhone gives me. I also despise digital zoom.
The MacBook Pro is only for working professionals if they happen to be professionals in some kind of graphics (editing videos, digital artist, etc). Work gives me a MacBook Pro, and it’s pretty pointless. I write code; I’m not touching the GPU. On CPU tasks, the Air as the MacBook Pro are going to perform the exact same, assuming there is no thermal throttling going on… and there isn’t. I’ve never heard the fan on Apple Silicon; it used to be on all day every day with Intel. I’d actually prefer if work gave me a MacBook Air.
Love the example of the guy using an llm all day to make a simple crud app. Basic auto generated crud apps have existed forever. I still remember showing my boss my django admin built in a day back in 2005. He told me to tell no one about this because he was afraid he would have to layoff devs.
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