{"id":7192,"date":"2017-11-15T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T13:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=7192"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:59:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:59:31","slug":"linked-apples-grand-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/11\/15\/linked-apples-grand-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Apple&#8217;s Grand Vision&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2412,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.aboveavalon.com\\\/notes\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/18\\\/apples-grand-vision&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20220823135757\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.aboveavalon.com\\\/notes\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/18\\\/apples-grand-vision&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 00:10:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-23 22:03:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-06 07:17:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-28 17:28:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 21:21:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-16 07:03:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-12 04:24:44&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 09:44:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 09:44:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboveavalon.com\/notes\/2017\/10\/18\/apples-grand-vision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Above Avalon<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>It&#8217;s becoming clear that Apple&#8217;s product priorities are shifting.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Release an Apple Watch that is fully independent of iPhone.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Position Apple Watch to handle more tasks currently given to iPhone.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Release accessories that complement Apple&#8217;s expanding wearables strategy.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Position iPhone as an AR navigation device.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Position iPad as a genuine Mac alternative.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Position Mac as a VR\/AR content creation machine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Combining the six preceding priorities into one cohesive product strategy leads to the following diagram.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fantastic article and I love the design of this blog. Very lightweight and fast to load. Nothing distracting about it. I think the Mac remains the only place to create content quickly and efficiently. You can cut a movie on an iPhone but your\u2019e severely handicapping yourself by doing so. I see the Mac as my way to reach people on iPhones and iPads. I write here and you all read it on your mobiles and while I don\u2019t find these devices true computing devices, more like toys like larger internet connected Game Boys, I can understand that I am in the wrong but it doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m going to grab an iPhone and try to get work done. Why when a Mac is thousands of times quicker at these tasks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Above Avalon: It&#8217;s becoming clear that Apple&#8217;s product priorities are shifting. Release an Apple Watch that is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2017-11-15T14:00:18Z","apple_news_api_id":"31ed9c16-81b8-484c-8f1e-a283810cbec6","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2017-11-15T14:00:21Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AMe2cFoG4SEyPHqKDgQy-xg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/a6dbab72-c794-3987-8514-c419907b32a3"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7192","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-linked","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1S0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7491,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2018\/06\/14\/linked-apples-design-language-has-killed-fun-in-consumer-electronics\/","url_meta":{"origin":7192,"position":0},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Apple\u2019s Design Language Has Killed Fun in Consumer Electronics&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"June 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple\u2019s Design Language Has Killed Fun in Consumer Electronics: Mike Murphy: For a while, the company stuck to this design trend, selling increasingly ambitious and playful products, including the original iPod, the iBook G4, the Power Mac G4 Cube, the iPod Nano, Touch, and Shuffle, and even the iPhone 5c.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5872,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/05\/23\/linked-iphone-is-vulnerable-to-a-device-that-just-works\/","url_meta":{"origin":7192,"position":1},"title":"Linked: &#8220;iPhone is vulnerable to a device that Just Works&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"May 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"via Scripting: So the iPhone is far more vulnerable than Marco says. Give me a device that's reasonably nice and Just Works, and I'm outta here. and PPS: Android really isn't any better than iPhone. True, there's no iTunes. To copy stuff on the phone you just drag and drop,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6924,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/07\/14\/linked-the-curious-state-of-apple-product-pricing\/","url_meta":{"origin":7192,"position":2},"title":"Linked: &#8220;The Curious State of Apple Product Pricing&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"July 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"via Above Avalon: Redefining Luxury Apple's pricing strategy is ultimately about bringing new users into the Apple ecosystem. 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