Apple Cancels the AirPower

[yamakazi51]

"After much effort, we've concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project. We apologize to those customers who were looking forward to this launch. We continue to believe that the future is wireless and are committed to push the wireless experience forward," said Dan Riccio, Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Engineering in a statement provided to TechCrunch.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/a...lity-to-meet-its-high-standards-for-hardware/

 

[yamakazi51]

Apple is no longer the same innovative hardware tech company that we used to adore and look up to.

2019 - Apple cancels the AirPower
2020 - Apple cancels the Mac Pro
2021 - Apple cancels the Mac Mini
2022 - Apple cancels the MacBook product line
2023 - Apple no longer produces hardware and becomes a fashion and entertainment company


Oh don’t worry they have come out with new Apple watch bands design

 

[htngwilliam]

This shows that they are a responsible company. They can release any junk but decided not to do so

 

[twosix]

apple's engineering capability is falling behind the koreans and chinese. they have become complacent. sad. hope they dun end up like nokia.

 

[Marcus19]

Good riddance. Never really interested with current way of wireless charging

 

[havealaughclown]

Is it true? Why did they cancel like that! Sad leh..

 

[tec_geek]

Is it true? Why did they cancel like that! Sad leh..

Probably because of the amount of heat generated:

EDIT: https://twitter.com/UlurooSpeaks/status/1111722821871378435

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[TrueBeliever_jh]

RnD is hit-or-miss affair.

the problem is that they announced it before they even fully tested it.

plus, if they come out with it, pretty sure there's other alternatives/copycats which are cheaper and can do the same thing.. it's not competitive out of the gates liked AirPods.




then again they also came out with the butterfly keyboard mechanism... so much for their high standards~

 

[hereiam7788]

This shows that they are a responsible company. They can release any junk but decided not to do so

Yeah, this is the reason why I like about Apple.

Even for foldable phones, if Apple is to really come out something like that, it will be perfect first before they even launch it.

 

[TrueBeliever_jh]

 

[SiaoAngMoh]

This shows that they are a responsible company. They can release any junk but decided not to do so

Like the butterfly keyboard in the laptops?

 

[szeli]

Like the butterfly keyboard in the laptops?

 

[yamakazi51]

If they are responsible and hold themselves to high standard, they wouldn’t even announce it before it is successfully tested. Apple now is full of fluff and no substance, no longer the Apple it used to be.

Feels like one of those kickstarter projects that become vaporware.

 

[yamakazi51]

Like the butterfly keyboard in the laptops?

Touché

 

[htngwilliam]

They have made mistakes but they are brave to admit and kill the project. Other companies may just go ahead and launch an inferior product.

 

[koifishclown]

yah! so good they admitted it!

 

[koifishclown]

why not 1st April bro?

 

[Snoweagle]

Was quite a disappointment as I was awaiting for it for some time. But I also recently bought the Mophie charge stream pad+ so might just have to stick with that now.

 

[lowlowblowfish]

oh no! what a waste....would be disappointed also

 

[szeli]

 too ambitious liao. now become laughing stock