Antony Zheng

I am curious to see what Apple has up its sleeve for the service. They will need to come up with some heavy hitters in order to gain users in an already saturated market. We already have Hulu and Netflix, with Amazon providing streaming when a part of their Prime service. Now it seems that Disney and Apple want to jump into the fold. At some point, the streaming market will become so expensive that it will leave a lot of content un-watched. What looked like a great idea for cord cutters is turning into another cash grab. I get a sense of impending doom when it comes to streaming. What looked like perfection is now becoming a growing pain.

I agree with Apple products being overpriced and underwhelming, however, since the brand is so well known people will still support the service. Also agree with what you said about Apple creating original content. If Apple is able to create their own movies and shows, that will keep customers coming back for more. It will also be Apple exclusive so people will need to sign up for their streaming service in order to watch them. Looking forward to see what steps Apple will take with their new tv streaming service.

I find this very interesting. Leaving dogs unattended in a car has been an arising problem recently. Tesla has definitely taken advantage of this opportunity. However, isn’t leaving dogs unattended in a running car mean the dog owner is irresponsible? This implementation might influence Tesla owners to leave their dogs often since they have this new feature to rely on. I am definitely confused whether to praise Tesla or wag my finger at how they are making humans lazy.

I’m always amazed by Tesla. The other day I was having a conversation about how five years ago I never thought they would take off but now they are a major player in the automotive industry. By adding small features like this, Tesla differentiates itself from competitors and sets trends in the market. Just a few days ago, Tesla released romance mode for Valentines day. It displays a fireplace in the center infotainment screen and plays love songs. Both modes show the advantages of being able to send updates to all Tesla vehicles.

Article about romance mode: https://www.carscoops.com/2019/02/teslas-romance-mode-will-make-hot-collar/

I agree with everyone saying Tesla is brilliant at solving problems and this feature may be small, but it will provide relief for people passing by the car and seeing pets inside. This will benefit both pet owners and regular pedestrians as the owners will know that their pets will be perfectly fine inside the car while the owners are away. Also, pedestrians will not break the car’s window to ensure that the pets are comfortable inside.

Apple has started a trend of high-priced smartphones that most of the other major players are adopting, This has led to a dip in consumer purchases. Furthermore, I also agree the a lack in innovation has also deterred many consumers from trading in old devices or purchasing new ones. However, smartphones continue to be the most popular technology as they are so heavily integrated in our daily lives. I hope that in the future, companies become more innovative to increase interests of consumers.

It is clear to me that innovation in the smartphone industry has decreased in the last 3 years or so. Yes, every new phone, iPhones especially, is better than its early model, but there hasn’t been any new neck breaking features. Also some older phones nowadays seem to be keeping up to speed than before. Perhaps that is one aiding factor to why consumers are not upgrading to the latest models.