{"id":33573,"date":"2018-09-20T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=33573"},"modified":"2018-09-20T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T18:22:38","slug":"newsletter-issue-971-a-predictable-apple-event-with-a-predictable-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2018\/09\/newsletter-issue-971-a-predictable-apple-event-with-a-predictable-outcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #971: A Predictable Apple Event with a Predictable Outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the run-up to Apple&#8217;s September 12th media event last week, there was speculation aplenty. But most of it coalesced on three new iPhones and an Apple Watch Series 4, the new operating systems under test since June \u2014 and not much else.<\/p>\n<p>This is not to say that Apple&#8217;s announcements were disappointing. 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