{"id":33906,"date":"2020-10-13T17:38:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=33906"},"modified":"2020-10-13T17:38:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:38:39","slug":"newsletter-issue-1007-apples-tricky-pricing-and-suspicious-claims-mar-iphone-12-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2020\/10\/newsletter-issue-1007-apples-tricky-pricing-and-suspicious-claims-mar-iphone-12-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1007: Apple&#8217;s Tricky Pricing and Suspicious Claims Mar iPhone 12 Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing about Apple\u2019s rollout of the iPhone 12 series and a smaller, cheaper HomePod was surprising. It was a typical overproduced sales pitch that came across as cold, over-rehearsed.<\/p>\n<p>The final scene, of CEO Tim Cook walking towards the camera, was especially artificial. He speaks well, and has a calm, reassuring demeanor, but his delivery is stiff almost as if he\u2019d practiced too much. He should avoid the flourishes, and perhaps speak from his desk to give it more of an aura of credibility.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, none of that diminishes the value of the new gear. Indeed, Apple can make a compelling argument for you to upgrade your iPhones, especially if the unit you have \u2014 from whatever company \u2014 is getting long in the tooth. That\u2019s where the value of the new gear is front and center.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2020\/10\/newsletter-issue-1007\/#rollout\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing about Apple\u2019s rollout of the iPhone 12 series and a smaller, cheaper HomePod was surprising. It was a typical overproduced sales pitch that came across as cold, over-rehearsed. 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