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How would the iPhone have evolved if Steve Jobs hadn't died? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/apple@hardware.watch
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (11 children)

The notch never would have happened. I mean, Steve obsessed over the perfect font. You think he would have given that thing the green light?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (6 children)

    yeah prob no notch, and for sure no notch on the laptop. like i understand the notch on the iphone. but why the fuck does a laptop that doesn't even have FaceID need a notch?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I still suspect Apple had plans made for adding FaceID to the MacBook Pro redesign but they couldn’t work out the sensors in time, but the design was already done. Then the notch has already become a design element so now they’re stuck adding it to all new laptops to maintain software parity between models.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Have you used MacOS? Notch is perfect way to add extra space for this OS. You have all options and system icons tucked nicely on its sides and space below is your actual screen that is perfect rectangle.

    Way more useful notch and space it frees than touchbar ever was

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    It's still goofy as hell, though. The notch is there purely to distinguish it from other products. The bezels are more than large enough to fit a webcam. Other manufacturers have even smaller bezels and still manage to fit everything in.

    Dunno, the iPhone notch looked fine to me, but the MacBook one is still silly to me. Maybe something with the sharp corner radius or how large the bezels still are with it in.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    You can't 100% be sure about that, the notch couldn't be avoided with the X unless they didn't add FaceID and only kept a single punch hole camera there

    This, or the iPhone would still have uneven bezels on the top and bottom like before.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    He gave the green-light for the antenna bands on the stainless steel bands for the iPhone 4... he even specifically called them out during the keynote.

    The notch would have gotten a better explanation - the reason they chose the shape, the extra utility of the areas outside the notch, the fact that it gives the iPhone a unique silhouette against other smartphones.

    He hated ugly things that didn't have a purpose.

    The notch had plenty of purpose, if anything he probably would have thrown a fit at first and then declared that it was his idea a day or two later.

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