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Title: Apple 2019 year in review: A breakout year for services Post by: HCK on December 23, 2019, 04:05:12 pm Apple 2019 year in review: A breakout year for services
<article> <section class="page"> <p>In 2018, Apple seemed to primarily address long-held grievances of its fans. Long-overlooked products were finally updated, a smart speaker (suspicious by its absence from Apple’s portfolio) was launched, and iOS 12 put a big emphasis on performance and reliability.</p><p>This year took Apple in an expected but still exciting new direction. Product updates were welcome but not surprising, and the company didn’t enter a new product category. Instead, the company’s big push into services defined the year. That, and a rough set of software launches.</p><p>Here are the hits, misses, and major releases from Apple in 2019.</p><h2 class="toc">Operating System snags</h2> <p>While there’s a lot to like about iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 (https://www.macworld.com/article/3399866/ios-13-features-release-date-beta-how-to-install.html), it’s hard to see them as revolutionary. Features like Dark Mode, better Siri voice, a swiping keyboard, and a new CarPlay interface are less about innovation and more about finally addressing grips that customers have had for years.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3489506/apple-2019-year-in-review.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple 2019 year in review: A breakout year for services (https://www.macworld.com/article/3489506/apple-2019-year-in-review.html#tk.rss_all) |