Unclear if we’ll ever see a paid option for this (hopefully not), but worth the link!

I’ve waitlisted since I’m verified on other platforms–and have an interest in confirming my identity to prevent impersonation.

Forgot to link out to this, but Apple announced their 2025 winners for the App Store Awards. This year’s “App of the Year” is Tiimo, an AI-powered planner and to-do app.

If you’d like to read an easier, scannable list of all the winners: MacStories has you covered!

Mark Gurman at Bloomberg shared Johny Srouji’s memo to staff today, which reads in-part:

I know you’ve been reading all kind of rumors and speculations about my future at Apple, and I feel that you need to hear from me directly. […] I love my team, and I love my job at Apple, and I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.

Safe to say he won’t be leaving Apple. I surmised in my previous commentary that Srouji’s departure could make things worse for the company, following the departures of many executives within the company, so I’m glad to see that reporting was wrong.

Srouji and team are responsible for the Mac’s transition to Apple silicon and, love them or hate them, their work has been 1) incredibly remarkable and 2) made a significant impact on the industry as a whole.

I encourage you to read Gurman’s full story, linked here and above.

Another Tom Scott-related share: Boing!

That is all.

As the title suggests, I’m thinking about taking another break from social media similar to the one I took from February-June of 2024. I don’t know if it’d be as all-encompassing as it was then, but I definitely think it might be time for another reset–at least from my professional accounts.

My personal accounts are probably what I’d stay on. We’ll see, I suppose… was just thinking about it!

As if the Apple leadership exodus couldn’t get any worse, Johny Srouji (SVP of Hardware Technologies) could be the next one out the door¹ according to new reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

At this rate, Tim Cook might not have a leadership team to sit at the table with him at these earnings calls…

1. Previously on NIS: Semi-Brief Thoughts on Apple’s ‘Old Guard’ Heading for the Exits ↩︎

Just letting you know, over the course of the next couple weeks, I’ll be updating my setup page to be more organized and overall just look nicer.

If there’s anything burning you’ve wondered about how I have something set up, send me a message and I might include it on the new page!

Taking that headline on its face: I can’t say that I’m too surprised that this happened, iPhone Air has remained perhaps the weakest selling model amongst the base 17 & 17 Pro/Pro Max line-up this year.

HOWEVER, the headline’s not supported by the fact’s here. There’s more to be said on the “nearly 50%” number MacRumors ran in their headline (their reporting came from “SellCell” which buys devices from consumers¹): looking on popular third-party marketplace Swappa right now, most listings for the device’s base model have it sitting at around $800 and up. On eBay, it’s a similar story, with the cheapest unlocked device I could find sitting at exactly $800² as well with just a quick search.

The article makes no mention of these alternative marketplaces, which generally give a better look at resale value than just one company’s view, and seems to take it as a matter-of-fact view. For me, it really calls into question the ethics that MacRumors holds themselves to.

It’s my opinion the headline should have, instead, read “New SellCell Report Indicates iPhone Air Could Be Depreciating Faster than Other Models” or something similar. The one they have currently, “iPhone Air’s Resale Value Has Dropped Dramatically, Data Shows”, isn’t the complete truth. The two sites I linked show that the story’s a little less grim than MacRumors makes it out to be.

Be careful what you read.

1. So this number, therefore, would only applying to the selling price to a third-party. Not second-hand devices from Swappa, eBay, etc. which more consumers are familar with. I’m not saying SellCell is inherently bad, but to cite it in the headline in such a matter-of-fact way is irresponsible reporting, in my opinion. ↩︎
2. There are cheaper models that aren’t unlocked or are broken, which is impressive for a device that hasn’t been out that long. ↩︎