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After planning to include the new capabilities in iOS 26.4 — an operating system update slated for March — Apple is now working to spread them out over future versions, according to people familiar with the matter. That would mean possibly postponing some features until at least iOS 26.5, due in May, and iOS 27, which comes out in September.
There are 2 things to takeaway from this.
- Apple's likely over correcting - once smitten, twice shy style.
However, I like Apple products because they are polished. As a patron, I will accept the delay as the cost to pay for polish. I am not a patron of Siri, so I will reserve judgement. Yet, I do trust Apple's judgement of when a product is "done."
Apple is very set in their old processes and release cycles. But OpenAI ships major new features multiple times a month. I don’t see how Apple can be competitive in AI unless they rethink how they work and release software.
2. I don't know what to think of this. It is true that just like Google, facebook, Amazon and their ilk, Open AI is also a fast shipper.
Yet, I also akin their product polish to that of Google and their ilk. They are good enough, for most purposes, but they often show their jagged edges a LOT more than Apple products (exception: Siri).
I think LLMs allow gains to develop features faster. However, based on my experience I don't see any time gained in the chasm between "good" and "polished."
I am open to change my mind if you have counter examples. Please let me know. 🙏