iPad & iPhone User - USA (2019-08)

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it so that a tap suffices to make move the Pencil

between paired devices.

Alternatively, Apple could go the route of the

Samsung Galaxy Note and simply make an Apple

Pencil-like stylus for the Apple Pencil, which I’d be

willing to be would be called the Apple Pencil mini.

The vague wording of Citi Research’s report suggests

this might be the case, but I highly doubt that would

happen. Apple has tried so hard to remove any holes,

weak points, and breakable features from the iPhone,

so I can’t see them drilling in a slot to their oh-so-thin

handset for a losable stylus. As Steve Jobs said in the

full version of the quote, “You lose ‘em, yuck.” Indeed,

I think Apple still has enough respect for Apple’s

complaints about styluses to keep it from ever selling

an iPhone with one built in.

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itso thatatapsufficestomakemovethePencil

betweenpaireddevices.

Alternatively,Applecouldgotherouteofthe

SamsungGalaxyNoteandsimplymakeanApple

Pencil-likestylusfortheApplePencil,whichI’dbe

willingtobewouldbecalledtheApplePencilmini.

ThevaguewordingofCitiResearch’sreportsuggests

this mightbethecase,butI highlydoubtthatwould

happen.Applehastriedsohardtoremoveanyholes,

weakpoints,andbreakablefeaturesfromtheiPhone,

so I can’tseethemdrillingina slottotheiroh-so-thin

handsetforalosablestylus.AsSteveJobssaidinthe

fullversionofthequote,“Youlose‘em,yuck.”Indeed,

IthinkApplestillhasenoughrespectforApple’s

complaintsaboutstylusestokeepitfromeverselling

aniPhonewithone builtin.

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