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@Zaffar_Nama I cant thank you enough for including Puneet Issar. I missed likes of him in Border 2 and thats when I realised how important he was in Border.

Best Sikh roles portrayed in Bollywood. Every time a WARRIOR 😎🙏

@theprayagtiwari After seeing Ray movie, Raj Kapoor expressed unwillingness to make any movie as he doubted it could ever match Ray’s movie. I thought other filmmakers would feel the same watching #Dhurandhar and #Dhurandhar2‌TheRevenge . Other movies, at least similar genre look extremely pale.

Aditya Dhar has directed just three movies: URI, Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar 2, All were big box office successes, won national awards and grossed over 1500+ crores, People taking his name with Satyajit Ray, Anurag Kashyap and Christopher Nolan is itself an achievement

@5UM8O That is super hilarious. Loved it.

Saara paisa ek bade se W ke niche hai.

@rameenwhile He is outstanding.

@arayaawww Just before Jassi boards the plane back to India and his dialogue exchange with🤫. The king of all twists that was.

If you rewatch Dhurandhar just for that one scene, which scene it will be ??

@ShefVaidya @yrf Each and every other spy movie looks so tiny in front of this juggernaut called #Dhurandhar . Even some of the web series were better than YRF spy universe movies.

Question is, after the gritty realism of #Dhurandhar2‌, will the Indian audience still fall for the @yrf ‘spy universe’ fakery of female ISI agents twerking in a bikini in Maldives?

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman I don’t think we are comparing like to like here. Anyways…😀

@nirav_josh @leehericks @markgurman I was just talking about the big 3 apple, Amazon, Google. Hell, you could throw NVIDIA in there with the Blackwell chips too. 3M, Oracle, Tesla, Space X are all very viable and innovative companies.

Power On: Apple’s AirPods Max 2 is a prime example of a blurring line between marketing and actual innovation. My take on why giving the new model a “2” brand is a stretch. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman These are small value products. In that sense 3M is the biggest innovative company in the world. Nothing wrong in that but you just cannot compare these with Apple.

These were not all updates some were new. These were brand new releases. Credit to you though, I removed all of the ones that's were upgrades. Echo Dot Max: Introduced in early 2026 as a premium version of the Dot, featuring enhanced bass and the AZ3 chip for better AI conversation detection. Echo Hub (2024): A dedicated wall-mounted dashboard for smart home control. Echo Pop & Pop Kids (2023): A new, compact, semi-sphere smart speaker designed for small spaces. Echo Spot (2024): A reimagined version of the classic alarm-clock style Echo with a focused smart display. Kindle Colorsoft (2024/2025): Amazon’s first color E-ink e-reader, featuring a Signature Edition (2024) and a standard model (2025). Amazon Ember Artline (2026): Amazon's first "lifestyle" 4K QLED TV, featuring a matte display and a design that mimics framed art. Amazon Astro (2021/2023): An invite-only home robot for security and monitoring. It became more widely available through 2023–2025. Ring Alarm Pro (2021): A security system that integrates a built-in Eero Wi-Fi 6 router. Always Home Cam (2021): Ring's flying indoor drone camera (released in limited invite-only batches). Alexa+ (2025/2026): A subscription-based, next-generation AI assistant that replaced or enhanced the original Alexa with generative AI capabilities. Alexa.com (2026): A web-based hub for the Alexa+ assistant, allowing AI management from browsers.

@leehericks @Vixlio @markgurman Yes. Well said.

@Vixlio @nirav_josh @markgurman Yearly improvements from M1 to M5 have been really good. Even upgrading the Vision Pro from M2 to M5 really improved pass through video quality. A new product category like iPhone doesn’t come along every year. The glasses…meh, AI? What is so groundbreaking that Apple missed?

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman I thought you started by saying ‘new products’. All these are / were updates.

Here is Amazon's products the past 5 years. Amazon Home Products - 9 Kindle's - 4 Amazon TV Products - 5 Security - 6 Network - 4 Echo Show 21 & Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen): Large-scale wall-mountable smart displays released in late 2024 to late 2025. Echo Dot Max: Introduced in early 2026 as a premium version of the Dot, featuring enhanced bass and the AZ3 chip for better AI conversation detection. Echo Show 11 & Echo Show 8 (4th Gen): Released in early 2026, these are the first displays purpose-built for the advanced Alexa+ assistant. Echo Hub (2024): A dedicated wall-mounted dashboard for smart home control. Echo Pop & Pop Kids (2023): A new, compact, semi-sphere smart speaker designed for small spaces. Echo Spot (2024): A reimagined version of the classic alarm-clock style Echo with a focused smart display. Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022): Updated with improved audio and built-in Eero Wi-Fi mesh extension. Kindle E-Readers Kindle Colorsoft (2024/2025): Amazon’s first color E-ink e-reader, featuring a Signature Edition (2024) and a standard model (2025). Kindle Scribe (2022, 2024, 2025): The first Kindle designed for both reading and writing with a stylus. Multiple iterations including a Colorsoft version (2025). Kindle Paperwhite (11th & 12th Gen): Major updates in 2021 and 2024, including larger displays and faster page turns. Kindle (11th Gen): Released in 2022 and updated in 2024, bringing USB-C and higher resolution to the entry-level model. Fire TV & Tablets Amazon Ember Artline (2026): Amazon's first "lifestyle" 4K QLED TV, featuring a matte display and a design that mimics framed art. Fire TV Stick 4K Select & 4K Plus (2025): Next-generation streaming sticks designed for higher speeds and better AI integration. Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen, 2022): A powerful hands-free streaming box with HDMI input. Fire Max 11 (2023): Amazon’s largest and most powerful tablet to date, featuring a productivity-focused design. Fire HD 10 (2021): A significant refresh of the core 10-inch tablet line. Home Security & Robotics Amazon Astro (2021/2023): An invite-only home robot for security and monitoring. It became more widely available through 2023–2025. Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam (2024): An updated indoor camera with 360-degree panning capabilities. Ring Alarm Pro (2021): A security system that integrates a built-in Eero Wi-Fi 6 router. Blink Mini 2 & Blink Outdoor 4 (2023/2024): Refreshed versions of the affordable, battery-powered security cameras. Always Home Cam (2021): Ring's flying indoor drone camera (released in limited invite-only batches). Networking & Services Eero 7 & Eero Pro 7 (2025): The latest Wi-Fi 7 mesh networking systems. Eero Max 7 (2023): Amazon's first 10-Gigabit Wi-Fi 7 mesh router. Alexa+ (2025/2026): A subscription-based, next-generation AI assistant that replaced or enhanced the original Alexa with generative AI capabilities. Alexa.com (2026): A web-based hub for the Alexa+ assistant, allowing AI management from browsers.

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman Which new products have they released that solve problems?

@nirav_josh @leehericks @markgurman No benchmark, just new products that solve problems. They haven't released anything in years. Google, Amazon, and Meta have all released new innovative products.

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman So what? May be you have some benchmark in mind that after so many years Apple must have a new product or else they ain’t innovating?

@nirav_josh @leehericks @markgurman I'm with you but that was 5 years ago.

@markgurman Apple doesn’t decide prices for third party products. These are misleading headlines. Prices are largely decided by original manufacturers.

Also in Power On: Apple hikes prices of external hard drives in the face of industry shortages. For instance, some hard drives saw prices *triple* on Apple’s website. And a 4 TB SanDisk goes from $500 to $1200. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman Is new product release the only benchmark for innovation? M series chips is a glowing example of Apple innovation.

@nirav_josh @leehericks @markgurman Outside of upgraded devices, what is the last time they released time they released a new product?

@yoonshabnami I loved this song: youtu.be/USyQSwZ_U48?si…

what's a great song written about a woman

@markgurman Isn’t it normal for Apple. Like iPad Air and iPad Pro upgrades are also chip bumps but they get incremental number. AirPods Max 2 looks like the best headphone out there.

@Vixlio @leehericks @markgurman It’s not about fine a fanboy or not, there needs to be a bit of realism in criticism. When you say that outside of phones, AirPods, laptops, Apple has been stagnant…like thats almost the whole company you are talking about.

@leehericks @markgurman You are 100 percent correct. Im a complete and total Apple fanboy, but I feel like some of the other big tech companies have made innovative products that really solve and carry value for everyday problems. Outside of phones, AirPods, laptops, Apple has been stagnant.

@BasicAppleGuy Doesn’t look good at all.

I'll just leave this here... 🫣

@Shirinsmit Not cleaning laptop screens, phone screens, and iPad screens.

What is extremely unhygienic but everyone seems to do it anyway???

@ajeetbharti Yup. Precisely. Literal and visual interpretation was on point.

आदित्य धर ने ‘गां$ में गोली मारने’ को मूर्त रूप दिया है। नमन रहेगा!