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what's going on Brian Tong here and welcome to the Apple bite for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple last week we looked at the best moments for Apple in 2017 and this week it's going to be about their worst ones now warning if you're the type of person who gets motion sickness shortness of breath or diarrhea when any single negative thing is said about Apple don't watch this now I know you're out there because I read the comments all right let's get to what had to be the biggest loser for Apple in 2017 i OS 11 I Oh s was plagued by bug after bug week after week with one fix after another and these weren't small ones we couldn't see I know mistakes are made we get that but this was a whole nother level now it started with the letter I bug the most front-facing bug that changed letter I into a letter a with a symbol in a box and everyone could see it on Twitter on Facebook really everywhere so Apple fix that with iOS 11.1 but that had the crack Wi-Fi vulnerability that could give access to your files from anyone then that was patched with iOS 11 1.1 which then brought us the it and is bug that autocorrected some users to the words I dot T and I dot s which was quickly fixed with eleven point 1.2 that also fixed the cold weather bug where iPhone tens would become unresponsive in cold weather then came I Oh s eleven point two that would bring Apple pay cash but that switch wasn't flipped on instead iOS eleven point two was rolled out early to prevent a looping bug associated with December the second okay so they finally turn on Apple pay cash a few days later and then a new zero day bug iOS homekit vulnerability was discovered that would allow remote access to smart accessories like your door locks it was plain embarrassing and who knows what else might show up by the time you see this but it's been that kind of a year for iOS 11 and it's the sloppiest and buggiest iOS we've ever seen you could see why it was a loser and it was a bad bad apple alright another low moment for Apple the delay of the home to early 2018 and yes I want them to make sure they get this product right but they're already a distant third in the voice assistant speakers and that gap is only grown after the holiday season with deep discounts on Amazon to echo and Google home platform now if there was a time to be part of the smart home push it was this year an Apple dude they completely missed it on top of that everything we know about the home pod doesn't tell us that we need to have it it's compatible with fewer smart home products there are no skills or abilities Siri has grown up but it's not as smart as Alexa or the Google assistant and it looks like it will only support Apple music natively on lunch so it comes down to it its biggest differentiator will be its sound quality for 3:49 and I never I never underestimate the power of the Apple fanatics but I've had an echo in Google home since day one and three plus years later Apple still hasn't given me a reason to change that okay are you also with me or is this a you know just too painful right now Apple by nation here's a hug to make you feel better thanks Brian I needed that see I know you feel good next up the iMac pro it's out now and Apple delivered on their December timetable nothing is really wrong with the product itself it's a beast but I'm pointing a finger directly at Apple's leadership this one this is the grand vision that they had for the professional desktop of the future for Mac users a beefed up iMac not a modular tower that allows professionals to customize it on the fly with graphics cards sound cards and memory they turn their back on that group with the garbage can design Mac Pro but then Apple didn't release a legitimate upgrade or really anything significant since December of 2013 and what do we get an admission from Apple leadership in April of this year that they are completely rethinking the Mac Pro and it will launch sometime beyond 2017 like when exactly is that who knows I'm happy they realize this now but they alienated their creatives the people that put them on the map without anything for over three years plus now that's light-years in the tech world and the iMac pro is a result of their Mis guided vision of what professionals really want maybe they'll prove me wrong but starting at 4999 bucks I don't think so so what did I miss everybody Oh hold on don't let me forget about the knotch on the iPhone 10 not the iPhone 10 as a whole but specifically then knotch I won't get over it because I'm not gonna settle like Samsung even went in for the jugular I made a TV ad about it but Apple by nation you know how I feel I don't like it at all all right so what were your biggest losers from Apple in 2017 would you put an emoji he's on that list I'd love to hear what you think in the comments and you notice I didn't put the iPhone 10 on either the winners or the losers list I think it's one of the most interesting things that Apple is released in recent years I enjoy it and it's also kind of frustrating at the same time but it isn't an outright success or failure and everyone has different opinions about it guess what that's what makes us all fun for all of us who love tech and if you're angry right now just watch our best moments for Apple of 2017 okay that's gonna do for this week's show we've got more coming for you to keep you warm during the break email us at the Apple bite at cnet.com we're to me at Brian Tong drop your thoughts in the comments below thanks so much for watching we'll catch you all next time for another bite of the Apple