With Luma, Sora, and all sorts of Runways appearing everywhere, nothing on the internet can be trusted. The admin walked to the Apple Store…

With Luma, Sora, and all sorts of Runways appearing everywhere, nothing on the internet can be trusted. The admin walked to the Apple Store with his feet, touched the new iPad and Pencil with his hands, and ooh-ahed with his mouth. The Pencil really casts a virtual shadow on the surface of the screen. Absolutely seamlessly and smoothly rendered at the needed angle when the position changes. So Apple. Much Amazing - And what metric will this grow? What user problem does this solve? Have you asked such questions? Come on, come on, let us exhale and say it out loud: a metric is not an insight from the future, but a delayed signal from the past. Why does Apple make such decisions and spend an incredible amount of resources on this? They are not a technology company. Do not be fooled. They are a design company. The cornerstone of their products: "user experience." They keep saying it directly: "Principles for building interfaces that feel like an extension of our minds." And their attitude toward their devices: "It's a hand tool for information and communication. And, it works by marrying our tactile senses with our sense of vision." Shadows from the Pencil are not a thing in themselves, not for the sake of a sticker on the box. This is another design decision smoothing obstacles on the path from the birth of a thought to its transmission.