Months before the iPhone 5 is expected to launch.........
Apple is expected to release the actual iPhone 5 sometime in September.
People were knocking the IP4's design before it came out as well and then it launched and *poof*... nicest design ever.
It might be lacking some polish but I think that's a lot nicer than my 4. Not that it matters because I always use a case anyway and it looks like that one needs one because glass place like that would shatter in no time.
This means you think the iPhone 3G and 3GS is ugly too because that is pretty much what it looks like to me.Ewwwww, looks über-fugly. The screen is smaller, the body is thicker. Hell no!!!!!!
Ok, that may be, but a family member of mine is a corporate lawyer who often has to deal with copycat manufacturers.Who's going to stop them??!?! Some loophole? LOL, sure, tell the Chinese government to stop allowing the sales of fake Rolex and see how far that gets you.
You should try traveling outside the borders of the US sometime. I'm in Bangkok all week and every electronics stall has fake iPads, fake iPods, iPhone 5, iPhone 5 cases, fake everything. There's no "loophole" it's just not something that is enforced outside of the US. Americans are the most litigious society in the world, and outside the US it's common to see street vendors and even shops all over the mall selling counterfeit merchandise.
I played with their "iPhone 5" knockoff, and for the most part it's crap, just like every other china-model iPhone has been to date... they're laggy and run a simulated java version of iOS. They do have an antennae that pulls out the bottom tho, so u can watch TV on it, hahaha... the only cool thing is it uses a full size SIM, not a crappy-ass microsim... but again if you don't travel outside the US you won't appreciate that as a benefit either.
Huh?
So you want the iPhone 5 to have a handle?
Based on most of the other comments (and voting), it looks like those of us who value ergonomics over cutting edge aesthetics are in the minority my friend. I guess the iPhone is a fashion accessory more than a phone for a lot of people.
fallacy: correlation does not imply causation. many other factors.
not at all. hes talking ergonomics. even apple's hideous "hockey puck" mouse fit in your hand -- yet was not comfortable to use.
Who's going to stop them??!?! Some loophole? LOL, sure, tell the Chinese government to stop allowing the sales of fake Rolex and see how far that gets you.
You should try traveling outside the borders of the US sometime. I'm in Bangkok all week and every electronics stall has fake iPads, fake iPods, iPhone 5, iPhone 5 cases, fake everything. There's no "loophole" it's just not something that is enforced outside of the US. Americans are the most litigious society in the world, and outside the US it's common to see street vendors and even shops all over the mall selling counterfeit merchandise.
I played with their "iPhone 5" knockoff, and for the most part it's crap, just like every other china-model iPhone has been to date... they're laggy and run a simulated java version of iOS. They do have an antennae that pulls out the bottom tho, so u can watch TV on it, hahaha... the only cool thing is it uses a full size SIM, not a crappy-ass microsim... but again if you don't travel outside the US you won't appreciate that as a benefit either.
for sure
on a related note i distinctly remember people on here calling the leaked macbook air design a 'doorwedge that apple would never go for'
then of course when it came out and looked exactly like the 'doorwedge' mockup those same people turned their carts right around and fell over each other in praising 'another great apple design'
Pathetic, and a step backward IMO. If that's what the iPhone 5 looks like then I'll be staying with my iPhone 4 and switching to WP7 when it's upgrade time...
What if it has improved reception? What if it's more comfortable to hold? More durable? Faster CPU? No ? You're going to completely switch platforms because the look is 'a step backward'?
with proper materials and design specs.