awesome! it's Silver ALUMINUM instead of the awful slate color...
No, that's just lighting making it look silver.
awesome! it's Silver ALUMINUM instead of the awful slate color...
That's Apple's (good) problem. They have to speed up the cycles. They used to be able to launch in just a few markets then gradually roll out the rest of the world to beat their revenue numbers quarter after quarter (every quarter, new markets would keep the revenues pouring in). Now they have to roll out to the rest of the world much faster to try to keep beating their revenue targets. And once they've rolled out to much of rest of the world, they have to roll something else out or realize the sales falloff for the period between when it's available everywhere to when the new one is ready to be sold.
In short, the slope of Apple's revenue growth is too steep to keep depending on the products they have to keep setting records. What Apple has been doing is speeding up distribution to new markets to pull what used to be future revenues (by staggering rollouts to new markets) into the present. The problem with this is as described above. Faster rollouts drives record revenues until Apple has rolled out just about everywhere. Then, Apple needs a new version to try to do the same thing again.
What Apple really needs is a next, next big thing... something new to sell to everyone that is not a new version of an existing "big thing". This model of pulling sales forward by rolling out to new markets can only go so far. Eventually, Apple collides with the limitation of launching today in all countries. A next big thing or two can shore up the revenue growth. But what will that next big thing(s) be?
Maybe this is common knowledge and I'm just making incorrect assumptions, but I always thought the "S" in the iPhone 4S stood for "Siri". Why would any future models, midway cycle upgrades or otherwise, need the "S" as part of its moniker?
Maybe this is common knowledge and I'm just making incorrect assumptions, but I always thought the "S" in the iPhone 4S stood for "Siri". Why would any future models, midway cycle upgrades or otherwise, need the "S" as part of its moniker?
O RLY? When was this? Or do you mean to say that "you Think the 12-15 month cycle is too slow."It's been made clear the 12-15 month cycle was too slow.
I'm not sure I understand how 12 months is too slow when most people take out 2 year contracts when they buy these things.
Ah finally. My iphone 5 has all ready a few scuffs and I'm eager for a new phone all ready.
I'm not sure I understand how 12 months is too slow when most people take out 2 year contracts when they buy these things.
Why?
It's been made clear the 12-15 month cycle was too slow. I think we'll see new iDevices every 9 or less months from here on out to keep up.
I'd rather see a NEW iPhone 6, 7, 8, ect. every year, and an "S" as a halfway mark upgrade.
That'd be all well and good if everyone upgraded at the same time every 2 years. Because they don't, some people get a brand new phone that's competitive with other phones on the market and others have to either wait for the next upgrade of said phone or look to the rest of the market which is releasing more and more powerful and viable alternatives. IMHO, the 12 month cycle works for cars but not smart phones, especially not at the frequency at which these things are progressing technologically.I'm not sure I understand how 12 months is too slow when most people take out 2 year contracts when they buy these things.
Maybe this is common knowledge and I'm just making incorrect assumptions, but I always thought the "S" in the iPhone 4S stood for "Siri". Why would any future models, midway cycle upgrades or otherwise, need the "S" as part of its moniker?
No offense, but this is one thing I don't like. Too many people are obsessed with "new" and change for the sake of change. Unless the new phone gives you a feature you need or fixes a problem you have, why do we want/need something new & different?
O RLY? When was this? Or do you mean to say that "you Think the 12-15 month cycle is too slow."
This. A million times this. not to mention all the usual ranting about how they cant meet demand on the current products, yadda, yada, ya.
I am skipping the iPad 4 and will skip the iPhone 5S if there isn't a dramatic bump to hardware and software and design.
I am skipping the iPad 4 and will skip the iPhone 5S if there isn't a dramatic bump to hardware and software and design.
The iPhone 5 should have full capabilities of iOS7 just like the 4S has all capabilities of iO6.