Really? Apple and Samsung combined only have around 40% of the phone market.
My opinion. A poll of which brand is more favored would be cool though. Maybe you should start a thread.
Really? Apple and Samsung combined only have around 40% of the phone market.
Who cares. I want Apple to launch great products, and I don't care who does that or who coordinates it, as long as they get the job done in the best of ways.
Or would you prefer Miley Cyrus or Dave Grohl to be the CEO because they have more "entertainment value"?
The hurdle is the content. There is not much at 4k and it will take years to become mainstream.
Apple challenge is more about distribution than actually the quality( 720p/1080p/4k) of the content.
Not sure a TV set is the game changer, but a system to deliver content that you want on demand.
I believe the solution could be in a box (ATV?) and not the TV set itself.
"drinking the kool-aid" is a common metaphor in the US and Canada.
I agree as well that the Mac Pro line will probably be made in the U.S. . Low volume, easy to build, and cheaper to ship the heavy product nationally.
As a business in manufacturing, the cost to move manufacturing to the U.S. is more then just a hourly wage increase. I know most people think that, it is just not the case. The taxes, EPA and local regulations put a huge amount of cost into the mix.
Then, if you actually have a company that succeeds the Unions will start looming.
We are not a business friendly country, manufacturing or otherwise.
It's a sad statement to say that we are not competitive and that we have a government that makes it so. Then this same government complains about the companies that use overseas outsourcing.
I would gladly build in America. Just make it so I don't go bankrupt and can make a profit. Ohh wait profit is a bad word
You make being gay sound like a bad thing. Sorry for making this a PRSI issue, but I don't see how being or even appearing gay affects business decisions. I'm straight, but I don't care if Tim's gay, straight, bi, Christian, Jewish, Muslim or what as long as he's a good person that makes Apple produce good products.
It would be awesome if Dave Grohl were the CEO of Apple
Yep... Way much more thin... with a screen... without any super drive... and with integrated graphics...
Personally, I didn't find Steve Jobs charismatic... He just annoyed me... It's my opinion, even if I'm not allowed to say it...
Freudian slip. Sometimes a fanboy is just a fanboy...Our CEO? Do you work at Apple?
You have made 2.85 posts/day on MacRumors going back to Dec 2006, that seems more bland to me.
AppleTV now does have connections/relationship with MLB and the NBA, do they not?
I am an NBA fan, and my team is the Los Angeles Lakers. I have the NBA League Pass Broadband so that I can watch Laker games (and four other teams of my choosing) from Louisville, KY.
They would still need the NFL (that is the vital sports get), but aren't they getting there?
If it's a 4K TV set, I'm all for it. I am ready to put 1080p TVs behind me even if the content isn't there yet. If it's just a 1080p, Apple-branded TV set, it's going to be a big yawn. I don't care how intuitive the touchscreen remote control is, and I still don't think Siri will work for changing channels.
Which is why I think Apple is going the STB route, not the TV route. If they bring content to your TV a la carte on demand without ads or schedules, that will very easily obsolete the existing television model. Look at what they did to music, making it available to you wherever, whenever, on a track-by-track basis. Music labels hated it, they wanted to sell physical albums, and sell you filler tracks you don't care about. They wanted DRM, they wanted restrictions on devices. Apple has, for the most part, convinced them now that there's a better way. Music was changed forever.
TV needs a similar shake-up. We should throw in movies, too, and why not? People are already not going to the movie theater as often as they used to. It should be relegated to the same crowd who likes going out to hear bands perform live at concerts, a special event, rather than everyday music listening. I think most people are happier watching new releases in the comfort of their own homes. So let's say all TV, all movies, it's all just video content created by a handful of major studios. Let's also accept the fact that everyone now uses DVRs and skips over ads, and even before then, they were leaving the room to urinate, get snacks, or sat around talking with their friends and family, rather than watching ads. The ad-supported television model has been broken for many, many years. It's make-believe, and while the studios have done a good job convincing advertisers that they're providing eyeballs with their video content, it's just not true. They need to adjust their model to either viewer-supported or product placement.
We all know what the future is going to be. Just as music piracy showed that music consumers weren't happy with the state of affairs in the recording industry, TV and movie piracy spurred on by faster and faster internet speeds, shows that video consumers aren't happy with the state of affairs in the television industry. Just as Apple was able to revolutionize the way people buy and listen to music, they can do the same with video. Apple already sells video, but it's not that good. Content is slow to arrive, and it's hardly complete. I know tons of people who use iTunes for music, I don't think I know anyone who uses it seriously for video.
Now, maybe Apple is going to bring out a TV set with a big hard drive in there and a fancy remote and UI, complete with wifi, airplay, all that stuff. But if the Apple TV is remarkable, it's going to be because of the service on the backend. If it's an easy subscription service that gives you unlimited access to all video content under the sun, kind of like a Netflix but with TV shows as they are made and movies as they're released, rather than delayed or restricted, it's going to be good. There can't be ads, because ads suck and I don't think Apple wants to sell ads again. You get the content you want, when you want it, on any device you want, streamed in 1080p for a flat monthly rate. That's great. Alternatively, you buy only what you want and you own it and can watch it how and where you like, and all that content is immediately available as soon as it's available anywhere else.
The point is, the physical TV Apple might sell is just an iPod, and an iPod isn't worth much without iTunes.
What were you expecting/hoping for him to say?Wow so scripted.
Tim Cook hasn't offered anything new. He's on a strick course of setting good PR.
Watch the post interview with Brian Williams & joshua topolskyi of the verge. They pretty much agree that Tim cook was a robot
OK, that's just sad.
That interviewer guy is a joke. Has access to a brilliant CEO and wastes 1/2 his time trying to get insider info. What a douche.
That interviewer guy is a joke. Has access to a brilliant CEO and wastes 1/2 his time trying to get insider info. What a douche.
At people's ordinary viewing distances, I don't think we'll need to go higher than 4K,
just as I don't think we'll ever need an ultra-retina display on our 4" iPhones.
Right now, though, 1080p is inadequate for certain screen sizes and view distances.
8K may happen eventually, but I seriously doubt it outside of movie theaters. We're more likely to get holodecks.
8K may happen eventually, but I seriously doubt it outside of movie theaters. We're more likely to get holodecks.
I can't believe that Brian Wallace really thought that Tim was going to give up any inside info. I was just hoping for more substance, something a little deeper than the standard PR answers.
How is that sad?? Brian Williams has always been a bore to me and him mentioning Kendrick made him less boring!!