You're stupid if you buy 1st gen. Wait for the retina iBox.
You mean I may get to queue over night twice? Sweet.
You're stupid if you buy 1st gen. Wait for the retina iBox.
What evidence is there that the lack of optical drive or upgrade options are driven by Ive? Could very well be that Apple sees optical drive as something trending out of the product line and as a result of not having an optical drive they were a able to make a thiner machine that weighed less. I highly doubt the #1 consideration on the new iMac was getting a 5mm edge.
That is all pure guesswork on your part. I don't see a single shred of evidence to back it up.
I can't wait to physical media is dead - furthermore that includes paper and printers, seriously in 2013 I don't understand my printing should be necessary in any situation...
This man is the reason I became and remain an Apple fan. Steve Jobs is a legend but what made me start paying attention was the unibody MacBook Pro and I believe that was Jony's idea among others.
Well so is the assumption that removing an optical drive or not being able to upgrade something is driven by Ive's obsession with thinness. Where is the evidence he gets to decide whether or not you can upgrade certain components in a device? He's not SVP of hardware engineering.
I wonder when he'll actually create something fresh & new to demonstrate his skills? There's been lots of talk, but little to show for it in recent times. Surely he can do better than a stretched out iPhone.
Yes, yes I know... There's the iWatch, but I believe that was already in the pipeline before Steve died. Remember "the five years of products" Jobs supposedly left behind...
If recent rumors are true, the next iPhone will look just like the current one, save for a few millimeters here or there.
This is Apple remember...
I wonder when he'll actually create something fresh & new to demonstrate his skills? There's been lots of talk, but little to show for it in recent times. Surely he can do better than a stretched out iPhone.
Yes, yes I know... There's the iWatch, but I believe that was already in the pipeline before Steve died. Remember "the five years of products" Jobs supposedly left behind...
If recent rumors are true, the next iPhone will look just like the current one, save for a few millimeters here or there.
This is Apple remember...
All I'm saying is I don't think Ive is the final say on whether an product contains an optical drive, FW vs thunderblolt or you can upgrade the ram. I mean what's really different design-wise between the 21" and 27" iMac that would allow you upgrade ram on one but not the other? Seems to me if Apple wanted you to be able to upgrade the ram on the 21" there's nothing in the design that would have precluded them from doing it.ive has become more and more prominent (see your sig) and at the same time we have seen ridiculous limitations on hardware and upgrades in expensive machines. design is become even more important to apple which has led to scratchgate etc
wasnt it in the steve jobs book that at apple they designed the product and it was up to the engineer to make everything fit inside?
you obviously have quite the affection for him but what exactly do you want to credit him with if it is wrong to assume his design control is limiting the products?
and regarding people being sensitive about losing a feature most didnt use then why putting in thunderbolt which looks like its going to take off never. i dont know any mac user around me that used firewire etc etc
Just this video shows how much thought Jony puts into design. Critics can say that Apple is loosing its ground in OS X or iOS is becoming dated. But design is the only thing about Apple that has never been criticized. That's how good it is. Jony is Apple's greatest remaining soul.
So if the iPhone 5 had been taller AND wider that would have been fresh? And why does an iPhone need to look completely different every year? Especially when so many iPhone customers are on 2-year contracts? I don't care if the 5S hardware looks like the 5. iOS 7 is what matters and hopefully we see Ive's influence there.
Apple didn't remove the internal optical drive in order to make the Mac thinner. What is wrong with you people?
This man is a genius. What I wouldn't give to have a one hour conversation with him.