I think a couple analysts predicted colors for iPhone 5S.
You know analysts...but I think that one makes sense. More colors like the iPod touch much like what Windows phones have. Can attract more younger customers and kids.
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Thinner, Lighter 5th Generation iPad to Arrive in March 2013?
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I think a couple analysts predicted colors for iPhone 5S.
You know analysts...but I think that one makes sense. More colors like the iPod touch much like what Windows phones have. Can attract more younger customers and kids.
What's Left to Do?
There's but so much that can be done with the design or even the "guts" to make any new iteration a "wow" thing like the first iPad. I have the 2 and will probably stick with this one until there is a compelling reason to upgrade. LTE is, but not enough to justify me spending another $900.
There's but so much that can be done with the design or even the "guts" to make any new iteration a "wow" thing like the first iPad. I have the 2 and will probably stick with this one until there is a compelling reason to upgrade. LTE is, but not enough to justify me spending another $900.
Be happy with you have people. No need for the latest and greatest. I'm working on a 2010 MacBook Pro I have no intention of replacing in the near future. My iPhone 4 is still fine. I love my new iPad Mini. I have a 2006 iMac at home my kids and I love to use.
If only I can quit upgrading my cars so often.
If only I can quit upgrading my cars so often.
Apple, without Steve Jobs, unable to innovate, now must turn to product turnover to keep sales up and thus maintain its stock price.
Problem with these time scales if they are true, is its going to drive down re-sale price of apple products even more every new product, suddenly everyone will be trying to sell "last months model" to get next months
The new glued-shut iMacs, ignoring the Mac Pros, overly eager release schedules, and a complete lack of actual "innovation", not good, if the windows PC makers get their act together being windows 8, apple could find itself as an expensive joke in a few years.
Problem with these time scales if they are true, is its going to drive down re-sale price of apple products even more every new product, suddenly everyone will be trying to sell "last months model" to get next months
The new glued-shut iMacs, ignoring the Mac Pros, overly eager release schedules, and a complete lack of actual "innovation", not good, if the windows PC makers get their act together being windows 8, apple could find itself as an expensive joke in a few years.
I have a launch Gen 3, returned a launch mini, and will definitely wait for the Ipad 5. I hope it is Spring 2013. Other than the lack of the pocket size, it sounds good.
Apple was falling massively behind competitors with an annual release cycle...
There comes a point where you can't dangle incremental updates annually and think people will still think they're a big deal.
I say it does happen. I think they're going to stop the annual iPhone too... they kind of need to, because they're the only company that does this still. The new galaxy S is poised to hit, and look how successful the S3 has been.
Now if they could just figure out how to do decent web services...
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Held off buying an iPad 4 figuring there would be a 5 around the corner.
Lol good choice.
Kinda feel bad but still really funny for those that had an iPad 3 and bought the 4 and now the 5 is coming out.
lol
The only people can satisfy their 'NEED' for the latest and greatest are the rich kids with their trust funds. Fine, do what they want to waste their own cash.
But if anyone else does it, they will be in the poor house very soon.
Is EVERYTHING in your house/apartment the VERY LATEST? Do you trade in your car every year? When the next model toaster comes out, do you buy it? OMG, a new color towels at Target! Throw away my old towels, get the new ones!
Seriously, anyone who upgrades 'just to upgrade' and 'just to impress others' or 'for the 10% speed increase when all they do is play games' is either loaded, and that's fine, or not and a very sad individual.
Someday, if Apple released the iPad 5 as an incremental update, and never announced it, just silently replacing the iPad 4th generation stock with iPad 5th generation stock.... and you found out a week later.. would you litter the message boards with, 'OMG! Apple sucks! They can't do this to me! The travesty of me having week old technology!'
I don't need the latest and greatest, I bought the iPad mini and as it's my first iPad I do like it. But according to every review it has a major flaw; no retina display. If the next mini won't have one either I don't feel the need to update but if it does and it comes out less than 6 months from my purchase for the same price, you must understand how me and others would feel. I hope I can sell this one for about 200 then but I feel it will not have a good resale value.
They came out with the iPad 4 when they did to support iPhone 5 buyers with an iPad that shared the Lightnng connector. It would have been foolish for them to have an iPhne 5 purchaser bUy an iPad too and have an incompatible connector. The faster processor was just icing on the cake.
Besides, Cook and Ivy both said that Apple would/wouldn't release products when/until they were "ready", not rushed out or held back to meet some arbitrary release date. I guess twice bitten twice shy with the Siri beta and Maps?
Besides, Cook and Ivy both said that Apple would/wouldn't release products when/until they were "ready", not rushed out or held back to meet some arbitrary release date. I guess twice bitten twice shy with the Siri beta and Maps?
There was a time when I absolutely had to have the latest model of everything and anything less made me feel inadequate somehow.
Then I stopped being retarded.
Still enjoying my iPad2 and iPhone 4S
I was the same way. After apple and and technology in general always coming out with upgrades every year, it's just a waste of money to keep up. If it ain't broke, why fix it?
I am curious how much longer this gadget frenzy is going to last. My suspicion is that at one point in not the distant future (also with the eminent death of the retarded American suburbia model) people will migrate from virtual past time via devices to a strong appetite for the real live experiences. There will be boredom on the net, text messaging, looking at the world trough a digital camera, sex on Skype will no longer cut it and will be reserved for the poor. Then, from the perspective of time people will realize how much of their life they have wasted worrying about something as absurd as a retina, screen sizes and a new plug.
I went from the ipad1 to the 3, skipped the 2 altogether and until there is some form of REAL upgrade (e.g. retina was a big jump in quality) I won't be bothering. Thinner, lighter, BIG DEAL.... It's light and thin enough now, I don't have any problems sticking my ipad3 in my backpack and its not even heavy enough to notice.
Apple need to stop with the 'baby steps' upgrades, it's starting to annoy Joe Public... I can see the warning signs already.
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Apple need to stop with the 'baby steps' upgrades, it's starting to annoy Joe Public... I can see the warning signs already.
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I can't believe all the whining and moaning. ****. When Apple releases a new iPad or iPhone it doesn't make the one you have any less great or usable. A decade ago everyone was mad at Apple for too few HW updates, now you're bitching about the opposite. Be happy with what you have and the fact you can afford it. If you can't afford Apple then get Android or nothing. I but an Apple tower every six or seven years because I can't afford to keep up and really don't care. My 2006 1,1 MacPro is fantastic and I'm sure the iPad 1 is just fine.
Well I don't really feel bad. Pretty excited, got an iPad 1 right here...and just waiting for March to upgrade this with Retina iPad Mini.
2 years and 3 months pretty good for an iPad 1.
You aren't required to buy every time.
Contrary to the conspiracy the old ones do keep working after a new one is launched
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iPad T-1000. It's going back in time to terminate the competition before they even get started
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Jedi mind tricks.