Personally, I can see where iOS7 caught Apple off guard. It's not like they do this every year or anything.
I know. They re-org and fire people all the time.
Personally, I can see where iOS7 caught Apple off guard. It's not like they do this every year or anything.
I think what RobertMartens was trying to say was that if you have a software project BEHIND SCHEDULE, it's been proven that pouring all the extra developers and extra cash you have won't speed up the schedule.
If the reason something is behind schedule is because of something external, like 'we don't have all Jonny Ive's buttons made yet' - no problem, someone can make the buttons,
And communication issues are compounded exponentially with more developers. With just a few developers (4 or less), people will 'know' what others are doing by overhearing talk through cubicle walls, and by their day to day chat. More than that, meetings are necessary. More than that, or with remote employees, other communications are necessary, thus decreasing the development time.
When he reviewed the iPad mini, he said it was only $30 more than the nexus 7. This is how informed he is.
Edit: $50, not $30. http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/10/30/review-ipad-mini/
I don't see where he said that the Nexus 7 was $50 cheaper. The quote was "If you want to save $50 and buy a cheap-ass tablet, go ahead," which is a pretty general statement that refers to no other tablet in particular. In the directly preceding paragraphs he was discussing an ASUS Windows 8 tablet for comparison, not the nexus 7.
Now not comparing the iPad Mini to the Nexus 7 is indeed not being very thorough.
Jim is the man.
I hope iOS 7 is more than eye candy. My biggest frustration is the lack of possible interactions between apps. I'm tired of copy pasting addresses, URL's, ... and want to create todo's, appointments, message replies, ... without switching apps.
Google Mail is rolling out an update where you can post events to a calendar directly from email. This is the kind of stuff IOS 7 needs, not changing the grain on a bookshelf.
Just as an unannounced product can't be late or delayed, it also can't be on time.
Also, iOS 9 is on time at this point.
Good grief! Hiring more painters to put 6 coats of varnish on my livingroom floor won't get it done any quicker. Software development consists of a series of events, not parallel. A critical path needs to be followed, each step dependent on completion of the previous. Throwing more people at it would only result in something akin to the Apple Maps app.
Renowned Apple journalist Jim Dalrymple
Google Mail is rolling out an update where you can post events to a calendar directly from email. This is the kind of stuff IOS 7 needs, not changing the grain on a bookshelf.
Also, I rescue dogs, so there's that.
Jim
However, for a company that has 140 billion USD....
I know. They re-org and fire people all the time.
Actually, Apple doesn't. Most of their cash horde is not in the US - it is in off-shore tax-haven accounts.
Did you not see the stories that Apple is borrowing money now?
I was referring to the executive ranks.Yes, they do. Like virtually every other company in the world. One neighbor was let go from Apple when a product was end-of-lifed, and the spouse of a colleague was also laid off from Apple.
That's business life on planet Earth - perhaps it's different on your home planet.
Actually, Apple doesn't. Most of their cash horde is not in the US - it is in off-shore tax-haven accounts.
Did you not see the stories that Apple is borrowing money now?
Yes, they do. Like virtually every other company in the world. One neighbor was let go from Apple when a product was end-of-lifed, and the spouse of a colleague was also laid off from Apple.
That's business life on planet Earth - perhaps it's different on your home planet.
He's the father of paths. Thanks to him we can have nested folders. If it wasn't him, we'd keep all our files in the same folder.
I think he also plays guitar sometimes.