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Apple to Hold Media Event on September 7th, 2011?
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I was thinking the same, Apple has something up their sleeve.
Its like they did with the AIR, they took longer than usual to update but when they did they blew everyone out of the water.
We are totally getting a Quad-core
I believe it is a single day event. It takes a day or so in advance to prep and hang posters, etc. But I don't think anything goes on beyond announcement day.
To each their own. The lack of MMS and any kind of document editing was the deal breaker for most. For me the list goes on and on. The first iPhone was a featureless brick compared to the Treo 600 let alone the 700w or 750p.
Apple hit the right marks when they gave the iPhone what 90% of the masses wanted, a nice phone with full web browsing, and iPod, and email that could make calls most of the time.
But the Treo was a heavy lifter until the iPhone 3GS
I use a 3GS but my boyfriend uses a 4 on AT&T in Upstate NY - No antenna issues or dropped calls. Several of my friends have the 4 as well on AT&T and have no issues. It's regional.
For me to go back to an iPod it would have to at least have Bluetooth. Being able to resume my music in my car where I left off without even taking my phone out of my pocket is just too convenient.
Also, Wifi would be nice so you could do a wireless sync...But even still I don't think I would buy a classic.
Apple could hold it at their campus too if they wanted, but there's less room for press there.
Yes, but you totally missed OP's point that I was responding to. OP was definitive in that NO phone was worth switching carriers. The argument wasn't over the phone, but the carrier.
I agree "to each his own," but OP did not, and that was the bone I had to pick. It was a difficult decision for me to dump my Treo 700p for the original iPhone b/c the Treo did have more functionality, but once I made that decision the fact I had to switch carriers was never a factor.
My iPhone 4 has only quit Skype calls for me so far (but then I probably had only a total of a handful of dropped non-Skype calls in the last ten years with any kind of phone).
True true and good call. I should have looked at my own wording. The only reason I've stayed with Sprint so long was actually the iPhone being the best, but the less featured device on the market. I've only started playing with the idea now because the iPhone has caught up and in many cases (esp. in apps) surpassed the market. Switching carriers is really left up to deciding how much one is willing to pay.
First of all, it wouldn't be at Moscone. Apple only rents that facility for WWDC.
The media events are just one day, with a 1.5-2 hour stage presentation. However, they require 2-3 days of setup and the day after to teardown. They couldn't just book the Yerba Buena theatre for one day.
When they do a Tuesday event at Yerba Buena, there's activity the Friday before: event contractors (e.g., A/V), wireless access points, etc. They don't just show up on Monday morning and slap everything together. My guess is they set up Friday and Saturday, take Sunday off, then do a dry run sometime on Monday.
If Apple uses the town hall facility on their campus, all that activity is cloaked from the general public. As someone else mentioned, it's a smaller venue so fewer invitations would go out; the B-Listers would be shut out.
They want a decent sized venue for the iPhone announcement. After all, the iPhone is their cash cow, they want maximum coverage.
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Ugh! I am afraid this will be the case. This might help in their attempt to lower the amount of people who "borrow" music.
Wishing for...
Not that it will happen, but I'd like to see the iPod Classic with Airplay. Many of my friends (myself included) own an ATV2, and when we hang out we mostly listen to music. To be able to have the classic with ALL my music (Which does fill up the classic) and just easily bring it to whatever friend's place and easily stream it! At least with the "cloud" I will have access to it...but still a pain to download it first.
Not that it will happen, but I'd like to see the iPod Classic with Airplay. Many of my friends (myself included) own an ATV2, and when we hang out we mostly listen to music. To be able to have the classic with ALL my music (Which does fill up the classic) and just easily bring it to whatever friend's place and easily stream it! At least with the "cloud" I will have access to it...but still a pain to download it first.
I bet Steve will walk onto the stage and announce the iPhone 5, with the A5 chip, running iOS 5.
Because it's simple. How much does Steve care about simplicity?
Who at Apple do you think decides the product naming convention, the marketing message?
If you don't know the answers to those questions, you fundamentally do not understand Apple and the person who leads the company.
Down in the dfw metroplex, ATT seems superb when it comes to service. It's probably why literally everyone here has an iPhone. Literally...