I actually seem to have lost my iPhone 1 headphone adapter, which bums me out. It was from belkin, or griffin, don't remember which.
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10 Years Ago Today: Steve Jobs Introduces the iPhone
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really. Im a working creative professional. I kn ow several others whos 2016 MacBooks are working just fine for them.
I remembered well when the first iPhone came out. Was impressed for the time but I wasn't going to switch carriers to spend more money for a phone. She I went with android instead. Of course android was a major mess and I went through many of them trying to get one that works right and lasts a long time. Sometimes twice in one year. 2013 is when I got my first iPhone (iPhone 5) after carrier exclusivity ended and the use of android for me got on my last nerve. It's 4 years later and I am still using the iPhone (iPhone 6S) over android. Though I did try android briefly again in 2015 and met disappointment again yet it was a Better experience than before. Long lasting, consistent performance, guaranteed software updates that can extend the life of an older device and decent support provided one pays for the extended warranty. Today I hope that the next iPhone is a dramatic improvement without losing familiarity. I do hope iOS 11 gets more customizable or more open. Android is giving it a run for its money (except that it's still fragmented) and I may put the iPhone on hold to try out android again. However I believe that the outrageous price of an iPhone is well worth it since it's so damn reliable. Like right now because the phone works, and because they are all expensive, and I know I will get updates, I do not have any want to upgrade.
Shortly after I got the first iPhone I went on a cross country trip from NC through MI, CO, AZ and back to CA. I used the maps app, the weather app, took and received calls, and just started to use text messaging. It was a magical experience not only because what the device could do, but it did it EVERYWHERE, mobile! Thanks Apple.
2007 - "Nobody wants a stylus, lets not use a stylus"
Today - Lets use the Apple Pencil.
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Seriously though this is how you do a keynote. Make it fun to watch, poke a joke or two. Make the people eat out of the palm of your hand. Jobs was the master of this. Cook and co today just can't do it as well.
Today - Lets use the Apple Pencil.
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Seriously though this is how you do a keynote. Make it fun to watch, poke a joke or two. Make the people eat out of the palm of your hand. Jobs was the master of this. Cook and co today just can't do it as well.
You are seriously mistaken if you think having unlimited resources means you can do whatever you want.
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To be fair SJ was talking about a phone....not a pencil designed to work with a drawing app on an iPad.
Sheez an original iPhone? Keep hold of that whatever you doSome people just live for negativity. It must be strange walking around inside those heads. Enjoying depression?
I still have my original iPhone but I doubt it works now. I may have to buy a 30 pin DONGLE (!!!) and try charging it up
Sure in your vacuum of a world where everyone who buys an iPhone upgrades every two years AND Apple never attracts any more new iPhone users to it's platform you would have flat sales year after year, but let's say the world doesn't work like that. Let's say for example the world works like this...
You have a core base of users who upgrade every two years this base remains relatively stable maybe a slight growth over time. However, the bulk of your historical year over year growth comes from NEW users not repeat upgrades, this means that your growth will become slower and slower and may even go negative as the market reaches saturation due to the fact that your growth driver is shrinking.
EXAMPLE:
Say 50 previous users upgraded to the new phone and 50 people bought their first iPhone last year, you sold 100 iPhones. Now say this year 55 people upgraded, but only 40 people bought new, uh oh you only sold 95 iPhones. Even while your core user base grew (the people who upgraded), the slow down in new users caused your sales to decline year over year.
Now, there's a lot of reasons why sales could decline. It could be lack of interest in the product, poor marketing, higher competition in the space, or the market is overly saturated and there's simply not as many new users to sell to as there were previously.
Make sense?
The keynote presentations speakers definitely need coaching lessons. I'm Sure they get them. But it's not working. I love Apple but even I am so tired of:
'Magical'
'Best ever 'insert product' yet'
'We are thrilled'
'Courage'
Can't remember the others but why is noone guiding at least Tim in how he comes across. I can literally hear the stock price heading south whenever he talks. And I have immense respect for him.
I wish Tim read these forums, though I'm sure he's somewhat busy. It just needs a few changes in how they deliver their product presentations.
I literally have my head in my hands when he speaks sometimes. As I know he's rubbing people the wrong way with his choice of words. And of course he doesn't mean too but language and perception are so important.
Personally, no. I attribute the decline due ot great performance from the older devices. I have a 5S and it works wonderfully, using the latest OS great battery life even after 4 years. Most people are upgrading at 3-4 years now versus 2 and since carrier subsidies have left, people are more cautious how they spend their money.
Let's be honest... the iPhone 4 was technically the THIRD iPhone (design wise). It was a major update, but to say that was the biggest update we'll ever see or have EVER seen is crazy...
There have been great
I was 15 at the time and didn't have a phone for several months because my brother wouldn't pay the Sprint bill Lol. So I told my mom "ok I'll go without a phone, but I want that iPhone and to be added to your AT&T account
June 29th comes around and I'm a proud owner of a 4GB iPhone on her dine and haven't looked back.
Now I'm 25 on my own cell phone plan with Verizon and on the iPhone Upgrade Program w/ a 7 Plus Black 128GB.
I don't care what others say...the 7 Plus is a great device and has that same magic that all the other iPhones I have owned had. I have owned all of them except the original, 3GS, and 4S.
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I think the same notion applies today. While the Apple Pencil is technically a stylus, it is not the primary input method for the iPad Pro. That was what Steve was speaking against. It was impossible to effectively use a Palm OS or Windows Mobile device without a stylus. iOS was and is to this day designed to be used with a finger. The Apple Pencil is the exception to the rule for most people.I miss Steve. Still gives me chills watching this...
Best quote of the video: 'Who wants a stylus?'
Err...
Steve sold what he had. Why bother going onstage and talking about all the stuff your product could do down the road? That basically means you failed.
I love my Apple Pencil/iPad Pro combo, but there's no way I could use it with an iPhone - even the plus-sized iPhone.
Jobs was unique. He was a visionary. He had some crazy ideas, but he made them work.
Who is going to buy a pc in a box for their home? What? A device that fits in your pocket that you can "download" music to? A touch screen phone? Good luck with that! Even the people in his own company didn't think that his ideas would work. He found a way to make it work.
The issue with Apple now is there is no visionary. Just a bunch of men in suits trying to milk the most out of the products he left behind, for as long as they can...
Who is going to buy a pc in a box for their home? What? A device that fits in your pocket that you can "download" music to? A touch screen phone? Good luck with that! Even the people in his own company didn't think that his ideas would work. He found a way to make it work.
The issue with Apple now is there is no visionary. Just a bunch of men in suits trying to milk the most out of the products he left behind, for as long as they can...
I still get goosebumps listening to Steve talk. Such a great presenter and had the ability to really make the audience hang on each and every word. The announcements today from Cook and Company are so weak compared to what Steve was able to do. I still have my original iPhone which I stood in line overnight for. I powered it up the other day and it still works
I was previously "devout" windows only guy before this announcement. This is the product that changed my opinions on the brand.
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