Apple 'Blown Away' by iPhone 5 Pre-Orders

[MacNut]

What do you want your phone to do?

Please, dazzle me with your innovative input on this "subtle upgrade", at least that's how I see it by reading the last 20 post from you.

I want Apple to stop simplifying my experience. I feel that they are dumbing down the tech I want to feed the masses. That is fine if Apple wants to put profits over function. All I know is I am growing tired of the way Apple does things. Is there a perfect phone out there, I don't know but I don't think the iPhone is it. At least not anymore.

 

[Oracle1729]

Loosen and turn the distributor, using a timing light. That's how you do it on both a OBD-less car and a OBD enabled car. 😕

Damn, I can't find the distrubtor in my car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_ignition#Electronic_ignition

Anyway, on topic, I can't wait to see the actual sales figures and not just that they sold out in an hour. It wouldn't surprise me if the 5 really does beat the sales records even though there really isn't any difference between a 4S and a 5 and the 5 is still years behind the competition. Apple has a ton of brand recognition and they're showing that's all it takes to top the charts with no substance.

 

[blackcrayon]

Damn, I can't find the distrubtor in my car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_ignition#Electronic_ignition

Anyway, on topic, I can't wait to see the actual sales figures and not just that they sold out in an hour. It wouldn't surprise me if the 5 really does beat the sales records even though there really isn't any difference between a 4S and a 5 and the 5 is still years behind the competition. Apple has a ton of brand recognition and they're showing that's all it takes to top the charts with no substance.

Remember the same "genius logic" that said the 4S was the same as the 4 so it wouldn't sell? Well the 5 is more different than the 4S than the 4S was to the 4. So that should tell you something.

 

[trigger206]

Do you want me to send you back to where you were?!? UNEMPLOYED!!!!! IN GREENLAND!!!!!!

-No more rhymes now, I mean it.

-Anybody want a peanut?

 

[TMay]

You're wrong. I'm typing this from my MBP 13", with my SGSIII in my pocket. I hate the blandess of ios and love the functionality and freedom of android. However I like the hardware of the macbook and OSX is a very streamlined OS. Just because you have to like both doesn't mean other people have too. I enjoy my macbook yet I hate iPhones. Just thought I'd let you know, also I'm not the only one like this on this board, or anywhere else.

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I'd just like to comment, that Android owners are generally more technologically advanced and knowledgable than iPhone owners. Look at the software community based around android compared to iOS. Not to be sexist, but there is a reason so many women use iphones.

Is it even important to be technologically advanced to pick a phone? Aren't we really just picking a tool and ecology that matches our lifestyle and validating it against that? Isn't your desire to be on the bleeding edge no different?

And BTW, you are sexist, considering that Android powers most of the free and prepaid phones of the world so naturally, more women users of Android than the iPhone. I recall a photo of a line of buyers for a new Android at a retail store in the U.S.; no females to be seen. What's wrong with that picture? Isn't it as likely that Android owners are either obsessive/compulsive gadget freaks or are just looking for the cheapest phone?

I'm an engineer, male, old, and I've never even owned a cellphone, but I'm happy to sit down with Solidworks, or program my machine tools, or browse the internet for technical information. I'm finally going to breakdown and get an iPhone 5 even though I prefer the peace of not being connected all day long as some are.

Why an iPhone? In my extended family, it's what is by far the most popular device, and frankly, I like the look of the metal build. Does that make me shallow or appreciative?

Oh, and the reason that you are sexist? My 7 yo grandniece received an iPod Touch and proceeded to figure out how to use it for making phone calls to her girlfriend using a wireless headset. Big parental surprise that was. That and my best friend's teenage daughter can blind text on her 3GS under her desk a school. Have you mastered that?

Maybe girls only want to master what they need to on a phone, not create or recite a liturgy of meaningless specs for the Holy Order of Geeks as some do.

Now would be a good time to stop with the generalizations.

 

[bushman4]

Some people by a phone to be cool. others buy it to make friends drool. But in the end, your phone is like your best friend so its important to buy on what you feel comfortable with.

 

[Dogface]

I like the iPhone 4S I own but the promise of an even faster experience, makes it hard to resist the 5. I'll wait a couple of weeks, see what the general consensus is and then start pimping my girlfriend out.

 

[whitesand]

I really think apple needs to stop waging this war on weight and thickness. I think most people would prefer a larger battery, than a fragile phone made with an average battery.

Fragile phone ? The new iphone is stronger than its predecessor.

 

[UNMENINU]

The death if apple.

During the past few years Apple has been like the universe, ever expanding and never ending. Apple delivers the perfect products to the harshest critics. To many, especially from the business side, they are the 20 year starting pitcher. The Darek Jeter of corporate gain. But, I fear they are the definition of perfect poison. They leave practically every consumer demanding their products. They are Britney Spears without a head. Their success could be their downfall. Insurmountable profit gain every launch could lead ever increasing need that someday may never be filled. Infinite success...Infinite need... Impossible demand. That being said I will happily give them access to my bank account until that day comes.

 

[biscuitsxluv]

I want Apple to stop simplifying my experience. I feel that they are dumbing down the tech I want to feed the masses. That is fine if Apple wants to put profits over function. All I know is I am growing tired of the way Apple does things. Is there a perfect phone out there, I don't know but I don't think the iPhone is it. At least not anymore.

Why? Thanks to the iPhone it appeals to those who are not tech savvy such as older parents, my husband and children too! 🙂 I love the simplicity of it. Why make things complicated? Leave that to desktop and laptop, just my opinion. 😱

 

[whitesand]

Damn, I can't find the distrubtor in my car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_ignition#Electronic_ignition

Anyway, on topic, I can't wait to see the actual sales figures and not just that they sold out in an hour. It wouldn't surprise me if the 5 really does beat the sales records even though there really isn't any difference between a 4S and a 5 and the 5 is still years behind the competition.

Years behind ? The iphone 5 is more like years ahead of the competition....There's a reason why it sells so well...It's better.....and folks want the real thing not plastic copies of the real deal..

 

[blackcrayon]

I like the iPhone 4S I own but the promise of an even faster experience, makes it hard to resist the 5. I'll wait a couple of weeks, see what the general consensus is and then start pimping my girlfriend out.

Exactly. Somehow the logic of "hmm, the iPhone 4 or 4S were great... I like them the best out of what's out there, even considering what the latest Android or Windows Phone has to offer... What's this you say? The iPhone 5 is an improvement in almost every single way a device could be improved? Count me in!" is lost on some people.

 

[Aragornii]

And a zoo comprises animals. It is not comprised of them.

And when you say "it's my forte" there's only one syllable in "forte".

And don't say you're nauseous, because nauseous things are those that make others sick. The word is "nauseated".

Finally, pandas only appear in odd numbers. If you see an even number of pandas, there is always one you have overlooked.

And the correct pronunciation of "err" is ur, not air. As in to ur is human, not to air is human.

Short-lived has a long i. Sounds more like "nine lives" not "it lives."

Also, "begging the question" does not mean raising a question. Contrary to what every single US newscaster believes, begging the question is when an argument's conclusion assumes its premise (similar to circular reasoning). Every time someone on TV says "that begs the question..." they're doing it wrong and it's annoying.

Any other off-topic language pet peeves?

 

[KnightWRX]

Damn, I can't find the distrubtor in my car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_ignition#Electronic_ignition

Hum... Electronic ignition cars have distributiors. 😉 Do you mean Digital Electronic Ignition and Direct Ignition ? (it's right there in your own wikipedia link... shame...).

That has nothing to do with a car being OBD-less though. OBD and Digital Electronic Ignition both have nothing to do with one another. Honda shipped OBDI and OBDII a/b enabled vehicules quite some time before digital electronic ignition. Basically, the coil/distributor assembly are still there even though the distributor has a few sensors to talk to the onboard diagnostic computer.

IE, OBD-less or not has nothing to do with timing adjustment, that was my point and quite off-topic. 😉

 

[MacNut]

Years behind ? The iphone 5 is more like years ahead of the competition....There's a reason why it sells so well...It's better.....and folks want the real thing not plastic copies of the real deal..

It sells so well because it has an Apple logo on it.

 

[Adidas Addict]

OK, I'm going to call out anyone who keeps using the word "literally" inappropriately.

Skateboards and bicycles are not run by computers.

The automatic mechanical watch I'm wearing is not run by computers.

My sneakers are not run by computers.

The tree outside my house is not run by computers.

Dogs are not run by computers.

My toilet is not run by computers.

"Literally" is not a generic word simply used to add emphasis. Don't do that, you're better than that.

And while you're at it, definitely don't pronounce the term et cetera like "ex setra" because then I will literally have to punch you in the nose.

😛

Please add the idiotic ignorami that say "could care less", think about please, the 'nt costs you nothing!

 

[portishead]

Not to be sexist, but there is a reason so many women use iphones.

That's extremely sexist. You really should apologize for making such a dumb statement.

 

[KnightWRX]

Years behind ? The iphone 5 is more like years ahead of the competition....There's a reason why it sells so well...It's better.....and folks want the real thing not plastic copies of the real deal..

Years ahead ? Apple and the competition are pretty much neck and neck. Apple borrows ideas and catches up in some instances, the competition does in others.

No one is years ahead or behind of anyone else.

 

[macosxuser01]

Must of you guys got to remember that people choose the iPhone for how simple the OS it runs. iOS > Android (all 200+ versions of them)

 

[KnightWRX]

Please add the idiotic ignorami that say "could care less", think about please, the 'nt costs you nothing!

Too bad he's wrong about people using Literally :

lit·er·al·ly/ˈlitərəlē/
Adverb:
1. In a literal manner or sense; exactly: "the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the traffic circle".
2. Used to acknowledge that something is not literally true but is used for emphasis or to express strong feeling.

I'm literally amazed someone would say the word was used wrong when they haven't bothered to check its definition first. 😉 😀

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Must of you guys got to remember that people choose the iPhone for how simple the OS it runs. iOS > Android (all 200+ versions of them)

And some of you guys need to realise that some people choose the iPhone because they don't want to give up their investment in the Apple ecosystem. Apple did a great job at creating a locked-in system.

 

[portishead]

OK, I'm going to call out anyone who keeps using the word "literally" inappropriately.

Skateboards and bicycles are not run by computers.

The automatic mechanical watch I'm wearing is not run by computers.

My sneakers are not run by computers.

The tree outside my house is not run by computers.

Dogs are not run by computers.

My toilet is not run by computers.

"Literally" is not a generic word simply used to add emphasis. Don't do that, you're better than that.

And while you're at it, definitely don't pronounce the term et cetera like "ex setra" because then I will literally have to punch you in the nose.

😛

If you let silly stuff like this bother you, you shouldn't be on the internet.

 

[macosxuser01]

Years ahead ? Apple and the competition are pretty much neck and neck. Apple borrows ideas and catches up in some instances, the competition does in others.

No one is years ahead or behind of anyone else.

I agree with some of that but Apple's OS, Mac OS X has always been ahead of Windows. Must of the other companies steal off of Apple. So in that regrade I disagree but on the other hand iPhone 5 is neck and neck with S3 however, people will choose iPhone over S3 because iOS

 

[bt2184]

Android users boast about how Android has had this and that for a year already. What they forget is that the vast majority of Android users are on free or nearly free android phones that are laggy, seldom-updated with poor battery life and an awful user experience. This is where Apple is going to get many new customers from.

I took a chance on a free android phone 2 years ago and have regretted it ever since. It' barely a step up from my dumb phone. I frequently have to remove the battery to get the phone to start working again. It lags horribly, is jumpy, frequently doesn't recognize my touch inputs. I'm just itching to get a real smart phone and will not take another a chance on Android for 2 more years.

 

[richman555]

Apple is driving the smartphone and tablet industry, everyone else is just reacting and copying.

 

[Oracle1729]

Years behind ? The iphone 5 is more like years ahead of the competition....There's a reason why it sells so well...It's better.....and folks want the real thing not plastic copies of the real deal..

Really? Is there one thing iPhone 5 can do that the competition couldn't do ages ago? Not just talking about the tech where obviously the iPhone loses at the starting gate, but the experience as well. iPhone 5 starts with a dinky low-res screen compared to the competition, sprinkles in a few of yesterday's features like LTE. Gives you a restricted OS that gets most of it's very limited innovation from the jailbreak community.

You can love the iPhone all you want, but to call it years ahead of anything makes it sound like you're on some pretty strong drugs.