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Apple Board of Directors 'Concerned' About the Speed of Innovation?
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Well, what about a laptop that has solar panel charging systems integrated into it, future iDevices that have the touchscreen layered with solar panels, and the (rumoured to be Liquid Metal) Fuel Cell systems for future portable, off-the-grid iDevices?
I, too, would love to already be able to buy a MacBookPro with a pico-projector, fuel cell + solar panel charging possibilities, but I'll have to wait till they come out.. I don't think Apple's competition are moving into these areas of production.
And, as an aside, I think the battery saving features in OSX Mavericks are really neat.
(On MacBook Haswell)
Well, what about a laptop that has solar panel charging systems integrated into it, future iDevices that have the touchscreen layered with solar panels, and the (rumoured to be Liquid Metal) Fuel Cell systems for future portable, off-the-grid iDevices?
I, too, would love to already be able to buy a MacBookPro with a pico-projector, fuel cell + solar panel charging possibilities, but I'll have to wait till they come out.. I don't think Apple's competition are moving into these areas of production.
And, as an aside, I think the battery saving features in OSX Mavericks are really neat.
Apple Board of Directors 'Concerned' About the Speed of Innovation?
I think the author of this thread spelled 'Bored' wrong in the title.
I think the author of this thread spelled 'Bored' wrong in the title.
Isn't Apple's problem, and it would be anyone's problem in their position, in that they don't actually make/invent something.
Sure, they can ask for some altered specs, even perhaps at chip level (the higher end of the design) but unless you, yourself actually R&D and invent the actual hardware you are always going to be at a disadvantage.
You end up just being designers, who can ask the makers to do a custom part for you.
Samsung and others make things, they are developing flexible screens, hi-res screen, the chips, the memory etc etc
The only thing they need to work on, and they are getting much better is how to package and what to do with their inventions.
Sure, they can ask for some altered specs, even perhaps at chip level (the higher end of the design) but unless you, yourself actually R&D and invent the actual hardware you are always going to be at a disadvantage.
You end up just being designers, who can ask the makers to do a custom part for you.
Samsung and others make things, they are developing flexible screens, hi-res screen, the chips, the memory etc etc
The only thing they need to work on, and they are getting much better is how to package and what to do with their inventions.
Ah so you obviously are not aware of the board's role in an American corporation, ah so I can enlighten you. Among other things, the board of directors evaluates company's performance based on both past results and future plans. The CEO reports to the board.
Ah so according to Arthur Levinson (member of the Apple Board of Directors), Apple board members are typically presented with new Apple products 6 to 18 months before they are revealed publicly. So obviously they are not impressed.
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I own a lot of Apple products and enjoy having their "latest and greatest" but you are correct. Come fall I will have to pick and choose what I want with everything coming out at the same time. Then I will end up waiting for the NEXT FALL REFRESH to get what I skipped this time around. They need to stagger their products. It would create hype and interest in the brand all year long instead of just before the holidays.
ha ha ha...you said surface pro with a straight face. Good one.
On a side note, 41MP doesn't mean jack squat. An almost $7,000 canon camera has less than half of that. Guarantee you it takes better pictures.
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who exactly do you think wants a tower? Are you out of your mind? The only reason I would want a tower is if I was doing some hard core processing...hence the mac pro. If that isn't the case, give me an imac or a laptop please. No "normal consumer" wants a tower sitting on their desk.
Mavericks has got more key features then that are important. App Nap, Timer coalescing that will save battery life. And Memory compression for applications in the background.
These are features that I'm waiting for. I have an MacBook Air 11" 2010 and it will get better battery life and since I have only 2 GB memory will also be useful.
Indeed that's why almost everyone put the tower on the floor or under the desk in a desk area for the tower, so all you have on the desktop is keyboard, mouse and a thin screen.
Ideal for the desktop environment and not limited in any way as you can upgrade as much as you like.
finally! it took them two years to be concerned about the pace of innovation? now i hope they'll think about changing the CEO, tim cook is not the right guy for this position, and everyone who doubts this can check the apple's falling share value, giving a chance to someone new, someone better might be just what apple needs, it's worth a shot!
I dont thin you really understand what share value to performance of a company means, and how it all relates to Apple
is Cook some "visionary" that SJ is thats going to bring about new product markets? Probably not. Who knows. I dont think thats what he was even put in place to do to be honest.
But don't equate the falling share price with bad performance of the company.
Cook as a business runner has done absolutely nothing to warrant being replaced. The Stock might have fallen for a few thousand reasons, but Apple as a company continues to grow revenues, increase profit and penetrate deeper into their respective markets.
As a whole on his report card, Cook has actually done exactly what a CEO of a company is supposed to do!
Steve jobs was an oddity in the CEO marketplace. He was not only the business director, but he also was a product person. This is not the norm for large firms. Typically, CEO's are business directors.
It is still taking up space that people generally don't want to have to give up. When you say upgrade, what do you mean? Are you talking about swapping out different components of the tower or getting a new tower all together? Because I don't really thing "normal consumers" are doing either one of those things. It isn't a phone. Normal people don't get a new desktop every year/two. They wait until theirs dies and then they get another one.
wrong news title: Apple Board of Directors 'Concerned' About the Speed of Innovation?
the correct one should be
Surveillance hardware: Obama concerned about the speed of innovation
the correct one should be
Surveillance hardware: Obama concerned about the speed of innovation
Don't see the relevancy between attempting disruptive innovation & actual innovation. It just tells me companies are not thinking things thoroughly enough.
True innovation is not race to put out a multitude of products or services that don't work.
I see mostly a lot of failed attempts. Instead of looking at the market, how to actually improve on what's already been done before besides putting out a similar product.
Sorry, but only you are talking about the here and now.
Some companies only make one or two earth shattering innovations like Apple has. Thats if they are really lucky. But Apples been doing it constantly throughout the history of its company.
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i think tim cook can innovate, just give him some time, the iwatch, itv, iphone 5S & C, retina ipad mini etc. will prove that Tim can innovate.
but one thing they should consider is using the latest and the most powerful equipment in their products, stop using those dual-core chips.
but one thing they should consider is using the latest and the most powerful equipment in their products, stop using those dual-core chips.
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Fox Business Network - that just makes me chuckle. Then there's the part where the story collapses back on the old as dirt "sources are telling" BS that makes this, and pretty much any other story that relies on those so-called sources, about as valuable as dog feces. Unless you've figured out a way to turn dog dookie into gold, or are able to cough up something beyond the dreaded "source" it's time to flush this piece, and I do mean piece, right down the crapper.
Everyone wants innovation to happen quickly. Tim Cook probably more than anyone, but to sit back and say you feel like you've been waiting forever for this TV or that watch strikes me as being about as valid as wishing we were living in a Jetsons-like world of flying this and robot that. It's something we pretty much all want, but in the end it will come when it comes.
Where there is a concern is if Apple can't beat others to market with their products. Whoops, that's not always the case if you consider the fact that Apple created the iPhone for an already existing market. The game changer was that it brought usable concepts into the hands of the masses, and at an enviable profit.
Last I heard there is well over $120,000,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents sitting primarily offshore (not in the US). That's a whole ball of wax unto itself.
Fox Business Network - that just makes me chuckle. Then there's the part where the story collapses back on the old as dirt "sources are telling" BS that makes this, and pretty much any other story that relies on those so-called sources, about as valuable as dog feces. Unless you've figured out a way to turn dog dookie into gold, or are able to cough up something beyond the dreaded "source" it's time to flush this piece, and I do mean piece, right down the crapper.
Everyone wants innovation to happen quickly. Tim Cook probably more than anyone, but to sit back and say you feel like you've been waiting forever for this TV or that watch strikes me as being about as valid as wishing we were living in a Jetsons-like world of flying this and robot that. It's something we pretty much all want, but in the end it will come when it comes.
Where there is a concern is if Apple can't beat others to market with their products. Whoops, that's not always the case if you consider the fact that Apple created the iPhone for an already existing market. The game changer was that it brought usable concepts into the hands of the masses, and at an enviable profit.
Last I heard there is well over $120,000,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents sitting primarily offshore (not in the US). That's a whole ball of wax unto itself.
Why bother when they can just replace the current battery system with solar panels and fuel cells and a custom battery built to receive the charge provided by these new innovations. that will knock the competition down for the count.
after all, is samsung working on stuff like this? no? yes? maybe? who cares?
Tesla seems to be well on its way (with some very large undertakings) to making electric cars actually be feasible.
Google is working on self-driving cars(!). They also have Glass, which may or may not be the start of something big.
There are also, of course, the lower level hardware companies that create these new components that make these new things possible. Think new display technologies, flash/solid-state storage technologies, new efficiency gains for processors, etc. What we need now is a leap in battery technology and power density.
I'm sure others can add to this, but that's off the top of my head.
Edit: Almost forgot my good friends at Thalmic Labs, who could very well be creating the best input mechanism for wearable computers.
https://www.thalmic.com/myo/
Tesla seems to be well on its way (with some very large undertakings) to making electric cars actually be feasible.
Google is working on self-driving cars(!). They also have Glass, which may or may not be the start of something big.
There are also, of course, the lower level hardware companies that create these new components that make these new things possible. Think new display technologies, flash/solid-state storage technologies, new efficiency gains for processors, etc. What we need now is a leap in battery technology and power density.
I'm sure others can add to this, but that's off the top of my head.
Edit: Almost forgot my good friends at Thalmic Labs, who could very well be creating the best input mechanism for wearable computers.
https://www.thalmic.com/myo/
Tesla and Google self driving car would be 'automotive' category.
Please don't think I'm being rude, but do you actually think the general population gives a rats behind about flash/solid state storage technologies :lol:
they should be more concerned about their current products, they need to provide what people want, no one wants a 4 inch iphone anymore.
stop thinking about new products and start developing your current products.
stop thinking about new products and start developing your current products.
How is iPhoto worse? I only really started using it this year.
How is Logic Pro X worse?
I, too, would love an iLife or an iWork package update. I don't know why. It just feels like downloading small updates to Pages/Numbers/Keynote doesn't really amount to much - especially if they mostly just make iCloud integration work better or improve compatibility between the iOS versions. I would be hard pressed to know what exactly they should add to these apps.. I don't know what iLife should have -- maybe add a new app?
On the other hand, iBooks Author 3 would be much appreciated. video-embedding is foul work.
Do you use http://bugreport.apple.com to report the bugs?
Pretty soon the megapixel war will end pretty much like the ghz war or the silliness of marketing displays based on contrast ratio. and other similar spec battles. Oh another old one was marketing consumer grade scanners as having "48 bit color". The desire to implement extreme resolutions in small sensors likely means some amount of oversampling relative to the scale of the final rasterized image. It's not a bad thing. I always preferred the aesthetic of soft film grain to the interpolated feel of earlier digital cameras where the result stays smooth even where there isn't enough detail. Then of course there's the fact that certain colors don't resolve as well using rgbg patterns.
Ultimately they'll find a new way to market tech. Personally I find it a little patronizing when it gets to this point.
Yeah, I'm starting to really wonder. I mean, I don't want a bigger phone than an iPhone. If Apple came out with a "bigger screen", the people saying Apple is dying and going bankrupt and everything's wrong, would just chortle and go on writing new blog-posts and articles about how Apple lost it and how Tim Cook (supposedly) needs to be ousted.
I've seen people hold phablets on their face while talking to them and it looks absolutely silly. Why don't they just hold a food-tray to their faces and talk to that? Might as well.
I'm happy with iOS, I'm not moving to any other manufacturer, ever. I want OS X / iOS integration, this is how I want to do things.
Yes, I want a fuel cell powered self-charging iPhone with a mini projector, but I'll wait till Apple are ready to sell me one.
"Bigger screen" != innovation
Why should Apple follow the competition instead of making their own way?
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People would just be angry that it's not called iOS X - if it were released as OS XI.
And if they wouldn't be angry, they'd just be afraid of iOS-ification.
Either way, Apple can't win.
BTW, I _LOVE_ sending directions to my iPhone from Maps running on OS X Mavericks. That's exactly what I always hoped for.
Wish they were stored on the iCloud too. But that's not gonna happen until they unveil Maps and Messages on the iCloud. Which will happen, right, because, why not?
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Either that, or they're trying to produce the last things Steve Jobs dreamt about.
If you follow PatentlyApple religiously, you'll know that they've been working on something akin to transparent iDevices, pico-projectors, Fuel Cells, Solar Panel multi-layering, using wind-turbine created heat to charge batteries.. Ionic Wind Generators...
I think this iOS7 is the kind of step in the right direction that would be quite staggering. Imagine an iMac -size device with iOS -layered on top of it, with the background layer (what iPhone5 / iOS7 currently shows as parallax scrolling) as a camera recorded live recordable thing and suddenly you're seeing a fairly portable videocamera.
And let's not forget what they did with certain Apple Stores, lugging in black & covered machines to do _something_, transferring tons and tons of data back to Cupertino and then removing the machines.
What if they're working on a 360degrees camera & projector setup, and we'll finally see them unveil Virtual Shopping (check PatentlyApple) directly integrated into Apple Maps? These things take a long time to be perfected, the bigger they are, the longer it takes.
This is yet another thing where I have a feeling that Samsung simply aren't working on this.
And that one patent on PatentlyApple where they had a method of turning live camera input into auto-3d-ified (C3 Technologies Inc style conversion) isometric view - and layering more information on top of that... How would that impact the current state of TV? It would be miles ahead of anything and everything.
Whatever Apple are doing, it seems to be that there's something coming that's related to transparency, cameras, projection and self-charging. Even self-charging would be out of this world.
Imagine the keynote where they take the most brand new Android phone and charge it with the new iPhone. Slap to the face for Samsung.