I just don't see it. The death of the traditional PC / laptop has been talked about for years and has yet to materialize. The iPad Pro and it's ilk are just still far too limited to decimate standard desktop / laptop sales by that kind of margin in the timeframes you're talking about.
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I just don't see it. The death of the traditional PC / laptop has been talked about for years and has yet to materialize. The iPad Pro and it's ilk are just still far too limited to decimate standard desktop / laptop sales by that kind of margin in the timeframes you're talking about.
I guess it depends where you stand in the content creator/consumer line. I think most content consumers on both PCs and iPads would agree that iPad does 99% of everything they need and is more portable than any PC solution. As far as the content creators, they are a harder sell. I edit 4k video and while I know I can technically do it on my iPad Pro, I haven't bothered to try it. I know that I need a giant RAID, fast CPU/GPU and easy access to all files and assets. It would also help if Apple would introduce Final Cut Pro X for iPad. But I don't expect them to really address those issues for another few years. Once they do, I can't think of any other type of content creation more intensive than non-linear video editing. Maybe 3D modeling for VR will still require PCs but at the rate ARM processor speed is growing compared to Intel processor speed, I don't see why we can't have ultra powerful portable devices in 5-10 years for all content creators.
But that's literally NOT the definition of Innovation.
those products getting mileage out of you and you loving using them does not make them innovative. they make them good products that serve a need. That isn't what Innovative or Innovation is.
I don't question your use of the products. They're fantastic products.
I am contesting that they themselves though are not actually innovative, but iterative.
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and you skimmed over my verbage on purpose?
I did say that "value" was individual based. I've read your posts about how you use your devices. I think it's fantastic how you've been able to integrate everything together so well to be able to teach. Don't let anyone tell you that it's wrong.
But you also have no right to tell me that the New Macbook MUST fit into my own value proposition. Because it doesn't.
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I know. thats exactly what I said here:
>Value is a personal thing. It's something that every individual does when purchasing. Deciding if the price one is being asked to pay for something, offers suitable reward for that person.
and you and I having different value evaluation is a good thing IMHO. we all have different needs.
Well, to me, that's meaningful innovation that, as you mentioned, has had a profound impact on the way I work.
That's all that matters, and should matter, in my opinion. Not some arbitrary definition of what innovation entails.
It's like the age old debate of whether a black cat is better than a white cat. So long as they both do their job of catching mice, who really cares?
Apple designed the wrong machine for the target audience in the Mac Pro. When I think pro user I think the guy editing video with a PCI capture or output card, another card for his RAID array, and maybe a high horsepower GPU. He has the need to change one or all of them at any time. Or the musician with some PCI cards interfacing with their instruments. Or the scientist needing the great GPU with various PCI cards to connect to whatever they need. IOW: a high end machine with PCI expansion like the previous cheesegraters. What Apple did was design a Pro Imac which probably no pro asked for and few wanted. Sure it's a gorgeous machine and one that performs well but it's too limited for its target audience.
And I still stand by my assertion Gruber's a hack. His "writing" is nothing special and contains mainly his opinions. I've read DF and am less than impressed.
I disagree about your "slave labour" comments.
Can you point out another phone maker that uses some "other" kind of labour that is different from what Apple uses?
I mean - what is your point?
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How about, tell me what the other competitors have in their Smart Watch that the Apple Watch doesn't have?
Do they have the ecosystem that Apple has? Do they have Siri capabilities being hands free? Do they have Force Touch capabilities? Do they have Apple Pay? Do they proprietary applications with third party exclusive to the Apple Watch?
Actually its from the real world - Apple no longer make any hardware I would buy other than the iPad Pro. I ditched all my Apple kit in the past few months because of the lack of strategy and lacklusture new hardware. I know plenty of other professional users doing the same. If it's false narrative, I need a laptop with 32GB RAM, show me the one Apple make with this much RAM....Go on, show me this high-end laptop that I can use as a mobile workstation, and show me the update to the Mac Pro too....
Maybe check what the word innovation means.. then come back to me...
Is a new phone case innovative because it only fits an iPhone?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation
By this definition, yes, even a new phone case that meets a new, previously unmet need can be considered innovation. Such as an iPad case with a clip at the side to store the Apple Pencil.
What am I missing?
It depends upon your applications - one of mine needs 16GB just to run the installer for one of the apps, hence the need for 32GB. I've thought about running in AWS or similar but the price would be prohibitive as I need to keep these VM's, and besides I don't always have an internet connection. My workloads are very different to yours so Docker, ansible, etc won't work for me. Part of my reason for needing a VM is so I can test the installation process before going into a customer site and it's pointless scripting this as the install process is usually different between releases and is often buggy. I would love to be able to use some form of rapid deployment, but it would take longer to do this than it would to just install it and I can't be sure any scripts would work on the next release.
There are plenty of Windows laptops that support 32GB - any Skylake laptop with 2 DIMM slots supports 32GB, so that means almost any recent Windows laptop even the crap from PC world and places like that. Support for 64GB is more difficult to find as it requires 4 DIMM slots, and I agree only a handful of machines support this. Given how many Windows laptops can support 32GB, I don't see why Apple cannot support it in this day and age. There just is no choice from Apple now they solder the RAM onto the motherboard - just use DIMM sockets and give customers a choice rather than insisting on making everything so thin that it becomes useless.
Apple would do very well by building a MacBook Pro with standard RAM and SSD's that is a little bit thicker so it also has enough ports and a bigger battery.
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Nope I don't predict what 'cool' is, but I do have a business requirement that Apple could meet and now can't. I'm not in the consumer market. I couldn't care about cool at all, but I do care that Apple no longer make products that enable me to run my business because they are too busy trying to be cool. I accept the consumer market is changing, and yes I do 'grasp it', perhaps you need to try understanding the business market too???
Like many business users I'm moving away from Apple - and I spend a LOT more than the average consumer. So what happens when the average consumer stops wanting Apple, do they go back to the business users they have royally pissed off due to lack of strategy and credible hardware? This is the issue, Apple is silently abandoning the professional market when many of us have bought into their platform. Anyway good luck with your future kit that has zero ports and is 1mm thin.
What are you on about? Where did I say price was an issue or it wasn't a good product, I merely asked where's the innovation... try harder next time.
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So much!!!!
There must be something wrong here or Apple is making $50 iphones and selling them at $1000.
Almost every product they created was not as successful as a predecessor : iPad Pro, new macbooks pro, Apple Watch, iTunes has always been the same, their computer lineup hadn't been updated in few years so thats not selling, so where does it come from? Earpods?
Almost every product they created was not as successful as a predecessor : iPad Pro, new macbooks pro, Apple Watch, iTunes has always been the same, their computer lineup hadn't been updated in few years so thats not selling, so where does it come from? Earpods?
Just die already Apple. So boring now.
This is also a huge cover up because as we feel they are getting more and more boring. They still are reaching millions of new customers in the chinese market, who never had Apple products before in their life. So they are experiencing for the first time, what we all did ten years ago.
This is also a huge cover up because as we feel they are getting more and more boring. They still are reaching millions of new customers in the chinese market, who never had Apple products before in their life. So they are experiencing for the first time, what we all did ten years ago.
Hahaha, excellent. You're part of the problem.
Maybe, just maybe Apple's future vision doesn't align with your needs. Go buy something else. If you need high end desktops Apple is not the horse to bet on.
Their devices work just fine for millions of students, offices, home users, older people who have never used a computer (iPad) etc. etc.
Whether Apple's strategy pans out long term? Who knows. But I've been a user for decades and people with your opinion have always existed. Heard the same lines when the iPod was released.
Unfortunately you are a small percentage and it may no longer be profitable to make devices suited for people such as you. Time will tell though. Recent rumors suggest Apple will step up the next MacBook to support more memory. But many pros are still able to use what Apple has given them. I'm not saying all, but I think a lot of people over estimate how much they really need to do their work. People love to complain.
As far as being cool. I no longer believe the cool factor plays as big a role as it used to. I think Apple has proven their worth beyond being cool and people know they can rely on Apple to give them a solid experience with a robust ecosystem.
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Step back and listen to yourself. I want to give Apple my money. I like their products. But they don't want to make a system that fits my needs despite easily being able to do so.
I fail to see how my attitude is somehow a problem. It's unbelievably short sighted to eschew business from customers wanting to buy things from you.