I know! I do agree with them dropping but the boards on an Apple fan site, always attack ... Apple! Why!?
That’s why I rarely look at them anymore.
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Apple Falls From 1st to 17th Spot in 'World's Most Innovative Company' Rankings
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I know! I do agree with them dropping but the boards on an Apple fan site, always attack ... Apple! Why!?
That’s why I rarely look at them anymore.
Nope, that called customer support, important for sure, but not innovation. The iPod wasn't the first MP3 player but its implementation really was. The iPhone wasn't the first smart phone either, but it was amazingly innovative and disruptive.
Things that thrill the imagination or really disrupt some sector are generally due to innovation, the whole better mouse trap thing.
Solid evolution is important, as is good customer service. Virtue signaling and the feeling of profiteering don't thrill me much over imaginative products.
Fast Company today published its annual rankings of the 50 most innovative companies in the world, with Apple dropping from 2018's top spot to 17th place this year.
According to the rankings, the most innovative company for 2019 is Chinese tech firm Meituan Dianping, which "expedites the booking and delivery of services such as food, hotel stays, and movie tickets." In 2018, the platform facilitated $33.8 billion transaction for more than 350 million people in 2,800 cities.
Other companies in the top five include Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab, NBA, The Walt Disney Company, and women's fishing e-commerce service Stitch Fix. Square, Oatly, Twitch, Shopify, and Alibaba Group also filled positions higher than Apple, whose in-house processor achievements in 2018 were highlighted:
Last year Apple was given first place for its 2017 accomplishments, which included the iPhone X, the Apple Watch Series 3, ARKit, and its work to improve medical care with CareKit and ResearchKit. The year previous it was ranked the number four most valuable company.
To create these rankings, Fast Company says that more than three dozen editors, reporters, and contributors surveyed thousands of companies to identify the most notable innovations of the year and trace their impact on businesses, industries, and the larger culture.
In addition to a master list, Fast Company publishes a breakdown of most innovative companies by sector. Apple topped the list in the "Consumer Electronics" category, beating out companies like Google, Microsoft, and Dell.
Article Link: Apple Falls From 1st to 17th Spot in 'World's Most Innovative Company' Rankings
Yet (did anyone read that far?) Apple was still number 1 in "Consumer Electronics".
Thank You, MacRumors for another clickbait article to stir the hornet's nest.
This doesn't surprise me, especially concerning the iPhone. Unlike the past, where I purchased each new release, or at least every other release, I've kept my 6s, but have moved over to the Pixel as my daily phone. My biggest complaint, is while iOS is stable and secure, it's old, boring and looks like my iPhone from 2007. Seriously, it's 2019 and you still are forced to line up your icons on the home screens?!?! You have to play that little game of trying to move your wiggling icons into the spot that you want to. But actually, you can't even move them where you want to if you want spaces or want them in different spots... REALLY Apple?! Notifications are horrible, no home screen widgets, and no customization.
The iPhones after the 6s don't trigger any response from me, they're boring and over-priced. And I really resent the lack of a headphone jack as I had some expensive wired headphones. As much as I like the Pixel phones, I've stayed with the original Pixel since it does have one. Apple started this whole ball rolling with taking out the headphone jack, now almost everyone had to follow Apple's lead. Thanks Apple! /s
The same applies to most of their overpriced, under-whelming laptops also. I've maxed out my 2012 15" MBP with more memory and a large SSD, but have no desire to update to the newer models.
I'm hoping SOMEONE at Apple still has some fresh ideas and listen to their users, but I doubt it. It's all about milking their loyal users for all their worth now. While I think Tim Cook is a nice enough guy, he's a money-man, not an idea-man.
The iPhones after the 6s don't trigger any response from me, they're boring and over-priced. And I really resent the lack of a headphone jack as I had some expensive wired headphones. As much as I like the Pixel phones, I've stayed with the original Pixel since it does have one. Apple started this whole ball rolling with taking out the headphone jack, now almost everyone had to follow Apple's lead. Thanks Apple! /s
The same applies to most of their overpriced, under-whelming laptops also. I've maxed out my 2012 15" MBP with more memory and a large SSD, but have no desire to update to the newer models.
I'm hoping SOMEONE at Apple still has some fresh ideas and listen to their users, but I doubt it. It's all about milking their loyal users for all their worth now. While I think Tim Cook is a nice enough guy, he's a money-man, not an idea-man.
I would agree that Apple has taken a dive in terms of surprising us with miraculous new inventions like in the days of the first iPhones and iPads, but I gotta question this source considering they're giving the number one and two spots in innovation to Chinese Uber knock-offs. Lol.
Is this the most innovative intellectual-property theft list?
Is this the most innovative intellectual-property theft list?
Maybe you should say "copied, learned and now they innovate."
But how did they learn how to innovate?
I remember reading somewhere that Steve’s Apple displaced six industries from selling music software to compact cameras. Those days were long gone the Apple today is all about making fat profits from the legacy that Steve created.
If you want to talk about innovations one criterion has to be the ability to go beyond your current business. Like Tesla and Google and amazon. They’ve gone beyond their main cash cow and become successful in areas completely foreign. Apple, not so much. Despite the rumours of getting into tv and autonomous cars.
It’s also continuing to upgrade and lead in areas where they play. Mobile phones, smart assistance, smart speakers, laptops, maps, office suite, music subscription etc. are things and software that Apple used to lead but is in danger of being caught up or worse falling way behind. In software and services google is definitely far ahead and feel way more polished and innovative. Samsung and many Chinese Brands often make better hardware.
If you want to talk about innovations one criterion has to be the ability to go beyond your current business. Like Tesla and Google and amazon. They’ve gone beyond their main cash cow and become successful in areas completely foreign. Apple, not so much. Despite the rumours of getting into tv and autonomous cars.
It’s also continuing to upgrade and lead in areas where they play. Mobile phones, smart assistance, smart speakers, laptops, maps, office suite, music subscription etc. are things and software that Apple used to lead but is in danger of being caught up or worse falling way behind. In software and services google is definitely far ahead and feel way more polished and innovative. Samsung and many Chinese Brands often make better hardware.
It's terrible on the iPad, exactly the reason I bought a Surface Go yesterday, and I have 2 iPads for myself.
I visit Android sites on occasion but rarely post and when I do I don't bash Android. I see a lot of hypocrisy on the Android sites claiming Android innovation when it is copying Apple just like you claim is here but the Apple 'fans' are civil enough not to rain on their parade.
My definition of innovation is coming out with revolutionary products never seen before. Let’s start with the big one. The Galaxy Fold. Both an iPad and an iPhone in your pocket. How’s that for innovation?
This list of 'innovative' companies is far from an authority on the subject. I mean, come on, number 4 on the list is Disney. Why? Because they are starting a streaming service?!? Wow, so innovative.
Buying a Surface was the best decision I ever made. I've had a Surface RT, Surface Pro 3&4 and now am on a Surface Book. The surface rt, even though it couldn't run win32 exe apps replaced both my laptop and iPad. It had full office and I could connect a keyboard, mouse, another HD if I wanted to dock it with large monitor and key board and mouse, I even had a desktop. If Apple would have just not been stubborn or whatever and put OS X on a tablet I would have bought that first and never switched. I even eventually switched from iPhone to Windows phone because of iOS and once Windows Phone failed to take off, which sucks because I really really liked the UI and the camera. It was a Nokia 1020 and had a 48mp camera at the time and was amazing. Now I have an Android Phone because I would never go back to iOS and it syncs perfectly with my Surface. This is coming from someone who when they got their first laptop graduating high school in 2002 and bought an iBook and went everything Apple till I bought a surface.
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I think we are looking at services, security, manufacturing process, technology advances as areas of great innovation. Not end user products.
We need to look at them as competitors not as minions.
Well, they purged the educated and talented part of their population during the "cultural revolution". But new talented and motivated people grew up. They work hard, concentrated and well guided.
It is only a question of time when a well guided population of 1 000 000 000 will be superior to other nations being arrogant and not willing to work together.
If you are outnumbered by 4:1, sanctions will not work as they work on smaller nations.
I was genuinely interested to know which dictionary you were using, so i could see what else it says. But in hindsight I see it's not an actual definition, and is just your opinion. I understand where you are coming from, and I in part agree. Regardless, at the end of the day, no matter how you rationalize it, doesn't make your perception of the word any more real.
You're innovating the word innovation.
Yeah you'll right I'm sure no-one on this site as ever posted "to bad it runs Android" when company X releases a new phone.
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Neither here in Sinagpore.
In another thread the forumer’s say it is due to each individual country preventing the roll out.
Well for Sg , I can confirm that APPLE did not raise request with my country version of the “FDA”...
So any other forummer pls ask your own country reponsible department if Apple have many any request?
I wanted to buy the Apple Watch but right now with this new I feel like Second hand consumer !
Also , is it possible that Apple have never intended to roll out the ECG and the hardware sold in other countries are different that in the USA ?
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Is it the same when China accused Google/ Facebook of spying on their own citizens/ nation?
So should China ban all western world technologies?
Like with Intel chips having a backdoor DESIGNED in the chips?
Given that Huawei supposedly have 70% of the 5G technology PATENTS , should we then preven the rollout of 5G ?
I mean think about it, China learn fast and they are advancing so in all areas.
Right now the US say Huawei controlling 5G is worrisome, do they have proof ?
Or is the Cold War mentality .
They do not have proof but is afraid of the ideologies of where it come from ?
THUS fear TRUMPS innovation ?
If the western world DO have proof then surely it should share to the allies?
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I would love this integration , but given the recent critical bugs coming one after another for IOS / Mac, I think Apple needs to get their software department in line first....
