Lol... Some people will defend Apple and their saintly business ethics to the death. You'll never convince them. Watch for it... The revolutionary curved screen will also be Apple's innovation even if other phones had it first. Just like NFC payments... Rebadge it as Apple Pay and the flock shall agree it's Apple's invention.
Quite a lot of people signed in just to criticize Apple in the last few days...
[doublepost=1459147413][/doublepost]
Good reference link.
But a lot of people will keep speaking about something they clearly don't understand just for the sake of criticizing Apple... The move to ARMv8 was a bold move by Apple with the iPhone 5S, and a move that caught all the competitors unprepared for. They are still struggling to keep the pace Apple set.
[doublepost=1459148405][/doublepost]
I'm with Max(IT) on this one. I personally won't buy anything but 128GB or higher these days, mostly because I have a lot of music and a few big apps that I don't want to compromise on. That's me though, and I don't think my personal use profile defines the market so precisely that companies shouldn't offer a product I personally wouldn't buy.
I also don't take video, and only a limited number of pictures. If I was like a lot of people and relied on streaming for my music and used my phone mostly for communications and accessing online services, then 16GB would probably suit me just fine.
I don't know the breakdown of sales between the different storage options, so I don't know if the majority are buying 16GB phones or not. The point really is that they don't have to-- there are other options out there. So even if a profitable minority were interested in buying the 16GB version, it is still worth selling-- and the fact that Apple continues offering them is pretty much proof that people want to buy them. You don't dominate the profit share of an industry by selling stuff people don't want. That is the excuse these companies have not to-- people are buying it.
In short, the 16GB device isn't being sold for you-- so stop complaining about it.
If you need more proof that a 16GB device is perfectly functional, look at this complaint:
B4U's company is perfectly happy buying them. B4U would personally like more storage, but assuming they work for a company that deserves to be in business, the company would make a different choice if they felt this decision was hurting their ability to operate.
And this is where I've long suspected the rage against 16GB comes from-- people who don't have the power to make their own purchase decisions. Their parents, or their company, are making the purchase decision and so the only way to get something different is if Apple didn't offer what they're currently being given. That's really the only environment in which this kind of attitude makes any sense at all-- the only time you should care if a company is selling something you don't want to use is if you're being forced to buy it.
Sure, there are a few out there taking the Socialist view that profits are a sin against the proletariat and Apple should be giving according to their ability while we take according to our needs-- but for the most part I think the complaints are the rage of the impotent.
Correct.
And don't get me wrong, please, I don't like their pricing policy and the fact they still sell 16 Gb phones (I would prefer a 32 Gb model, even if it wouldn't be enough for me and I'd buy the 64/128 Gb nevertheless).
I'm just saying that's futile to criticize them saying 16 Gb aren't enough for everyone, since I know people that are perfectly happy with 16 Gb.
Is just an easy excuse to spit further hate towards Apple on the forum...
Problem with my company is, those bean counters do not understand how we use our phones. Taking pictures and videos are like a daily job requirement, because if there is no pictures or videos, the issue did not happen (at least, according to our design team). And to make matter worse, the IT department do not allow us to use iTunes on our work computers to unload those files from the phone to the computer...
Like I have said before, I offered to pay for the difference out of my own pocket to buy more storage, but was told no.
The only other way around is to get the Galaxy S5 (shoot me first) or buy my own phone (they don't actually pay enough to cover this expense).
Please stop calling company 's manager, any company, "bean counters ", because that's exactly their job. A company isn't a tech enthusiast guy choosing his device. They have a budget and a board to report in.
You could have saved a heap of time by just saying you're an Apple lover. A16gb phone should be sold for $100 and aimed at children.
On this forum being an "Apple lover" should be quite normal, not an exception not an offense like people like you are assuming...
I am an apple lover, for sure. Otherwise I'd post on Android central....
[doublepost=1459148772][/doublepost]
Hence, I am an engineer and not a bean counter...
They just can't seem to understand the math by considering how much of a time jack it is for us to deal with a piece of equipment that is insufficient to do the job. Labor cost is far greater than device cost.
A company need engineers AND bean counters, believe me (I'm an engineer and a manager too).
A company without bean counters would face bankruptcy in a very short time, following engineers path
[doublepost=1459149093][/doublepost]
Nexus 6 is bsacially a large version of 2014 Moto X... A very large one... Lollipop was full of bug before 5.1 so that is that.
Nexus 5X is pretty much a redesigend Nexus 5 and price is pretty good. Nexus 6P is not so expensive, it is just 499, which is lower than iPhone. Consider for spec of Nexus 6P, the price is not too bad (although it cost 700 dollars here in Canada, pretty expensive here)
But before you jump to say Nexus 6 was expensive, take look at Nexus one, Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus. Those phone were pretty much expensive. It was only Nexus 4 started at lower price point.
Just take a look at nexus prices outside North America....
