Do NOT get rid of the 11" Macbook Air under any circumstance. The 13" is too big and the iPad is horrible for real work.
I couldn't agree more!
Do NOT get rid of the 11" Macbook Air under any circumstance. The 13" is too big and the iPad is horrible for real work.
None of the products you quote have had spectacular sales world wide. In fact it isn't even a healthy market. Admittedly there has been some success in Asia as the latest and greatest tech, but even that trend cooled very very fast.Have they? The Galaxy S4's sell in rather spectacular amounts, and even the relatively giant ass Note 2's and 3's have a healthy market. That's hardly most of the world rejecting something.
See, correlation doesn't equal causation. That's basic statistics. You need to ask yourself this: do people buy iPhones in drove because of the smaller screens, or because of the strength of the brand? Does each sell of an iPhone SPECIFICALLY point towards wanting smaller screens, or that they like iPhones in general? You're assuming X because of Y, without having anything to back up your argument.
Why? Developers run iOS apps right now on their Macs through the iOS emulator which basically puts the iOS UI in a window. All I'm suggesting is an ARM based system that automatically supports running iOS apps in a window of an ARM Mac OS based machine.This would be a terrible idea, considerably worse than MS' one OS to fit them all approach.
Absolutely not. What ever Apple does wait and see is never the right move. They need to drive the market.The best thing for Apple to do here is to play the wait and see game.
I'm not sure where you got the idea that people would be forced over. I see this as a transitional machine that is far better than a convergence machine. The transition would be to Apple engineered computer chips instead of Intel. The goal is to keep Mac OS viable on the new ARM based hardware.Instead of forcing everyone over all at once, they should see how ARM develops over the years, and allow iOS to expand to take advantage of that extra power.
No body wants to see the Macs nixed. I run both a Mac And an iPad, the two aren't even remotely interchangeable.If it starts encroaching on x86 territory, and people are regularly using iPads for higher end tasks, they can nix Macs entirely and become an all ARM shop.
Because they've already got the platform developed and supported, they're not losing much of anything. Though if ARM doesn't take, and people are continuing to buy and use Macs for all the heavy lifting, they can continue on as usual without any super awkward transitional period.
None of the products you quote have had spectacular sales world wide. In fact it isn't even a healthy market. Admittedly there has been some success in Asia as the latest and greatest tech, but even that trend cooled very very fast.
Think about it, the cell phone industry started out with devices the size of a brick. The industry continued to shrink the cell phone for many years until cell phones got so small that usability suffered. In the end a device that had to fit in ones pocket has certain physical realities it has to live within. Thus the comment about hand bag sized cell phones.
Reality begs to differ.
Yeah, I know. Slowing sales. Falling below projected outlines. Doom 'n gloom. It's still managed to move 40 million units in 6 months. 40 million is a bunch of people.
And the Note 3? Selling solidly
None of them quite match the pure sales numbers of an iPhone, but they're all selling very well. Not a little bit. Not tepidly. Very well.
It doesn't prove that these phones are selling solely on the size of their screen, but it's enough to show that the world isn't rejecting them outright due to the larger sizes.
You have nothing to base your claim on.
The iPhone was bigger than the Motorola Razr, or just about any flip phone available at the time. In fact, it was considered quite large when it first came out. The market doesn't always drive towards smaller, rather what's most convenient for the intended task.
You are right about pocketability, though. The thing is, the iPhone isn't the only optimal size to fit in your pocket. The 5" S4 is only slightly larger than the 5S, and can still be pocketed easily. Even 6" devices, which is admittedly pushing it a little bit, would still fit in your jeans.
If your only argument against larger screens is how easy it is to carry around, then the iPhone is only one size among many that can be considered "easily portable".
please cite your evidence the iPhone "causes eyestrain for prolonged use". I experience none. sounds like your eyes are going.
Plus he could make the text bigger.
I've had the pleasure of using the Note 3 for a week... that thing felt like I was wearing protective gear like I do with hockey equipment. That's a type of phone where you get it the hell out of your pocket as soon as you sit down. But if you're sitting down, you have to stand back up to get it out of your pocket because there's not enough space.
Sweet phone, though. Same dealio with the S4, albeit not as bad.
And I wear straight cut jeans... not skinny or close cut... but regular jeans.
I guess if you dress like a gangsta kid, it'd work.
I think the sweet spot would be 4.5". iPhone could get a bit wider, IMO.
None of the products you quote have had spectacular sales world wide. In fact it isn't even a healthy market. Admittedly there has been some success in Asia as the latest and greatest tech, but even that trend cooled very very fast.
I'm it assuming anything, look at the sales figures relative to Apple or the same manufactures line up. Once a product becomes troublesome to carry around people loose interest.
Think about it, the cell phone industry started out with devices the size of a brick. The industry continued to shrink the cell phone for many years until cell phones got so small that usability suffered. In the end a device that had to fit in ones pocket has certain physical realities it has to live within. Thus the comment about hand bag sized cell phones.
Why you poor chap? Do you have bad eyesight? Or Giant pockets?
Large phones are for girls with handbags or men with Size 'issues'
Another year, another set of rumors about a larger iPhone. And they will likely end up being another disappointment. If, by some miracle, they do make a larger iPhone, say a 4.5" model similar to the Nexus 4, I'll definitely return to the iPhone as my phone of choice. A bigger screen is the only reason why I switched to Android. I have big hands, I need a bigger phone. The GS4 is a tiny bit too big, the N4 was the perfect size.
Likewise, assuming the S4 is selling well as a result of the large screen is equally fallible. I know you are not making this argument, just wanted to make sure the other side of the coin was represented.
They sell because they are arguably the best Android phone on the market - although an argument could be made that screen size is a differentiator among flagship Android handsets. Screen size is much less a differentiator between the iPhone and the various flagship Android phones. The platform is the differentiator. Note phones do have a niche market relative to the S4 and iPhone.
Replacing the 11" Macbook Air with a large iPad? Nope. Makes zero sense.
Don't know about Jobs, but I wouldn't allow this.
It'll look like an iPhone but bigger and wider.
Didn't the iPhone 4 come out in July? I really hope this is true; I dumped my iPhone 5 for a Nexus 5 and at this point I can't wait for a new iPhone so I can go back to iOS.
The pocket argument is just such a dumb, lame, fanboy silliness. Try going out in public sometime, these days all I see are people with Galaxies. Drives me nuts when I'm at a concert trying to take photos and half the people in front have these giant phones blocking my view.
It is absolutely amazing that anyone would want a limited iOS toy instead of a full Mac computer.