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Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of Today's 'Hey Siri' Media Event
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This Friday I would think, but they didn't allow pre orders last year if I remember?
Your sentiment was old in 2008. Someone ALWAYS says this. Thanks for keeping up the tradition! If we had an Apple event and no one made your comment, the Internet would explode. The backlash to the way Apple sold the Apple Watch would be nothing compared to the furor if no one complained about the Apple online store going down before a keynote.
For the phone? Yeah.... ATV hasn't had a pre-order since the last one a few years ago.
This.
I get hyped during Google I/O keynotes these days.
They might not execute as good as Apple does, or did shall I say, but they show off a lot more new things that I know some of them might make their way to Apple's development teams some day.
By the time Apple shows their spin on a feature, often times more polished, often times not, I'm happy to get it, but the wow effect faded.
And to add insult to injury, if you don't live in the US, many things are on hold anyways and by they time they launch in your country the excitement long got replacement with the same old boredom and disappointment that you had to wait for a ridiculously long time.
There have been some wow moments in the past years, but they are overshadowed by the disappointing moments, Aperture getting canned being one of the biggest ones for me personally.
Glassed Silver:mac
I feel like Apple must do this (take the store down) more out of tradition than technical need at this point.
I can see two reasons that probably both apply:
1. Avoid inconsistencies: Apple needs to change web pages, graphics and so on. For transactions like a purchase this would be more difficult otherwise than for simple marketing web pages.
2. Price changes: Some current models of whatever gets presented today will most likely remain in the store, but with lower prices. Like this you will exactly know, when the new prices are in effect.
Ooh I would buy that.I hope this is released this week....if in fact it's true. Saw on 9to5 Mac
Yes, you should watch them.
More surprises and also a lot of cues of what Apple might work on next as well.
The catch up game of both of these companies is strong.
Both copy a lot, which is GOOD, however Apple seems to be more in the position of playing catch up feature-wise, so if you want to see some fresh things, watch that.
Glassed Silver:mac
PS: I know you were trying to troll.
Do you realise, that is actually the definition of "innovation" - they take something invented by someone else and improve it and generate a desire for it amongst consumers. Have a read here if you want more detail: http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-innovation-and-vs-invention/
I'd also recommend listening to Horace Dediu of Asymco (a brilliant and highly respected economics analyst) talk about this point in his recent Critical Path podcast here: http://5by5.tv/criticalpath/157 I'd recommend the entire podcast but jump to 57m 25sec to hear him answer a question from a follower about why Apple are always late to the party. Fascinating insight.
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I think that's a big one, actually, since it'll free up quite a bit of storage on many devices. They won't have to download and keep the assets for all possible resolutions but only for the one they're actually using.
It may not make people go wow, but I'm sure they'll appreciate being able to fit more apps onto their iPhones/iPads/iPods/iDon'tKnowWhatElses.
Better yet, look at the covers of Popular Mechanics. Now that's exciting stuff! By the time Apple gets around to making a flying car, it will be old hat.
It's called continuity, and you don't need a 4G ipad to do exactly what you are talking about.
-PopinFRESH
I care zero about Apple making a car, so possibly a bad example, but you're right.
And yes, we all know Apple has never quite been about being first, we all get that PR talk, but you can't deny that Apple lost a humongous chunk of magic, a lot of the feeling of enabling, replacing it with disabling you, dumbing down applications, features, stripping out features only to reintroduce them and make for a user experience where you never know what features Apple still believes in, how welcome you are as a power user, or merely advanced user often times!
Glassed Silver:mac
I agree with your analysis of apples history. The iPhone I think was their greatest achievement in that space. I don't expect revolution every year or even more than once a decade, but they did it twice in the naughties (3 if we include 2010 and the iPad), but there has been nothing since. iOS is a rip off and is flaky, AirPlay is as flaky today as it was when it was launched, that apple watch isn't groundbreaking (it is slightly useful based on my experience, but if mine broke I wouldn't replace it). The iPhone feels as though it is driven by margins first and innovation second (completely counter to the SJ attitude of screw the shareholders).
You know, it is what it is, but apple feels like it's been using Jonny Ive to put lipstick on a pig and even he seems to be losing interest.
Apple ain't Apple anymore.
Fortunately for Apple (and me) not everyone would agree with your opinions.
Have we had the "Steve would've never allowed this" and the "They should've released an improved Newton instead of this [insert product name] failure"? If not, we have to hurry before the missed ritual wakes Cthulhu up.
Can't wait to see the new ATV. Today will be huge. New iPhone, iPad and ATV. Holy ****!
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And I wanted to make sure my account is ready for a quick order before the new stuff get
sold out/store stalls
How many minutes was it last year before it became impossible to order something?
sold out/store stalls
How many minutes was it last year before it became impossible to order something?