Ah! Well played.
You're right: as light as the Air is today, lighter is always better.
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Ah! Well played.
You're right: as light as the Air is today, lighter is always better.
A comment about their track record might be in order. Because it's not a good record.
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You may be waiting for a very long time. Outside of perhaps letting parents save restrictions and toggle them on and off depending on the finger there is no promise Apple will ever make user accounts on iOS. Plus a lot of history that they won't due to a rather clear attitude they see these as ultimately single user devices
It's the fall equinox (in the northern hemisphere), where the sun is at the the equator (day/night is equal), happens again in March.
Yeah, I meant, why it's on the 22nd, and the solstice is on the 21st. It seems like autumn is being ripped off a day.
Thinner is debatable. Depending on the materials and the internal quality.
Lighter sure. These things are meant to be held so lighter is always good
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Still waiting for my super thin roll-up screen iPad
I'm waiting for the table and wall mount. I want to be able to do those cool swipe tricks like M's assistant did in Quantum of Solace (which was one of the few really good things about that movie)
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That is the very reason why I have always believed the rumors that TouchID would be on the next iPads. And opening the system up to outside developers just adds to my belief.
A lot of folks are using iPads for business etc so having a passcode really is a must. but it's a chore to have to put it in all the time and if you have it delay several minutes could be, in the right situation, as bad as not having it.
Heck, I had no idea, did a little research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
According to that article, in 2014 it occurs on Sept 23rd, 02:39 UTC - so at least converted to EST (my TZ), thats the evening before, 21:29 or 9:29p on Sept 22nd
I'm fine with the weight and thinness as is. What I'd really like to see is an increase in battery, maybe it's just me but the standby on my air sucks. What I really need in the ext ipad is the ability to keep more safari tabs and apps open without the constant refreshes. That alone would force me to upgrade - I couldn't care less about thinness or Touch ID
Yeah, I meant it to be the 22nd at 10:29pm EDT (almost the 23rd)and the solstice being the 21st of December (at 6:03pm EST).
These were off the cuff calculations, but the math shows that it is 89.85 days.
Are sales really dropping, in the sense of no one wants the iPad. or is this a basically recent thing which is likely because folks 'know' that something new is coming out in the fall and thus so long as what they have is working they aren't going to get something newer in the late spring/summer and 'waste money' on 'old tech'
We see this happen every time with the iPhone so having it repeat with the iPad wouldn't be out of the question.
And what are folks using now. I highly doubt all the world is using the iPad mini with retina or the iPad Air. The subtle changes might not be enough for those two groups but there are certainly folks rocking things going back to the original iPad that might find a huge and desirable difference. Just like the difference between the iPhone 5 and 5S wasn't really 'that big' but there were still folks rocking an iPhone 4 so it was huge for them.
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Not in Apple's view. They have no issue with an Apple product 'hurting' sales of another Apple product. Because that money is still coming to them. They would much rather have someone save $100 to get an iPad Mini that is slightly used than decide to go buy a Galaxy Note cause the price is $100 less than the iPad.
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nothing is likely to be available for purchase on Tuesday. download the softwares perhaps but no hardware.
The earliest we would see anything is that Friday which is a very very slim change. The next Friday would be more likely. Have to give the stores some lead time to make staff changes, re arrange back rooms for the stock that would be coming in etc.
According to the BFs schedule he has a mandatory all store meeting on the 14th, which is likely to talk about the actual launches, what the rules will be (will there be unlocked phones, limits on numbers, how they will handle the lines etc). And perhaps some kind of product training say if a wearable is announced to be launched right away
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There is one major item they really need to do on the iPads. Make them repairable. Nothing sucks more than having an iPad that has gone out of warranty and the speaker fails. A part that isn't likely to be more than $50-60 in cost to Apple and yet the user has to chuck out a good $200-300 for a full unit replacement of the whole iPad because there are no blasted screws to open it up and fix it. Yes I know that that means that the 3rd party shops can more easily open them but they could set up some kind of system. Serialize all the parts and have them associated in their system. Then it would be easy to verify if someone has been into the device cause the numbers aren't correct. Or if the number isn't in the system at all, there's a way to check that its not actually an Apple part. And if folks could get cheaper repairs they might stop going to those shops as much. Sure it's a risk but for many folks going to a shop to pay $100 to get the screen on your kids iPad mini replaced is better than $200+, especially when this is the third time he's done it in six months so you already blew through that Apple Care Plus (which is limited to 2 accidents). If they could take the dang things apart Apple might be able to offer that $100 screen replacement themselves
A detail that you would have known if you did a little research before spending your money. So why buy a product that doesn't fit your needs.
As for controlling a product made from one system with a totally different system, you should have expected that. Why would you think that a device created and advertised as compatible with iOS could do anything on any other system. it would have said it was compatible with that system if it could.
Don't blame Apple for your ill advised expectations or that a third party company didn't design their products to work with both systems
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carrier subsidies. Remove those and you will see that the iPhone is actually way more expensive
Tell that to Samsung's marketing team. They are fixated on that spec these days.
The Solstice etc are based on a lunisolar calendar, which is why they have a give or take. Same with some holidays like Easter. Unlike Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas etc which are either a set date (Dec 25) or a set day (first monday of Sept, 4th Thursday of November), Easter is first Sunday after the first full moon following the March equinox. Because of this, the date can be a huge variation. I believe Passover, Chanukah etc are on similar systems.
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The amount of RAM in a device is not the whole score. if the software system can't use it well then you could have 20GB of ram in there and still have issues. On the flip, if the system can use the RAM well, having 'less' isn't an issue. I suspect that with Metal we will see a huge improvement in how iOS uses RAM so perhaps this whole "If it doesn't have X GB it is crap" should wait until we actually see the performance
Something in the current iPad needs to be changed. If it isn't more RAM, I don't know what it is. I have two tabs open in safari. I open a third tab with a basics webpage, and do nothing with it. I then immediately go back to the previous tab I was viewing. It reloads from scratch.
This doesn't happen as much on iPhone. Something needs to be changed.
This doesn't happen as much on iPhone. Something needs to be changed.
is that all they can do? make it thinner? these minor changes are annoying. all they have to do is come out with a new version with no changes and people just buy it. sadness.
Ooh physics... What is definitely true is that the lighter the phone is, the less force it will have when it hits the floor (Force=Mass*Acceleration). But then if it's thinner, it's also weaker, so it will require less force to break. They might just cancel each other out. But that's talking about the phone as a whole. We're probably just talking about the glass here since it's probably the part most susceptible to damage. And the glass would probably stay the same size no matter how thick they make the phone overall. If those assumptions are true, then yes I agree, a thinner phone would indeed be less likely to break the glass. haha. This comment was probably unnecessary.
For me..... get rid of that huge ugly physical home button, every time it clicks i lose my marbles. just give me thinner top and bottom bezels, get rid of the facetime camera, i never use it on myself, i want the freedom to attach a better cam on thank you spanking much. i like the freedom to use the tablet in landscape mode exclusively. with the thick ugly big fat top bottom bezels is obvious they are forcing me to use it always in portrait mode, vomit chunks!
Make true multi-tasking possible already, I want full access to all the pixels and screen real estate, and not confined to one app open at a time on the screen thank you chunks.
I love you all.
Make true multi-tasking possible already, I want full access to all the pixels and screen real estate, and not confined to one app open at a time on the screen thank you chunks.
I love you all.
I'd agree decreasing weight for the iPad is always going to be crucial (while maintaining battery life) because it allows you to use it for longer periods without getting tired. But I don't think anyone has ever gotten tired using their iPhone, have they? I know I haven't, except for the times I was lying on my back, holding my phone above my head, reading for an hour. But then, even just raising my arm above my head holding nothing would make me tired after an an hour.
Why are these minor changes annoying? Is anyone forcing you to buy the new model? What is the major change that you expect this year?
The change towards the iPad Air was a major one. Do you expect a major change each year? With the iPhone, Apple is doing a major change every other year, and then it is followed by an evolutionary rather than revolutionary change - Hence the iPhone 3G&3GS, 4&4S, 5&5S. Now they had the major iPad change last year, and it is followed by a "small change" where we mostly see a bump to a new processor and probably Touch ID. Same thing.
I'm upgrading this year from an iPad 3, so for me, it's a huge difference. But of course, someone who is forced by mysterious powers to upgrade to a new iPad model each year might be somewhat disappointed.
Tired? No. But I usually carry my iPhone in my chest pocket, and while it is not ripping holes into my pocket, it is noticeably heavy. And now that the screens are getting bigger, it will only get heavier. Someone who carries their phone in another pocket might not consider this an issue, but I think for quite a lot of people, it is.
I would really like having a light "iPhone Mini" with a 3.5 inch screen as an option. That one should weigh in at around 100g if built with the same materials as the 5/5S. I can understand why many people want a bigger screen, but I'd be much happier with a smaller screen on a lighter phone.
It doesn't need to be thinner. Lighter maybe. But not thinner. 2GB of RAM seems to be the most practical requested feature you are all talking about, save for maybe TouchID, though that seems to be a given at this point.
Personally, I'm more curious if they're going to actually tweak the design as previously rumored with the recessed buttons and the modified speaker grille.
Personally, I'm more curious if they're going to actually tweak the design as previously rumored with the recessed buttons and the modified speaker grille.
Timmy's design vision is getting so old. Every new version is "make it a little faster, make it a little thinner, repeat".
It reminds me of the futurama episode with the space invaders. The only strategy Lur had was "drop down, reverse direction, increase speed"
There's so much innovation from other companies posted on this site, and sure most of it is crap but sooner or later something disruptive will come along and apple will be screwed with Timmy shouting "faster, thinner, repeat."
It reminds me of the futurama episode with the space invaders. The only strategy Lur had was "drop down, reverse direction, increase speed"
There's so much innovation from other companies posted on this site, and sure most of it is crap but sooner or later something disruptive will come along and apple will be screwed with Timmy shouting "faster, thinner, repeat."
Don't comment that I didn't mention storage if you're going to call it a TL;DR. Read it or move along. I often write in-depth comments. Sometimes these turn into interesting discussion and PMs with others on the forum. I briefly wrote for 9to5Mac while in college, and sometimes still work with Mark on stories. Most of my post was pointing out that there is overlap of different powered never mind this is probably too long and/or difficult for you to comprehend.
