So true, even if it one doesn't want it, the fanboys will hunt you down and force you to ha..ha..ha, you WILL BUY IT OR ELSEI love how people are saying I won't get it if it has this or doesn't have that, when you all know you will buy it. And like it.
What I really find amazing is that in the last dozen years of following rumours to do with Apple, people fall into the same trap over and over and over again.
What trap? That even Apple can turn on a dime, design wise. A new Apple hire in a particular area? Great, there's new product being announced next week. A new rumour about curved glass? Great, the iPhone 5 will have curved glass.
The iPhone 5 has been set in steel or aluminium for quite a while now. It will be evolutionary, not revolutionary and should come out about September.
Do you really, really think that Apple has gone and brought hundreds of glass cutting machines that companies wouldn't invest in themselves probably because they've go no idea about yield quantities and all sorts of potential problems that might arise and all of that is magically going to coalesce by September?
If the rumour is true, it is no doubt to do with the iPhone 6, or whatever the next generation of iPhone is called after the yet to be released new model.
Geting industrial design right takes time. Ever notice how Johnny Ive speaks really slowly? That's because he takes the time to design things beautifully, not to be sweating on whether unknown glass cutting manufacturers can magically get their yields right in time for a launch less than four months away.
Ever seen the nice highlights that will be unavoidably present on a curved piece of glass. Unless they use a matte finish (which will reduce resolution), this will be a verrry bad thing. (IMHO)
daabido said:What I really find amazing is that in the last dozen years of following rumours to do with Apple, people fall into the same trap over and over and over again.
What trap? That even Apple can turn on a dime, design wise. A new Apple hire in a particular area? Great, there's new product being announced next week. A new rumour about curved glass? Great, the iPhone 5 will have curved glass.
The iPhone 5 has been set in steel or aluminium for quite a while now. It will be evolutionary, not revolutionary and should come out about September.
Do you really, really think that Apple has gone and brought hundreds of glass cutting machines that companies wouldn't invest in themselves probably because they've go no idea about yield quantities and all sorts of potential problems that might arise and all of that is magically going to coalesce by September?
If the rumour is true, it is no doubt to do with the iPhone 6, or whatever the next generation of iPhone is called after the yet to be released new model.
Geting industrial design right takes time. Ever notice how Johnny Ive speaks really slowly? That's because he takes the time to design things beautifully, not to be sweating on whether unknown glass cutting manufacturers can magically get their yields right in time for a launch less than four months away.
In other words, there's a new rumor to support the FACT that no one has a clue what the next iPhone will look like.
Good observation. You never know.Could it be that Apple has purchased these 200-300 glass curving machines, not for the production of a curved glass iPhone, but rather for the construction of their new curved glass spaceship headquarters in Cupertino? Or can the machines not be used for that purpose?