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Apple's Japanese Site Outs iPhone 4S with October 14th Launch
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Dear mac rumors,
please get over the following things
1) Apple does not owe you anything
2) It has not been 2 years. It has not been 1.5 years. It has been 1.3 years. Hyperbole does not suit you
3) No matter what they call it, it will be a 5th generation phone.
4) If you care about the model number so much, then you should reconsider your motivations
5) If you care about the cosmetic look so much, you should reconsider your life
6) if you really have the idea that apple is shooting to replace the phone in your pocket every year, you should review some history. This is not for iphone 4 users.
Thank you
please get over the following things
1) Apple does not owe you anything
2) It has not been 2 years. It has not been 1.5 years. It has been 1.3 years. Hyperbole does not suit you
3) No matter what they call it, it will be a 5th generation phone.
4) If you care about the model number so much, then you should reconsider your motivations
5) If you care about the cosmetic look so much, you should reconsider your life
6) if you really have the idea that apple is shooting to replace the phone in your pocket every year, you should review some history. This is not for iphone 4 users.
Thank you
Doesn't matter. They need an iPhone 5. Sure the 3GS sells well and the 4S will sell well, but there's too many high end androids and WP7 coming that people will be surrounded by several choices of phones that may "look" better. There wasn't choices like this in 2009 when the 3GS was launched.
I do agree with you there! I much prefer the feel of holding the 3GS in my hand than the 4. The edges on the 4 are not smooth and it isn't comfortable to use as a phone. The 3GS design is much better, IMHO, and I really wish they would go back to something along those lines, rather than the hard edges of the 4. But for all the accessories out there, and coming out with a new phone so late in the year, I doubt Apple wants to change the design of the new phone, since the demand for new accessories that fit it would be greater than the supply available if a major redesign were to happen this close to the holiday season. Apple makes money on the 3rd party accessories, charging a license fee, so it makes sense not to have them with no accessories available this close to the holidays, for a new phone!
Overreacting, much?Party is over. Sell apple's stock now.
It will still sell because hardware drives the software experience and iPhone (along with the iOS devices) is EXCLUSIVE to the iOS experience and ecosystem. Even a 4S with an A5 chip will make it a faster performer. Just a shame Apple decides to stick to a 3.5-inch and they decided to milk the same design for another year like they did in 2009.
But their software is what keeps millions locked into their ecosystem and they are so popular that they can still get away with something like this even for another year. iPhone is just a "vehicle" to iOS.
Neither disappointed or surprised by all this because I never intended to update to the next iPhone whether we get a 5 or not. It just confirms that Apple is falling well behind in certain hardware aspects especially screen size. I am personally curious about next week's announcement for the Nexus Prime.
Im done with my ATT contract and on ATT prepaid. I'm looking for Sprint to get into iphones so I can go to a company that has customer service and bars in my area.
VERY bored with the iOS UI and I LOVE the Mango UI. But...I have certain apps that I use which are iOS only. I guess I could get an iPad or iPod Touch...but nah...I will just wait until next year.
I have a 3GS and I'm disappointed in there not being a bigger screen. The other thing that annoys me, and it's not apples fault, is that I have to sign a two year contract on a phone that isn't exactly what I want. So I won't. I will stick with my 3GS and it's superior design (IMO) which feels much better in hand than the 4 and hope ip5 has a bigger screen for my eyes and fingers.
This really feels like a stop gap measure from apple after such a long wait.
Agreed. I would really like to see an iPhone body design similar to the Samsung Focus, but made from Gorilla glass and metal with a similar weight (if possible).
Wow! It's almost June 2012, hey? I missed Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patty's Day, Easter...
The crybabies (and I don't mean to single you out) in this forum have NO perspective on reality.
I don't get why everyone is complaining so much. They did this with the 3GS. And what exactly makes the hardware (that we haven't even seen specs on) so far behind the android phones someone mentioned. A larger screen etc doesn't mean better. Not everyone wants a giant phone. If they had a radical redesign every year they'd be making up new phones just for the sake of it.
I have the 3Gs still and I know I will be tempted by the new iPhone. I know iOS 5 will run on my 3Gs but likely certain features will be cut.
I have the 3Gs still and I know I will be tempted by the new iPhone. I know iOS 5 will run on my 3Gs but likely certain features will be cut.
