Except that tablets don't offer the same functionality as a phone, hence the existence of larger-format phones. I may not call much from my phone, but I still need my device to have a SIM card so I can use SMS and actually be reachable at a phone number.
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Except that tablets don't offer the same functionality as a phone, hence the existence of larger-format phones. I may not call much from my phone, but I still need my device to have a SIM card so I can use SMS and actually be reachable at a phone number.
Not true.....the Nexus line holds its resale value very well......The Nexus 5 is an awesome phone. Have you ever tried it? How do you know then?
Agreed with you both samcraig and kdarling.....Apple has gone down a path that they almost cannot stop. Its like watching a slow motion train wreck. You know how its mostly going to end. But they can't stop the path they have chosen now because they are in way too deep.....I wish Apple would just stop. Go back to designing and building some of the best products in the world.
That's a two way street - you seem to ignore that Apple actually does leapfrog its competition.
Hey everybody. All of us iphones users use iphone because it works. Has a awesome calibrated screen! It just works. I'd live a bigger screen. I'll pay whatever it cost. I'm in for it. Pay what you get for. Andorid with samsung has come a long way. But i really don't like there over saturated colors on there phone. Just me. And everyone goes with something they like. I like having a ips sceen on my phone. It still looks good even though its not 1920x1080. I don't need all that over kill. I would like a larger screen like what apple may come out with in the iphone 6 and little bit text over all on everything.
I think apple will always have us supporters and will pay for it im not scared. And if they listen to us on us wanting a little bigger phone will buy them
Now im not putting andorid or samsung down and at all but apple with itunes and media is great. Audio qaulity is solid when ever listing to music. I just don't like the android system. Like ios.
Other then that android is cool just not for me. I wouldn't worrie to much apple. Just get a bigger screen for us!!!
I think apple will always have us supporters and will pay for it im not scared. And if they listen to us on us wanting a little bigger phone will buy them
Now im not putting andorid or samsung down and at all but apple with itunes and media is great. Audio qaulity is solid when ever listing to music. I just don't like the android system. Like ios.
Other then that android is cool just not for me. I wouldn't worrie to much apple. Just get a bigger screen for us!!!
Frankly, none of this should be embarrassing whatsoever. Look at the turnarounds they made in those areas, for instance.
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Yet you don't really know if they aren't doing that right now. You're merely barking into an echo chamber because Apple is barely speaking let alone showing you what they're doing.
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If you look at the numbers sold, nothing really points to 5" outselling the smaller phones right now. It's ambiguous really, because we don't know how many of these Android sets sold were large or small, but we do know with Apple and we do know it's a huge number to match.
This thread is hilarious. It clearly brings out most of the Apple haters who post here. You are just bringing this site more traffic, and making it more popular. You are always the first one to point out that Apple isn't perfect, which we already know. The obsession at which some people here have towards knocking Apple is astounding. I think they are mad that AAPL has made some of us a lot of money. I can't think of anything else that would cause so many people to spend so much time attacking a company they obviously dislike and want to see fail.
Glad that Apple is getting into larger screens. The only reason I put up with this Android crap is for the larger more readable screen.
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English is not my main language, but clearly some of the people posting in this thread are way worse than me when it comes to reading comprehension.
Steve implied that Google was ahead IN SOME AREAS. He wanted Apple to leapfrog Google, and clearly they did. iCloud and the whole ecosystem and experience are way seamless and just better.
The way iMessage works, for example, is unmatched. And while we are talking, Apple is just going head on against things the average poster (not to mention average user) can't see or understand. In a few months, maybe years, billions of dollars spent on huge data centers and infrastructures will start to pay themselves (Apple had 0 of this in 2010, when Steve mentioned what we are discussing). That, together with state of the art Software (OS, improved services, learning) will simply nullify Google's previous advantages.
For example, Google maps is just another app. In 2010, it was "the" app.
After all of this get's done, it's time to attack the obviously fragile Google where it hurts: Search.
Apple was behind in those areas 4 years ago, but not anymore. What this whole mess of a trial shows, is:
- Apple learned that different people have different taste. The second best seller, even in the US, has a 5 inch screen. The third best seller has a 5.7 inch screen. Both phones cost the same or more than the iPhone.
People actually love and pay for a big screen, even if it means getting a bloated UI and ****** design.
- Apple learns and is learning.
iOS is leader in "stickiness", dev support, dev tools, dev interest. This wasn't true in 2010, iOS depended on apps from Google and Android interest and support was catching up at full throttle and Eric Shmidt even said:
"in 6 months, apps will be Android first." Looks like he wasn't spot on.
Macs are better than ever, Apple never sold as many phones, as many iPads, as many apps and services. They are not behind in any single area, au contraire. Google is. Samsung is. Microsoft is.
However, Apple is facing limitations that any company that goes head-on against whole industries will face:
People like huge phones, little phones, medium phones, not so medium phones, easy to use software, software with thousands of options, etc.
They will please as much people as they can, but not everyone. The difference is that more than in 2010, in 2014 everybody around the world can "tweet" and "share" their opinions.
Meanwhile, I will keep using Android, because as of right now, Apple doesn't provide what everything I value and want in a smartphone. That's fine. I still use a Macbook air anyway
English is not my main language, but clearly some of the people posting in this thread are way worse than me when it comes to reading comprehension.
Steve implied that Google was ahead IN SOME AREAS. He wanted Apple to leapfrog Google, and clearly they did. iCloud and the whole ecosystem and experience are way seamless and just better.
The way iMessage works, for example, is unmatched. And while we are talking, Apple is just going head on against things the average poster (not to mention average user) can't see or understand. In a few months, maybe years, billions of dollars spent on huge data centers and infrastructures will start to pay themselves (Apple had 0 of this in 2010, when Steve mentioned what we are discussing). That, together with state of the art Software (OS, improved services, learning) will simply nullify Google's previous advantages.
For example, Google maps is just another app. In 2010, it was "the" app.
After all of this get's done, it's time to attack the obviously fragile Google where it hurts: Search.
Apple was behind in those areas 4 years ago, but not anymore. What this whole mess of a trial shows, is:
- Apple learned that different people have different taste. The second best seller, even in the US, has a 5 inch screen. The third best seller has a 5.7 inch screen. Both phones cost the same or more than the iPhone.
People actually love and pay for a big screen, even if it means getting a bloated UI and ****** design.
- Apple learns and is learning.
iOS is leader in "stickiness", dev support, dev tools, dev interest. This wasn't true in 2010, iOS depended on apps from Google and Android interest and support was catching up at full throttle and Eric Shmidt even said:
"in 6 months, apps will be Android first." Looks like he wasn't spot on.
Macs are better than ever, Apple never sold as many phones, as many iPads, as many apps and services. They are not behind in any single area, au contraire. Google is. Samsung is. Microsoft is.
However, Apple is facing limitations that any company that goes head-on against whole industries will face:
People like huge phones, little phones, medium phones, not so medium phones, easy to use software, software with thousands of options, etc.
They will please as much people as they can, but not everyone. The difference is that more than in 2010, in 2014 everybody around the world can "tweet" and "share" their opinions.
Meanwhile, I will keep using Android, because as of right now, Apple doesn't provide what everything I value and want in a smartphone. That's fine. I still use a Macbook air anyway
Who said outselling... I merely pointed out that there's millions of large phones out there... In response to the claim that. No one wants them...
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Erm... I really don't kno what to say to this belony. #
Did you notice how the iPad comes in two different sizes? And the MacBook Pro comes in two different sizes? And the iMac comes in two different sizes?
What if - I know, I'm probably gonna sound completely INSANE suggesting this - Apple releases TWO SIZES of iPhone? One for those who prefer it the size it's at now, and one for those who prefer a bigger screen??
I know, I know! PWWWLLLSSHH!! That's the sound of our heads exploding. Right?? Crazy idea?
IT JUST MIGHT WORK.
Stop acting like you speak for everybody.
I didn't ignore anything. My comment had nothing to do with whether or not they leapfrog their competition.
You forgot to add the price the android user pays to google by allowing google to harvest user private data to sell to googles real customers its advertisers.
With Blackberry,Windows,Apple you are the customer with Google you are the product.
This email was written at the height of Job's all out war against Android. He claimed Android was a stolen OS, yet was acknowledging it had iOS beat in important areas. Steve and Apple were famous for taking someone else's idea and improving on it as I've read here a few thousand times. So when Google does the same thing, it's a foul. I think it is embarrassing. It won't hurt Apple at all, but I'll bet it opened the eyes of some of it's most ardent followers here and on other Apple sites.
But so what, let's just assume for arguments sake that Android is stolen from iOS. That doesn't hinder Android from adding features to the fundamental common core, (that is stolen), over a number of years.
I can suppose....
that sales people in Apple are more tech savvy than me and a big chunk of techno users...so maybe their worries are not unfounded. Still, the issue on the ongoing "war" between Android and iOS is based in multiple factors, not only screen size and price....
1-Apple provides a stable ecosystem. Android is based in each implementation of the device makers.
2.Android is more customizable and "thinkerable" that iOS.
3.Prices are in favour for the Android devices. Specs, I think are in a so-so standhill
4. This is my particular opinion, based in my usage of iOS and Android, but iOS apps (coming from the App Store) are more polished than Android similar apps. But the, a big part of Android useful apps are free or have a free variant....
So this talk can go and go.....But in the end, as many things, choices are made based in personal preferences and not so much hard facts.....
that sales people in Apple are more tech savvy than me and a big chunk of techno users...so maybe their worries are not unfounded. Still, the issue on the ongoing "war" between Android and iOS is based in multiple factors, not only screen size and price....
1-Apple provides a stable ecosystem. Android is based in each implementation of the device makers.
2.Android is more customizable and "thinkerable" that iOS.
3.Prices are in favour for the Android devices. Specs, I think are in a so-so standhill
4. This is my particular opinion, based in my usage of iOS and Android, but iOS apps (coming from the App Store) are more polished than Android similar apps. But the, a big part of Android useful apps are free or have a free variant....
So this talk can go and go.....But in the end, as many things, choices are made based in personal preferences and not so much hard facts.....
It's just another false fanboy conspiracy to discredit Apple. Your crusade is a waste of time.
I think 50 million iPhones sold in the last quarter is proof that most people with money to burn want smaller phones. I guarantee you that 90% of 6-figure earning professionals own iPhones. The other 10% own high-end Android phones like the Nexus 5.
