This is the classic short-sighted reply to my argument, as seen in 2001, 2006, 2010.
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This is the classic short-sighted reply to my argument, as seen in 2001, 2006, 2010.
You won first price for the most recent car analogy in this thread
PS: I don't think they work ... ever.
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How did you know I'm short-sighted
Let's not forget Samsung has something else coming too besides the note 6, the foldable screen phone is coming (folds into amazingly thin design and unfolds into a decent sized tablet)....plus improved VR....In other words, this company is pulling all stops and Apple needs to step up its game too....
The poster has crystal balls available for sale, get 'em fast - before they start to fog up.
I can only speak for myself on this point I don't know what tens of millions people think.
It's been proved its water resistant by some degree.
By your own definition it was a bust.
Great observation.
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Car analogies are great because they expose a certain lack of critical thinking.You won first price for the most recent car analogy in this thread
PS: I don't think they work ... ever.
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How did you know I'm short-sighted
Mac sales are still a minor piece of Apple, if they rise, it doesn't do Apple much good if iPhone drop.
Plus the current mac lineup is basically iPhone accessories. They're chromebooks, not serious machines. Apple computer users are still fleeing Apple.
I never suggested that Apple is doomed. But rather, it's simply the maturing of smartphones which are becoming, if not already, a commodity.
Apple can choose to play in whatever space it wants to. High end with high profit margins is likely where they'll stay. But my guess is the iPhone SE, while positioned as a smaller sized alternative, is also Apple's recognition that they need to address a lower price point as well.
Yes, only one day to return to say i was right when those numbers surface or when Apple posts them.
Honestly, you might be smarter than me. But how are car analogies helping here.
But never mind.
I was the one in the thread stating that the IP7 might not sell because of lacking innovation.
Maybe you mixed up the opinions around here.
No offence, I don't really care. I'm just confused by your quoting habits.
I agree, anyone quoting him is just my que to have lots of salt next to me. The only think I know is Ming-Chi Kuo willb e wrong. How much wrong only time will tell.
Let me save an email attachment, edit it, and then email it out to someone else.
Have an OLED screen (or something that's at least in the same league as modern high end phones from anyone but Apple).
Have some always-on information, like the galaxy S7, with the phone in sleep mode, I can have a little stock ticker, RSS feed, etc running along the side of the screen.
Have a hardware back button. Once you're used to that, using an iPhone feels like having one hand tied behind your back.
Have a longer battery life or swappable battery.
Have a microSD slot.
Let me install the OS I want rather than the only one Apple says I'm allowed to.
That's a pretty amazing price - and not in a positive way. I would have expected it to be less. $1458CAD here
I paid $1030 for my 6S 64GB through my carrier.
The reason for the response is a general comment like this, which nobody could really know:
"I would add, most mid-range smartphones are generally good enough and cost half as much as any iPhone.
To be honest even it you're a Mac user in the Apple ecosystem, you can get by with an Android phone"
No offense taken at all.
In this analogy, Apple is the Honda Civic. Super tiny, underpowered, cheap build, flimsy controls leaving it a clunky experience.
Dell (Alienware?) would be a Ferrari. powerful, flashy, and all about the experience.
Except if u buy it thru a carrier u get interest free payments (i.e. AT&T Next plan etc) no CC interest.
People are stupid and easily swayed by gimmicks. If you read most people correctly they won't buy this year's iPhone because of a minor upgrade? What they mean is if it doesn't look like it has a completely new design I won't buy it. An iPhone with a new design would still have the same upgraded processor, camera, etc. that an iPhone with the same old design would have, so what difference should that make?
There's a lack of patience with consumers too. Take a look at all the people moaning about the state of the iPad and MacBook lineup when the new models have only been out 5 minutes, give it time and Apple will simplify the lineup when they can. Look at such and such an Android phone it can do X, Y and Z, well yes it probably can but it seems the other flagship phones come out in the middle of the iPhone cycle. Give it 6 months and there will be a new iPhone out that's faster and better than many of these other phones in a number of areas, processor, camera, etc.
And as for other products, no one knows what Apple is working on, just because other companies are revealing what they're working on (and may not see the light of day, yes Google) and a lot of them are gimmicks that won't go anywhere doesn't mean that Apple isn't working on things behind the scenes. So what if the Apple Watch hasn't set the world alight in a 12 month period, the iPhone didn't achieve overnight success, have patience people. Try and see the long term rather than looking back over a 6 month period and moaning about what you want right now. I could go on, but you get the picture, a little optimism wouldn't go amiss sometimes. After all, we're only talking about computers, phones and tablets here, there's much more important things going on in the world besides your want for this year's iPhone upgrade.
There's a lack of patience with consumers too. Take a look at all the people moaning about the state of the iPad and MacBook lineup when the new models have only been out 5 minutes, give it time and Apple will simplify the lineup when they can. Look at such and such an Android phone it can do X, Y and Z, well yes it probably can but it seems the other flagship phones come out in the middle of the iPhone cycle. Give it 6 months and there will be a new iPhone out that's faster and better than many of these other phones in a number of areas, processor, camera, etc.
And as for other products, no one knows what Apple is working on, just because other companies are revealing what they're working on (and may not see the light of day, yes Google) and a lot of them are gimmicks that won't go anywhere doesn't mean that Apple isn't working on things behind the scenes. So what if the Apple Watch hasn't set the world alight in a 12 month period, the iPhone didn't achieve overnight success, have patience people. Try and see the long term rather than looking back over a 6 month period and moaning about what you want right now. I could go on, but you get the picture, a little optimism wouldn't go amiss sometimes. After all, we're only talking about computers, phones and tablets here, there's much more important things going on in the world besides your want for this year's iPhone upgrade.
With price of one iPhone, you can buy 1 Moto X Pure and 1 Moto G... I can buy 2 Xiaomi M5... I can buy 5 Moto E... If one phone is broken and I have to send to repair, I will just grab other one. It is not like using Moto E for a well gonna dramatic lower my productivity or Moto E cannot do what I do.
With price of Nexus 6S Plus in Canada (479 a pop and iPhone 6S Plus cost 1000+), I brought 2 Nexus 5X. So I get my a** covered when one Nexus 5X broken/stole or whatever
When SJ died it was said that Apple had enough stuff in the pipeline to last 2-3 yrs. They were right and that time is up. Apple has become a one-trick pony passing off minor tweaks and updates to its existing product line. Seem to be more concerned with social issues than creating new great products.