Again, why not just state "sold more than any other model of phone" if that were the case. Careful use of words
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I mean, there are a lot of words in English. If people chose iPhone X more than any other iPhone and the sales numbers speak for themselves, I know what I’m going with. The stock certainly did...lol.Again, why not just state "sold more than any other model of phone" if that were the case. Careful use of words
People can choose an iPhone X , but then return it. That is not a sale. If a product sells more than any other, it is normal to state in clear English - Sold more.
"Was popular", "chose" and "sold" do not have the seeming in the context of sales. Certainly not legal meaning But, lap it all up
To be fair he said it on an earnings calls so I would think he was referring to sales. It's not like he was just giving an interview to the press.People can choose an iPhone X , but then return it. That is not a sale. If a product sells more than any other, it is normal to state in clear English - Sold more.
"Was popular", "chose" and "sold" do not have the seeming in the context of sales. Certainly not legal meaning But, lap it all up
Exactly the point. A CEO cannot lie during an earnings call. But using vague, open to interpretation terms cannot be called lying.
For better or for worse Apple is a trend setter in this product category. It's a shame so many android devices are getting notched. Even the android community is complaining.
I'm still using the original pixel as my work phone and it's lovely. Was looking forward to something different with the 3. Instead, not eif the same
To be fair, nothing about thisbyears iPhone launch has me excited either.m except size. But that was speculated even before the X launched.
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I honestly haven't yet seen those extra pixels put to very good use. I suppose if you want the teceotion and battery on the screen all the time it's useful. To me that information could stay or go. It's less detailed since the iPhone X anyway, and what I thought I'd miss (like battery percent) I really don't.
Am I agonizing over it? No. I just wish the device was prettier to look at is all. Personally think the happiest medium is what Samsung has done with the Galaxy. But the. It's a Samsung galaxy lol.
Ultimately they are all copies of the iPhone since they came after the iPhone ..android and the hardware..
knockoffs!!!
The text on part of the internal packaging spellsIt would be an amazing publicity stunt if Google did make the notch look huge to troll Apple and other Android clones before introducing a true edge to edge display with no notch getting in the way.
But if this is the real design they’re trying to sell...
With so much attention on the Russians for hacking and meddling in social media it is kind of suspicious that the leaks were by “Russians”. That would be a pretty cool element to the joke. If this does turn out to be a joke and publicity stunt.
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Lol, show me the return rates. Plus, I know the reported sales. It’s done extremely well. Hate on!People can choose an iPhone X , but then return it. That is not a sale. If a product sells more than any other, it is normal to state in clear English - Sold more.
"Was popular", "chose" and "sold" do not have the seeming in the context of sales. Certainly not legal meaning But, lap it all up
You were claiming people would be upset if Apple removed the notch. I was countering your statement by saying that’s not the case for me (and many others) because it’s necessary right now while still pushing forward in authentication technology. Nothing to defend here, it’s an open conversation. That’s what the forums are for. Hopefully one day you can handle it like an adult. I have no issue with differing opinions and welcome any discussion.
lol @ "getting notched"
I guess the alternative is "getting bezelled"
Remember when phones had a solid black bezel across the ENTIRE top of the phone? And when the clock and status items were pushed down into the content area of the phone?
And remember when phones had a solid chin bezel across the bottom of the phone too?
The good ol' days, huh...
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Right but how do you copy something the iPhone doesn’t have. How is the note 9’s hardware a copy of the iPhone.
Is the iPhone also a copy of the first mobile phone considering it came after.
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Look at those new phones by Oppo and vivo they’ve managed to bypass the notch altogether. There are other ways. Maybe Samsung have found a way to skip the notch on the s10.
Nothing to do with hate.
Again, if X had higher sales than any other model, why not just say "sold more". Its much more powerful than saying "most popular"?
I'm guessing because everyone there knew what he meant and didn't care if somebody on the internet tried to pick it apart to suit their bias.
Probably already mentioned here but: When the Ukrainians unboxed one of these "leaked" pixel 3 xl phones, there were pamphlets inside that official retail box, it misspelled google as googel. I mean, that’s a big spelling error to make, maybe it’s even a deliberate hint that this is not googles final product at all.
Not to me...you have no argument and I don’t even know what you’re grasping at anymore. Facts like data and clear statements don’t sway you, so we are done here.
I am not grasping at anything. I am not disputing data or facts or anything. I am simply saying, if X sold more than any other model why not just say "sold more". A rational minded person would reply, yes that would make more sense.
Yeah you are. I think a rational person would say they already said that with the statements they did make. See ya.
Indeed, it could backfire seriously. However, there are some indications like the wrong spelling on one of the stickers/cards inside the box (google spelled their own email wrong ? ). There is also the fact that they recently asked from a few top youtubers that were bashing the leaked device to include part of their videos in their presentation.
I don't know, but what we were seeing all this time might as well be one of the prototypes that didn't actually make it to the final product.
You do know that Apple also buys and sells your information to what it calls "carefully selected partners" as does your web browser, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and many third party apps that I'm sure you use.
This focus on Google selling data is missing the point, because so does Apple and most other tech companies. Unless you live under a rock and never use a search engine, a map app, any social media, ebay, paypal, Amazon, I could go on but I'm sure you get the point, your data is being harvested. That's how these companies make money, Apple included.
That said, I can't stand the notch, that's why I could never buy the iPhone X, so I'll be missing the Pixel 3XL if it has a notch.
For those who haven't spent any time with Android recently I would say in my opinion it's a much better than iOS when run in it's pure form on a Pixel 2 phone. I have constant software issues on all my Apple devices, from MacBooks to iPads and iPhones but my Pixel 2 XL with Android and the Pixelbook with Google Chrome have been faultless and buttery smooth since I got them last year.
As a long term Apple user I wish more Apple users would stand up to Apple and get them to sort things out as this is not the quality control I expect from the company I used to love and champion.
With Android, one can disable the notch. This makes a black bar across the top of the screen along the lower edge if the notch.
However this black bar is not lost screen. The info icons (battery, signal strength etc etc) all live here. These would usually be taking away from the top of the screen anyway. So this is genuine recovered screen around front camera/speaker. Unfortunately they don't use the black bar for this in landscape mode.
No I did not know they sell your data to carefully selected partners, as they mentioned they don't do that. Even if they do, they are still a safer option over Google since Apple business is to make money off services like iTunes/App Store and hardware like iphones and MacBooks and accessories. While Apple only money stream is their user data.
Yes, Apple quality control has dropped since SJ passed away. Malfunctioning Apple software is to be expected now days.