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iOS 10 & iPhone 7 Have to Be Game-Changers, for the Sake of Apple's Future
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So you want an Apple Nintendo 3DS?Now.....if they come up with a clamshell type hinged touchscreen device that interfaces in 3D.....that'd be interesting.....
Yup. I was. For seven years and over 20,000 posts.
Then I had a group of thugs insulting me, stalking me, and harassing me, and when I defended myself I was informed I was no longer welcome. Seems having an open mind to all platforms doesn't go well with BlackBerry Kool-Aid drinkers.
Edit: actually I wasn't informed. I was zapped.
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Nah.So you want an Apple Nintendo 3DS?
I want an Apple iPhone 3D virtual reality that I can cast on a wall and get in the beam and be in the middle of a Beatles concert from 1964 standing and singing right next to George.
Aw that sucks. I was really active when I was trying to decide on a new phone coming from WebOS, and I really was digging Blackberry ten. Then I was miffed when they didn't release the Z10 for Sprint, and then sold the Q10 for $200 on contract... It was an easy decision when iOS 7 was released and I could get the 5c for $100 on contract. My wifey wanted an iPhone before I did, so I got one too so we could facetime.
The keyboard on iOS bugs the crap out of me.
You know, I think the thugs were just freaking out that Blackberry was dying
Really???? Why? I love mine. I just flip up the little bar thingie and the predictions are perfect.Aw that sucks. I was really active when I was trying to decide on a new phone coming from WebOS, and I really was digging Blackberry ten. Then I was miffed when they didn't release the Z10 for Sprint, and then sold the Q10 for $200 on contract... It was an easy decision when iOS 7 was released and I could get the 5c for $100 on contract. My wifey wanted an iPhone before I did, so I got one too so we could facetime.
The keyboard on iOS bugs the crap out of me.
The bars things are nice, true. I actually tap too fast for them to be really useful (most of the time). DEFINITELY helpful for one-handed typing though!
It's actually the tap space on iOS keyboards that bug me. I guess the best way to describe it is that I can typically "point" with my finger to a key and get the right key, but with iOS I have to place my entire thumb over the key for it to register the right key. (I've been told that iOS was designed this way so that when typing with one hand it is very accurate, and the sides of the keyboard are skewed a bit to help when reaching across the keyboard with your thumb.)
You know, I think the thugs were just freaking out that Blackberry was dying
PC and cellphone sales have reached saturation mode and are running in replacement markets now. This is common knowledge in the semiconductor industry. Apple will continue us to do very well, however growth in unit sales is unlikely to match prior years.
Really, they need to stun? Hard pressed to see anyone stunning us with new phone. Incremental improvements yes. But don't foresee anything hugely different. Whoa is Apple if they had to limp along selling 75,000,000 phones a year.
Only China and India are really large markets not yet saturated. And they are poised for an economic leveling. US and European markets are fairly mature. Everyone has a phone or two or three already. So we are entering replacement market territory.
Not owning stock in Apple, have no vested interest, if sales stabilize over next few years. I don't see myself replacing my current phone with anything other than iPhone so if Apple does not set records doesn't effect me. Apple's cash flow is so healthy, and the capital they have on hand is so huge compared to other companies they are like a country.
Short of a major breakthrough in battery energy density I don't see any showstopper type improvements. And that would be basic chemistry, and not Apple or any other company proprietory item. Frankly I'm surprised at the sales of all phones as by now most everyone has a phone. At some point this will level off, that's just normal product life span.
The bars things are nice, true. I actually tap too fast for them to be really useful (most of the time). DEFINITELY helpful for one-handed typing though!
It's actually the tap space on iOS keyboards that bug me. I guess the best way to describe it is that I can typically "point" with my finger to a key and get the right key, but with iOS I have to place my entire thumb over the key for it to register the right key. (I've been told that iOS was designed this way so that when typing with one hand it is very accurate, and the sides of the keyboard are skewed a bit to help when reaching across the keyboard with your thumb.)
You know, I think the thugs were just freaking out that Blackberry was dying
Oh see I never type one handed. Always two handed. Guess from my BlackBerry days. The SGS5 I had, on the other hand, was absolutely vile for me to type on. Hated it.
I use the stock keyboard by the way.
(And yeah...the thugs were in fact terrified. And couldn't handle a little lady standing up to them instead of sitting around barefoot in the kitchen and leaving the men alone to talk about important stuff like how BlackBerry was the saviour of the universe.)
It's actually not possible. That kind of growth is not sustainable. If it continued, babies would be born with an iPhone in their hand.
Two handed is preferred, I agree.
And you hate the SGS5 keyboard, while I actually think it's typing is more enjoyable
FunnyBut, I will say that I type quite well on the iPhone 6 4.7" size, so perhaps it's just the 4" that gives me issues.
• wireless charging--Will have to happen if ear buds are connected through the Lightening port.
• fast charging--Needs to happen
• smaller bezels--Equals smaller battery. I'd prefer to keep the bezels.
• higher res screen--Would love 2K AMOLED
• live wallpapers--very few people care enough to justify reduction in battery life
• 32GB storage--needs to happen
• Customizable control center
• Proactive actually be useful
• widgets/animated icons--very few people care enough to justify reduction in battery life
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I agree with this, even though Apple has posted yet another record quarter. Maybe iOS 10 will be a huge overhaul like OS X was back in the day. The iPhone 7 does really need to knock the ball out of the park since there are fewer and fewer reasons to upgrade every year and the cost of phones is no longer hidden in the $200 price tag.
EDIT: Changed 'less and less' to 'fewer and fewer' based on a grammatical correction
iOS 11 will probably be the biggest update we see in a while. BY that point, the majority of iOS devices in use will have 2GB Ram or more, allowing for options not currently available on 1GB devices.
The next super bowl needs to be a game changer. Not just the same old game, same old rules.
Not a perfect analogy, but I don't subscribe to the belief that an unpredictable revolution is required every few years to remain relevant.
Not a perfect analogy, but I don't subscribe to the belief that an unpredictable revolution is required every few years to remain relevant.
But that will work for a few Super Bowls and then people will tolerate it for a few more and then the whole thing and NFL itself will just be doomed.
That was my reaction to the AAPL stock still tumbling, but based on stock performance Apple is trending downwards.
The 2015 undercooked products didn't help.
Tim Cook should be able to release fully-cooked products.
The stock often doesn't follow the actual news in a rational manner. Nothing really new and not really much of an indicator of anything one way or another.
I think that 2015 was the most weak year in a long time for Apple. It had a bunch of half-baked products with a lack of focus. I have my fingers crossed for 2016 though, hopefully they'll turn it around and get their focus back.
The reason they are making so much is because of their insanely strong brand power. Almost everyone can attest to that. Also, just because they are selling a boatload of stuff doesn't mean they have focus in the new products. A lot of the products are, in my opinion, half baked and not necessarily ready for the consumer. Apple isn't doing badly but I do think that they need more focus.
I agree there's definitely room for improvement and in some cases to even get back to the levels that some things used to be at. At the same time, while branding is powerful of course and plays a big role, that doesn't really just work on its own (think of other powerful brands that weren't or aren't setting records time after time, even at the top of their popularity).
Interesting read. Apparently it was supposed to have been game over in 2010.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/its-game-over-for-iphone-if-ios-7.1576835/
I'm sure I can find an "it's game over" thread for 2011, 2012, 2013, etc...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/its-game-over-for-iphone-if-ios-7.1576835/
I'm sure I can find an "it's game over" thread for 2011, 2012, 2013, etc...