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Actually all those products are great.Tim Cook invented this:
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Actually all those products are great.Tim Cook invented this:
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Who ever thought it was a good idea to put the charging port on the BOTTOM of the MM2 needs to be slapped.... hard.Actually all those products are great.
no, I asked how did you determined his social class?that's the demographic for apple. it's low middle class.
the function is high for battery case even if some don't like the form. The pencil charge for 15 seconds is genius.Who ever thought it was a good idea to put the charging port on the BOTTOM of the MM2 needs to be slapped.... hard.
And that battery case is just plain fugly.
You sound elitist
I hope you're not going to compare an iPhone to a Ferrari next lol
Thw iphone is not luxury - when someone who is lower middle class like yourself can buy one then it's definitely not luxury
Actually all those products are great.
can you elaborate on why this is germane to the conversation?Out of curiosity do you think any Apple product looks ugly or is bad design?
The iPhone is definitely positioned as the "luxury" alternative, in terms of design, and utility. It's positioned to be the device that people aspire to own. And carriers make that a reality by providing monthly payment plans.
But make no mistake... iPhone, iPad, Mac, the retail experience...all are positioned to make you want to own one at least partly because of the status it implies.
can you elaborate on why this is germane to the conversation?
Bias does run all ways, correct? Something as subjective as liking a product or design can't be a wrong opinion or can't be biased if you agree with the herd, but disagree with the herd and there is a disproportionate amount of bias, which is subjective anyway based on these discussions, especially if the subtext is to pin a label on someone in an anonymous Internet forum . Is the essence of this summarized correctly?Some people are more biased than others, but by the way you reacted to that photo I posted, it seems you might be disproportionately biased towards loving any and every single product Apple makes, without any objectiveness in admitting when Apple is at fault. After all, no company is perfect, right? I was just curious how you evaluate Apple's other products, as that might help how we keep debating, and interacting about these discussions.
Bias does run all ways, correct? Something as subjective as liking a product or design can't be a wrong opinion or can't be biased if you agree with the herd, but disagree with the herd and there is a disproportionate amount of bias, which is subjective anyway based on these discussions, especially if the subtext is to pin a label on someone in an anonymous Internet forum . Is the essence of this summarized correctly?
It seems that by conveying one is a "heavy critic and admitting they do things right", is trying to create an impression of impartiality free from bias, which is not the case. An opinion always carries bias with it and saying there is "disproportionate bias" because one may have a different opinion is fallacious; even "disproportionate bias" is a subjective opinion.Bias can run all ways, that's why I purposely said "disproportionate bias", what do I mean? If you think everything Apple does is justifiable and perfect and you never admit anything wrong that Apple does, then I think that's unrealistic and disproportionate and that'll make me approach a discussion differently.
That's why I was curious about what you though Apple did wrong, or ugly or bad design, to see if there is anything at all that you find questionable.
For the record, I'm a heavy critic of Apple, but do admit several things they do right, and I still consider Apple's ecosystem superior to the alternatives. I think a balanced approach is the right approach, that's my personal take on the matter.
It seems that by conveying one is a "heavy critic and admitting they do things right", is trying to create an impression of impartiality free from bias, which is not the case. An opinion always carries bias with it and saying there is "disproportionate bias" because one may have a different opinion is fallacious; even "disproportionate bias" is a subjective opinion.
What one thinks apple does right or wrong or good or bad is completely subjective and open to interpretation. And just to note, you are the one who seems to conclude or state or intimate that I said apple is perfect, when all I really said was I like those designs. So there is a "bit" of hyperbole in that first paragraph.
I already answered the question, which was a loaded or baited question to begin with.All I did was ask a simple question which you keep evading. Thanks for answering it by your omision.
I already answered the question, which was a loaded or baited question to begin with.
iOS Adoption Remains at Lowest Levels Since 2014 as Android Captures Record 87.5% Market Share
Did he use existing materials and combine them into a whole new product line which are more than just the sum of their parts?Yes.Thats called inventing.Every invention including televisions used existing materials.So by your logic nobody invented anything in historyYou can't invent something that has been invented, by prior logic....did touch screens exist? Yes. Did cell chips exist? Yes. Did wifi chips exist. Yes? So what was invented? Nothing. You keep moving the goal posts because you have a different opinion of current Apple management. Apple didn't invent tablets either, yes there is a trademark on iPad, but Apple didn't invent tablets.
Increasing size is not innovation.Tons of Android manufacturers were well ahead of Apple on that one.Now having the best display on the planet at one point(Retina Display 2010),having the best build quality in business at one point and going above and beyond what competitors do is innovation.Tim innovated on Touch ID and invented and produced the iPhone 6 that sent Apple into the stratosphere.
That is just an extraordinary gain thanks to Samsung.If the market share keeps declining and there are no new potential customers who will they get record breaking profits from?I agree iOS declined 5% while capturing 104% of the profits in the industry. Not bad huh?
I believe Google is ahead with their Andromeda project and AI based computing which is the future.Microsoft just like Google has already transitioned into an one OS everywhere with Windows 10 on mobiles,laptops and tablets and even consoles.Apple is not even trying to make iOS and MacOS a unified OS which would really help the iPad Pro sales which isnt even the best selling iPadSo...just to flesh out your premise a bit more:
Where exactly is Android going that iOS isn't? It sounds like your referring to some type of paradigm shift, but I haven't seen anything from Google or iOS that would signal that currently.
I do think that cellphones will become terminal-like extensions of a wearable based personal computing system (a "core" computer in a watch, necklace, whatever that connects data to the foldable phone/tablet) but that's like 10 years away.
lol.This is actually funny.You cant seriously look at that battery case and call it "great"Actually all those products are great.
Examples?
Google is unarguably the worst
Did he use existing materials and combine them into a whole new product line which are more than just the sum of their parts?Yes.Thats called inventing.Every invention including televisions used existing materials.So by your logic nobody invented anything in history
I never miss notifications, I don't keep the phone in my face 24x7 and during the day, it's usually in my jacket pocket and eitherBy far the biggest frustration was how the phone dealt with notifications. With no notification light of any kind or icons for missed calls/texts etc in the toolbar, I kept missing things. The final straw was a couple of time-sensitive texts from my wife that I didn't see for nearly two hours (which was too late). The app switcher means you don't need to go to the homescreen so often.
Lack of a back button. Such a simple button but so, so useful. Made iOS feel slow and clunky.
Using the iPhone as sat nav, when someone calls, the entire nav screen disappears for the duration of the call.
The silent switch is too easy to accidentally switch back.
Scrolling is really slow. Scrolling through a long webpage is a tedious task. In Android it's just a flick.
Lack of (genuine) widgets.
Not being able to set default apps (like Google Maps).
Siri is waaaay behind. Asking a question usually just throws up websites. Asking "hey Google" would usually get you the answer. I kept activating Siri as I took the iPhone out of my pocket so wanted to just turn it off. Easy - I asked Siri to turn off Siri. All I got was a snarky retort "I hope it's not something I said".
But Siri was still switched on.
Frustrating.
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I guess that's the end of that discussion, then.
I'm not giving a detailed answer because that caption seems to be a popular MR meme that doesn't show the entire picture i.e. Has a slant and/or agenda because this type of thing was brought up previously in MR posts. The iPhone 5s/6/6s/7 Apple TV, MacBook was left out. Each of those products though has some interesting innovation that no doubt will be copied in the future as the headphone jack continues to disappear and battery accessories grow in popularity. The 15 sec quick charge for the pencil is especially innovative.The question was "of curiosity do you think any Apple product looks ugly or is bad design?"
You haven't answered it. I'm genuinely curious.
By far the biggest frustration was how the phone dealt with notifications. With no notification light of any kind or icons for missed calls/texts etc in the toolbar, I kept missing things. The final straw was a couple of time-sensitive texts from my wife that I didn't see for nearly two hours (which was too late). The app switcher means you don't need to go to the homescreen so often.
Agreed.Android destroys iOS in this area.If you are used to the back button iOS feels like hell but I got used to it the more I used iOS .Besides in most apps a swipe from the left makes the app go back anywayLack of a back button. Such a simple button but so, so useful. Made iOS feel slow and clunky.
Press Home button during call to resume navigationUsing the iPhone as sat nav, when someone calls, the entire nav screen disappears for the duration of the call.
Why are you using the crappy Safari browser?I use Google Chrome as it has scrolling just like Android.Safari is in my Apple trash apps folder nowScrolling is really slow. Scrolling through a long webpage is a tedious task. In Android it's just a flick.
Not being able to set default apps (like Google Maps).
Siri is waaaay behind. Asking a question usually just throws up websites. Asking "hey Google" would usually get you the answer. I kept activating Siri as I took the iPhone out of my pocket so wanted to just turn it off. Easy - I asked Siri to turn off Siri. All I got was a snarky retort "I hope it's not something I said".
But Siri was still switched on.
Frustrating.
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I guess that's the end of that discussion, then.
I left the only relevant part of your quote above. If by your logic, is the "same grain" of sand is not being used, there is no discussion.
You keep moving your own goalposts, post after post. (And what's with the sentences without any intervening spaces?)
If something new is more than just the sum of their parts, Timmy did that admirably. If the former is not true, then Jobs didn't do it(invent) either and then nobody ever invented anything.
People compare Cook to Ballmer as if it's a negative, and look where he is. (And it's a reflection of how Microsoft did under his leadership)
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I never miss notifications, I don't keep the phone in my face 24x7 and during the day, it's usually in my jacket pocket and either
Either way I don't miss notifications.
- I feel the soft vibration
- I get the message on my smart watch.
As far as satnav, when I use it, when a phone call comes in, I can press the home button and go to the satnav program.
IOS doesn't need a back button, because the control is on the screen. Siri excels in controlling the phone. I get in my car and forget to turn on bluetooth? "Hey Siri", turn on bluetooth. Irarelynever use voice for web searches anyway.
Anyway each of us has different likes. YMMV.
They were not shown as the products you mentioned were invented by Steve and improved by Tim just like how Microsoft Surface isnt Satya's creationI'm not giving a detailed answer because that caption seems to be a popular MR meme that doesn't show the entire picture i.e. Has a slant and/or agenda because this type of thing was brought up previously in MR posts. The iPhone 5s/6/6s/7 Apple TV, MacBook was left out. Each of those products though has some interesting innovation that no doubt will be copied in the future as the headphone jack continues to disappear and battery accessories grow in popularity. The 15 sec quick charge for the pencil is especially innovative.
If I'm having difficulty distinguishing product and product lines then you are having difficult in seeing how you move your own goalposts across posts. Apple did not invent the cell phone or computer. It put their own spin on it.Solution is Apple Watch.I dont even look at notifications on my iPhone
Agreed.Android destroys iOS in this area.If you are used to the back button iOS feels like hell but I got used to it the more I used iOS and am pretty much used to it.Besides in most apps a swipe from the left makes the app go back anyway
Press Home button during call to resume navigation
Why are you using the crappy Safari browser?I use Google Chrome as it has scrolling just like Android.Safari is in my Apple trash apps folder now
Yeah the default apps thing is lame and Google Now wipes the floor with Siri
You are still having difficulty distinguishing products and product lines.Any cash grab CEO can continue a product line.Its very very hard to start one something ,Steve was a master at
Ballmer failed to see the smartphone revolution coming.If he hadnt underestimated iPhone along ,Microsoft had the opportunity to dominate both PC and mobile.In fact considering how much iPhone helped Apple,if Microsoft had come out with its Lumia series as that juncture,Windows would no doubt have dominated Android considering its similarity to the iPhone model as far as software goes
Surface 4 is all satya's. But clearly the guts of the surface has been around since the IBM PC days.Solution is Apple Watch.I dont even look at notifications on my iPhone that much
Agreed.Android destroys iOS in this area.If you are used to the back button iOS feels like hell but I got used to it the more I used iOS .Besides in most apps a swipe from the left makes the app go back anyway
Press Home button during call to resume navigation
Why are you using the crappy Safari browser?I use Google Chrome as it has scrolling just like Android.Safari is in my Apple trash apps folder now
Yeah the default apps thing is lame and Google Now wipes the floor with Siri
You are still having difficulty distinguishing products and product lines.Any cash grab CEO can continue a product line.Its very very hard to start one ,something Steve was a master at
Ballmer failed to see the smartphone revolution coming.If he hadnt underestimated iPhone ,Microsoft had the opportunity to dominate both PC and mobile.In fact considering how much iPhone helped Apple,if Microsoft had come out with its Lumia series as that juncture,Windows would no doubt have dominated Android considering its similarity to the iPhone model as far as software goes
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They were not shown as the products you mentioned were invented by Steve and improved by Tim just like how Microsoft Surface isnt Satya's creation
Works for Walmart. They sell a lot of services, including money transfer, optical, tax return prep, etc..
If I'm having difficulty distinguishing product and product lines then you are having difficult in seeing how you move your own goalposts across posts. Apple did not invent the cell phone or computer. It put their own spin on it.
Windows is adopted by multiple OEMs and is also available on low end laptops right till high end ultrabooks.It isn't any different from Android.If we compare the profit margins on Macs to Windows OEMs no doubt Apple would come out on top.So by your logic Sundar Pichai is credited with capturing 80% of the smartphone market and Apple will never catch upNo CEO is perfect not even jobs, ballmer made sure Windows dominated the world; that is his overarching accomplishment in time and Apple will never catch up. There will always be critics and those who think they can do a better job but when investors are happy it means the customers are happy.
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Surface 4 is all satya's. But clearly the guts of the surface has been around since the IBM PC days.
Likewise with laptops its rare to see anything other than a Mac open up in coffee shops these days in London UKAnd yet I hardly ever see anyone using anything other than an iPhone/iPad. These research numbers seem inverted.