Thanks for replying to my post. I respect your opinion, but I have to say that you need to calm down and chill out and RE-READ my post because it was not a rant. I'm just simply stating how companies approach product mapping.
What evidence, do I have to support any of what I'm saying? The question should be "what evidence DO I not HAVE?... or better yet, does anyone NOT HAVE." It's common sense Virgil, just look around at any product line that is released in generations like the Xbox, Playstation, Cars, Televisions, Video Games themselves (software not the consoles).
Companies map out what features they can offer with a given product and decided on what pace they introduce them throughout the lifespan of that product- its' common business sense and common consumer sense and Fact.
No company, with half a brain for business sense, releases a product with maxed out capabilities and then RESEARCH to see where they can improve it. No. They always know how far they can go with a product before they release it then they release the product and leave room for improvement so that they can make sure you feel a justified reason to purchase the next edition of that product. This is not a guessing game for power companies like Apple. These things are mapped out. New Features have been added to Leopard that could have been in Tiger. New features are in Flash CS3 that could have been in Flash 8- But that's just how CAPITALISM works.
Halo 2 could have supported online Campaign etc., but they waited to implement it in Halo 3. The 2008 Accord finally has iPod inputs when they could have done it a few years ago..... the list goes on.
There are two sides of the ball to play here: The consumer side, and the Business side. I 'm just explaining both. How things happen from the business side, and how consumers are effected by it (loving or fed up with it).
This is not about picking on Apple, dude, I stated they are a kick ass company go back and re-read. We're just stating the facts. My PPC 6600 which is 2 years old had features the iPhone does not have STOCK and I love my iPhone, but the truth is just the truth. Many people have adopted this "it's revolutionary so we'll over look some little things" mindset, but not everyone has adopted this mindset. You can't run from the the truth that people are paying $400 or $500 for an iPhone and are missing basic features like multiple text forwarding at LAUNCH. It is what it is Virgil. Every company drops the ball every now and again, but it does not me that we think Apple is horrible. here's a news flash, people are allowed to openly criticize companies they support- that's how the companies we love GET IMPROVE (because of these forums).
I'm sorry to burst your bubble and introduce you to a RADICAL way of thinking but that's how companies will always do it. Put yourself in there shoes. If you released a product with every single feature you can think of included in the first generation of that product, why would your target market want to purchase your next edition within 18 months time? Technology doesn't change that fast. Your sales will plummet! Yes, you can REDESIGN IT, but you have to come up with more than cosmetic changes, and TWEAKS (that's what pisses people off about some of the smartphones, they are nicely redesigned by how are they different from one model to the next? that' s why I did not buy the Mogul because I felt like my PPC 6700 was not that far behind lol).
Peace
