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iPhone 8 Said to Have Separate Wireless Charger, No Headphone Jack Adapter or USB-C Cable in Box
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Tim Cook is charging $1000 without standard accessories for a device that costs about $200 to make out of his own heart because he doesn't believe in working for money.
http://fortune.com/2017/02/10/apple-ceo-tim-cook-career-advice-job-money/
http://fortune.com/2017/02/10/apple-ceo-tim-cook-career-advice-job-money/
There's a few android phones that come with USB-C cables and a USB-C to USB-A adapter. I don't see why Apple can't do the same. It's going to be a sad day when an android phone can connect to the new MBP out of the box but a new iPhone needs an adapter.
The Watch is induction so I can see Apple getting rid of the Lightning Port, having zero ports and adopting induction charging. So they have induction for fast charging and wireless RF trickle charging. I can see the wireless chip added, but the ability to true wireless charge will be at select supporting locations like Apple Stores and Airports. I don't see Apple coming out with a wireless adapter. Otherwise USB-C will never replace the Lightning connector. Apple likes to regulate those things.
One of the main advantages with USB-C to lightning is that MacBooks and iOS devices could use the same chargers and power banks!
Describe long range? Bearing in mind this is electricity flowing through the air.
There is really no reason why should you want to "plug" something in your phone in 2017 if everything can be wireless - they just need to work on the SW to make it possible. I am quite curious how Apple will solve the charging.
If the feature is useless, there is zero reason to criticise Apple for adding this feature a couple of years after it appeared in other phones.
I think he is suggesting lower standards than their rivals, but at higher prices still..
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How they solve every problem, buy a small company working on the solution and pass it off as they own. The ifans lap it up and believe they invented it. Touch ID anyone? Lol
Am I the only one that is tired of the direction Apple is going? Not only is the pricing of all of their products becoming ridiculous they then want to charge you extra for something that should have been included with it in the first place.
I don't want to pay a premium for a product then have to purchase multiple dongles to get the FN thing to work. I am in the process of purchasing/building my second high end custom PC and sad thing is it is less expensive for me to build two units than to purchase the high end version for Apple that has been outdated and un upgradable.
I see Apple loosing ground in the next few years with the direction that they are going. Nothing eye catching and higher prices are pushing people to alternatives and I'm seeing many out in the market.
ill stick with my 6+S for now and really don't see any erasing to upgrade until Apple stops supporting it which seems to be just a few years.
I don't want to pay a premium for a product then have to purchase multiple dongles to get the FN thing to work. I am in the process of purchasing/building my second high end custom PC and sad thing is it is less expensive for me to build two units than to purchase the high end version for Apple that has been outdated and un upgradable.
I see Apple loosing ground in the next few years with the direction that they are going. Nothing eye catching and higher prices are pushing people to alternatives and I'm seeing many out in the market.
ill stick with my 6+S for now and really don't see any erasing to upgrade until Apple stops supporting it which seems to be just a few years.
I'm fine with lighting, but Apple needs to ship the iPhone with a USB-C charger and USB-C to lightning cable.
Apple actually publishes is gross margin and it has been around 40% for several years. For the iPhone the gross margin has been estimated to be as high as 55%. Apple also publishes the average selling price of an iPhone which has been a bit below $700. Overall the cost of goods sold can thus be put at around $300. This of course is an average over all iPhones, more expensive phones (larger screen, more storage) are both more expensive to manufacture and tend to have a higher gross margin. Probably the cost of goods sold of a $1000 iPhone is thus more like $400 and the gross margin 60%.
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I think Apple should have shipped the 2016 MBP (and maybe already the 2016 MB) with a USB-C to Lightning cable. The probability that a MBP owner also has an iPhone or iPad is pretty high (maybe 80%) and if an accessory is needed by 80% of all users, including it seems like a reasonable idea (ok, out of those 80% a lot of people might not regularly connect their iOS device to the MBP but I bet most will do so at least occasionally).
in all seriousness a bezel-free 5.0 will have the same physical size or smaller? as the current 4.7". thus smaller physical footprint on the equivalent current iPhone. in my view that is good 
but when i read 4.7, 5.0, 5.5 i obviously assume they are talking about the screen size and not the size of the phone itself or do you by a 60 inch tv with the size of a 50 inch tv?
Current wireless charging is absolutely pointless, its a total gimmick. You cannot use your phone without interrupting its charge and it charges slower than via cable. I think Apple are waiting for a system which can actually charge your device at range. While it would be slower to charge than even current wireless charging, it would be continuously charging no matter where you are in a room for example.
I do wish they'd make a new 4" phone also WITHOUT gimped specs. As in a feature-full current iPhone, just shrunken slightly.
I do wish they'd make a new 4" phone also WITHOUT gimped specs. As in a feature-full current iPhone, just shrunken slightly.
No ports = you HAVE to buy wireless headphones = cash for the failing Beats subunit of Apple.
Old Apple - It Just Works
New Apple - Paying more for less
Old Apple - It Just Works
New Apple - Paying more for less
iOS has always been water, I'd love some dynamic wallpapers with ripples or something like thatOn a positive note can we start getting wallpapers of galaxies again on the macOS as well as iOS (as pictured)?
Include Lightning to USB C cable. Include a USB C (F) to USB A (M) adaptor. And make it run at USB 3.x. Skip the wireless charging. It's not a toothbrush.
As the phone becomes larger, it has to become thinner in order to fit into the hand as easily as before. So making the iPhone 6 thinner was making it more ergonomic and useable, even if it meant a protruding camera.
It's a case of "form enables function" here, rather than "form over function".
in all seriousness a bezel-free 5.0 will have the same physical size or smaller? as the current 4.7". thus smaller physical footprint on the equivalent current iPhone. in my view that is good
point is, i want a 5.5 screen and not a 5.0 screen, thats 0.5 smaller either way