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iPhone Scores 92% Loyalty Rate in Recent Survey Ahead of iPhone 8
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I'm not a die-hard Apple supporter but until other phones (and computers and voice systems) take security as seriously as Apple I will not be switching. Unless Apple decides to go the same route as Google, Samsung and HTC and most other Android and Windows based phones.
I guess you never owned a PowerBook 5300cs.Yes, the current MBP is lacking but it's not so terrible to be unusable.
Touche, indeed I haven't
They are legitimate gripes. Your not caring doesn't lessen that for folks who do. Ridicule away. No phone jack, no phone for a lot of people.
What does this mean? Android has an advantage because it shares the same accessories as other platforms? Why don't those platforms also have an advantage if they share the accessories? Do you mean that Android with USB-C is better than iPhone because of USB-C? If so, why? USB-C is so new that there is barely anything out there for it, and the things that are available are typically designed for a specific device. It's not like you are going to stick a windows phone in a GearVR, or macbook hub in a chromeOS device (it would look silly).
In reality, many other people are also switching over to the iPhone (an entire side of my family tree moved over to the iPhone and other iOS devices in the past year). The numbers kinda of balance out in the end. There is a big enough pie for all the manufacturers to divide up and make some money.
This is why if Apple wants to maximize profits they should just introduce a 7S update this fall and wait for 2018 to introduce the all new 8. They can sell tons of 7S models and then when an all new 8 comes out people will upgrade again.
Tim Cook gets a lot of criticism, but I do believe he understands how to leverage the brand to produce the most profit.
Tim Cook gets a lot of criticism, but I do believe he understands how to leverage the brand to produce the most profit.
And when you've spend a fortune on accessories that only work with iPhone, that has something to do with it also..
It comes down to stability and confidence.
I play guitar and Fender just introduced a new amp with WiFi and BT connectivity. Their is a companion App for iOS and Android. Early adopters were already complaining about App compatibility with older versions of Android. No complaints from iOS users. Android is too fragmented.
Again, the iPhone is an iconic device. It has cachet. Everything else is just a generic smartphone to much of the public.
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That has little to do with it. Many folks who own iPhones are not chasing and purchasing tons of accessories other than cases.
I play guitar and Fender just introduced a new amp with WiFi and BT connectivity. Their is a companion App for iOS and Android. Early adopters were already complaining about App compatibility with older versions of Android. No complaints from iOS users. Android is too fragmented.
Again, the iPhone is an iconic device. It has cachet. Everything else is just a generic smartphone to much of the public.
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That has little to do with it. Many folks who own iPhones are not chasing and purchasing tons of accessories other than cases.
Which one did you get? What didn't you like about yours?
In what way is it worse? Spec wise they're better in every way. Faster, lighter, thinner. Screen is insane. Battery life is as good as my MacBook and my first Air. The current Airs battery life is insane and the Airs are outliers in regards to battery life. And they certainly get longer usage time than any previous MBP, so it couldn't be battery life. I hear a lot of how bad the new MBP is but with no real answer as to why? And usually most complaints come from non owners/users and only parrot what "others" have said. Which seem to also have a similar experience level with it. None.
http://www.consumerreports.org/apple/consumer-reports-now-recommends-macbook-pros/
They should change the name to MacGossip. Bunch a hens cackling.
What kinds of accessories are you talking about?
With Apple's "Camera Connection Kit" you can already plug USB accessories into an iPhone or iPad... and also use them on your Mac or Windows computer. Podcasters use USB microphones with their iPads, for instance.
I'm not seeing how you think USB-C will suddenly spur a growth in cross-platform capable accessories.
You could say such accessories are already here... and they get used on Apple devices a lot.
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After almost 4 years with my iPhone 5s, I may consider picking up the next iPhone only if we dont get another iteration of the 6: the 6sss. If thats the case, Ill stick with my 5s for another year. Don't disappoint, Timmy!
If thats the case, Ill stick with my 5s for another year. Don't disappoint, Timmy!
What about the old Nokias with all the crazy shapes? Some of them were outrageous.
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Not really. Smartphones are mature products and they have all pretty much merged into one design and one set of features.
Maxed out 15" model.
The screen contrast/black point, Touch ID and the quality of the audio DAC are the only redeeming factors (ironic, considering Apple has a newfound allergy to audiojacks). Performance is marginally better than my previous (maxed out 2015 15" MBP). Peanuts, really. Connectivity is impossible without hubs and dongles, which still render some of my peripherals unusable. In fact, one of my external hard drives is toast, because who knew plugging into AC can cause a surge into the hub. No Magsafe and only a pathetic whimper to indicate charging. The touchbar is a silly gimmick, either left alone or causing various errors because I'm used to rest my fingers on the F-key row (and no, Apple, I don't want to activate Siri on OSX, not now and not ever). The jumbo trackpad is nonsense, and the palm rejection often fails leading to errors when using keyboard shortcuts. Battery? What battery? It's over in less than 3h. I've already had to return my first 2016 MBP due to incessant kernel panic errors, and my second often randomly creaks at the hinges. The keyboard took a learning curve and I have to turn my hands into claws to avoid the touchbar and trackpad for the previous reasons (when not ditching altogether for a magic keyboard, that is). The screens in our office are incompatible and won't run on native resolution. I get RAM alerts and beachballs already. Slimness and lightness? Who cares? I'd rather have ports, battery and 32GB RAM. I use it for work, not to look upwardly mobile at Starbucks.
Need I go on?
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That's because this website is infested with rabid android fans.
I see this is America only, hardly surprising to see those results then
I'm not surprised. I tried several android devices between 2010 and 2014 and all of them had annoying flaws or issues that made me thankful for iPhone. I'll never use a non-iPhone again.
"A lot of people." Exactly. A lot of people don't want to use a damn adapter on their high-end headphones. It's a massive design flaw that I can't charge my iPhone and listen to En Vogue at the same time. And wireless isn't the future. I would rather keep the headphone jack and get rid of gimmicks like the Taptic Engine. Or make the phone much thicker and heavier. I have very powerful arms and hands. I can manage fine with a heavier and thicker phone.
Also, for me, no Blu-ray, no Mac. For now I'm using a beautiful Olivetti typewriter. No worries about battery whatsoever. No massive macOS bugs. I'm voting with my wallet. Apple will learn the hard way.
"we were all.." certainly not all of us. I was expecting an iPhone 4s followed by the iPhone 5.
Perhaps most users don't want their phones, or operating systems, to change drastically from one release to the next.
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...one-users-are-about-to-switch-to-android.html
Obviously impossible to quantify such a broad, sweeping generalization.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/technology/mobile/iphone-smart-study/
And of course, one can make broad, sweeping generalizations about anything.