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Live Coverage of Apple's 2013 iPhone Media Event
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That's the issue. The 5C is not supposed to be a comparable product. It's supposed to be a lesser option for those who don't want to pay a premium. It's supposed to do gangbusters business in China. Apple is pricing itself out of that market.
it's $99.
On contract within the US. The current 16GB iPhone 5 would normally cost that much and be of higher quality.
Apple un-Event 2013
After waiting for what seemed like a year we finally had the Apple thing on Tuesday. I call it a thing because it certainly was not an event by any means. Lucky for Apple that they decided not to hold it in a bigger auditorium with more people attending because the crickets would have been heard over any applause. No demo's of products or software. Only video's and slides of sir Jonny in the cloud somewhere preaching about his toy. There was also no launches of anything which means that Apple was caught sleeping this past year. What a disappointment to say the least.
After waiting for what seemed like a year we finally had the Apple thing on Tuesday. I call it a thing because it certainly was not an event by any means. Lucky for Apple that they decided not to hold it in a bigger auditorium with more people attending because the crickets would have been heard over any applause. No demo's of products or software. Only video's and slides of sir Jonny in the cloud somewhere preaching about his toy. There was also no launches of anything which means that Apple was caught sleeping this past year. What a disappointment to say the least.
Man, I can't tell you how sick I am of seeing him doing product videos. The way he looks so unbearingly innocently into the camera always reminds of my brother's face when he tries to lie at me.
But luckily I am a free man and don't have to endure such things if I don't want to...
"Touch ID Highjack"
There are a lot of cases that have the home button exposed. From the mechanical specs, it looks like a regular iPhone 5 case will take the 5S without any fitting issues. I know a few that ordered iPhone 5 cases specifically with a cover over the touch button to avoid using it on their soon to acquire iPhone 5S.
One of my security consultants came up with a very interesting scenario and coined it a "Touch ID Highjack." This is where you get a 5S with the fingerprint scan not active and unlocked via PIN or just swipe. Then use your fingerprint to claim access and the legit owner can't access their iPhone.
Yes, you could do the same thing with resetting the pin code but now the fingerprint enrollment makes highjacking an iPhone 5S a lot quicker. Have a case with the fingerprint scanner button covered, this intrusion option is compromised.
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I really agree. The Apple corporate product launch videos have not change much in the last ten years. It has a formula of
1) White screen
2) Contemporary mood music somewhere between fusion jazz and contemporary
3) Close up cheat zooms of the product in abstract curves initially while scoping out showing the whole product as the tempo and base of the mood music increases. (FYI, this type of presentation was first choreographed by Pavlov himself.)
4) A fanfare reveal showing the whole product.
5) Detailed features highlighting the product
6) Transition to the "experts" talking about it in a casual, non-threatening, non-authoritative environment. They alternatively sit in view at Stage Right or Stage Left. The product and product demos are reserved for Stage Center.
7) Models using the product in a happy and playful manner representing their product demographics to a tee.
8) Show the product name
9) Fade to black
Something has to shake it up guys!
There are a lot of cases that have the home button exposed. From the mechanical specs, it looks like a regular iPhone 5 case will take the 5S without any fitting issues. I know a few that ordered iPhone 5 cases specifically with a cover over the touch button to avoid using it on their soon to acquire iPhone 5S.
One of my security consultants came up with a very interesting scenario and coined it a "Touch ID Highjack." This is where you get a 5S with the fingerprint scan not active and unlocked via PIN or just swipe. Then use your fingerprint to claim access and the legit owner can't access their iPhone.
Yes, you could do the same thing with resetting the pin code but now the fingerprint enrollment makes highjacking an iPhone 5S a lot quicker. Have a case with the fingerprint scanner button covered, this intrusion option is compromised.
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I really agree. The Apple corporate product launch videos have not change much in the last ten years. It has a formula of
1) White screen
2) Contemporary mood music somewhere between fusion jazz and contemporary
3) Close up cheat zooms of the product in abstract curves initially while scoping out showing the whole product as the tempo and base of the mood music increases. (FYI, this type of presentation was first choreographed by Pavlov himself.)
4) A fanfare reveal showing the whole product.
5) Detailed features highlighting the product
6) Transition to the "experts" talking about it in a casual, non-threatening, non-authoritative environment. They alternatively sit in view at Stage Right or Stage Left. The product and product demos are reserved for Stage Center.
7) Models using the product in a happy and playful manner representing their product demographics to a tee.
8) Show the product name
9) Fade to black
Something has to shake it up guys!
Also a bit hard to take them seriously when they are talking about a repacked product they made cheaper so they make even more profit. Doing that with new tech is one thing.
Apple is a US company and here most people do contracts. As for quality - I don't need to get one but it seems just as good but lighter.
Why? Because I am right? the guy is a paid troll? In what way am I pretentious. He post nothing but digs at Apple and Apple owners and Is utterly horrible sometimes?
Tell that to Levi Strauss and Harley Davidson. They have been selling the same stuff for decades and cashing in big. Apple's brand is just as big.
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After waiting for what seemed like a year we finally had the Apple thing on Tuesday. I call it a thing because it certainly was not an event by any means. Lucky for Apple that they decided not to hold it in a bigger auditorium with more people attending because the crickets would have been heard over any applause. No demo's of products or software. Only video's and slides of sir Jonny in the cloud somewhere preaching about his toy. There was also no launches of anything which means that Apple was caught sleeping this past year. What a disappointment to say the least.
Wait 'til you see the Mac Pro announcement next month. That will have the geeks creaming for the new hardware. Then the "Is the third party expansion, edge connector bus dead?" debate goes into full gear.
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If someone is paying him for this, it is a bad deal. Any stylish and successful group gets a group of haters. Even Hercules had to deal with fleas at times.