There is a massive list of things rumored to be in a new iPhone, but it comes down to three specific requirements: It must be at least slightly slimmer than the iPhone 4. It must have a 4-inch screen. And it must be called the iPhone 5.
People need to stop confusing their wants with Apple's "needs".
When something becomes an industry standard, you can only thumb your nose at it with an air of superiority for so long. Eventually, you just start getting hammered for not offering up a competitive offering.
Apple can whine and apologists can apologize all they want, but a 4" screen is industry standard for the top-end smartphone market now.
You mean an article on the MicroSoft Network is skeptical of Apple news? You don't say...
You mean an article on the MicroSoft Network is skeptical of Apple news? You don't say...
4" is not the industry standard for anything. Just because android phones use larger than 3.5" does not make it an industry standard. So after sold millions of iPad 1 and 2 in their 9.7" screen size and samsung releasing their 10.1" screen size, all of a sudden, "hi-end" tablets are 10.1" industry standard?!
It's what can fit in your pocket nicely and yet provide affordable clarity in the screen size. I don't want a huge 4.5" smartphone bulging from my jeans. I don't care how big the damn screen is on a phone if it doesn't even fit in my jean pockets, it's a deal breaker.
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Some of us have already gotten used to huge bulges in our pants. Guess you got left out of that crowd.
I kid.
Morons. They don't get it and they never will.
Apple is about to launch the biggest UI revolution in the history of technology, and MSNBS is worried about AN ENCLOSURE. Yes, that's what a "new form factor" is, a different case for your phone.
The UI "revolution" -- speech recognition -- happened about 18 years ago as part of Macintosh System 7 and was met by users with a giant "Meh..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlainTalk
It was tried again by a company -- who offered not just control of computer functions but outright dictation -- and it was also met by users with a giant "Meh..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_NaturallySpeaking
It's not just that these were bad programs or non-useful programs, they didn't capture anyone's imagination or inspire anyone to keep the flame burning on behalf of speech recognition or voice control. Nobody wants it. There is absolutely ZERO user demand to control your phone or computer by voice.
The UI "revolution" -- speech recognition -- happened about 18 years ago as part of Macintosh System 7 and was met by users with a giant "Meh..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlainTalk
It was tried again by a company -- who offered not just control of computer functions but outright dictation -- and it was also met by users with a giant "Meh..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_NaturallySpeaking
It's not just that these were bad programs or non-useful programs, they didn't capture anyone's imagination or inspire anyone to keep the flame burning on behalf of speech recognition or voice control. Nobody wants it. There is absolutely ZERO user demand to control your phone or computer by voice.
You mean an article on the MicroSoft Network is skeptical of Apple news? You don't say...
Maybe it could be successful if some company with experience popularizing novel user interfaces was working on it, but not Apple. Definitely not Apple.
The UI "revolution" -- speech recognition -- happened about 18 years ago as part of Macintosh System 7 and was met by users with a giant "Meh..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlainTalk
It was tried again by a company -- who offered not just control of computer functions but outright dictation -- and it was also met by users with a giant "Meh..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_NaturallySpeaking
It's not just that these were bad programs or non-useful programs, they didn't capture anyone's imagination or inspire anyone to keep the flame burning on behalf of speech recognition or voice control. Nobody wants it. There is absolutely ZERO user demand to control your phone or computer by voice.
It's never been done in a useful, integrated manner, which is why it has never been successful. Is there a great demand for it? No, because nobody knows what it may or may not be capable of, just what it hasn't been able to do for them in the past.
Novel, you mean like the iOS multi-touch stuff? Because people definitely hadn't been using touch devices (trackpads) to handle input on their laptops for over a decade when the iPhone was released.
Demosthenes X said:There is a massive list of things rumored to be in a new iPhone, but it comes down to three specific requirements: It must be at least slightly slimmer than the iPhone 4. It must have a 4-inch screen. And it must be called the iPhone 5.
People need to stop confusing their wants with Apple's "needs".
I'm also confused as to why the article assumes that Apple wants to be the #1 global smartphone platform. If their strategy in computers is any indicator, they're happy not being #1 in market share as long as they're highly profitable. The fact is, being #1 in an industry and posting high profit margins is a tough trick to pull off...