Let's also not forget the quality of certain pieces of software.
Hey, you leave Final Cut out of this!
Let's also not forget the quality of certain pieces of software.
That's how I read it-- but I don't take that as spin, just stating the strategy.Maybe Phil is dizzy from all that spin. A much more accurate way to present this information would be to say "Apple Wouldn't Sacrifice Profit for Market Share in a Cheaper iPhone".
Apple's P/E: 11.86On that note, I'm at that tipping point where I'm about to dump the rest of my Apple shares, only because I see their downfall playing out in slow motion over the next 18 months. Steve would know what to do if he was around. No one else has his passion, which is what Apple's valuation was built on to begin with.
1. Build high quality products
2. Let the others build crappy junk
3. Profit
fun fact: Apple already sell 3 different iPhones at different price point and sizes.
Apparently you havent read the news about carriers are selling out of preoders of the new Blackberry 10. I suggest you start to read before posting your info.
http://bgr.com/2013/01/10/blackberry-10-demand-analysis-287451/
I just did and did not find even one post where someone said the retina screen was unnecessary. In fact, most were saying the mini screen was definitely not as good as retina but it's fine. So no, "many" ppl are not acting as if retina is useless or unnecessary now that the mini is out.
I'd still like to give you the benefit of the doubt so if you'd like to point out the many people who said this, I'd love too see.
Otherwise it's more of that "Apple users are brainwashed" nonsense
No ****.
You'd have a severe mental illness if you think Apple will go from metal to plastic.
I'd be disgusted.
I dont think LTE will be suitable - I mean, LTE is only just starting to catch on in the first world. Youre not going to be seeing LTE in the majority of India and Africa anytime soon
Then wouldn't it just be a 4 or 4S???
Agreed.
Let the Korean and Chinese phone makers be kings of the highest pile of junk.
There is a reason Apple products raise the crime index and NYC and get million dollar heists in Paris...
It's not because they go cheap either. Furthermore Apple could never win going cheap. They will never sink as low as Google and make abominations like the Nexus 7. Better not to go down that road at all.
If that new market is web services-- that's when I dump my shares...
Like them or not, iPhone still has the best build quality of any phone ever made.
You answered your own question. It's not as good as retina, it's good enough. And that's what I said in my original post. So you agree with me.
oh, the one that never bothered ANY of the iphone4 users i knew, and was demonstrable on any phone w/ similar deathgrips?
riiight.
They will never sink as low as Google and make abominations like the Nexus 7.
Wrong. What you said was many here said retina was unnecessary and that the mini screen was good enough. You're saying that's the same thing as saying "it's not as good, but good enough"?
The whole point of my post to you was the fact that many people did not say it was unnecessary.
Like them or not, iPhone still has the best build quality of any phone ever made.
No ****.
You'd have a severe mental illness if you think Apple will go from metal to plastic.
I'd be disgusted.
That's how I read it-- but I don't take that as spin, just stating the strategy.
Like them or not, iPhone still has the best build quality of any phone ever made.
Why do people keep bringing up this bogus antenna problem? Every phone on the market loses some reception when you hold it in your hand.
That really has nothing to do with it. Desktops are a mature segment showing signs of decline, for all players, not just Apple. Even if Apple had fully concentrated on only desktops, they can't change industry wide trends here. The market is mature, technology and innovation comes in smaller increments and Microsoft has a foothold due to their monopoly.
No, the reason Apple came to depend so much on the iPhone and the iPad for their revenue is simply due to having a hot product in an emerging segment with no vendor encroachement.
They entered the smartphone arena as it was morphing from a business service to the consumer space. They did so with a hot ticket item. They've been riding the segment's growth since then. Same for the iPad, where they basically reinvented the segment and have been driving the growth there.
Blackberry 10 will be released very soon and that will send shivers down Apple Back.
Seriously? What's wrong with the Nexus 7? Especially for the price...