Wait - is that a joke about how all apple does is release things in new colors? Oh my god, that’s so creative and original! You are awesome!
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Samsung Offers to Supply Foldable Displays to Apple and Google
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The market will speak and of course I’ll gloat about being right. But if anyone thinks this is something other than a silly gimmick and consumers are going to waste their money on it are kidding themselves.
Flexible large screen TV’s? Absolutely! It will make shipping and transporting these things far easier for the entire supply and retail. I Can see how this could become commonplace for lower end TVs.
Not really with LG (another supplier for Apple) working on foldable screens as well. And considering apple doesn't seem to be in rush for the foldable phone market LG got plenty of time.
Kinda like how they compete in the large screen phone segment. Apple thought the 4" screen is the limit because of easy one hand use. How did that work out? Exactly. They'll copy Samsung and follow later on.
I agree with you. Now maybe a laptop where it's just 2 screens with no physical keyboard that can become a smart tv is something I'd have to look at if done correctly.
fordables phones are no good, yeah right, simply because apple doesn’t have any
but if it would it have been apple the one that came out with fordable phones first then they would it be awesome, right?
trying to make others look bad is not going to make you look good
is not huawei or samsung’s fault that apple can’t innovate anymore
give credit to samsung and huawei and stop defending apple for everything
i like apple but it been a few years since they decrease their product quality, hardware and software and sky rocket their prices
is good and about time some other company put some preassure on them
apple is living on the success of their brand and name, not because they are making the best products, i’m not an apple hater, i’m not an android fan but let’s just call it what it is
there is no point on denying the facts, apple under tim has lost their focus
i see through the lies of the jedi
but if it would it have been apple the one that came out with fordable phones first then they would it be awesome, right?
trying to make others look bad is not going to make you look good
is not huawei or samsung’s fault that apple can’t innovate anymore
give credit to samsung and huawei and stop defending apple for everything
i like apple but it been a few years since they decrease their product quality, hardware and software and sky rocket their prices
is good and about time some other company put some preassure on them
apple is living on the success of their brand and name, not because they are making the best products, i’m not an apple hater, i’m not an android fan but let’s just call it what it is
there is no point on denying the facts, apple under tim has lost their focus
i see through the lies of the jedi
ROFL. I'm honestly not sure if you seriously believe that is comparable to engineering or you're just trolling.
Apple specifies the dimensions of the screen, pixel count, specifications etc. Samsung actually designs the display. Apple did not do much more engineering than any customer buying a TV at best buy.
Your way is like saying I'm an automotive engineer because when I bought my last car I speced out the options, trim, color, etc. All the manufacturer did was fabricate the car to my designs. I'm also a computer hardware engineer, I built my gaming PC to parts to my own specs. All Intel, Nvidia, MSI, etc did was fabricate the components I specced for my PC.
And that is where you are wrong.
For example: nvidia does not make their hardware or components: TSMC does, and MSI makes a videocard of these chips that TSMC actually produces.
Nvidia makes a reference design, and TSMC and (for example) MSI produce the videocard.
Does that mean that TSMC designs the chips? according to your assumptions it seems like it.
But actually it doesn’ t, Nvidia designs it and interacts with TSMC to determine if TSMC can produce it
So just because Samsung lucked out in one market segment means they are given a free pass with every other one?
The reality is that Samsung peaked right before Apple unveiled larger iPhones, and has not been able to find its footing since.
I say it again. Apple is experimenting with folding screens, but we will likely seen them be used in wearables rather than foldable phones.
The dismissal of this tech out of hand is amazing. Even if you think it won't be a good fit for you, where are you hurt by the process of seeing if it may work. Also, saying a phone is a phone and a tablet is a tablet is so short sighted. All of you do realize that right now, smartphones have replaced a multitude of prior tech. Most people never bring a camera on vacation because they only use there phone. How many people still use an Ipod?
Why would Apple wait so long then for iPhone X then...or OLED iPhones in general?
Really? You selectively forgot
about water resistant, fast charging, (fast) wireless charging, OLED screen or Pen/multi-window on tablet. Apple has to follow and copy just to keep up with others (just like it did with phablet). Next thing we know apple will follow and copy (again duh) with triple camera or dual selfie camera or fast wireless charging and reverse charging and of course foldable screen
OLED tech has serious drawbacks. Burn in is the biggest. Apple waited until the tech matured and they could counter so that your phone wouldn't have burn in. Go read about OLED burn in. It's a big deal especially on TVs.
Never have any burn-in issues with my OLED screen phones. And I have lots of OLED screen phones over many years.
Been considering building a hackintosh for a while now. Seems to have a lot more options than what Apple "offers". I love my 2013 MBA dearly but when it finally dies I'm going the Hackintosh route. You seem to have a lot of experience with them. Do you have any refrences/pointers?
Check this site for guides and parts lists that are compatible:
https://www.tonymacx86.com
If you want to be absolutely sure things will work, use a 'Golden Build' guide:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/golden-builds.87/
If you're going to do it, your most important component will be the motherboard. GTX 10xx series cards are supported, but not RTX (bummer).
Get two separate drives though; one for OS X and one for Windows, it'll make dual booting really easy. I use hot swap bay that allows me to turn on/off a drive even if it's inserted (saves a bit of energy, speeds up the boot sequence as well, less usage and longer shelf life of the drive too):
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994143
Honestly, the Hackintosh has been a godsend. 4 years later and it still runs circles around new Macs at a fraction of the cost. It's disgusting how Apple has released hot garbage year after year and charged way above premium too.
This statement makes absolutely no sense.
At $2000, Samsung knows very well their Galaxy Fold device is not going to sell in any meaningful quantity. The real intent, I believe, is to try and drum up interest in folding phones so that these companies will then go on to purchase their displays from Samsung.
The money is in the sale of components, not the phones itself.
Not to mention that the department in charge of selling these screens is likely separate from Samsung's own mobile arm, each with their own targets to meet.
Do these analysts even proofread their own statements to see if they make sense before publishing them?
Let me guess, you typed this thinking you'd get 100s of likes with a simple slagging off or Samsung.. how times change..
Makes sense. It’s just deceiving sometimes when apple says it created some component internally like the screens, but I’m not sure how much of that is true.