LOL. Apple doesn't do that? Apple does cutting edge things all the time... They do all of those things.
What you think Apple should be doing is akin to BMW putting a 500 horsepower engine in every single one of their cars.
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LOL. Apple doesn't do that? Apple does cutting edge things all the time... They do all of those things.
What you think Apple should be doing is akin to BMW putting a 500 horsepower engine in every single one of their cars.
Which is what makes it even more pathetic. A decent amount of the parts in the ipad are samsung, yet samsung themselves cant even make a product nearly as good.
Did you not see what I bolded in my post? The point is it is not merely "customized" by Apple. It is designed by Apple.
Not totally from scratch, of course. As you put it:
The only single word I could think of to describe exactly that, in the one second I had before walking our dog, was "customized".
If you have a better one-word description, I'll be happy to use it next time
So the definition of a screw up is not having what YOU want,got it.
And you spread a little BS there yourself deliberately misquoting Jobs.It will be the first one to ship IN VOLUME.
Oh-and you have no idea how much ram it has.
There have been some cool uses for magnets. Apple must've looked at everyone else using them, and figured it was the hot thing to do
Blackberry - magnetic holsters to change mode
Palm Pre/Pixi - magnetic alignment for their inductive charging Touchstone base.
Most Android phones - magnetic docks that automatically turn them into fancy weather / news / music / alarm clocks.
HTC WinMo phones - magnetic stylus holder, which also automatically opened the notepad app if you pulled out the stylus during a call (very slick!).
kind of but not really.
whats that other one...magsafe something?
real use for who? so a doctor walking around the hospital on their wifi checking in on patients and the hospital database wouldnt be a real use? Are you sure about that or just rambling?
Not totally from scratch, of course. As you put it:
The only single word I could think of to describe exactly that, in the one second I had before walking our dog, was "customized".
If you have a better one-word description, I'll be happy to use it next time
Ok, I do. We call that "designed." It's no different than what we did at AMD - we weren't "customizing" globalfoundries chips. We licensed x86, designed the chip, and had it fabbed (at the end by Global Foundries, as AMD spun out its manufacturing). No one claims that wasn't done "from scratch."
That's the same thing as what Apple does.
Why, they forgot what they had said, and now they've skipped on to saying things like, "But the Xoom has extra storage! And the other tablet, which has only been announced, so we can assume it's all true, has Flash! Oh, wait, not until a few weeks more, but they promise, it's coming, and it's the magical kind of Flash that doesn't hurt the battery life, which they way will be 100 times longer than the iPad!"
You know, that form factor and style that they were so sure wouldn't go anywhere, which all the other manufacturers are pulling their hair out trying to imitate?
SJ doesn't need to be honest or actually say anything. The device is what it is. He can call it a unicorn that shoots pixie dust out of its ass - it doesn't change what it is and what value proposition it offers the consumer.
There's no screw up here. It's deliberate. Just like the iPad 1st gen. It's not about raw specs and components. It's all about the synergy between hardware and software. Apple has no equal in this realm. When this synergy is optimal, it makes for a superior user experience. Add to that the most robust mobile ecosystem on the planet and you've got a quality experience through and through. It's not about needs. It's about desire. Apple creates products in such a way that consumers *want* them, and then keep wanting them. It's the same successful principles that Apple implements over and over and over again, and which the also-rans just don't seem to get or are too lazy to investigate. Things that have always been common between Apple devices and OSes. You recognize (and everyone does) the "Apple Way." It's obvious and discernible and recognizable from a mile away. And it works. Time and time again. Whether it's a computer we're talking about, or a phone, or a tablet.
Amount of RAM seems to fade into the background when your apps run fast and optimally on the hardware already there, wrapped in a beautiful exterior design. Apple can do with 256mb what others can only dream of doing with 512mb, for example. Think about it. THAT is the beauty of controlling the experience. Those who are serious about software make their own hardware. They don't license their OS to anyone that can slam together a box.
All in all, the new iPad will not only sell in record numbers, it will maintain and extend Apple's dominance in this area. Hey, don't take my word for it. Take Samsung's.
You need to adjust and redefine your notion of "value." Even though it's a very personal thing, your idea of it can still be misinformed and out of touch.
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It better be magical Flash, because iPad2 has almost 4x the battery capacity of Xoom.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/03/ipad-2-the-tale-of-the-tape/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/04/conan-obrien-produces-a-more-honest-ipad-2-promotional-video/
I paid $829 for mine - btw, which is more than a Xoom. You must have low end needs.
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LOL! That video on Conan was funny.
shorter kdarling:
Because they licensed the instruction set ("software" specification), they didn't design the chip (hardware). They just "customized" it.
Usually your comments are interesting and informative but that one is a definite "huh?"
Because they licensed the instruction set ("software" specification), they didn't design the chip (hardware). They just "customized" it.
Usually your comments are interesting and informative but that one is a definite "huh?"
To be fair, not everyone understands the nuances of CPU design, and the press frequently misrepresents how it works. Further, A4 was a bit of a transition processor in terms of what was done by Apple vs. Intrinsity for Samsung.
I happen to have a friend who's a great cook, who can put together a gourmet meal using exactly the same fresh ingredients that I use to cook meals that are .... um ... edible.
Competing tablet manufacturers ... and apparently some geeky customers as well, have yet to learn that, with a consumer device, it's not the components and their specs, it's what the software and design and manufacturing and marketing team cooks up with the components.
I hate to say this, I really do, but Apple is slowly loosing the tablet war. I love iOS dont get me wrong but Android has so many features that currently put it leagues ahead of iOS. The iPad is currently for people who do very simple tasks brows the web check email watch media, Android has become the operate system for people who are more teck savvy. But, and this is a big but, Android has no developer interest making it almost DOA and on top of that most Android devices have horrible build quality. The thing is that Android will steadily gain developer interest until its app base is much closer to that of iOS and thats when Apple will have officially lost OS wars. If Apple really wants to blow Android out of the water iOS 5 will have to show an extreme, I mean extreme increase in its feature set. I hate it I really really hate it because the iPad and all Apple products are AMAZING but it seams they have sold them selves short with iOS which pretty much cripples their amazing devices. Just my 2 cents!
Wow, Steve must feel very good about the iPad. Do you remember those post from last year about people complaining how bad the iPad is? It's so funny to read these comments again.
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Just an oversized Ipod Touch. This will not sell well no need for this device.
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The Mac Tablet that years we were waiting for, is a giant iPod. Thanks Apple, Crap!
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Idisappointment ..... Bigger fail than macbook air and apple tv combined... all those years of waiting and all the hype.
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That is a typical Microsoft let's-leverage-our-Office-device. Where is the WOW factor? Is this your MOST important device you have ever involved?
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I'm sorry but its a sweet product with no market. Not great for business, developers, or games.
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This is probably the first Apple product (since the MacMini) that I think wont do as well as they hoped. It wont be bad but not great. Theres just no real 'killer' app.
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ARE THERE SERIOUSLY NO USB PORTS!?!?!? This went from "best product of all time by a longshot" to "epic failure!"
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i have no need for a giant iPhone. the slim netbooks running OS X with 9 hours battery life will eat this thing for breakfast at a price of only $299.
first time i have been this sad about an Apple release.
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Classic! Thanks for that, made a very funny way to start the day... Does anyone know if these 'experts' still haunt the site? Would be great to get their reactions one year on....
At the current rate of attrition Apple will no longer be dominating the tablet market in the year 2985 when their market share will fall just under 60%.
IOS is streets ahead of honeycomb, yeah yeah yeah.
I am not even sure what to make of that. I will just leave it alone now. The most tech savy people I know use IOS devices.
Why do you think that? The marketplace is a bit of a mess and it is not secure. There is no user confidence, as opposed to the App Store which has MASSIVE user confidence. Which means it is really easy for developers to separate IOS users from their money, much easier than doing it on Android.
That is not going to change unless Google makes some fundamental changes, and I don't see that happening. Google has its own agenda which supersedes whatever is going on. People don't understand who Google serves as their customer. It is not the consumers who use Android devices, and it is certainly not the hardware makers who use android on their devices. As long as Google has a completely different set of priorities for what they are doing from Apple, it is going to be highly unlikely for the android ecosystem to change enough to challenge Apple.
If people really want a challenger to Apple's ecosystem they better hope HP/Palm can pull off a miracle or Microsoft can pull off an even bigger miracle.
Android is what it is, and will continue to be what it is. What it is not now and will never be is the premiere mobile ecosystem.
Ok say that iOS stays exactly the same as it is now and then repeat that sentence! If Android continues to progress the way it is and Apple continues to let iOS sit un attended to then I can see Apples market share reaching 60% in 2 years. And your not factoring in the fact that other tablets are very new no one can predict how fast other companies will begin to take over the tablet market.
Actually, analysts are predicting just the opposite.
Apple will lose the market dominance to Android tablets in a couple of years.
http://www.articlesnatch.com/Articl...et-In-2014--Rbc-Analyst/2159002#ixzz1Fi8RnZu9
Lots of drug induced assumptions. The reason Apple is doing so great is because they are always one step ahead, if not more. Android is progressing in the wrong direction.
Of course they will. Apple vs hundreds of other companies selling multiple versions of tablets. In terms of money it will be the same though as in Apple takes all the money.
Believe it or not I actually agree with you because Apple will come out ahead no doubt about it I just think its time for them to start take some steps to get their. But no they are not always a step ahead look at their notification system its been behind ever since android was released. I dont mean to be pessimistic or sound like some hater or something, I simply am a little frustrated with the lack of development on iOS over the last year. We all thought we would see some improvements at the iPad 2 press event but we didn't and you can't tell me that iOS is perfect, no way! How is it drug induced to believe that its time for Apple to do a little work improving the operating system that makes their awesome devices run?