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Samsung to Try to Beat Apple to Market with a "Retina" Display Tablet?
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Yeah, no one else but Apple ever saw the upside of higher resolution. In fact, before Apple came to the table, we all had VGA resolution on just about everything. Oh and yeah, TN too. Well, CRT at first.. but after that, TN... at best.
Why do you think companies like Samsung invented better screen technology to begin with? Because Apple told them to?
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PPI is an empty spec. In itself, it means nothing. Its only relevant in relation to distance. Further, i still see no one but Apple giving a rats about fronting "retina" or "ppi". Rather, as always, we're talking resolution. And of course we've always been concerned with viewing angles.
Its not that Apple thought about things first. It's that they had the guts (and market support) to try things out first. All things mentioned have been expensive. To get expensive things out in the market a few things are nice to have: e.g. volume orders, willing-to-pay customers. Apple clearly have both.
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Say what? Different ratios all together.
4/3 =1.33..
16/9 = 1.77..
p.s. if you weren't all that serious, +1.
Well, with the advent of phones with 720p screens. Expect phones with a higher PPI than the iPhone 4/4S.
That means Samsung, Google and Sony Ericsson are copying Apple because they have/will have phones that exceed the iPhone in terms of PPI?
It's called competition, Samsung makes Apple's screens.
And as far as I know, Apple didn't invent pixels and high resolution panels.
Apple, where's my 1080p MacBook Pro?
That means Samsung, Google and Sony Ericsson are copying Apple because they have/will have phones that exceed the iPhone in terms of PPI?
It's called competition, Samsung makes Apple's screens.
And as far as I know, Apple didn't invent pixels and high resolution panels.
Apple, where's my 1080p MacBook Pro?
i miss the days when not everything turned into a debate about who copied who 
seriously calling out COPYING just bc the news is about samsungs high resolution screens is hilarious. i take it u'd prefer if everyone but apple stayed on a <900 resolution? nice competition and choices for the customer right there ... not
seriously calling out COPYING just bc the news is about samsungs high resolution screens is hilarious. i take it u'd prefer if everyone but apple stayed on a <900 resolution? nice competition and choices for the customer right there ... not
i miss the days when not everything turned into a debate about who copied who
iMiss the days when not everything turned into a debate about who copied who
It's a very effective form of competition. Let someone test the market, then mov in as it grows and capture market share. Apple's been very good at making it hard to copy the entire eco-system; but many companies aren't and despite early innovation lose out to later entrants.
MS is a good example of how a fast follower can successfully compete by being a later entrant.
Hardly....I think the only samsung products in my house is a TV and my two monitors. They make pretty nice screens that do the job well.
Why did you even bother posting? What exactly would I be bitter about?
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Samsung may indeed be first, but can they ship enough to make it viable for them? We know that Apple won't be able to make them fast enough, to satisfy demand.
Samsung may indeed be first, but can they ship enough to make it viable for them? We know that Apple won't be able to make them fast enough, to satisfy demand.
Probably not, but you do have to recognise that there too are people who simply don't care or do not wish to bother with this sort of thing. They can't be bothered to fiddle around with settings, open up their computers to upgrade stuff, mess around with maintenance programs/schedules or even change their wallpaper. They trust that the default settings are good enough for them and just use it as is.
Or as some put it so succinctly, they want a product that just works.
Well, that is some good news , seems that we are going to have a bit of "competition" for Apple.
I just hope Samsung doesn't equate that a better screen equals a better tablet.
, seems that we are going to have a bit of "competition" for Apple.I just hope Samsung doesn't equate that a better screen equals a better tablet
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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Samsung saw the success of the iPad and sees what consumers want.
Supply and demand. Nothing new here.
Although I believe that the iPad will remain king of the tablets no matter what, its great to see that other companies are fighting back with their products. It keeps Apple from slacking and prices won't get too out of hand. When I get a tablet it will be an iPad but i thank those who buy otherwise.
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Apple will continue to lose marketshare. They are too dumb/proud to realize that their model of business will lead to apple of the early 90s.
You've said what I think, thank you. I am an Apple FanMan, (I'm 56 ferfuxake so by no stretch of the imagination can I be a Fan boy) I love most things Apple and I have lots (I mean LOTS) of Apple kit in my house and my company. But I also tire of the regime that keeps me tied to whatever Apple chooses I am allowed to do. The fact that they have only just let us out into the playground and play with our text notification sounds is ridiculous. iPhone battery dead? Go buy a new iPhone mate.
I dislike Samsung because they do copy - not just Apple, but everyone and every thing. They are copiers and make copiers designed by other companies. But Apple asks for some heat because of their stupid, stupid single-mindedness at times. Which I agree is both a strength and a weakness. When they bring out a phone that makes texting a texting job and not a text-editing-and-correcting job, I'll be happier.
I dislike Samsung because they do copy - not just Apple, but everyone and every thing. They are copiers and make copiers designed by other companies. But Apple asks for some heat because of their stupid, stupid single-mindedness at times. Which I agree is both a strength and a weakness. When they bring out a phone that makes texting a texting job and not a text-editing-and-correcting job, I'll be happier.
But they did provide their own music store to download it from. Other media players you had to get it elsewhere. You normally cannot buy single songs, you had to buy the whole album, even if you only liked a few songs. Apple removed DRM from its itunes store. These are things that helped make the iPod popular, not better specifications.
Again better specifications in hardware don't matter much if the tablet is still laggy and the interface hard to use.
Most manufactures cannot beat Apples price point for their iPad, either its cheaper ( Your bang for the buck/Cheaper hardware ) or cost more ( Same or equivalent hardware )
Options like: The best customer support in the industry, the best software/hardware integration, they write their own drivers, more stable & less likely to crash.
The iTunes store was what brought the success of the iPod/iPhone/iPad and has more music sold and downloaded then from any other source. The iOS gaming Center is bigger then even XBox Live.
It might be restrictive to you, but apparently not to millions of others.
People are more concerned with if it works like its suppose to without problems,more so then worrying about customization.
Apples batteries can be recharged 1000 times with much longer battery life then most devices. So why does it need to be replaceable?
Using a removable battery means adding additional hardware making the phone bigger or the battery smaller, something that some people are not willing to compromise.
Or Different options, Apparently so...
Hum... I don't get this. Would you rather use iOS or Unix over some crap google OS ? Because you can't really have both now unless you dual boot your tablet.
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after owning a galaxy 10.1 and an ipad2 I can say for sure the iPad is better than the galaxy tab in spite or hardware because Honeycomb is pretty awful compared to iOS. Sure you can put widgets down and do this and that but other than fluff like that the core functionality (browser, syncing, etc) is all far worse on the galaxy than the iPad. I also owned a touchpad that I bought during the fire sale and the touchpad with apps and a thinner design I would have preferred to the iPad, but the design was too bulky and there wasn't enough software. Definitely even as it was though the touchpad beat out the galaxy 10.1 for sure
after owning a galaxy 10.1 and an ipad2 I can say for sure the iPad is better than the galaxy tab in spite or hardware because Honeycomb is pretty awful compared to iOS. Sure you can put widgets down and do this and that but other than fluff like that the core functionality (browser, syncing, etc) is all far worse on the galaxy than the iPad. I also owned a touchpad that I bought during the fire sale and the touchpad with apps and a thinner design I would have preferred to the iPad, but the design was too bulky and there wasn't enough software. Definitely even as it was though the touchpad beat out the galaxy 10.1 for sure
Please, what branch of Unix did Linux emerge from ? Because frankly, here I thought the original idea came from Linus being a student of Andrew Tannenbaum, and the first versions of Linux used concepts from Minix.
Silly me I guess.
ffs... i'm so tired of ignorance.
here.
it's not an ipad (it's a joojoo)... it was launched before the ipad.
and this article of the 7th of january of 2010 already shows the hp slate.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/hp-slate-gets-face-time-in-microsoft-keynote-49304616/
fool yourself if you want but don't try to convince others with what you were fooled with.
was ipad revolutionary? yes.
was it unique? no.
why was ipad revolutionary? because apple grabbed a dorment product area and made it successful.
"but the ipad is much thinner that all the previous tablets"... true but that was only possible because of the components tech leap. size, heat, function.
lcd's were crap before crt's were discontinued. mass production of lcds helped the creation of good tablets.
so tell me. where is samsung copying the ipad by throwing a "retina" display first? after all there are the ones that provided the technology.
Exactly. If Apple want's to keep trying to shift paradigms all the time, the should be prepared for other companies to try follow where they had success. If I created a successful product, it would be kind of obvious to me that other companies would try to get competitors out.
Nostalgia
This is bringing back the good old days of the 80s and 90s when we picked out a computer using objective quantitative criteria instead of all this squishy subjective "experience" stuff.
Maybe now that Steve's gone, we'll finally return to facts instead of opinions, and pay closer attention to the fundamentals of hardware -- screen resolutions, processor speed, storage, etc. -- and leave behind all this nonsense about whether the device is "delightful", "friendly" or "pleasant" to "use".
This is bringing back the good old days of the 80s and 90s when we picked out a computer using objective quantitative criteria instead of all this squishy subjective "experience" stuff.
Maybe now that Steve's gone, we'll finally return to facts instead of opinions, and pay closer attention to the fundamentals of hardware -- screen resolutions, processor speed, storage, etc. -- and leave behind all this nonsense about whether the device is "delightful", "friendly" or "pleasant" to "use".
They were almost released at the same time. Yes, the Slate was announced 20 days earlier, but lets not grasp over straws here.