I would attest the only moderately (Adult) acceptable 5C color was white, and that was still ridiculous. I'm not confident Apple would produce something black or grey to appeal to the majority of customers.Dont buy the pink one then.
I would attest the only moderately (Adult) acceptable 5C color was white, and that was still ridiculous. I'm not confident Apple would produce something black or grey to appeal to the majority of customers.Dont buy the pink one then.
That's one of my biggest issues with the Tim Cook era so far and they really need to streamline their lineup!
Dont buy the pink one then.
Remember the time you could fit all the stuff apple sold on one table? ... They need to have the balls to go back to the era of concentrating on making the fewer products that are the best. ... And also - anyone completely confused by their new online store? They seem to have hidden all the search and buying options. It looks like a fashion website. Burberry Apple ain't.
I still think it will be released alongside the iPhone 7. So next year lineup will be this 6"c", 6S, and 7. No 6.
And yes, I believe it is the 6th gen iPod Touch with a phone in it.
Exclusion of 3D touch is ok with me, I mean if so, the reduction of battery will be pretty significant, and the A8 is not as efficient as the A9.
I believe price will still be $549. It simply replaces the current 5S for 2016.
A twist would be having this as an exclusively no-contract iPhone. For contract, lowest for free will be current iPhone 6. This 6"c" would be $450 no contract only. If that's the case, then I think it will be interesting for those that want a backup/second iPhone. Currently, cheapest iPhone is $549 which is not exactly cheap for a second back up phone. The only issue is the A8, which would be 2 generation behind by next year. Selling at $450 is feasible as Apple can sell the 6th gen iPod Touch at $199.
I guess they're gonna need a bigger table then... :OTHIS A MILLION TIMES
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Remember the time Cook boasted that you could fit all the stuff Apple sold on one table? Look at this list and think of all the permutations of colour, memory, ram and processors...
Do they really need to sell all this stuff?
They need to have the balls to go back to the era of concentrating on making the fewer products that are the best. WHY have they that many iPads? It makes my head hurt trying to work out which one is which.
And also - anyone else completely confused by their new online store? They seem to have hidden all the search and buying options. It looks like a fashion website. It's brutal.
I guess they're gonna need a bigger table then... :O
As for all the changes to the online and physical stores, I strongly believe that Angela Arendtz is not a good fit for Apple. Since she's taken over, they have made the online store harder to find online when it used to be a dedicated page that was easily accessible. Also, the Black Friday and Back to School sales have gotten way stingier and I don't think Apple even had any Black Friday sales at all this year whatsoever. Her mentality remains stuck in Burberry and I'm sorry but you can try all you want but Apple is not a luxury fashion brand and Steve Jobs would be incredibly pissed off with that notion.
I still don't get why Apple didn't just rehire Ron Johnson after he was let go from JC Penny...
Apple just released the new iPhones and now they are supposedly releasing even newer ones not even 5 months later? BS.
I guess they're gonna need a bigger table then... :O
As for all the changes to the online and physical stores, I strongly believe that Angela Arendtz is not a good fit for Apple. Since she's taken over, they have made the online store harder to find online....
Can she be the genius that thought by killing a 'store' tab, hiding accessories in unified site search, getting rid of a 'basket' and creating a 'bag' (and hiding it?) ...
Not sure who all is involved, but I think the problem (in terms of UI/UX) is much worse than the website or a few people... this article gives some good insight:
How Apple Is Giving Design A Bad Name
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3053406/how-apple-is-giving-design-a-bad-name
Not sure who all is involved, but I think the problem (in terms of UI/UX) is much worse than the website or a few people... this article gives some good insight:
How Apple Is Giving Design A Bad Name
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3053406/how-apple-is-giving-design-a-bad-name
Oh yeah, I heard John Gruber and one of his guests laughing dismissively at that article on his podcast. I'm inclined to agree with quite a lot of it however.
Oh yeah, I heard John Gruber and one of his guests laughing dismissively at that article on his podcast. I'm inclined to agree with quite a lot of it however.
I definitely agree with the part about the buttons on iOS, biggest design mistake Ive made was removing the ability to clearly indicate what's a tappable action button and what's a header. It continues to be complete irony that OS X still has obviously identifiable buttons for its point-and-click desktop interface whereas iOS needs the same style even more due to it being a touch-based UI and the current plain-text "button" layout on iOS does not invite touch at all.They made a few good points about these guys complaining for a much longer time (probably somewhat warranted, IMO), and too much emphasis on thin fonts and such. But overall, I think that article nails the big picture... and Gruber and Snell don't seem to get it. Then at the end, they kind of admit that maybe Ive is a bit too focused on look over function and such.
If they (Gruber and Snell) made a good point, it was that touch interfaces are different. Well sure... so the same interface techniques Tog and Norman worked on obviously won't *directly* work. But the point is, then new ones need to be developed that ARE well thought out... not just thrown together.
One great example I give is button state. At least with skeuomorphism, there was a shot at it. And, even when color was included... maybe. But, now they've decided to go to black and white buttons, or just text that may or may-not be slightly lightened or darkened. And, if you only have 2 choices, which is which? I still get confused by the iOS shift key.
And, I'm not sure that either the Tog and Norman article, or Gruber and Snell cover the extent to which that kind of stuff has happened in the last few years. Yes, it's been slipping for a long time, even under Jobs. But, it's gone exponential lately.
So, the headline is dead on, even if Tog and Normal didn't nail it completely with data to back it up. (as opposed to Gruber and Snell that looked at the title as click-bait)
I'd be ok with a full featured phone even smaller, like 3.5".