Well theres your first mistake, last i looked the iPhone 4 is the iPhone 4's with a new chip,
enhanced camera and with an antenna that actually works. This doesn't class as an update
in my book. It was also the same with the 3GS. This is most definitely a two year update
cycle for a 'NEW' handset as i clearly stated.
But that was my point, simply changing things for the sake of making a change is pretty silly, from my perspective. If you invest a lot of time and money coming up with a really good design, you will want to hold on to it, and only make a change, when you can come up with an even better design. The other manufacturers keep changing their designs because they either become outmoded very quickly, or because they come to realize how poor the design was in the first place. This isn't a good thing. Things made with quality in mind are made to last.
I disagree, maybe you've had your head stuck in an iPhone for the last five years (which
i can admit to myself) but some of the latest phones on the market are very solid, with
strong operating systems and with features Apple haven't though of yet.
That's certainly possible, but to make your case concrete tell me specifically what the others thought of that Apple hasn't. And, just the operating system and built-in features isn't enough to actually make the alternatives competitive. One of the most attractive features of Apple's paradigm is iOS and all its apps, and the full integrating with all other computing products. So far as I know, no one comes close.
And just because
these companies decide to give the user a choice between design, screen size, price and
internal chip speed doesn't mean they're wrong.
Granted, in theory they might not be wrong, but in practice all that fragmentation makes for a very shoddy App environment. It is very hard for developers to have to keep track of all these different designs and sizes so they either have to make a one size fits all app, which tends to be inelegant, or constantly be trying to keep up with all the change, wasting a bunch of time where it could be invested elsewhere. There is a reason why the iOS market place is so darn superior.
I will admit that Apple release a phone
that will still be able to hold a candle up to the competitors for the cycle of the device
but this doesn't mean they're doing the right thing, just doing things their way.
More often than not, though I'm willing to agree there are exceptions, the way Apple choses is chosen because it is the best way they can think of.
Apple updates its products at the furthest possible time it can get away with to maximise
profits for that device. Don't make the mistake of thinking they give a **** about offering
you or i legitimate improvements.
I disagree.
Almost every competitor has a better camera for starters.
Remember what I said though, total package in mind. Apple can't give you everything under the sun and keep the price point the same, so the updates are incremental each time. Plus, in all honesty, the camera on the 4S is very good. Can it be better? Sure it can. But Apple products aren't meant to just be impressive on paper, but in actual usage. When you bump up all the specs there are going to be other places where corners are cut.
Nokia has free Maps on every
device.
Minor issue.
Most have a choice of screen size and incremental price points with more advanced
hardware accordingly. Some are offering 3D camera's and technology. Some offer free
music tracks. Or to go back to basics an FM radio and expandable memory. The list does
go on i just cant think of anymore at the moment
I see now what the problem is. You want a bunch of crap. No offense but expandable memory and FM are the way of the past. I wouldn't want that on my device. Free music? You have got to be kidding me... And 3D cameras? How often would you need that on a phone? And for the most part, from the 3D stuff I've seen, it looks like crap. I have yet to be impressed with the technology. It strikes me as amateurish at best right now.
