That's why it might be restricted to the 7 Plus.The pencil goes against everything Steve believed in, anyone who thinks different has no clue
That's why it might be restricted to the 7 Plus.The pencil goes against everything Steve believed in, anyone who thinks different has no clue
Well, I don't feel there's that much of a difference per se. I think the bigger difference is the software the pencil/stylus operates with than the device itself. The old stylus was used more for a point and tap way of doing things while the new pencil does not only that but a lot more and its more of a software enhancement I think.Tim Cook: Well we launched a pencil, not a stylus, first of all, and there's a big difference
I was actually saying the same thing........Yeah, the context where UI-navigation and nobody disagrees with him on that these days..
I´m quite sure he did not meant it like:
"All great artists only do finger painting, if you se a brush or a pencil, they blew it.."
I'm sure this has all been said before, but did any of you ever use a device that came with a stylus 10 years ago? They required a stylus. They would not work without one. The screens didn't work with fingers. Finger input (and especially multitouch) changed the game in this market. Styluses then became a simple marker of primitive and limited hardware.
I think Cook just misspoke.
Yesterday, I signed for my daughter's treatment with my finger on a computer.The pencil goes against everything Steve believed in, anyone who thinks different has no clue
It's marketing, plain and simple. Surface Pen? Yup, a stylus. Samsung's S Pen? Ditto. Apple Pencil? Still a stylus.Well, I don't feel there's that much of a difference per se. I think the bigger difference is the software the pencil/stylus operates with than the device itself. The old stylus was used more for a point and tap way of doing things while the new pencil does not only that but a lot more and its more of a software enhancement I think.
The comments that Steve Jobs wouldn't approve make me laugh. Go back and watch the iPhone keynote, he is talking about phones back then REQUIRING a stylus (plastic stick) to use basic functions like dialing a number.
They still haven't with the iPad Pro.Yep but Apple needs to find a way to stow the pencil when not used. Because that thing floating in a bag or a pocket is a loss waiting to happen.
Ahaha, logged in for the first time in ages to reply to this. This is brilliant - you did this on purpose, yes?
I wouldn't be so sure on the basis that the Apple Pencil is 100% optional. One needs to keep in mind what the devices he was comparing the iPhone at the time consisted of. They were devices where the primary input method was a stylus, regardless of what you were doing. The devices used resistive displays which are a relic and didn't support multi touch.The problem I see Steve having would be he may want seamless user experience, not carrying a pencil around . With iPad MAYBE I can but what your saying. But 1000% not with iPhone.
Yep but Apple needs to find a way to stow the pencil when not used. Because that thing floating in a bag or a pocket is a loss waiting to happen.
And if you keep reading the definition: A pen-like device used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into a computerDefinition of Stylus: "an ancient writing implement, consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on wax-covered tablets, and a blunt end for obliterating them."
Therefore, Apple's pencil is not a stylus, till their blunt end actually erases what the pointy end creates.
I firmly disagree.
When Steve was talking about the stylus, he was talking about the user interface to control the device. He found that touch was the most intuitive and efficient interface to control a mobile OS, over carrying a stylus and tapping the screen with that. I would agree.
When Tim Cook talks about the Apple Pencil, he's talking about the user interface to draw and add functionality that the finger can't really do. He's not talking about replacing the finger. Most people find that a pencil is the most intuitive and efficient interface to sketch photographs. I would agree.
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Respectfully, the Apple Pencil isn't quite marketed for 'normal people'; it's more of a niche product, specifically for graphic design. Unless every Tom, Dick, and Harry work at Pixar!