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How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

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Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#41

For what it's worth, I don't think Steve Jobs would have ever allowed the charging port for the Magic Mouse to ever be on the bottom and forced the user to have to leave the mouse on it's side to charge.

I don’t know, I feel like Steve Jobs hated mice in general, or at least didn’t understand the use of them.

Look at the “puck“ for example.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#42
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"The 2014 iPhone 6 was “the poster child” of this transformation, according to a person involved in the product’s development. While the device had complex internal components and a larger screen, it dropped the diamond-polished edges and the precisely cut glass parts of the back of the iPhone 5 and 5s, which had been difficult to produce." well, that explains why the iPhone went from such a unique design to generic…

> well, that explains why the iPhone went from such a unique design to generic plastic android.

I agree that some of the flagship iPhones since the iPhone 6 have had less unique designs, but what are you describing as "generic plastic android?" None of the flagship iPhones after the iPhone 3GS have had any significant exterior plastic. Are you talking about the iPhone 5C? I'm pretty sure that's the only one that ever had a plastic enclosure.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#43
post #32
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't buy Apple products and I don't use a smartphone. But in 2014 I borrowed an iPhone 5 from a friend and I found it truly well designed. Thickness and weight were very satisfying for 1-handed operation. I haven't found the successors to be anywhere close.

The 12 mini is comparable in size and weight.

And its probably going to go away and future minis sidelined, as its sales are poor.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

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post #9

"The 2014 iPhone 6 was “the poster child” of this transformation, according to a person involved in the product’s development. While the device had complex internal components and a larger screen, it dropped the diamond-polished edges and the precisely cut glass parts of the back of the iPhone 5 and 5s, which had been difficult to produce." well, that explains why the iPhone went from such a unique design to generic…

Agreed, I think the 4S was my favorite version — felt substantial without being excessively heavy and easy to use with one hand. The 7 and 2020 SE I’ve had since then were all just purchases because they were the smallest option when my last phone died out. I’ve never really liked either of them.

When I heard “iPhone mini” rumours last year I was like “Finally! I can get a much more powerful 4S!”

Unfortunately that’s not what happened.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#45
post #35

For what it's worth, I don't think Steve Jobs would have ever allowed the charging port for the Magic Mouse to ever be on the bottom and forced the user to have to leave the mouse on it's side to charge.

It's so retarded. I have 2 magic mice. One is always charging so I can swap them out

One charge of mine lasts months, why on Earth would you need 2 mice? Worse case it runs out of battery and you take a 20min break to get enough charge to last you the rest of the day then make sure to charge overnight.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#46
post #35

For what it's worth, I don't think Steve Jobs would have ever allowed the charging port for the Magic Mouse to ever be on the bottom and forced the user to have to leave the mouse on it's side to charge.

It's so retarded. I have 2 magic mice. One is always charging so I can swap them out

What kind of duty cycle are you using with your mouse? You get several hours of use from (literally) one minute of charging, and if you charge it overnight it will last for weeks.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#47
post #35

For what it's worth, I don't think Steve Jobs would have ever allowed the charging port for the Magic Mouse to ever be on the bottom and forced the user to have to leave the mouse on it's side to charge.

It's so retarded. I have 2 magic mice. One is always charging so I can swap them out

Leaving batteries on a charger can wear them out much faster than just leaving it in a drawer. This is avoided by "optimized battery charging" on phones/watches/airpods now but I don't know if mice do it.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#48
post #32
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't buy Apple products and I don't use a smartphone. But in 2014 I borrowed an iPhone 5 from a friend and I found it truly well designed. Thickness and weight were very satisfying for 1-handed operation. I haven't found the successors to be anywhere close.

The 12 mini is comparable in size and weight.

Only roughly comparable: if you line them up back to front you can see the whole notch of the mini behind the 5.

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

#49

All these great minds at work yet somehow clicking on this link in iOS with the Bloomberg app installed takes me to its homepage instead of the actual article I hope between Tim Cook's and Michael Bloomberg's successors we can finally invent the technology to make that work as expected

As another data point, the app on my iPhone takes me to the correct article.

Somehow, I am not at all surprised...

Re: How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs

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post #43
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The 12 mini is comparable in size and weight.

And its probably going to go away and future minis sidelined, as its sales are poor.

I feel like the story would have been different if they made it the size of the 4... Right now the “mini” would have still been considered a large phone in the 3GS days.
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