Why the iPhone 5 never arrived
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Why the iPhone 5 never arrived
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#2I think we all saw what we wanted to see. I wanted an iPhone 5 and journalists wanted to write about an iPhone 5 so that was the story we all focused on. Looking back there are multiple signs that the 4S was going to be the only new model introduced, but just like Fox Mulder, we all wanted to believe.
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#3The problem for big (and small) media is that hype (and its counterpart FUD) drives page views. Even good writers are more apt to fall for the "big" story even if they know it sounds fishy. Wishful thinking and greed (for clicks) leads to speculation run rampant.
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#4One of these days I really must create a bunch of alter egos and make them predict different things. Then I can style the remaining ego that predicted the right thing into a prophet and make big money.
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#5I showed my friends the iPhone 4S today without mentioning how some people online are disappointed and they loved it, they aren't geeks and were part of the group that said the iPad was useless and just a big iPod.
Most of the UK news outlets i've seen haven't reported it as a flop of any kind just reported it as an update.
People seem really excited by Siri, they thought it was impossible and I heard similar thoughts on the radio. Not sure if it's just the tech news bubble or that people love Apple.
I got all of the features I wanted but didn't get the design changes. I'm glad Apple didn't call it 4G as technically they can now as what makes 4G was changed once all of these phones called themselves 4G.
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#6The author's superfluous use of words written in all capital letters and liberal use of exclamation points speaks volumes towards his credibility.
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#7The author's superfluous use of words written in all capital letters and liberal use of exclamation points speaks volumes towards his credibility.
Your focus on that speaks volumes about how superficial you are :-)
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#8One of these days I really must create a bunch of alter egos and make them predict different things. Then I can style the remaining ego that predicted the right thing into a prophet and make big money.
Too much hassle. Start with one persona and just keep revising estimates as word comes out without mentioning it. Then obfuscate by "calling out" other experts. Nobody can be arsed to click the link you provide and wade through commentary to refute you anyway.
Just remember to answer any question with "It's what I've been saying all along..." and use short, choppy sentences.
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#9I showed my friends the iPhone 4S today without mentioning how some people online are disappointed and they loved it, they aren't geeks and were part of the group that said the iPad was useless and just a big iPod. Most of the UK news outlets i've seen haven't reported it as a flop of any kind just reported it as an update. People seem really excited by Siri, they thought it was impossible and I heard similar thought…
You know, I honestly don't know why people are saying that they're disappointed. For me, this is the first iPhone since the original that gave me a real 'Wow, the future has just arrived' moment. For the original phone it was the Minority Report UI. This time around it's the Star Trek computer that talks to you. When Apple start running TV ads showing off Siri, the average consumer is going to love it.
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#10The author's superfluous use of words written in all capital letters and liberal use of exclamation points speaks volumes towards his credibility.
The man has a point, though. You're just disappointed that there was no iPhone 5.