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I care more about the closed nature of the platform. I want to change many things without having to root the device.
A more open platform in technical terms would be awesome. More peripherals, more software, more freedom.
Keep in mind what Apple has been doing with the proceeds of its amazing cash cow: - smart moves to economize the supply chain - attempting to simplify/unify its various OSes. - hinting at a lower price point future (inevitable). - focusing on patented industrial design (lightning connector, new mac pro, etc.) - taking away carrier margins (iMessage) - notably ignoring "enterprise users" and focusing on making consume…
Now they may use the gaming market to get there. Just as a mind-experiment, I've wondered what would happen if Apple bought Nintendo, to get a living room presence.
Keep in mind what Apple has been doing with the proceeds of its amazing cash cow: - smart moves to economize the supply chain - attempting to simplify/unify its various OSes. - hinting at a lower price point future (inevitable). - focusing on patented industrial design (lightning connector, new mac pro, etc.) - taking away carrier margins (iMessage) - notably ignoring "enterprise users" and focusing on making consume…
If that's the reason, then I suspect Apple have waited too long. Android phones (and the OS itself) has gone on a long, long way in the last year or two. It has a coherent UI and great performance now.
It is very similar to the problem they faced against Windows 95 with the macintosh. Microsoft was focusing on building a commodity OS and not worried about the hardware while commodity hardware vendors were able to focus on their strengths without having to fuss to much about hardware. Apple, being so vertically integrated will probably lag behind somewhat. Its just way more complex to design end to end, even if the…
Making things more affordable is a type of innovation. Lumia 521 and Nexus 4 are two examples of that.
Keep in mind what Apple has been doing with the proceeds of its amazing cash cow: - smart moves to economize the supply chain - attempting to simplify/unify its various OSes. - hinting at a lower price point future (inevitable). - focusing on patented industrial design (lightning connector, new mac pro, etc.) - taking away carrier margins (iMessage) - notably ignoring "enterprise users" and focusing on making consume…
I believe that's more the vision of Canonical than the vision of Apple, but I like the trend.
Keep in mind what Apple has been doing with the proceeds of its amazing cash cow: - smart moves to economize the supply chain - attempting to simplify/unify its various OSes. - hinting at a lower price point future (inevitable). - focusing on patented industrial design (lightning connector, new mac pro, etc.) - taking away carrier margins (iMessage) - notably ignoring "enterprise users" and focusing on making consume…
I agree with your bullet points, but my take on the future is that they'll move towards an integrated TV/cable box. I imagine that the content providers are next on Apple's target list. It's an area rife for a takeover--it's stuck in the 1950's model and to me that's where Apple does great work. Now they may use the gaming market to get there. Just as a mind-experiment, I've wondered what would happen if Apple bought…
It used to be I bought Apple products at a premium price to be ahead of the curve in technology. For instance, Retina Screens on Phones, Thunderbolt ports, lightweight quad core notebooks. Now I find myself waiting for Apple to play catch up and release NFC on an iPhone, or HASWELL MACBOOK PROS/Retina (that I can't believe we don't have yet). The Macbook Pros used to be the first of popular laptops to use the latest…
The stock pretty much always falls after Apple announce something. I assume the reasons are complex — anything new is a risk, anything old is a lower-margin version. Historically, you cannot make any accurate predictions of Apple's success or failure based on The Market's reaction to a keynote. That leaves the other point: "Meh". Yes, I'm sure everyone wants Apple to announce something groundbreaking and industry def…
I guess 95 sold, but man it was awful. I switched to Linux about 6 months earlier. The real innovation for MS was earlier in NT, but MS wasn't pushing that to consumers. Comparing iOS to Win95 just seems like a totally off comparison.
Maybe comparing iOS to XBox would be a better comparison from a tech standpoint, but I'm not sure MS made so much money from XBox. XBox grew quite a bit at first, but now seems stalled on dubious increments. That seems a better parallel for iOS to me.