I have a feeling that pg should include an algorithm that penalizes submissions whose titles end in a question mark. (For the articles that aren't sarcastic, at least.)
Or the more extreme version: Add a single reply, "No.", and close the comments.
The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?
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Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?
#92Very well written, measured and well-paced satire. I think the picture at the end is unnecessary, but understandable.
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't be the only one that noticed that during the unveiling the Apple home page continued to display the iPhone 4S and the "new iPhone." It wasn't until later in the day that the front page switched from showing me the Macbook Pro to the iPhone 5. When I loaded HN all I saw was one story about a journalist going "undercover" in an iPhone factory. I didn't read it. The hype surrounding each new Apple product is no…
Absolutely. Apple has primarily been a marketing company for the last decade. They should keep that in mind, for their own sake.
I disagree - yesterday's event was not flashy at all. It was all about hardware and specs. Even the short jab at marketing didn't seem too serious ("lightning and thunderbolt, haha").
I'm still not sure how to feel about this. I think I love the iPhone 5, but iOS6 feels underwhelming.
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#94I feel like yesterday's announcement has left a news vacuum that is trying to be filled. The announcement was not so amazing that the cheers are deafening; nor was it so disappointing or controversial that the opposite occurred. So, instead we're giggling at Jimmy Kimmel videos and long iPhone photoshops. Perhaps this is why Apple hasn't announced the iPad mini yet -- to make sure the iPhone 5 gets a bit of time in t…
In addition to the announcement not being that amazing in absolulte terms, the leaks this time were pretty much 100% exactly right. Apple's big reveal was that the iPhone 5 was, in fact, pretty much exactly what everyone expected them to announce for the past half year or so. yawn.
I enjoy that the media hypes the iPhone release and then bashes it for not living up to the hype.
What is the next thing on the hype horizon? The iPad mini?
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Because any device but has to be sold to hundrends of millions people And kill economies of scale, fragment their device ecosystem, present people with superfluous insignificant "choice" when one reasonably sized model can fit most needs perfectly fine, etc. Yes, very clever. > Of course everyone else except Apple has already figured that out. And how is that working for them?
I'd say pretty well. Samsung is the top phone manufacturer whether you agree with their strategy of peppering the market with dozens of slightly different versions of the same two or three phones.
Top phone manufacturer? Yes. Best apps? Arguably - no.
Because of the various resolutions, Android is a hell to maintain from a developer point of view. That's why apps on Android usually look (&work) like crap compared to those on iPhone or WP7. Even top-tier apps, like Facebook, look & feel worse on Android.
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#96Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't be the only one that noticed that during the unveiling the Apple home page continued to display the iPhone 4S and the "new iPhone." It wasn't until later in the day that the front page switched from showing me the Macbook Pro to the iPhone 5. When I loaded HN all I saw was one story about a journalist going "undercover" in an iPhone factory. I didn't read it. The hype surrounding each new Apple product is no…
Absolutely. Apple has primarily been a marketing company for the last decade. They should keep that in mind, for their own sake.
Absolutely. No technology comes out of Apple at all. You should try and maintain some grip on reality, for your own sake
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not sure about what you mean by retina, but there are Android phones with both higher PPI and larger screen than the iPhone 5.
I figured that would happen eventually, but I wasn't aware of anything yet. Links?
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#99Re: The iPhone “Icon Ceiling” has been broken: is this the beginning of the end?
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Because any device but has to be sold to hundrends of millions people And kill economies of scale, fragment their device ecosystem, present people with superfluous insignificant "choice" when one reasonably sized model can fit most needs perfectly fine, etc. Yes, very clever. > Of course everyone else except Apple has already figured that out. And how is that working for them?
I'd say pretty well. Samsung is the top phone manufacturer whether you agree with their strategy of peppering the market with dozens of slightly different versions of the same two or three phones.
Top? Maybe by volume. Counting developing countries.
Surely not by quality of construction, original designs, or apps.
Plus, all those different versions get you this: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/15/3023119/android-device-div...