The next iPhone
Jun 9, 2010 | 4:00 pm
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Yeah. Though I have to admit (and reiterate) that this is the first iPhone I've ever seriously considered.
I'm going to wait until later in the year, when we see what HTC cooks up after having seen the new iPhone's specs. Something like that with Froyo could be...very compelling.
I'm going to wait until later in the year, when we see what HTC cooks up after having seen the new iPhone's specs. Something like that with Froyo could be...very compelling.
Waiting's for adults.
Jun 9, 2010 | 4:50 pm
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That's not what I would call it. I'm using the normal definition of the word.
Step 1: Admit you have a problem, Scott.
There's nothing wrong with criticism, IMO. There is a bias issue when you apply different criteria to the same products from different companies and use that to tell everybody else how one of those companies continues to suck, no matter what they do.
-David
Step 1: Admit you have a problem, Scott.
There's nothing wrong with criticism, IMO. There is a bias issue when you apply different criteria to the same products from different companies and use that to tell everybody else how one of those companies continues to suck, no matter what they do.
-David
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Jun 9, 2010 | 6:38 pm
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Jun 9, 2010 | 7:20 pm
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Jun 9, 2010 | 7:31 pm
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What I don't buy into is their marketing where relatively minor technology has become magical. Even the claims Steve Jobs made about his new Retina Display have been debunked. Their amazing "in house designed" A4 chip turns out to be nothing more than a normal ARM core with a few tweaks. The list goes on - they have turned marketing into their core method of doing business - specs have taken a second row seat, and that is a shame. Perhaps that is the geek in me - but I still like raw specs, and I like numbers - not fairy tales about magic.
So no - I am not biased. I love Apple, I love what they are doing for the industry and I love how the industry is still following them instead of leading. What I am is a geek, and one that is critical about how they are doing their marketing.
Jun 9, 2010 | 8:16 pm
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Don't like Apple's business practices, don't buy their products, don't sic the FTC on them.
They don't have a monopoly in the phone business anyways.
On what grounds would the govt. force Apple to put certain apps. in the App. Store anyways.
Maybe Google could press a case that preventing them or AdMob from collecting customer data is anti-competitive.
Jun 9, 2010 | 8:39 pm
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You know what's better than signing petitions? Voting with your wallet.
Don't like Apple's business practices, don't buy their products, don't sic the FTC on them.
They don't have a monopoly in the phone business anyways.
On what grounds would the govt. force Apple to put certain apps. in the App. Store anyways.
Maybe Google could press a case that preventing them or AdMob from collecting customer data is anti-competitive.
Don't like Apple's business practices, don't buy their products, don't sic the FTC on them.
They don't have a monopoly in the phone business anyways.
On what grounds would the govt. force Apple to put certain apps. in the App. Store anyways.
Maybe Google could press a case that preventing them or AdMob from collecting customer data is anti-competitive.
That said - I do suspect the AdMob thing is going to turn nasty very soon.
Jun 9, 2010 | 10:57 pm
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) or do a better job than existing "OEM" apps, is anticompetitive. Plus, the App Store has 100% market share (for non JB'd iPhones), and the pricing power gained from that is also anti-consumer.
Jun 9, 2010 | 11:26 pm
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Jun 9, 2010 | 11:29 pm
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Yup - every iDevice I own is jailbroken, although this does come with a small risk. Still, the App Store restrictions on apps that duplicate functionality (current or even future ) or do a better job than existing "OEM" apps, is anticompetitive. Plus, the App Store has 100% market share (for non JB'd iPhones), and the pricing power gained from that is also anti-consumer.
) or do a better job than existing "OEM" apps, is anticompetitive. Plus, the App Store has 100% market share (for non JB'd iPhones), and the pricing power gained from that is also anti-consumer.
Jun 9, 2010 | 11:56 pm
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Jun 10, 2010 | 12:22 am
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What I've never understood though is why Apple use itunes which has to be one of the crappiest pieces of software produced in the last 20 years. As it is the main piece of Apple software used by non-MacOlytes it doesn't exactly give a good impression of the company.
Jun 10, 2010 | 2:54 am
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Jun 10, 2010 | 4:18 am
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What I've never understood though is why Apple use itunes which has to be one of the crappiest pieces of software produced in the last 20 years. As it is the main piece of Apple software used by non-MacOlytes it doesn't exactly give a good impression of the company.
Jun 10, 2010 | 5:29 am
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they absolutely do with windows phone 7, and they'll also be approving all software sold in the windows marketplace for it.
nothing is perfect, but it's far from crappiest.
I think iTunes is possibly the single most important factor in Apples success in recent years. And intentional or not, it works enough better on Macs than PCs to sell Macs.
Originally Posted by pdxer
What I've never understood though is why Apple use itunes which has to be one of the crappiest pieces of software produced in the last 20 years. As it is the main piece of Apple software used by non-MacOlytes it doesn't exactly give a good impression of the company.