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The thing is, I don't think Apples focus was diverted to the iPhone - I strongly suspect it was diverted to other projects we don't even know about. When it co
by Aloha 10y ago
The thing is, I don't think Apples focus was diverted to the iPhone - I strongly suspect it was diverted to other projects we don't even know about.
When it comes down to it, there isn't a ton of innovation coming out of the desktop on any platform lately. The focus in the industry is web and mobile, not on the traditional desktop ecosystem that underpins those two things.
- r00fus 10y agoReally another reason for Apple to "drop the ball" on design and just re-relase the old Mac Pro shell with upgraded internals. Sometimes a half-assed effort is better than none.
- awalton 10y agoAs long as its the old ironsides one and not an upgraded trashcan.
- scholia 10y agoI'd say Microsoft Studio was an innovative desktop platform, and so is the HP Envy Curve. There's interesting stuff happening in gaming desktops, too, including VR add-ons. If you include laptops as part of the "traditional desktop ecosystem" then there are lots of innovative 2-in-1s, detachables and convertibles, including the Lenovo Book (a laptop with no physical keyboard). The "traditional desktop ecosystem" in the form of Windows has also added a lot of features from the mobile ecosystem including sandboxed apps maintained from an app store, notifications, and a voice-controlled AI (Cortana). The mobile world has reached the stage where you have to look pretty closely to tell one high-end phone from any other high-end phone, and the tablet market is in steep decline. The PC market looks quite innovative in comparison.