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Previously Apple shied away from announcing products they were ready, and tended to ship products that were reasonably bug-free and highly polished. Apple seem
by dilap 9y ago
Previously Apple shied away from announcing products they were ready, and tended to ship products that were reasonably bug-free and highly polished.
Apple seemed pretty unique in this, in the industry.
Lately Apple is more like everyone else -- announce early, rushed to meet dates, not so polished and much more buggy.
- ProAm 9y agopolish got expensive
- kinkrtyavimoodh 9y agoWas it because earlier their offering was unmatched by competition? There was no true iPod equivalent or iPhone equivalent when they were launched.
- tqkxzugoaupvwqr 9y agoI had the impression Apple was under pressure to announce products at their conferences because of their yearly cycle, and since they had not enough material to fill the two hours they announced what they plan to do. They also had to do some damage control and calm the professionals because they completely neglected this segment and had nothing to show.
- dilap 9y agoFor the Mac Pro, definitely, a special case where they totally screwed up and had to be like, "don't abandon us! we still care about you, we promise!"
- empath75 9y agoYeah it seems less a case of missing shipment dates and more a case of announcing earlier in the cycle. Jobs tended not to announce stuff until it was ready to ship. I think Jobs had fewer leaks to deal with, which I think forces Cook to announce things earlier.
- valuearb 9y agoDon’t think they’ve changed at all. The imac Pro and HomePod are entirely new products and they’ve always been happy to preannounce those.