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I agree here but to be fair that was a time when as a company Apple produced one single operating system. That type of attention to detail comes with such singu
by tammer 9y ago
I agree here but to be fair that was a time when as a company Apple produced one single operating system. That type of attention to detail comes with such singular focus.
If you’re an Apple VP right now, your concerns are about branching into new industries like driverless cars or heads-up displays. A graphical bug on one OS isn’t going to perturb you.
A lot of the flack going Apple’s way should be directed at the lack of innovation in the rest of the industry. If Apple felt their smartphone dominance was actually threatened, you can be sure the focus would be put there.
This is the price of the success Apple fans like myself were hoping for through the OS X era.
- robbyt 9y agoSo because they have 2 operating systems, they're allowed to be sloppy now? And indeed they're focusing on expanding into other industries, rather than refining their products, I think that's the point.
- tammer 9y agomacOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, embedded systems on AirPorts & AirPods, and more in the oven I’m sure. Apple is “allowed” to do whatever they choose but their decisions are likely constrained by the reality of organizing so many complex products. Not necessarily the wrong strategy or even a bad strategy. If there are enough people out there willing to pay in money and effort to switch ecosystems, there is space in the market for a smartphone with more simplicity and attention to detail. If not, which I think is most likely, this is just what we’re stuck with.