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A trillion dollar market cap can support the production of a hell of a lot of steam. I can't stand Apple's products of the last ~7 years, but I wouldn't bet ag

by daeken 8y ago

A trillion dollar market cap can support the production of a hell of a lot of steam. I can't stand Apple's products of the last ~7 years, but I wouldn't bet against them in nearly any regard. They have the resources to weather any storm.

madengr 8y ago
I should have said innovation. At this point they are more like a utility company.
- zaroth 8y ago
  I’m not sure if you’re trolling. Have a scroll through this article and say that again; https://www.bloomberg.com/features/apple-iphone-guts/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/apple-iphone-guts/ There’s certainly a dearth of groundbreaking category defining new products, but you have to be blind to what is actually going into the intervals of each successive iPhone model to claim there’s no innovation happening. Personally I think the level of expertise, technology, and craftsmanship which has gone into the iPhone line is astounding. They have absolutely mastered the form factor to the point where you take it completely for granted.
  - jimmaswell 8y ago
    Who could ignore such innovation as the removal of the headphone jack?
    - ryanwaggoner 8y ago
      Do you also pine for your missing floppy drive? I’ve used wired headphones maybe twice in the 18 months since I got my AirPods. In ten years almost no phones will have analog audio jacks and (almost) no one will care.
    - zaroth 8y ago
      I’ve missed it on occasion, but once I added a Bluetooth adaptor [1] to my old QC15s I haven’t given it a second thought. And now my QC15s also pair to the Apple TV which is great for watching late night Netflix while the family is sleeping. But my point isn’t at all that you have to agree with every outward design decision. My point is that the internals reveal an incredible amount of engineering prowess of their own right. The stacked circuit boards in the X, along with the FaceID suite of sensors, and I’m particularly fond of how well it all integrates with the secure element, for example. Also have to mention the camera — the “portrait” mode pictures are so beautiful and easy — all my favorite photos were shot on iPhone while my EOS collects dust. Edit: I should add — it was removing the Home button which actually is my favorite part of the X. I love swiping all around the phone and not having that clunky button to click, or worse, double click. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0786VF6PS/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0786VF6PS/
      - MBCook 8y ago
        AirPods are an amazing feat of technology. Incredibly tiny, easy to use, and they sound great. They almost never cut out for me (a problem many Bluetooth devices are supposed to have). There was nothing close to them on the market when they came out. You either had to have terrible battery life, much larger headphones, or pay a TON more money. I’m with you on the camera. If Apple made a camera I’d buy it in a heartbeat. The responsiveness and quality they can get out of that ridiculously tiny sensor is extremely impressive. Imagine what they could do with an APS-C or Micro 4/3s. You already mentioned some of their other amazing tech like Face ID. The role they’ve been on with the A-series chips since they started taking the designs in house has also been pretty incredible.
        zaroth 8y ago
        If only they stayed in my ear! I bought these [1] which lock them in perfectly but defeats their ease-of-use because you have to remove them to fit them back in the charger-case of course. Some people have had luck with hole-punch sized waterproof tape [2] which I haven’t tried but has the advantage of not interfering with the case. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019BREFE4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019BREFE4 [2] - https://lifehacker.com/keep-your-airpods-in-your-ears-with-this-hack-1821187020 https://lifehacker.com/keep-your-airpods-in-your-ears-with-t...

by daeken 8y ago

madengr 8y ago

I should have said innovation. At this point they are more like a utility company.

zaroth 8y ago
I’m not sure if you’re trolling. Have a scroll through this article and say that again; https://www.bloomberg.com/features/apple-iphone-guts/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/apple-iphone-guts/ There’s certainly a dearth of groundbreaking category defining new products, but you have to be blind to what is actually going into the intervals of each successive iPhone model to claim there’s no innovation happening. Personally I think the level of expertise, technology, and craftsmanship which has gone into the iPhone line is astounding. They have absolutely mastered the form factor to the point where you take it completely for granted.
- jimmaswell 8y ago
  Who could ignore such innovation as the removal of the headphone jack?
  - ryanwaggoner 8y ago
    Do you also pine for your missing floppy drive? I’ve used wired headphones maybe twice in the 18 months since I got my AirPods. In ten years almost no phones will have analog audio jacks and (almost) no one will care.
  - zaroth 8y ago
    I’ve missed it on occasion, but once I added a Bluetooth adaptor [1] to my old QC15s I haven’t given it a second thought. And now my QC15s also pair to the Apple TV which is great for watching late night Netflix while the family is sleeping. But my point isn’t at all that you have to agree with every outward design decision. My point is that the internals reveal an incredible amount of engineering prowess of their own right. The stacked circuit boards in the X, along with the FaceID suite of sensors, and I’m particularly fond of how well it all integrates with the secure element, for example. Also have to mention the camera — the “portrait” mode pictures are so beautiful and easy — all my favorite photos were shot on iPhone while my EOS collects dust. Edit: I should add — it was removing the Home button which actually is my favorite part of the X. I love swiping all around the phone and not having that clunky button to click, or worse, double click. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0786VF6PS/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0786VF6PS/
    - MBCook 8y ago
      AirPods are an amazing feat of technology. Incredibly tiny, easy to use, and they sound great. They almost never cut out for me (a problem many Bluetooth devices are supposed to have). There was nothing close to them on the market when they came out. You either had to have terrible battery life, much larger headphones, or pay a TON more money. I’m with you on the camera. If Apple made a camera I’d buy it in a heartbeat. The responsiveness and quality they can get out of that ridiculously tiny sensor is extremely impressive. Imagine what they could do with an APS-C or Micro 4/3s. You already mentioned some of their other amazing tech like Face ID. The role they’ve been on with the A-series chips since they started taking the designs in house has also been pretty incredible.
      - zaroth 8y ago
        If only they stayed in my ear! I bought these [1] which lock them in perfectly but defeats their ease-of-use because you have to remove them to fit them back in the charger-case of course. Some people have had luck with hole-punch sized waterproof tape [2] which I haven’t tried but has the advantage of not interfering with the case. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019BREFE4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019BREFE4 [2] - https://lifehacker.com/keep-your-airpods-in-your-ears-with-this-hack-1821187020 https://lifehacker.com/keep-your-airpods-in-your-ears-with-t...