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I remember that back then it was very hard to figure out which Apple computer to buy. Model names had proliferated, thanks to the marketing department, and you

I remember that back then it was very hard to figure out which Apple computer to buy. Model names had proliferated, thanks to the marketing department, and you needed a spreadsheet to figure out the differences between them. One of the best things Steve ever did was to reduce the offerings to just "four great products." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkVs4ZqWgN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkVs4ZqWgN8

intsunny 8y ago
Ironically it has become too confusing to know which Iphone to buy. The X* naming convention isn't helping one bit either.
- Redoubts 8y ago
  How is it hard to discern X vs XS compared to 7 and 7S?
  - washadjeffmad 8y ago
    Is X the newest? I don't really Apple, but I feel like models of the 8 or 9 came after the X. I assume X means 10 like 'OS X', so I would assume it's the 10th gen iPhone, but I don't know.
    - jki275 8y ago
      the X models are the newest. There is no 9, the 8 is the last "non-X" model.
      - swampthinker 8y ago
        So whats the difference between the XR, XS, X max (is that a thing? Feel like I've heard that). Which iPhone has a notch? Which one has a home button still? These are questions I've heard over the holidays from friends and family, questions that were unthinkable when Jobs ran Apple.
        jki275 8y ago
        Honestly, I have no idea what the differences between those models are. I presume there are some processor differences and such, I think the X models don't have the home button, I think all the X models have the notch as it's where the camera/ir module for the face unlock is located.
        Redoubts 8y ago
        > XR, XS, X max... Which iPhone has a notch? All of them. > Which one has a home button still? None of them. > So whats the difference <>S is the refresh, same as it's been for years. Max is the physically larger size, what used to be called the "Plus". > These are questions I've heard over the holidays from friends and family, questions that were unthinkable when Jobs ran Apple. I mean, Max/Plus is annoying, but I think Jobs was alive when iPhones refreshed with an S so this seems like a silly statement.
        swampthinker 8y ago
        There are now 4 phones consumers are supposed to be aware of. On top of the naming scheme being confusing, most people who asked me during the holidays think Xs is just a smaller version of the X. Frankly X was just a dumb name.
        Redoubts 8y ago
        Sounds like the people you know don't want to do entry level reading on a $1000 purchase.
        swampthinker 8y ago
        That's exactly right. It's normally a purchased through a carrier's 2 year upgrade plan, and the expectation has been simplicity. Why are we suddenly expected to do more research on various models when part of the reason why the iPhone was successful was due to it's simplicity?
        washadjeffmad 8y ago
- wtetzner 8y ago
  I like that the iPhone X came around as OS X became macOS. Feels like there's a disconnect in the marketing department.
vincnetas 8y ago
And now we have * 7 macs * 4 ipads * 4 iphones * 2 tv's 17 products ?
- dolessdrugs 8y ago
  Nope, just one luxury brand

intsunny 8y ago

Ironically it has become too confusing to know which Iphone to buy. The X* naming convention isn't helping one bit either.

Redoubts 8y ago
How is it hard to discern X vs XS compared to 7 and 7S?
- washadjeffmad 8y ago
  Is X the newest? I don't really Apple, but I feel like models of the 8 or 9 came after the X. I assume X means 10 like 'OS X', so I would assume it's the 10th gen iPhone, but I don't know.
  - jki275 8y ago
    the X models are the newest. There is no 9, the 8 is the last "non-X" model.
    - swampthinker 8y ago
      So whats the difference between the XR, XS, X max (is that a thing? Feel like I've heard that). Which iPhone has a notch? Which one has a home button still? These are questions I've heard over the holidays from friends and family, questions that were unthinkable when Jobs ran Apple.
      - jki275 8y ago
        Honestly, I have no idea what the differences between those models are. I presume there are some processor differences and such, I think the X models don't have the home button, I think all the X models have the notch as it's where the camera/ir module for the face unlock is located.
      - Redoubts 8y ago
        > XR, XS, X max... Which iPhone has a notch? All of them. > Which one has a home button still? None of them. > So whats the difference <>S is the refresh, same as it's been for years. Max is the physically larger size, what used to be called the "Plus". > These are questions I've heard over the holidays from friends and family, questions that were unthinkable when Jobs ran Apple. I mean, Max/Plus is annoying, but I think Jobs was alive when iPhones refreshed with an S so this seems like a silly statement.
        swampthinker 8y ago
        There are now 4 phones consumers are supposed to be aware of. On top of the naming scheme being confusing, most people who asked me during the holidays think Xs is just a smaller version of the X. Frankly X was just a dumb name.
        Redoubts 8y ago
        Sounds like the people you know don't want to do entry level reading on a $1000 purchase.
        swampthinker 8y ago
        That's exactly right. It's normally a purchased through a carrier's 2 year upgrade plan, and the expectation has been simplicity. Why are we suddenly expected to do more research on various models when part of the reason why the iPhone was successful was due to it's simplicity?
        washadjeffmad 8y ago
wtetzner 8y ago
I like that the iPhone X came around as OS X became macOS. Feels like there's a disconnect in the marketing department.

vincnetas 8y ago

And now we have * 7 macs * 4 ipads * 4 iphones * 2 tv's 17 products ?

dolessdrugs 8y ago
Nope, just one luxury brand