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I was hoping for an iPhone 5 with a new design, but I'm still very excited about this. The extra processing power combined with the low level speed improvement

I was hoping for an iPhone 5 with a new design, but I'm still very excited about this. The extra processing power combined with the low level speed improvements in iOS 5 are going to be HUGE for app developers. The only letdown for me is seeing Apple do things that compete with their app developers: the new Cards app, Reminders, etc.

nasmorn 15y ago
If you develop an app that is so universally useful that everyone would want it on their phone, Apple will copy it. You are picking up nickels in front of a bulldozer but in exactly this kind of apps some people managed to pick up lots of nickels before the bulldozer got them.
gwright 15y ago
I've been having a hard time understanding all the clamor for a new form factor. The 3G to 3GS bump was all about performance and software. It makes sense for the 4 to 4S to also be about performance and software. The next form factor change will be the iPhone 5 in the same way that the iPhone 4 was a form-factor change. This seems like a reasonable allocation of R&D dollars to me. I don't think the form factor has to change every year. Apple's next earnings call will be interesting. I'm curious as to why the product cycle for the iPhone changed this time around with the fall intro rather than summer. Was it component supply? engineering delays? market timing strategy with the holidays? milking the existing iPhone 4 demand? all of the above?
- masklinn 15y ago
  > This seems like a reasonable allocation of R&D dollars to me. I don't think the form factor has to change every year. Even more so because their audience cycles with 2-years contract (or so they believe, at any rate), so it makes sense to keep designs for 2 years.
  - Greenisus 15y ago
    you guys make a good point on the design not needing to change. the iPhone 4 chassis design is essentially perfect as far as I'm concerned. the letdown, i think, is in the excitement of something that looks new, just like the excitement of seeing the original iPhone and seeing the iPhone 4 for the first time. however, aside from aesthetics, i think the case is in need of some new features. for one, the home button is overloaded in ways that multi-touch could fix. double tap on the lock screen to get the fast camera button, double tap when unlocked for fast app switching, etc. fast app switching is awkward and not easily discoverable; it would be much nicer if i could swipe left or right on the bottom bezel to switch apps. also, with the new Notification Center, it would be nice if i could swipe from the top bezel instead of the screen, thus causing less interruption to third party apps. as far as people wanting a bigger screen, i disagree. the Retina Display was brilliant in that it kept the exact same aspect ratio as the original iPhone. no app had to change to support it (aside from offering larger graphics assets). anyway, that's my $0.02 :)
- veyron 15y ago
  Intel does this with their tick-tock yearly processor rollout All numbers seem to indicate that apple can't even keep up with the iphone4 demand more than a year after the release

nasmorn 15y ago

If you develop an app that is so universally useful that everyone would want it on their phone, Apple will copy it. You are picking up nickels in front of a bulldozer but in exactly this kind of apps some people managed to pick up lots of nickels before the bulldozer got them.

gwright 15y ago

I've been having a hard time understanding all the clamor for a new form factor. The 3G to 3GS bump was all about performance and software. It makes sense for the 4 to 4S to also be about performance and software. The next form factor change will be the iPhone 5 in the same way that the iPhone 4 was a form-factor change. This seems like a reasonable allocation of R&D dollars to me. I don't think the form factor has to change every year. Apple's next earnings call will be interesting. I'm curious as to why the product cycle for the iPhone changed this time around with the fall intro rather than summer. Was it component supply? engineering delays? market timing strategy with the holidays? milking the existing iPhone 4 demand? all of the above?

masklinn 15y ago
> This seems like a reasonable allocation of R&D dollars to me. I don't think the form factor has to change every year. Even more so because their audience cycles with 2-years contract (or so they believe, at any rate), so it makes sense to keep designs for 2 years.
- Greenisus 15y ago
  you guys make a good point on the design not needing to change. the iPhone 4 chassis design is essentially perfect as far as I'm concerned. the letdown, i think, is in the excitement of something that looks new, just like the excitement of seeing the original iPhone and seeing the iPhone 4 for the first time. however, aside from aesthetics, i think the case is in need of some new features. for one, the home button is overloaded in ways that multi-touch could fix. double tap on the lock screen to get the fast camera button, double tap when unlocked for fast app switching, etc. fast app switching is awkward and not easily discoverable; it would be much nicer if i could swipe left or right on the bottom bezel to switch apps. also, with the new Notification Center, it would be nice if i could swipe from the top bezel instead of the screen, thus causing less interruption to third party apps. as far as people wanting a bigger screen, i disagree. the Retina Display was brilliant in that it kept the exact same aspect ratio as the original iPhone. no app had to change to support it (aside from offering larger graphics assets). anyway, that's my $0.02 :)
veyron 15y ago
Intel does this with their tick-tock yearly processor rollout All numbers seem to indicate that apple can't even keep up with the iphone4 demand more than a year after the release