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I don't understand why people are so upset that it wasn't changed. IMHO the iPhone 4 is already fast enough. It didn't need a new system board, it just needed
by CamperBob 15y ago
I don't understand why people are so upset that it wasn't changed.
IMHO the iPhone 4 is already fast enough. It didn't need a new system board, it just needed a bigger screen, and they needed to get rid of that Radio Shack-style square enclosure.
This release was an exercise in fixing things that weren't broken while giving the competition a break.
- ajross 15y agoAlso, I suspect it was about dropping the price to $99 while still preserving the enthusiast market who will continue to buy the $299 devices on sheer inertia. The former part of that decision is good. The latter is IMHO a very dangerous platform to base your business on (i.e. "dumb users will continue to pay more for our products"). Apple tried that in the 90's. It worked... poorly.
- _djo_ 15y agoThat's fair enough, but it seems like more of a personal wish list than an analysis of what the iPhone really needs. Does it need a bigger screen and a new enclosure? The sales figures don't seem to suggest that it does. Assuming for a minute that I'm right and the screen size and enclosure are not market liabilities for the iPhone, then my personal opinion is that the upgrades are sufficient to maintain sales, with the performance boost, new camera (along with the improved processing hardware) and Siri all being enough to keep it competitive at the high-end.