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Seems like you're just going against the grain for the attention. The iPhone 5 is being criticised because of a few things. 1. Apple are known for innovation a
by Metatron 14y ago
Seems like you're just going against the grain for the attention. The iPhone 5 is being criticised because of a few things.
1. Apple are known for innovation and inspiring design. The iPhone 5 only innovates with its acceptance of the new 4G LTE standard, which is brilliant. In other areas it's rejected innovations like wireless charging and NFC payments. The criticism is well earned because these innovations will be held back without Apple's much needed support. Apple have also missed a trick by introducing anything completely new to the mainstream this time around, but we can't blame them too much for that, we can't expect miracles like Siri every time.
2. They're also being criticised for how obvious they've made their efforts to milk their fanbase for money this time round. The adapter debacle, smaller, but for no functional reason. It means a whole host of accessories will no longer work, stereos, speakers, docks, chargers etc. Adapters can be bought, but they'll ruin clean attachments and aesthetics. Couple that with the seemingly identical look of the phone and people are left wondering why this is the iPhone 5 and not just another incarnation of the 4.
It may well be a good phone, after all it's only been improved. But Apple have a lot more than that to live up to. I could forgive them partially if they were at the top of their game, but they're not, Samsung, HTC and Nokia are still producing better phones, and for better value. Apple are coasting with this phone, which could be dangerous considering how desperate HTC and Nokia are to prove themselves especially.
Apple can't afford to be complacent right now, they now that their fanatic fanbase run on fads and fashions, and by stagnating their phone line with this update that fanatacism could threaten to perform a shift to another manufacturer. I'd predict Samsung, if they can move away from Apple-ish designs.
- warmfuzzykitten 14y agoYet Apple sold out the pre-order in one hour. They don't have to hit home runs every time at bat, they just need to keep making the phone slimmer and sleeker and eliminate the handful of reasons - like 4G LTE and turn-by-turn navigation - why people might buy a competitor's phone.
- Metatron 14y agoThe sell out means little. Samsung have gained enormous traction in the past few years, showing a clear swing away from Apple, and Android as an OS has done the same against iOS. This is the reason why Apple can't be complacent and just update things to keep up. They need to innovate like their competitors are doing. It's the classic pattern of competition. The dominant retailer enjoys his position on top until the fiercer underdogs undercut him and overtake. The only way to stop that is by keeping up the pace of innovation that gained them the top position. You can't sustain your business indefinitely by simply 'keeping up'. 4G LTE might keep them in the game for another year, but in that time Samsung will have another new handset, and be working on the next, all of which will have 4G LTE, NFC, wireless charging, 2gb+ RAM, quad core processors, Tegra or better graphics and who knows what actual new innovations they'll come out with?
- abdophoto 14y agoComplacent? So I guess you'd call Porsche, Lamborghini, BMW, Rolex, and many other fine brands complacent, too?
- Metatron 14y agoI wouldn't, well actually I don't know. I don't know if my reasons above apply to the companies you listed, it'd be foolish of me to just apply them blindly. And you're a fool for implying that I would.