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What I really want to know: What is Apple planning for this space? Of course were this 1990 I'd ask What Would Sony Do.
by nealabq 14y ago
What I really want to know: What is Apple planning for this space?
Of course were this 1990 I'd ask What Would Sony Do.
- meaty 14y agoApple are planning: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=17&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=%2820120703.PD.+AND+Apple.ASNM.%29&OS=ISD/07/03/2012+AND+AN/Apple&RS=%28ISD/20120703+AND+AN/Apple%29 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sec... Sony made the following literally YEARS ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasstron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasstron
- alanctgardner2 14y agoThat Wikipedia page was simulateously hilarious (for the terrible advertising copy at the bottom), and enlightening. Sony could probably have created many new markets, if they hadn't gotten so hung up on options. The page lists a completely opaque set, mechanical shutters and LCD shutters. Didn't anyone think about how these would be used? What is the target audience? It's like they just threw things at the wall, and then rapidly iterated.