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Two seconds of Googling: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/samsungs-q2-2012-earnings-record-profit/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/samsungs-q2-2012-earning

Two seconds of Googling: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/samsungs-q2-2012-earnings-record-profit/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/samsungs-q2-2012-earnings... Apple can't keep playing this doubling/halving game forever. They already strained things with the iPhone 5 form factor enough that I'm still seeing tons of apps that haven't been updated and if they want to compete with things like the Note 2 then they're really going to have to break the mold. All those beautiful IB designs are going to go out the window. And no, I didn't miss AutoLayout but it's got to be one of the worst Apple APIs in a long time. The textual shorthand is cryptic enough to impress a Perl programmer.

parasubvert 14y ago
The Note 2 isn't exactly setting the world on fire - yes, it's doing well at 5 million pre-Christmas, but it is way behind the sell rate of S3s. Thus I don't think Apple is going to be shifting form factors for phablets, the iPad Mini is basically their concession to a middle road form factor (and by most accounts is selling very well).