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and companies are scrambling to get out and take as much share as they can From a pro-Apple perspective, it undoubtedly looks this way, confirmed when every Ap
by personZ 12y ago
and companies are scrambling to get out and take as much share as they can
From a pro-Apple perspective, it undoubtedly looks this way, confirmed when every Apple follower brings up Apple in the context of competitive product.
From a neutral perspective, it looks like nothing of the sort. SoCs are getting more powerful, and more efficient. Screens are getting much, much better. Batteries are getting better, and longevity increases with all of the other improvements. Software is getting better.
Biometric and wearable devices have been around for years, but technology is finally making them very practical. But the category is truly inevitable, as predicted on so many sci-fi movies of decades ago.
Recall when Samsung introduced the Note. It, the "Phablet" was deridden on every Apple blog. Bound for certain failure, we were told. Now Apple is coming out with a 5.5" smartphone.
- lostlogin 12y agoIt's kind of funny to deride something as a pro Apple stance and use Apple's 5.5inch phone as an example of Apple flip-flopping. The iPad mini would have been a better example of Apple caving as it exists.
- personZ 12y agoWe know Apple is producing larger phones. There is zero mystery about that. It is entirely relevant that the same pundits who now have a lot to say about wearables also got larger smartphones entirely wrong. And no, the mini is not relevant, as a core facet of the Note was that it was a large smartphone, not a small tablet. However I didn't "dismiss" anything. I pointed out that there is a perspective bias in how one sees things. Samsung, for instance, came out with the Gear before the iWatch was even more than a murmur. But now, not unexpectedly, everyone else is somehow reacting to Apple.
- lostlogin 12y agoI think you're missing my point. The mini tablet category was dismissed by Jobs. It became apparent that people wanted smaller tablets. And then Apple made it and by numbers it sells well, possibly better than the full sized one. This is an example of Apple caving to demand despite appearances of knowing best. I was not comparing the Note to the Mini, I was comparing Apple's attitude to consumer demand. I thought that comparing a real product and real example was more meaningful that relying on supply chain rumour which has a poor track record.