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I disagree. The real issue is that the world changes and people use devices differently than they did before. I do use my iPhone as a phone but I use it MUCH more as a very small computer For me it is a tiny tablet that also works as a phone. A lot of people around the world have only one device - their smartphone. As such a larger screened iPhone makes a lot of sense. This scenario did not exist a few years ago. Its not a fixed thing. People here should know that and not be so locked into old ideas when it comes to what a smartphone is.
Being serious for a moment, I'd rather have a multiple user accounts on my iPad Air (with fingerprint recognition to switch between accounts) than a 12.9" iPad. At that size, I'd prefer the MBA over a tablet. Obviously, YMMV.
A larger screen is way overdue, I just came back from California and was shocked to see how many people were using a Samsung, compared to Washington DC that is.
Not sure where in Cali you were but here in LA I see dozens of iPhones and iPads a day and perhaps two Samsung, or even windows, a week
A few additional sizes are nice for giving people more options, but what I'm really anxious to see from Apple is something completely *new* - as in not just a iWatch in the form of a shrunk down iPhone, or iTV in the form of iOS on a TV. Something entirely new.
It's going on 7 years since the iPhone came out, and all they've done is make it in different sizes and colors.
Sure, that's what it's called... but how many times have you ever seen DigiTimes back peddle on a story,... they usually, if not always, just write another rumor.
Hooray! The day is coming when iPhones won't fit in your pocket, has a short battery life, and is larger and heavier then the one it replaced. Put it in plastic and all they need is TouchWiz and the make over is complete! They'll [I]ship[/I] millions to these to eagerly complaining forum posters, who will promptly find something else to complain about. Hopefully, this will put an end to Jony Ive's design group, and replace it with a team that just reads forum complaints all day for new product ideas. Also, fire Tim Cook. Because the torches and pitchforks crowd say so.
Uhh... And revolutionized the tablet industry which created a paradigm shift and the perception of a PC? Now go away, unless you want to discuss another company that has completely revolutionized a market every 3-4 years.
Sure, Apple revolutionized the phone and tablet industries, no question. But the iPad is *still* just an enlarged iPhone. And if they come out with an iWatch and/or iTV, and they're just shrunk and/or enlarged iPhones, their revolutions are going to be less and less impressive.
And not to counter with the one example most likely to get your panties in a twist, but for as much of a response to the iOS as it surly was, it could be argued that Android's open source nature has made it more revolutionary than iOS. Android is running on phones, tablets, PCs, TV players, cameras, etc.
I'm not even bashing Apple at all, I think they make fine products. I just hope that they're up to something completely new, because just rehashing the same basic device over and over in different sizes and colors isn't going to maintain their image as an innovator. I hope they do revolutionize another industry... and soon. It'd be great for them and the overall tech industry as a while.
But I see there's an unwillingness for discussion unless it consists of nothing beyond embarrassing flattery of Apple and their products, so I'll take your advice and go away.
But I see there's an unwillingness for discussion unless it consists of nothing beyond embarrassing flattery of Apple and their products, so I'll take your advice and go away.
A frequent source of confusion in the forums: "discussion" == philosophical agreement with me.
How's those glasses working with your 26" flat panel TV? People just like bigger screens, and with personal computing needs being done more and more on mobile devices the desire for a bigger screen becomes greater.
.......... In addition, a larger iPhoneusing a 20-nanometer processor is also rumored to launch in May of 2014, according to the report. That phone's chip will reportedly run a processor designed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
Huh?
?Designed by TSMC ? I doubt that. But manufactured by TSMC YES.
If DigiTimes is as bad as everyone says, why would they even bother to cover their asses.o
Over the years not one of Digitimes predictions that I have read (and there have been dozens), have come true. In fact in most cases there so far off from the truth, its actually humorous. There good for a laugh nothing more. Just to add any article that quotes them is not worth reading either.
Want a bigger phone? Yes, a 5" iPhone would be great, but why not go whole hog and add FULL cellular capabilities to the iPad mini? Talk about a "phablet!"
The Talkatone app on a 4G (Verizon, AT&T etc) iPad does exactly what you envision.
Sure, Apple revolutionized the phone and tablet industries, no question. But the iPad is *still* just an enlarged iPhone. And if they come out with an iWatch and/or iTV, and they're just shrunk and/or enlarged iPhones, their revolutions are going to be less and less impressive.
And not to counter with the one example most likely to get your panties in a twist, but for as much of a response to the iOS as it surly was, it could be argued that Android's open source nature has made it more revolutionary than iOS. Android is running on phones, tablets, PCs, TV players, cameras, etc.
I would argue that the iPad is not just an enlarged iPhone, because it has the eco system to back it up with 400000 proper iPad sized apps, and there are differences in iOS7 that are specific to the iPad and not the iPhone.
Android in contrast has very few tablet specific apps and most are just stretched phone apps. To that end I would say that android tablets are just large android phones because there ecosystem does not support the screen size or barely does at all.
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Dammit. I have the Air and I love it, but I think i'd jump at 1 12.9" iPad. I also love the mini I got my wife. Smaller. Bigger. I want them all!
They could kill two birds with one stone and announce a 12.9" iPhone 6. Naturally, Samsung would announce a 13" Galaxy S5 the following day.
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I think you just described the reason Apple created the iPad mini.
Being serious for a moment, I'd rather have a multiple user accounts on my iPad Air (with fingerprint recognition to switch between accounts) than a 12.9" iPad. At that size, I'd prefer the MBA over a tablet. Obviously, YMMV.
Digi Times = wild guess. To cover their asses, they will proclaim the ginormous idevices are delayed and/or cancelled at the last minute.
If DigiTimes is as bad as everyone says, why would they even bother to cover their asses.
It's called "plausible deniability".
Not sure where in Cali you were but here in LA I see dozens of iPhones and iPads a day and perhaps two Samsung, or even windows, a week
Not sure where in Cali you were but here in LA I see dozens of iPhones and iPads a day and perhaps two Samsung, or even windows, a week
SanDiego and Culver City. If I were to guess, I would say I saw more than 4x Samsungs to an iPhone.
A few additional sizes are nice for giving people more options, but what I'm really anxious to see from Apple is something completely *new* - as in not just a iWatch in the form of a shrunk down iPhone, or iTV in the form of iOS on a TV. Something entirely new.
It's going on 7 years since the iPhone came out, and all they've done is make it in different sizes and colors.
The Mac Pro is pretty new: http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/19/online-apple-store-goes-down-ahead-of-expected-mac-pro-release.
It's called "plausible deniability".
Sure, that's what it's called... but how many times have you ever seen DigiTimes back peddle on a story,... they usually, if not always, just write another rumor.
Uhh... And revolutionized the tablet industry which created a paradigm shift and the perception of a PC? Now go away, unless you want to discuss another company that has completely revolutionized a market every 3-4 years.
Sure, Apple revolutionized the phone and tablet industries, no question. But the iPad is *still* just an enlarged iPhone. And if they come out with an iWatch and/or iTV, and they're just shrunk and/or enlarged iPhones, their revolutions are going to be less and less impressive.
And not to counter with the one example most likely to get your panties in a twist, but for as much of a response to the iOS as it surly was, it could be argued that Android's open source nature has made it more revolutionary than iOS. Android is running on phones, tablets, PCs, TV players, cameras, etc.
I'm not even bashing Apple at all, I think they make fine products. I just hope that they're up to something completely new, because just rehashing the same basic device over and over in different sizes and colors isn't going to maintain their image as an innovator. I hope they do revolutionize another industry... and soon. It'd be great for them and the overall tech industry as a while.
But I see there's an unwillingness for discussion unless it consists of nothing beyond embarrassing flattery of Apple and their products, so I'll take your advice and go away.
A frequent source of confusion in the forums: "discussion" == philosophical agreement with me.
The world has more opinions than yours.
How's those glasses working with your 26" flat panel TV? People just like bigger screens, and with personal computing needs being done more and more on mobile devices the desire for a bigger screen becomes greater.
.......... In addition, a larger iPhone using a 20-nanometer processor is also rumored to launch in May of 2014, according to the report. That phone's chip will reportedly run a processor designed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
Huh?
?Designed by TSMC ? I doubt that. But manufactured by TSMC YES.
But the iPad is *still* just an enlarged iPhone.
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Android is running on phones, tablets...
Pray tell, what makes an Android tablet anything more than an enlarged Android phone?
If DigiTimes is as bad as everyone says, why would they even bother to cover their asses.o
Over the years not one of Digitimes predictions that I have read (and there have been dozens), have come true. In fact in most cases there so far off from the truth, its actually humorous. There good for a laugh nothing more. Just to add any article that quotes them is not worth reading either.
The Talkatone app on a 4G (Verizon, AT&T etc) iPad does exactly what you envision.
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Wow, fanboy much?
Sure, Apple revolutionized the phone and tablet industries, no question. But the iPad is *still* just an enlarged iPhone. And if they come out with an iWatch and/or iTV, and they're just shrunk and/or enlarged iPhones, their revolutions are going to be less and less impressive.
And not to counter with the one example most likely to get your panties in a twist, but for as much of a response to the iOS as it surly was, it could be argued that Android's open source nature has made it more revolutionary than iOS. Android is running on phones, tablets, PCs, TV players, cameras, etc.
I would argue that the iPad is not just an enlarged iPhone, because it has the eco system to back it up with 400000 proper iPad sized apps, and there are differences in iOS7 that are specific to the iPad and not the iPhone.
Android in contrast has very few tablet specific apps and most are just stretched phone apps. To that end I would say that android tablets are just large android phones because there ecosystem does not support the screen size or barely does at all.