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noraa1138 said:

mac_128 said:

noraa1138 said:

mac_128 said:

USB-A is a worldwide, international standard. At some point it makes sense to change, but not at the moment. Adding extra ports to chargers will just make the chargers cost more. For the vast majority of consumers, USB-A is still the primary port they use. It makes absolutely no sense to cater to a small minority of primarily high-tech users, and make everyone else pay for it.

When is the right moment to switch to USB-C? Sometimes, the only way to create change is to force it. This very same thing happened with the floppy drive, and if anything it was worse, as Apple provided no viable alternative to it at the time (Apple didn't add CD-R drives to their computers for a number of years after they killed the floppy).

There’s no need to do it at all. Usb-A vs. usb-c is not the same thing as replacing the floppy drive with CD-ROM. The number of people who need usb-c in any practical way, who are inconvenienced by the lack of uniformity in their tech setups are minute in comparison to the number of people who rely on USB-A worldwide. The floppy needed to be replaced because data size required it. The average consumer does not need USB-C, when the main reason they plug anything into USB-A is for charging purposes. For the average consumer, the world is moving toward wireless, and when that happens USB-A will drop away, and there will likely be a better standard than USB-C for those who do need a wired connection. 

So because the average consumer doesn't "need" USB-C we should just forget about it? Should Apple not have transitioned from the 30-pin connector to lightning because nobody needed lightning? Should we not have moved on from serial ports to USB because most consumers didn't need USB? Your argument makes zero sense.

Again, the move from 30-pin to Lightning was a necessary move for Apple which was a mixed bag for consumers. The move from serial to USB was mostly a win for consumers, and cheaper for Apple. For general use iOS devices — which are the main product Apple sells — usb-c gains neither Apple nor the consumer anything, and is not necessary for the evolution, or design of the device. It’s primarily used for charging, and little else. It offers only one small fraction of Apples customer base an advantage, and that’s the one using Macs, and plugging in their devices to transfer files, and backup data — something Apple would rather you do via iCloud for their best selling devices. For everyone else, including Apple, it’s an unnecessary headache. Another big difference between serial and 30-pin — they weren’t universal power charging standards, used for multiple devices made by almost every manufacturer worldwide, regulated by government legislatures. The port doesn’t just appear mainly on computers or iPods, as in your example, it’s practically everywhere.. 

USB-A is a worldwide, international standard. At some point it makes sense to change, but not at the moment. Adding extra ports to chargers will just make the chargers cost more. For the vast majority of consumers, USB-A is still the primary port they use. It makes absolutely no sense to cater to a small minority of primarily high-tech users, and make everyone else pay for it.

4K alone is overrated IMO. Without HDR-10 or DV, it’s just a lot of extra bandwidth unnecessary for the average home TV viewing experience. The one exception is sports programming but from this announcement it doesn’t seem to be supporting that, at least initially.

rotateleftbyte said:

techno said:

Why does it seem like Apple is like a dog chasing it's own tail? They are now copying the company (Samsung) that has traditionally copied Apple. 

So... in your eyes, anyone who releases a folding device in the future is copying Samsung?

Is it possible that Apple (and others) have been working on this 'feature' for years already?

Apple has had (to my understanding) patent applications in that relate to folding devices that date back several years but for you it won't matter as whatever they release is just a poor copy of Samsung....?????

I'm not convinced that there is a big market for this type of device but what do I know eh?

It’s a little bit like the argument that there’s no market for the original iPhone in 2007 because a smartphone needed a built-in keyboard. “Where’s the market” for a touch screen “toy”? I’m not saying it’s exactly the same, but he practical applications of this type of device fictionally portrayed in the TV series WESTWORLD, and other near-future sci-fi shows, clearly demonstrate that if Apple perfects this tech, it would be preferred over the current phablet limitations, and would eliminate the need to own, and keep track of multiple devices.

the iPad is the logical place to start developing this tech as it allows them to work on a larger scale before it has to be miniaturized for phone use.

normang said:

I hope Apple never makes any device "foldable" ever....  Unless it's a case with a cover.

Because?

EsquireCats said:

the samsung screen has a crease and it doesn’t even close properly, i doubt apple will release a screen which messes with artists ability to draw on the screen. 

I doubt Apple would come up with such an inelegant solution either, but artists are hardly the only people using an iPad. I would imagine this would not replace all iPads, and artists would simply buy the standard non-foldable model, while a business person might buy a foldable model to replace their iPad mini.

Japhey said:

Nope. 

An iPad mini Pro may have been believable, but this is just clickbait. I’ve never heard even one person say “You know, I really wish my iPad could fold in half”. 

So your anecdotal experiences are all that matter? Go read the iPad mini thread comments — a big one was the ability to pocket the device, which can’t be done with a standard iPad (another way of saying “I wish my iPad could fold in half”). Being able to fold a larger screened iPad would solve that issue for most and replace that category, while making the larger iPads more convenient for many.

if you’d said this is clickbait because it would cut into Apple’s case sales — I’d say you had a point. ;-)