rogifan_old

Good. It should be 100% about someone's qualifications, not their skin color, gender, sexual orientation, hair color or anything else. If you have to hire someone to run 'diversity & inclusion' at your company you're doing it wrong. 

wizard69 said:

rogifan_old said:

No. If this is supposed to be the entry level phone in Apple's lineup it shouldn't be $600. If it's supposed to be a 4" version of the flagship why is it being released 6 months later and why is it rumored to have the 5S design language?

The late release is likely easy, Apple is at the very bleeding edge of sub 20 nm technology, as such it is prudent to move slowly and not put yourself in a vulnerable position. Or to put it another way they want to make sure TSMC and Samsungs tech could actually produce in volume and that the ramp ups would be smooth. Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if another iPad AiR is released early next year too. The reasoning would be the same, the manufacturing technology has ramped up to the point where risks are reasonable.

Maybe. I'm still not completely convinced the entry level phone should be defined by screen size. I'm sure there are some who would love a top of the line phone in a smaller form factor and others who prefer the larger screen but don't have $650 to spend. I'm kind of bummed that the 5C didn't work out. I think quality wise it was a really great phone. Didn't feel like cheap Samsungy plastic at all. But unfortunately people equated plastic with cheap so the device could never shake the 'it's an expensive phone in a cheap plastic case' tag.

sog35 said:

rogifan_old said:

$600? No thanks.

No thanks?  Its a great deal.  Basically same internals as the 6s but smaller size.

6s+ $750
6s  $650
6 mini $600

what a great lineup.

Now if only Mr Cook could better articulate Apple's vision and stop the myth that Apple is only a hardware company.

No. If this is supposed to be the entry level phone in Apple's lineup it shouldn't be $600. If it's supposed to be a 4" version of the flagship why is it being released 6 months later and why is it rumored to have the 5S design language?

$600? No thanks.

Antenna lines were my least favorite part of the 6 design. In the 60 Minutes footage of Apple's design lab the model Jony is holding in his hand is just a solid piece of metal with no antenna lines. I'm sure Apple designers hated those antenna lines as much as everyone else.