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Recent supposed 'iPhone 7' leaks come from common, questionable origin
So this is our last vestige of hope that these fugly casing 'leaks' are in fact inaccurate?
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Actually, there is something new about Apple's upcoming iPhone 7
Oh but they do. They used to, at least. They would routinely change things for the sake of change, and their product announcements were the talk of the town while people were getting bored at conventions like CES. Now it's the other way around. They won't make changes until it's so late that there's no choice left but to move on.nolamacguy said:the notion that Apple is lazy and sitting around doing nothing is idiotic.
as for dramaticly changing the case design, repeat after me: Apple doesn't do change for change's sake. they won't redo the bezels just because. this hasn't bothered you with toasters, dvd players, laptops, or cars -- where annual releases look largely the same as last year's.
And who are you, to repeat after you?
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Actually, there is something new about Apple's upcoming iPhone 7
Thank you for the reality check, @melgross. I know I will be ostracised to 'Dislike' land for saying so, but the article reads like a copious rant of an angry shill. In fact, there's so much logical fallacy it would make Siri facepalm.melgross said:Well, another interesting, but flawed, article by one of our most interesting, but one sided, authors.
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i think that running iOS and macOS apps would work well. I have no doubt that Apple software people could figure out how to manage that well.
Let me just say:No, it's not that "Apple hasn't innovated since 2007", or that the tepid news about iPhone 7's form factor are mere slander by tech-blog meanies. Apple's product cycles indeed feel like slowing to a grind. Apple is established in collective memory for routinely redefining things. Sure, the Macbook Air is a real life successful case of meticulous evolution over years. But is that what Apple is famous for? If yes, then tech bloggers must be delusional en masse. But for argument's sake, let's say Apple is famous for jaw-droppers like the iMac G5, the MacBook Air and Retina MBP, the iPod Touch and original iPhone, then an iPhone 4 that was so jam packed with innovation it made the audience yelp, and yes, even the trashcan Mac Pro that was like it was pulled from a Stanley Kubrick set. Quantum leaps of stupendous design and hardware engineering that would frankly make a user disregard flaws and price tag and want them anyway.
What about now? Yes, people do expect Apple to pull an "iPhone 4" every two years. Because we've seen it happen before, and we want to see it happen again. I refuse to believe that we've hit such a "peak" in product design that it makes it inevitable for Apple to offer all but lazy rehashes as new products. Case in point: Apple had the great challenge to redefine the 4-incher smartphone and instead they released the iPhone SE. Could have named it iPhone MEH and call it a day. And the Mac family? No serious updates in years for multiple product lines, making the disparity between price and features absolutely nonsensical. The new MacBook is yet to convincingly balance preciosity with actual usefulness, and OS-wise we're holding a candle that Apple will unroll the next Snow Leopard. Actually, I'm pissed to witness all those "Macs are overpriced garbage" lifelong haters being partly vindicated thanks to the Mac's apparent state of neglect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yes, bloggers of the great internets can be mean. The iPhone 4 e.g. received unfair derision by the ton for its "antennagate" pseudo-scandal, almost as much as the iPhone 6 did for its "Bendgate" exaggerations. Scandals wane, but people remember what a company is great for. And it's not 30+ Siri languages (besides, according to a poll by Intelligent Voice, 15% of iPhone users have used Siri, and I presume they are even less outside the US).
And here's another point of view. When most of Apple's show-defining new services in recent memory are purely a US-focused privilege, they mean next to nothing for the international customerbase. I ordered the iPhone 6 days after its announcement, and still haven't managed to use Apple Pay. Why? It simply hasn't been made available in the Netherlands two years down the road. Do Siri improvements matter to me? Not particularly, when even after all these years she gets half my spoken phrases wrong (I assure you, my english is terrific), and a great deal of functionality is still not available in the NL. So, in turn, I ask for something I can work with and on par with my expectations from Apple. Groundbreaking design, a smooth OS experience, and a bit of a WOW factor to remind us that hey -this is Apple after all.
I can't put my finger on who's the pundit. The state of the industry? Consumers' expectations as shaped by formerly incredible products? Apple's stewardship and focus? Apple is obviously enjoying a financial peak under Cook, but I'm afraid to admit the peak of its cultural and creative influence (let alone innovation frequency) that occurred under Jobs is now fading.
DED, your sources are accurate, but your subjectivity is deafening. E.g. CNET does call the Galaxy S7 a smudge magnet - but also lauds it on the polished design. What did Apple do in the same regard? They offered the same device in rose gold. *sad trombone sound*
In short: consumers have every right to feel agitated. And no amount of online apologist preaching will fix that.
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On its 9th birthday, Apple's iPhone finds itself at a crossroads
What should Apple do to return the iconic product to growth you say? Walt Mossberg gave a good overview in his article last March, post the iPhone SE launch.
- Battery life (even if it means no further decrease in device thinness) & charging speed
- Bezels! Banish or seriously shrink this waste of space
- Optical, or at least optical quality zoom
- Water resistance & screen sturdiness
- Increase storage (no more 16GB base)
- Up the iOS game & improve native apps (eg Mail)
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Apple's iPhone install base features growing 'powder keg' ripe for upgrades, Cowen says
The growing number of users due for upgrades signals a couple more things. A certain number them may be satisfied enough as to not care about upgrading to the latest and greatest. There are those who cannot afford to. And then there are those, myself included, who find themselves unimpressed by Apple's recent offerings and prefer to wait it out. And it's a long wait until 2017..
