dasanman69

nolamacguy said:

dasanman69 said:

Features that we were told we didn't need have now increased the price of a fully functional iPad by 60%. That's hypocritical, and obscene. 

the only thing obscene is your need to be a victim. do you actually need a pencil? i don't. thus your made up price is bogus. 

its to like you're trying to add the price of an option trailer to a truck's off-the-lot sticker price. absurd. 

but I get it -- as Apple continues to iterate and make these devices more and more capable and compelling, haters need to scrounge up more FUD to peddle and bitch about. that's getting harder for you, thus this tripe. 

hmlongco said:

dasanman69 said:

You can always buy the cheaper iPad Air 2 if you don't need the features you believed you didn't need, just like you could have always bought the cheaper iPad Air 2 if, say, you thought you didn't need a 12" screen.

Seriously.

And by, "features that we were told we didn't need" I assume you're referring to the Pencil, which is a professional tool for graphic artists which most people, in fact, do not need. Now, if you have a business case for one, or if you simply want one, then yes, you're going to have to pay for the hardware that supports it.

And while we're on the subject of the not needed pencil, the comment in question came from Steve regarding the original iPhone where yes, needing a stylus for the majority of options meant someone screwed up in the UI/UX department.

Similarly, needing a stylus for the vast majority of iPad operations (navigation, browsing, and running the device in general) also meant that the UI/UX folk messed up. By and large, a handheld tablet doesn't need mouse-levels of control unless, of course, you're in one of those special edge cases...

Like being an artist who wants to sketch on a tablet.

Which brings us full circle.

crimguy said:

And all the experts here thought I was wrong to say there would be another 4" iPhone after the 5s. . . .

http://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/comment/2714040/#Comment_2714040

Just sayin' . . .  I was right for once lol

sog35 said:

dasanman69 said:

It doesn't matter if it's a flagship device or not. Internally it's different from the 5s which does not make a simple refresh. 

You haven't been paying attention to all the predictions for the iPhone 5se, and how wrong people were, and how they jumped down the throats of posters who were almost spot on with their predictions. Those are the ones back peddling, and tune changing. 

show me proof of your 'predictions' of the iPhone SE

hmlongco said:

dasanman69 said:

20% more is not 'a bit more'. If you don't want a stylus or a keyboard you're still screwed paying for its support. Previously a iPad cost $499 and the user was able to use all its features, now the iPad costs $799 if one wants to use all the included features. That's going revive sales? Good luck with that. 

No!!! More features cost more money!!! What kind of filthy capitalistic country is this!!!

Next thing you going to tell me is getting a better truck with a bigger engine that let's me tow more things is going to cost more money too! Not to mention actually buying the things I want to tow!

Oh, the humanity....