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I think you are right. I sincerely hope companies like Adobe are experimenting with full featured touch based apps. Today most people can’t envision how you could pack all the features of Photoshop proper into a tablet interface but there is a way. The one major hurdle is multitasking and file handling. I don’t mean task switching like all of these tablet OSs do I mean working between two apps with the same files. Microsoft is at least trying here but I believe Apple is experimenting as well.
That all being said I think for long form writing keyboards will always be needed until voice dictation is perfect and even then in some circumstances. Maybe our kids will adapt enough to touch screen typing. Or maybe some new input will come along… like mind reading.
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Mine should be here tomorrow. That will be 3 business days for delivery. My wife’s gold one will be one more day though.
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I think the OP has it right about the leaks making us less impressed. The true test of features though happens when you use it and most of the reviews have said Touch ID became second nature quickly. Waterproofing should be standard on all phones by now. We saw it demonstrated by some company a few years back and every company should have licensed it soon after. That being said battery life should be a big priority for Apple. More so then thinness or dpi. I can get about two working days out of my 5 but if I’m out for 5 hours with heavy usage I will be at 20%. I want a full 10 hours of very heavy usage including location features and streaming. That should be 4 days of light usage at work and home for me. I would pay a big premium for that.
11 days ago on Josh Topolsky cites "a waterproof phone" as an example of true innovation (Update: Josh responds) 2 recommends
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I’m generally not worried because I think they have the process of creating great devices down. That being said outside of Jony Ive who may not have a grand vision there doesn’t seem to be a taste maker. People give Jobs a lot of credit but I think the main thing he had was the ability to judge in a near perfect way what would actually be useful. He was concerned with how something would be used, how it would fit into someones life. Other CEOs would ask for the business prospects, demographics and other crap Jobs would simply experience it. We will see if someone else can do that. Remember though that he created a Apple University on campus with some talented professors to teach his methodology for judging products. The company has a culture based on Jobs and that will take a long time to change.
12 days ago on Apple's most important introductions: Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive 2 replies 1 recommend
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Different for the sake of it? The OS is built of the workstation Next platform with a Unix base and the UI is based on the original Mac OS. It’s not like they released it last year and changed up some Windows UI ideas. It is a 30 year old UI that has been updated consistently about every 1.5 years to get to this point. You’re seeing the world through Windows and the market share they got through licensing to cheap commodity manufactures. And judging by their marketshare in the $1000 and up PC space, their OS is not stopping any sales in the market they choose to compete in. In every business your choices are really compromises and they choose not to sacrifice quality for quantity. It has served them well in both profit and customer satisfaction. Trust me though, if they chose to run Windows instead their satisfaction would be much lower. Better to teach somebody a new OS that is stable and mostly problem free then deal with the crap most PC buyers experience. That is not to say Windows doesn’t work and offer all the tools someone needs. It just does it in a way that leads to less customer satisfaction.
12 days ago on Apple's most important introductions: Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive 1 reply 5 recommends
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I believe they aren’t selling unlocked ones yet. Unless the T-Mobile version works on Verizon.
13 days ago on How did your online order go? 1 reply
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Just noticed gold slipped to 7-10 already. Can’t believe it was first to go.
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Posted: How did your online order go?
13 days ago 27 comments 1 recommend
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What makes you say that? I got a text from my Wife and Mom the day after the announcement asking if they could upgrade (they are both on my plan). They specifically said they wanted to 5S and not the 5C because of the fingerprint scanner and camera. I’m sure they only heard about it through mainstream news. Neither asked for a 5 last year. Just because people who lust after bleeding edge tech were disappointed doesn’t mean normal folks with 4Ss (and who are eligible for an upgrade) aren’t excited. The 4S sold 4 million its first weekend and the 5 sold 5 (but it was supplied constrained). The 5S will sell at least 4 and the 5C will sell the same because it isn’t constrained and is being sold in more countries. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Apple sold 10 million this weekend.
17 days ago on Flipping an iPhone 5S on Opening Day 1 reply
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No, the most regularly used features have not changed. Everything else can be discovered as they go. This is not Windows 8 we’re talking about. I think people will be shocked but quickly realize it still works the same.
18 days ago on iOS 7 On-Screen Tutorial 4 recommends
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Wrong on your first post and wrong here. They are a complete device company, both hardware and software together. However their software is far and away better then anything out there except for Android within the last two years. Windows has been a tasteless pile of junk it’s whole life. It’s bloated and hard to use for the average person. People didn’t choose Windows because they tried a Mac and didn’t like it, they chose it because either they couldn’t afford a Mac or never had a chance to try it properly. While there many techies out there that support Windows for various specific reasons, on the whole people would be better served by Macs. Want proof, check Apples satisfaction numbers. As to Windows 8, we’ll see. I think it was brave and that’s good, but the UX is bad from my use and hearing complaints from others who have tried it. Also, it is still a nasty looking piece software if you ask me. At the vary least Microsoft could try and do proper font smoothing and anti-aliasing system wide.
Android has caught up in capability, but UX wise is still harder to use. It is getting better very fast and has even started looking decent with the last few updates. Barring some specific power user features though iOS is still more user friendly, stable and smooth.
Apple rocks at both hardware and software and they are even better because they control both. They do suck at services though.
18 days ago on Would anyone buy a polycarbonate iPad (with Touch ID)? 1 reply 1 recommend
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I don’t see Apple releasing OEM game focused controllers. Maybe a partner they show off on stage will though. I also don’t think they will use iDevices as the main control. Siri won’t work as the main control and I don’t know why I constantly hear analysts say that. I think we will see a very simple controller just a bit more advanced then their current 4 direction one. People focus on the controller as the new thing but it’s the UI that the controller interacts with that will change things. My guess is a simple trackpad like device with a few buttons. If you have a magic mouse around, hold it like a remote and pretend to use it in front of the TV. I was amazed at how natural it felt. Add to that a UI that makes selecting the desired content easy and we will see some pretty cool apps. And more complex games can use any number of custom controllers.
18 days ago on New Apple TV next month? What features do you want to see?
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Apps will push the platform forward and get more people to buy. But the most important thing they need is big content partners. They need to get a network like AMC on board or another big name popular cable network. Even if they just started with a few partners it would shift the market very quickly. This is Apple’s only real chance at another iPhone like successful market changer. Wearable’s don’t have the mass market appeal yet and the TV industry is on the verge of a change the way music was and phones were.
If I were Apple I would use every bit of the cash I had to get content on the device. Before the cable companies wise up and make their own moves.
18 days ago on New Apple TV next month? What features do you want to see?
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This is a mass market solution meant to make watching media from Apple devices and services easier. I have my media going through a Mac Mini server which also serves my backup drives has has other uses. Even though this is an option through the Apple TV it is not its intended use and I realize that. I haven’t looked but are there not cheaper solutions for streaming NAS media to a TV? I don’t mean an overpowered Playstation or XBox, but something like a Roku. There is a niche market for your use and I’m sure there’s a cheap solution.
Also if they did release an app store, there would be plenty of apps released to stream media from just about any device. And besides that, for just a Netflix and Airplay box $99 is a good price. The original didn’t do those things and cost $299 when I got it.
18 days ago on New Apple TV next month? What features do you want to see?
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The rear camera in your 5 is 1080p. They just updated the front camera in the 5S to 720p.
23 days ago on iPhone 5S Impressions? 1 reply 1 recommend
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Nail on the head. I don’t see Apple fanboys complain about Android features much either. You’re right about when Android first came out and a few instances of manufacturers copying but on whole Android has gone it’s own route. I will freely admit that Apple has implemented ideas first seen on modern smartphones with Android. Android users love to scream about those features being stolen but the obviously don’t understand how innovation actually works. Even the first iPhone OS ripped ideas but it was so far ahead they were hard to pinpoint. It is clear that Android was on a different path until iPhone came out but what else could they do? Innovation is about building on previous inventions and implementing them in useful ways.
That is why I am an Apple user. I think some of what Google has done is really inventive but not necessarily innovative. While Apple doesn’t always get it right, I like the way they choose features. Instead of throwing all their inventions in as soon as they can (and they have a ton we will never see) they wait until it can be implemented in a way that is truly useful to the majority of users. For the people on these forums who are always ready to try new inventions even before they have a real use for them, they look at Apple’s approach as them purposely holding back features for no good reason. I think features must meet some stringent standards with Apple before they are put it. I’d guess they’d need to have an obvious common use, be very simple to use, and not add to the overall complexity of the OS. This is why the homescreen has not changed and new features like multitasking can be completely ignored with no negative effect.
On a side note, see Samsung’s recent commercial for ‘easy mode’. Even they realize that a lot of people out there don’t want 1000’s of features that make the overall experience more confusing.
25 days ago on Rumored iPhone 5S packaging shows silver ring 'fingerprint sensor' around home button 6 recommends
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