Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraPost by androidThey, Apple is going lose signifiant an amount of market cred if
they don't show anything new and committing soon...
blame intel. intel's repeated delays is yet another reason why there
will be arm macs. apple is not thrilled with that.
Bullshit on blaming Intel or anyone other than Apple for Apple's
failure to produce anything new since Jobs died.
That's a laughable and false assertion; Apple's done *plenty* since
Jobs died.
Like what? They've managed an annual update of the iPhone. They made
bigger and smaller iPads. and the Watch. They've dumped some products
either formally or informally (through just no longer updating them).
Post by Jolly RogerOnly trolls and revisionists claim otherwise. And for all you know
Apple is doing precisely as Job wanted and outlined before he left.
Or not. That was simply a useless thing to say, Roger. You should know
better.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraApple is in a holding pattern milking the iPhone as long as they can
and they appear to have nothing- nothing at all- in the tank.
Only to entitled people who think Apple owes them something new and
shiny every time their ADD medication wears off. The rest of us
understand innovation takes time and focus, and are as a result much
less impatient.
LOL! I still have an 11 ear old iBook, a 6 year old MBP, a 3 year old
MBA, an iPad 3, an iPhone 5S and a 13" iPad Pro. The good thing about
Apple products is that their service life is much longer than other
makers. However, Apple's foundational attitude was innovation and,
looking at the history, it's clear they only managed that with Jobs. As
much as I thought he was a prick and an egotist with little technical
talent of his own, he also was good at pushing the company forward
especially in the second phase of his time at Apple. Who's doing that
now? Clearly no one.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraThey've got the iPhone of which sales are OK (would be great for most
other companies but only so-so for Apple)
You are obviously biased. Every other tech company in the world envies
Apple sales numbers.
Except Apple's board, apparently, to judge by the news today.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamarathe iPad which pretty much just is a bigger iPhone with softening
sales
That has nothing to do with the iPad specifically when the entire
tablet market is softening.
So? Apple had managed to buck the same trend in laptops- another arket
that has softened dramatically over a decade.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraand the Watch which is a tiny emasculated iPhone.
It's *better* than a phone in many ways.
LOL! Except you can't make much use of it without an iPhone...
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraThe new Mac laptop is pretty much just silly with a gimmick (although
someone might find a way to make the gimmick actually useful).
It's also got some of the fastest storage available on a laptop. And
it excels in other areas too. You are ignoring all of the good to
troll on the bad; so your opinion isn't worth much.
The "good" is in tiny increments. Sometimes that's OK, sometimes you
need to make a leap. The "fastest storage available" means nothing to
most of the customers because they wouldn't even tax average performing
storage. What matters to customers is improvements in utility and Apple
has done little with that in the past five years.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraApple reported it sold well, but IMHO that's mainly because it was a
long, long while since the last update.
You wouldn't know since you don't have access to the data.
Apple has made vague public statements about it, that's the best anyone
can do who isn't a major shareholder or employee.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraApple should have been in cars and homes with Siri long ago. The
Apple TV that Jobs said he solved should have been out long ago.
Like the music industry that came before it, the television/movie
industry doesn't want what Apple wants - they want the status quo or
to rape people's wallets more. Anyone who has watched Apple knows
often the entire world does not bend to Apple's will overnight; and
that's not all Apple's fault.
LOL! And of course we all know that Apple would never take from your
wallet... Dude, that is what for-profit companies do: they get as much
for their products as they can. If not, they don't stay in business.
Apple charges a premium price for its products because they can position
them as premium products. My employer gave me an HP Windows laptop to
use for work- it was such a piece of crap that I gave it back and went
out and bought a used MBA to dedicate to my job on my own dime.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraApple has superior products but they are all long in the tooth.
Not for most people, as far as I can tell. I'm perfectly happy with my
2008 Mac Pro, 2011 MacBook Pro, 2012 Mac mini Server, iPhone SE, and
assorted other older Apple computers and accessories all in use daily.
The same can be said of most of the Apple users I know both
professionally and personally. There are minor gripes as there always
have been, but no overwhelming general complaint about Apple's current
products.
My list is above. So? Apple products have- at least for me- had long
service lives. I bought my 512Ke in 1986, then a PB145B around 1992-93,
then an iMac in 1998, then the iBook and other products as noted above.
Along the way I had a bunch of other "hey, you like Macs, do you want
our old IIci?" Macs which I used as web servers for years. I liked that
old IIci, it ran NetBSD like a champ too.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraWhat Apple no longer has is a singular driving vision to innovate and
renovate.
You wouldn't know. Apple doesn't make road maps and future plans
public. You're just trolling.
Or pointing out the state of the emperor's wardrobe.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraCook doesn't have it; Ive doesn't have it; Cue doesn't have it;
Federighi doesn't have it, etc., etc.
That must be why Steve Jobs himself hand picked them to lead Apple
after he left: because none of them have what it takes. If only Steve
had talked with you!
Nah, I'd have been less than useful in that regard. But the current
leadership at Apple has not advanced the company in terms of innovation,
although they have done quite well in terms of revenue.
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraAs much as I was a denier that Jobs was an actual leader or innovator
He was a true visionary who propelled Apple to its greatest heights
and changed entire industries for the better; only idiots will argue
that.
Post by Tim McNamara- I never thought he was anything more than an opportunist taking
credit for the innovations of others-
What a nasty thing to say about someone - anyone - you don't even know
personally.
Oh dear, did I offend your believe in St. Steven?
The guy's personality was on public view for years, Roger. However, in
your zeal to pillory me for daring to disagree with your veneration for
Post by Jolly RogerPost by Tim McNamaraclearly I was wrong because Apple basically hasn't done anything new
in five years with its current leadership.i
See, that was the point of that. But perhaps you can brush up on your
reading comprehension.
Post by Jolly RogerLiar. Apple's done *lots* in the past few years.
Post by Tim McNamaraWell, they've built a fancy new office building.
Way more than that. Troll on, if it helps you feel better about
yourself though.
LOL! Roger, sometimes you are a bit dense, not to mention hidebound and
reactionary. This is one of those times.