 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
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1 edit | Apple is losing it I'm not sure what's going on, but the iPhone and now this product have severe limitations. I think Apple has taken a page out of the Microsoft book and is more concerned with being first to market than putting their usual Q&A into the new products. (iPod and existing computer/laptops aside)
I played with an iPhone this week and the missing features are laughable. Now, before this unit has sold any significant quantity, people are already finding flaws. |
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 firephotoKDEPremium
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Brewster, WA | Hopefully the MacBook Air sales aren't as terrible as the iPhone with it's severe limitations. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by firephoto:Hopefully the MacBook Air sales aren't as terrible as the iPhone with it's severe limitations. I never said the iPhone (or for that matter the MBA) won't/hasn't sold well.
The iPhone (and now apparently the MBA) still has severe shortcomings on the phone side, regardless of how many units were sold. Voice dailing comes immediately to mind. My $49 Moto Krazr can do it, why can't the iPhone? |
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 AlakarFacts do not cease to exist when ignored
join:2001-03-23
Milwaukee, WI | reply to Matt
said by Matt:I'm not sure what's going on, but the iPhone and now this product have severe limitations. I think Apple has taken a page out of the Microsoft book and is more concerned with being first to market than putting their usual Q&A into the new products. (iPod and existing computer/laptops aside) I played with an iPhone this week and the missing features are laughable. Now, before this unit has sold any significant quantity, people are already finding flaws. I don't think this is unique to Apple in this case. The ultra-thin notebook market simply hasn't taken off because regardless of who's building them, they all have a ton of limitations. Apple thought that they could breath some life into this market segment, but they are running up against the same technical and price problems everybody else has. To make a notebook this thin is expensive and the capabilities are hamstrung by battery size, cooling, and expansion/ports.
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firephotoKDEPremium
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But that's a feature that you want and that most people don't want or care about. I'm sure they researched the phone market for what was a must have. It's also something that could be added with a software update and due to the nature of the phone with it's touch interface there are a lot of features that can be accomplished by software. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to Alakar
said by Alakar:said by Matt:I'm not sure what's going on, but the iPhone and now this product have severe limitations. I think Apple has taken a page out of the Microsoft book and is more concerned with being first to market than putting their usual Q&A into the new products. (iPod and existing computer/laptops aside) I played with an iPhone this week and the missing features are laughable. Now, before this unit has sold any significant quantity, people are already finding flaws. I don't think this is unique to Apple in this case. The ultra-thin notebook market simply hasn't taken off because regardless of who's building them, they all have a ton of limitations. Apple thought that they could breath some life into this market segment, but they are running up against the same technical and price problems everybody else has. To make a notebook this thin is expensive and the capabilities are hamstrung by battery size, cooling, and expansion/ports. Agreed. I still think they'll sell a ton because of the folks who will buy it to show off. Small, expensive ... rich people will be all over it.
The Eee PC at 1/5th the price, or the Sony (I think) that has the same specs as the MBA, but a slot loading DVD drive and is less expensive will grab the lion's share of the market. |
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AlakarFacts do not cease to exist when ignored
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Milwaukee, WI | said by Matt:Agreed. I still think they'll sell a ton because of the folks who will buy it to show off. Small, expensive ... rich people will be all over it. The Eee PC at 1/5th the price, or the Sony (I think) that has the same specs as the MBA, but a slot loading DVD drive and is less expensive will grab the lion's share of the market. Unfortunately for all the PC makers, the show-offs aren't a large enough segment to make this profitable.
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to firephoto
You've missed the whole point of Apple marketing -- they don't do research, they make a thing and then tell everyone it is perfect and that they need one. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to Matt
said by Matt:Agreed. I still think they'll sell a ton because of the folks who will buy it to show off. Small, expensive ... rich people will be all over it. Yup, because if they are good at anything, Apple is good at marketing penis extenders.
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