decxPremium
join:2002-06-07
Vancouver, BC | reply to Mike
Re: Sept. 12 invites for iPhone 5? release... Actually SPSS just managed to catch back up with Chrome, it just got to v21.  |
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 HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
kudos:17 | reply to Thinkdiff
I wonder if it'll be called iPhone LTE. lol... They did it with the 3G... |
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to haroldo
Meh,....
A rose by any other name,......
I just can't quite see what they could do to the iPhone 5 to live up to expectation of the namesake.
I don't have an iPhone yet, although I do have a new iPad, iPod Touch and MBP. This may be the point at which I buy an iPhone but I think I might make it a 4S, 4 or maybe even 3GS if I am. Feeling cheap,....
And I just might give it to my loving Wife,........LOL,....... You hear that!!! |
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 AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3 | reply to haroldo
It's going to be called 4GS. No reason for the 6th generation phone to be called 5.
Edit: Or the new iphone. |
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 MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to Octavean
"4G"
The only reason to get it. |
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 bobrkYou kids get offa my lawnPremium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
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This. Even though the MBPr I'm typing on says internally MacBook 10, it's not referred to as such in marketing materials.
And my "sad" comment above is contextual. Obviously, I'm not as "sad" about this as I was when I lost family members, duh. |
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 JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to HiVolt
I wouldn't be surprised for the new name to be iPhone LTE
But looking back at the invite. It looks like it will be the iPhone 5 |
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 dellsweigExtreme AerobaticsPremium,MVM
join:2003-12-10
Campbell Hall, NY
kudos:1
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The folks in Cupportino must be falling out of their conference room chairs watching this and the hundreds of other forums and talking heads....
ONLY they know what it looks like, whats in it and what it will be called.
I would bet they have a team that feeds misinformation, "leaked" parts photos and reports just for occasions like this
That shadowy '5' might be there just for to do exactly this - create buzz.......
If they never showed a real picture and opened the order lines - they would still sell MILLIONS - sight unseen..... And I will be there placing my order with the rest of you
They are geniuses
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AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3 Reviews:
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said by Jackarino:I wouldn't be surprised for the new name to be iPhone LTE
But looking back at the invite. It looks like it will be the iPhone 5
And get sued by countries that don't have LTE? Like they did with the ipad?
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JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | You have a good point there |
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DaemonPremium
join:2003-06-29
San Francisco, CA Reviews:
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said by Thinkdiff:said by HiVolt:I think desktops/laptops are different, because they've always been many iterations of them with the same name.
And now there will always be many iterations of the iPad with the same name. The numbering is not sustainable. If they stuck with that, we'd have the Mac 4,194,304k instead of just "the new iMac". It'll lead to confusion at first, but somehow the original iPod, the iPod nano, and iPod touch line has managed to survive in the consumer electronics space without numbers after the name. When Apple only has one line of products under a name, those products are numbered (iPhone 3s/4/4s)
When apple has multiple lines of products in a line, no numbers (Mac book MacBook pro, iMac, Mac pro; iPod, iPod mini, nano, shuffle ,touch)
When apple goes from one line to multiple, the number disappears (iPad, soon to include iPad mini)
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 haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1
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| Numbers add, to some extent, marketing and branding confusion. Methinks Cook, a marketing oriented guy, probably preferred no numbers, thus the iPad changeover (was it a test to see how it would sell and be perceived?)
Since iPhone is like a car, that is, people think temporary... "I like to get a new one every three years, etc"., the number of the product (4, 5, etc.) reminds them that it's getting old, just like a 2005 car starts to feel old. People would keep their cars a lot longer if they didn't have the year associated with it. No one says, "I have a 2007 refrigerator (or television), time to get a new one", but phones, cars and (i guess) milk are temporary products where the consumer likes to recycle, renew and refresh...and, oh, yeah, spend money.
iPad, iMac, MacBook, etc., are more akin to refrigerators and TVs, held for a longer period of time, so no need to be reminded (nagged) that the product is becoming ancient and need of replacement.
The iPad lack of number was a bold marketing decision.
Just a few wild guesses, however, I took a couple of courses in marketing a few decades ago and learned only a little...and forgot most of it anyway. |
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 ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4 | reply to haroldo
So far a bigger screen is not enough to have me saying I will get it. There just doesn't seem to be any must have improvements in it. |
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HiVoltPremium
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| said by ptrowski:So far a bigger screen is not enough to have me saying I will get it. There just doesn't seem to be any must have improvements in it.
I'll wait a bit, because there wont be a JB for a while anyway. There are some things I won't give up for a shiny new phone... I'm happy the iPhone 4 lasted me two years. |
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ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4 Reviews:
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| said by HiVolt:said by ptrowski:So far a bigger screen is not enough to have me saying I will get it. There just doesn't seem to be any must have improvements in it.
I'll wait a bit, because there wont be a JB for a while anyway. There are some things I won't give up for a shiny new phone... I'm happy the iPhone 4 lasted me two years. Very true. A jailbreak is a must.
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 J E F FWhatta Ya Think About Dat?Premium
join:2004-04-01
Kitchener, ON
kudos:1
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I'm holding out until the 6....still go another 16 months on my contract anyway...and iPhone 6 (to be named simply iPhone) will be about 50% faster than the iPhone 5..
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 | said by J E F F:I'm holding out until the 6....
Not 5S? |
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J E F FWhatta Ya Think About Dat?Premium
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| said by haroldo:said by J E F F:I'm holding out until the 6....
Not 5S? I figure the 5S will be available in May or June of 2013. My contract expires in January 2014, so that is just after the iPhone release date.
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 DrModemPremium
join:2006-10-19
USA
kudos:1 | I'm up for an upgrade but we'll have to see how compelling the new phone is first. Otherwise I'm happy to keep my 4S... |
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 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:2 | reply to haroldo
I'm on an iPhone 4 and have already started working on the hubby about an upgrade... 
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