Takeaway from the iPhone event: Solid phones, end of an era
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/takeaway-from-the-iphone-event-solid-phones-end-of-an-era/4812?tag=content;feature-roto
I know the author's belief and don't change what is selling but that is what made Apple what it is today... It disappoints because of Applegate and that fact that my wife and I were going to upgrade our phone this year (I have iPhone 3GS and got it right before 4G and my wife does not have a smartphone).
With all the baggage of the 4G in the past year, I would think they would change the phone design and remove the reputation of the 4G phone. With the improvement of Siri (voice speech feature), it would be a buy. BUT Siri could also be provided in an update to all previous iPhones.
"Sure there is a faster processor and better camera to update the technical specs of the iPhone 4S, but iPhone owners have never cared about that. They want the iPhone to do what they want nicely, and no doubt the iPhone 4S will serve their needs, better than the earlier model."
That is the point the author makes that hits the argument. It is all about innovation and functionality. It is never about the spec with Apple products and it has to just work. The author forgets that.. Will the phone work? Yes but it is not a innovation that I would expect from Apple.
Looking online, you hear all about the iPhone 5. Be it design issue or production issue, quality control should have been a must for Apple. Ironically, I feel the CEO is following what he knows best. He is definitely not Steve Jobs and the conference was less than anticipated.
(confirmed: http://gawker.com/5846600/the-iphone-5-failboard-how-everyone-got-it-wrong)
Lastly, Apple could be doing this because of contract of telecoms. It would be hard to purchase an upgrade from 4G to 4GS when you renew last year. Added, the LTE 4G infrastructure is not there to handle the network (though that seems to be an excuse I do not buy since the features of iPhone 5 is all about potential holographic and infrared/laser display keyboard and rich features of the phone).
http://www.thetechlabs.com/tech-news/iphone-5-features/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzsBwnv_dAg iphone 5concept
Lastly iPhone 5 resembles the concept Mozilla seabird phone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2lj109xEZw
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