And it's not one of the analysts that regularly reports on this market every quarter. It's a one off. Possibly to manipulate the stock market, as many other analyst sourced "news" is intended to.
apple products down to the mac-books have had some of the worse resell potential (Tiny scratch on the outside of the case, nobody will consider buying it).
Meanwhile, back in the land of reality, Apple products have better resale values than anything else on the market.
As I recall they originally aimed at 1% of the mobile phone market. Which was of course far larger than the smartphone market back then. (Probably still is internationally).
Not really. He would have known the difference between shipments and sales. And he would have access to all the market share stats from the 3 market analysis companies that have been doing this every quarter for years, rather than a financial analyst who's guesstimated some numbers as a one off.
From your link: "according to Stern Agee analyst Shaw Wu, iPhone 4 sales remain surprisingly strong, despite the device’s advanced age and a widely anticipated October refresh."
What exactly didn't you understand? And what is it you imagine has been contradicted since?
You honestly think that the designers of the iPhone didn't think about how the phone was going to be used?
Here's a clue for you. Nokia resisted using touch screens for years, whilst other manufacturers had them. You know why? Because they considered touch screens not to be suitable for one handed operation. And they were right - back then touch screen devices came with styluses. And whilst you could use a finger, one handed operation using the thumb was imprecise, because of the size & shape of the thumb contact with the screen when coming in from an angle. And also because reaching round in such a way could result in contact of the pad at the base of the thumb with the touch pad.
After the iPhone, Nokia started producing touch screens. Now that isn't just a case of them giving up on their interaction principles. The thing that had changed was multi-touch. Multi-touch screens don't just return a random point somewhere within the area of the thumb contact. They return the full information about the area(s) that are being touched. At the lowest level of software, effectively a bitmap of the touch area. From that software can make an intelligent estimate of where the user was really pointing with his thumb.
I speak about Nokia because I have inside knowledge and I don't have inside knowledge of Apple. My point is the level of attention of phone designers to exactly how the interaction is going to work at the level of holding and touching is huge. These things don't happen by accident, at least with companies like Nokia and Apple that have strong design principles.
But you only need a juice pack on those rare occasions where you'll be away from sources of power for more than 8 hours talk time or 6 hours browsing. Ordinarily it's thin and light.
Given that Apple sells an unlocked iPhone 3GS to consumers without a contract for $375, Which of those 2 figures is supposed to represent the iPhone 3GS? Why do you imagine Apple would charge a carrier more than an individual consumer?
Ah, the ever moving goalposts of the open source community. It's completely pointless anyone opening up their source code as demanded because the open sourcers will just move on to another demand. They're rather like ungrateful children.
See also the recent bitching about Ice Cream Sandwich and Growl source code not yet being released yet.
Do these companies that open up their sources ever get any thanks? No. Or if they do, it's hard to hear it over the noise of moving goalposts and bitching.
No, as far as I know Apple haven't decided to relinquish all their patents. What they have done is opened up their source, for use, modification and distribution of modifications, without being prevented by patents. That deserves some thanks from the open source community that will without doubt use it in many of their projects.
What's arrogant is asking someone to do something for you -- for free -- but not being willing to accommodate what they want in return.
Two things: 1) The rider is attached to a message to the effect of RMS looking for opportunities to speak in the UK, to promote his message.
That's RMS doing the asking for something for free.
2) In the rider, he does suggest paying a speaking fee. And he certainly doesn't want it going in the FSF account. Oh no. It has to go in his personal account.
That's RMS suggesting that not only might he get an opportunity to proselytize for free, the bigger the audience the better, but he's also like paying for it.
Don't misrepresent my position by describing me as advocating something I'm not. I'm not rich, so don't make me pay for stuff out of my own pocket because I can't afford to. I'd much rather sleep on someone's couch and hang out with locals than be chauffeured around and entertained constantly.
If that's all it was, why does it take 9000 words to say it? The devil is of course in the details. And it's some of the details that he's being ridiculed for.
But is it free? Are you allowed to take the stuffing out, change it and put it back again without voiding the warranty? If not, RMS will refuse to accept it. Although if he's in need of something to cuddle he might borrow yours.
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And "shipped" and "sold" mean the same thing.
If you don't know how the supply chain works, why do you bother commenting?
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/10/28/shipped-vs-sold/
And it's not one of the analysts that regularly reports on this market every quarter. It's a one off. Possibly to manipulate the stock market, as many other analyst sourced "news" is intended to.
I suspect the design of the stores reflects this. There's very little stock on display.
apple products down to the mac-books have had some of the worse resell potential (Tiny scratch on the outside of the case, nobody will consider buying it).
Meanwhile, back in the land of reality, Apple products have better resale values than anything else on the market.
As I recall they originally aimed at 1% of the mobile phone market. Which was of course far larger than the smartphone market back then. (Probably still is internationally).
So why does the iPhone 4S perform nearly twice as well as the Galaxy S2 in browser benchmarks?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsiBMc9o3vo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
The iPhone 4S supports a maximum throughput of up to 14.4 Mbps with HSDPA.
What was your point again?
Not really. He would have known the difference between shipments and sales. And he would have access to all the market share stats from the 3 market analysis companies that have been doing this every quarter for years, rather than a financial analyst who's guesstimated some numbers as a one off.
From your link:
"according to Stern Agee analyst Shaw Wu, iPhone 4 sales remain surprisingly strong, despite the device’s advanced age and a widely anticipated October refresh."
What exactly didn't you understand? And what is it you imagine has been contradicted since?
Always? Then you won't find it hard to give an example.
I won't hold my breath.
You honestly think that the designers of the iPhone didn't think about how the phone was going to be used?
Here's a clue for you. Nokia resisted using touch screens for years, whilst other manufacturers had them. You know why? Because they considered touch screens not to be suitable for one handed operation. And they were right - back then touch screen devices came with styluses. And whilst you could use a finger, one handed operation using the thumb was imprecise, because of the size & shape of the thumb contact with the screen when coming in from an angle. And also because reaching round in such a way could result in contact of the pad at the base of the thumb with the touch pad.
After the iPhone, Nokia started producing touch screens. Now that isn't just a case of them giving up on their interaction principles. The thing that had changed was multi-touch. Multi-touch screens don't just return a random point somewhere within the area of the thumb contact. They return the full information about the area(s) that are being touched. At the lowest level of software, effectively a bitmap of the touch area. From that software can make an intelligent estimate of where the user was really pointing with his thumb.
I speak about Nokia because I have inside knowledge and I don't have inside knowledge of Apple. My point is the level of attention of phone designers to exactly how the interaction is going to work at the level of holding and touching is huge. These things don't happen by accident, at least with companies like Nokia and Apple that have strong design principles.
Ease isn't really the question. It's quality of finished product. Apps look and work best at the size they were designed to be.
But you only need a juice pack on those rare occasions where you'll be away from sources of power for more than 8 hours talk time or 6 hours browsing. Ordinarily it's thin and light.
You can buy an unlocked iPhone from the Apple Store for $375 and use it however you like.
Given that Apple sells an unlocked iPhone 3GS to consumers without a contract for $375, Which of those 2 figures is supposed to represent the iPhone 3GS? Why do you imagine Apple would charge a carrier more than an individual consumer?
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC637
So much for your made up numbers.
The Samsung news is more imaginary. At least the bendy phone has pics and did happen.
I'd say this shows the new Microsoft influence on Nokia. A pointless R&D tech demo that will never ship as a product.
Ah, the ever moving goalposts of the open source community. It's completely pointless anyone opening up their source code as demanded because the open sourcers will just move on to another demand. They're rather like ungrateful children.
See also the recent bitching about Ice Cream Sandwich and Growl source code not yet being released yet.
Do these companies that open up their sources ever get any thanks? No. Or if they do, it's hard to hear it over the noise of moving goalposts and bitching.
No, as far as I know Apple haven't decided to relinquish all their patents. What they have done is opened up their source, for use, modification and distribution of modifications, without being prevented by patents. That deserves some thanks from the open source community that will without doubt use it in many of their projects.
Wow! If that wasn't the 5th time some-one had posted that on this page, I'd never have known.
What's arrogant is asking someone to do something for you -- for free -- but not being willing to accommodate what they want in return.
Two things:
1) The rider is attached to a message to the effect of RMS looking for opportunities to speak in the UK, to promote his message.
That's RMS doing the asking for something for free.
2) In the rider, he does suggest paying a speaking fee. And he certainly doesn't want it going in the FSF account. Oh no. It has to go in his personal account.
That's RMS suggesting that not only might he get an opportunity to proselytize for free, the bigger the audience the better, but he's also like paying for it.
Arrogance you say?
His requests are basically:
Don't misrepresent my position by describing me as advocating something I'm not.
I'm not rich, so don't make me pay for stuff out of my own pocket because I can't afford to.
I'd much rather sleep on someone's couch and hang out with locals than be chauffeured around and entertained constantly.
If that's all it was, why does it take 9000 words to say it? The devil is of course in the details. And it's some of the details that he's being ridiculed for.
But unfortunately, you'll have to burn the sheets.
http://5by5.tv/talkshow/64-they-had-to-burn-the-sheets
Most of us wouldn't, because we're not insane.
But is it free? Are you allowed to take the stuffing out, change it and put it back again without voiding the warranty? If not, RMS will refuse to accept it. Although if he's in need of something to cuddle he might borrow yours.
People do touch their monitors. Quite a lot. You can tell by the fingerprints.