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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Not emotional, at all. The term ignorant isn't a bad word, if that's what made you think I was being emotional. Today's smartphones borrow from the iPhone, which borrowed from something before it. The touchscreen etc wasn't the first phone of it's kind to market.
But Apple is (was?) great at getting to market the polish and spin that made people want their products. No one wanted a phone of that type before that, after Apple but their brilliant polish on it, they did. Similar to the iPad etc.
Apple then set that new bar, a new bar that other companies tried to follow, then catch up, then pass.
Now Apple is the one doing the following and with their latest release it's still all they're doing unfortunately. They've become the Blackberry that their most loyal followers used to mock and torment, they aren't leading the pack anymore.
I hope that wasn't too emotional for you.
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Man you really have let your bias take over now. To compare Apple now to Blackberry then is misjudgment at the very least, and asinine in reality.
Apple does things that Blackberry never dreamed of doing including:
- fantastic design - however you might knock them, they have design down pat
- impressive supply chain management - they use their volume clout better than anyone else, mostly because they control the manufacturing. Its not just a "cool" tech company, it has spent time and effort in this important area
- aggressive IP protection - yes stifling to innovation it might be, but no question its good business
- clear product differentiation and launch cycle - it might not radical steps anymore but new features are being added every time, OS is being refreshed, and they are looking to the future (64 bit processor)
Are they being left behind on the software and hardware? Maybe a little, but what was Blackberry's demise was the market busting iPhone revolution. Until that happens again Apple is content making high margin, high quality products that many (not all) are willing to pay for.