Yesterday I wrote a piece regarding the iPhone 4 and why Apple did
what they did. It touched briefly on the disappointment many are feeling
from the fact that Apple didn't release an iPhone 5. I have since found a
number of good articles that I would like to point to.
Marco Arment states, "Would as many people be disappointed if Apple had released the same device but called it the iPhone 5?" Interesting point. You should read his whole post HERE.
Daniel Indiviglio also
stated, "As far as I can tell, most
of the dismay at the release of the iPhone 4s stems from pure semantics. People
are mad that an iPhone 5 wasn't released -- but they can provide few examples
of what they expected from an iPhone 5, that the iPhone 4s is lacking, other
than its having a different name." He expounds a little more than
Marco does and his post can be found HERE.
I agree with Daniel in the
fact that of course we would love 4G and many of us would also really like a
3.7" or 4" screen. Those would be great features but we can't
"throw the baby out with the bath water." Should this iPhone have been released in June? I think so. Nevertheless, No phone is perfect but
this is going to be a fantastic phone that translates to real day to day
benefits. Besides, if Apple had released a 4G 4" iPhone 5 yesterday,
what would they release next year that would woo the masses? People's
"disappointment" would have simply been postponed a year.
1 comment:
The bottom line, in my opinion, is that people want cutting edge innovation like apple often produces. And this go around (regardless of the name) is essentially catch up with the hardware that is already on the market. The 4S looks like a great phone, but I think the screen size is the biggest down size. Especially when you consider the screen space you lose due to apples one physical button design.
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