



I. Change Ahead?




ARM core
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II. Lesson From the PowerPC Era




PowerPC G3



Source: Bloomberg

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RE: Very ambitious.
By ritualm on 11/6/2012 1:50:12 PM , Rating: 2
Political hot-air and maneuvering.

Apple can pull it off because it can always blame its users for its own products' shortcomings:

iPhone 4 deathgrip = You're holding it wrong!
iOS 6 maps = You're navigating it wrong!
iPhone 5 color shift = You're taking it wrong!
Retina MBP image retention = You're using it wrong!
Cellular data overages because iOS 6/iPhone 5 uses LTE even when WiFi is forced on = You're WiFi-ing it wrong!


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RE: Very ambitious.
By tayb on 11/6/12, Rating: -1
RE: Very ambitious.
By ATrigo on 11/6/2012 3:43:19 PM , Rating: 4
The camera "problem" on the iPhone 5 isn't actually a problem in the sense that almost every "point and shoot" camera has this problem.

That's exactly what Apple wants people to think. Granted, all small "point and shoot" cameras will face light induced artifacts at some point... the difference is that the iphone 5 is overly sensitive to it where the iphone4 and other cameras are not. Apple simply made a bad design trade off.

RE: Very ambitious.
By amanojaku on 11/6/2012 3:52:00 PM , Rating: 5
Apple issued free bumper cases to iPhone 4 users before fixing the problem.
After weeks of denial and criticism.
Apple wrote an apology letter about iOS 6 maps
After days of silence and criticism.
Color tint is not a problem that all point and shoot cameras have, or even most.
The other two aren't widespread problems and they've both been fixed.
Says you. Apple never releases numbers, and goes as far as to cover things up. The retina display issue was a worldwide problem for at least three months (June-August), so it was pretty big. As for WIFI, there were at least three issues with it (WIFI not working, cellular instead of WIFI, and lack of AES) and it affected enough people to be mentioned in every technical journal and web site. For a company that claims its closed approach means perfection, it sure ain't perfect.

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RE: Very ambitious.
By someguy123 on 11/6/2012 6:05:57 PM , Rating: 2
I'm not sure consumer reports is biased but that article is not very convincing. They don't show any comparisons except the oddly purple iphone 4 image after claiming to have tested on a variety of devices.

iphone 5's problem is caused by the glass itself, regardless of overly bright light sources. certain angles just exaggerate the tint.

RE: Very ambitious.

Quod erat demonstrandum.

