[Gaffer]

yeah....and they all stole it from Wang (later XEROX) who stole it from the visitors from 1947 Roswell.

[Gaffer]

A comment. AT&T researchers patented cellular technology long before this graph’s implication that it is an invention of the US Military...

[ßuddaßudd]

Another “You didnt build that” moment ?

[justlurking]

I didn't think the iPhone 5S was disappointing. It was the same as Apple as already done during the S (second) iteration of a model: good incremental improvements.

The A7 processor is a big leap. It enables other improvements, like the improved photo and video modes. The fingerprint sensor is a nice touch, but won't be very useful except for people that are required to enter a password to unlock their phone (per corporate email policy).

I was disappointed in the 5C, due to the price. At only $100 off, it wasn't anything new. In the past, Apple just discounted the previous model by $100 and that's all they did this time, except they wrapped the previous model in a new plastic cover.

It's still $550 for an off-contract 5C. If they had been able to lower the price to $450, or even $350 for an entry level iPhone, Apple could have expanded their marketshare significantly in emerging markets like China and India -- where there's no 2-year contract subsidy.

[catnipman]

Disappointing to see such misinformation promulgated by zero hedge. DARPA had nothing to do with inventing the microprocessor (or even the integrated circuit for that matter). It is well known that the microprocessor was invented at Texas Instruments by Gary Boone and Michael Cochran succeeded in creating the first microcontroller (also called a microcomputer) and the first lone-chipped CPU in 1971 and its first applied use was for the hand held calculator.

The chart is correct regarding GPS and the Internet, but I can’t speak to the rest off the top of my head.