No matter how much you want to spin about Apple’s products, they’re still, basically, the same product in different size packages.
And, no matter how much you want to applaud Apple’s research, they haven’t really done anything spectacular, other than the iPod, which gave birth to the rest of their mobile gadgets.
And, they’re still not doing R&D, since, they’re feeling safe riding the popularity of their current set of mobile gadgets. They can claim their doing R&D, but, when what they produce is more of the same, then you know they’re lying.
Apple TV is a big failure, and it’s going to continue being one. Apple is gunning for some of the market that Microsoft owns with the XBox. But, what Apple has produced, is the same kind of failure that Google has produced, which means NONE to very little.
And, people are getting wiser as time goes on, and they’re beginning to drop the iPod, and iPod sales will be virtually gone within 2 years, since, the iPhone is basically the same, with a phone “attached”. Then, people are also catching on to the fact that, the iPhone is virtually the same technology as the iPad, and work just about the same, with the same OS, just with different size screens. The iPad is no longer the wiz-bang technology of two years ago, and the little bit of upgrades that are done every six months, are meant to create another sales cycle, where, a lot of the same people who already own iPads, will feel the need to not be caught with “outdated” technology and will “have to” purchase the “latest and greatest” that Apple has to offer.
Technology is more than just the hardware, and Microsoft has understood that from the beginning, and their research is conducted with for hardware and software, and though, like any other company, they’ve had their failures, they’ve also had huge successes, like XBox and Windows and Office software, and now, the Surface tablets. With Windows 8, and the supporting hardware from Microsoft and it’s partner companies, the Apple gadgetry will be left looking like last centuries “has-been” technology.
In a year or two, you’ll begin to notice how, Apple really has been standing still in technology, even as people swoon at the “latest and greatest” minor additions to their “old and tired” technology. Yes, the the tech world, 2 and 3 year old technology, is outdated, and Apple hasn’t been offering anything new, and Google and Microsoft are about to eat Apple’s lunch, and in about 2 years time, the Apple market cap will begin reflecting the reality that, Apple is not really keeping up and not really “innovating”.
Remember this post next year and in two years, because, what is really happening is not as you see it, and Apple will begin to drop in market cap, and in sales.
And somehow, Ford has survived making only one thing, according to your definition.
And, no matter how much you want to applaud Apple’s research, they haven’t really done anything spectacular, other than the iPod, which gave birth to the rest of their mobile gadgets.
Yep, you were absolutely ignorant of the history. The iPod wasn't much to applaud for Apple R&D. The basics were designed by an outsider, the brains being bought from outsiders. The only thing Apple did was design the case and work with Pixo to make the UI intuitive.
Then, people are also catching on to the fact that, the iPhone is virtually the same technology as the iPad, and work just about the same, with the same OS, just with different size screens.
Funny, that is exactly the same winning combination that Microsoft is trying to copy with Windows 8 tablets and phones. You seem to think Microsoft is somehow going to jump ahead, yet how can they whey they are just following what Apple already did a couple years ago?
You always hear that Apple has a low R&D budget, but that's usually because it's discussed as a percentage of revenue. Well, unlike most companies, Apple has an extremely high return on the R&D investment. It's still $2 billion a year spent in R&D, but Apple is so insanely profitable that number looks low.
So, go ahead and invest in the company that pours a good percentage of income into R&D, getting little in return. Maybe you'll get as pissed off as those other Microsoft shareholders. I'll go for the company that wisely spends its R&D money to make products that people buy.
Technology is more than just the hardware, and Microsoft has understood that from the beginning, and their research is conducted with for hardware and software
That's something Microsoft only realized relatively recently, mainly being a software company. Apple has been doing combined hardware/software solutions since the beginning.
they’ve also had huge successes, like XBox and Windows and Office software, and now, the Surface tablets.
Uh, dude, the Surface isn't even being manufactured yet. How can you say it's a success based on some presentations and PR releases? A lot of people thought the Zune would be a success too. I mean, it had power, new abilities, larger screen, wi-fi, and it was backed by Microsoft.
Yes, the the tech world, 2 and 3 year old technology, is outdated, and Apple hasn’t been offering anything new
In that case, nobody's been offering anything new. All computer and phone manufacturers just put in faster chips and more memory.
Back in reality, Apple advances fast, always with newer products. The iPad now looks little like the first iPad, in hardware or software, and that was only two years ago.
Apple market cap will begin reflecting the reality that, Apple is not really keeping up and not really “innovating”.
That's what people were saying, then the iPhone came out. Then they started saying it again, then the iPad came out. Quit projecting your lack of vision.