Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

Yep, tough to see where Apple will end up, now that Jobs is gone. I always though they limited their market hugely by creating unique interfaces for their platform, first cutting them out of the corporate world, and now finding similar portability issues in the consumer market. I agree that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

I think both Apple and Microsoft have lost their way. Apple does "me too" better than most folks by coming out with their "new" innovated product after everyone has introduced the same (mp3 players, smart phones, watches, media players, etc) At this point their innovation seems really stale

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

One of the afternoon radio talk hosts who happens to like to keep up on tech had an iPhone which for years he was enthralled with. Then one day he announced he was switching to Android. Didn't give a reason until lately. The guy is also a musician and he wanted to do some music things on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Best thing I ever did was get Petra completely switched over to Apple products. Android was never a good fit for her, and when US Cellular finally decided to carry the iPhone, I got her one. Because it's the same OS as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

Best thing I ever did was get Petra completely switched over to Apple products. Android was never a good fit for her, and when US Cellular finally decided to carry the iPhone, I got her one. Because it's the same OS as her beloved iPad, she had no problems with it. On Android, all she'd do was

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

My point was that with Jobs gone Apple seems to be falling apart. Was it his quirky wisdom that made it a success? The reason Petra loves the Apple stuff is because they are designed like toys. That's not an insult but a design principal Jobs insisted on: KISS. I can see it but I can't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

Apple's plans land with a thud: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/09/09/apple-stock-ipad-iphone-aapl/71945980/ Apps are the future of TV? There have been TVs with apps on them for several years now. But Apple aways takes a page from Goebbels to make it look like they invented

[FairfieldLife] Re: Apple running out of ideas?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Is Apple dead like Steve Jobs? Wow! 3D touch. Can't wait, eh? Sounds like innovation left Cupertino. Maybe Google is paying more. Apple has plenty of money but what will the blow it all on? I'm hearing a lot of jabs from the