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Oh rest assured short of something life-changing...someone will complain that it's not that big of a deal.
They are not really selling this one as a major change. I think the major upgrades will come to facetime and putting siri on ipad in some capacity.
Perhaps Google wouldn't be getting "squeezed out" if they didn't make maps subpar on iOS. F-em.
Don't sell the changes/upgrades as life-changing and the haters won't have anything to complain about.
They are getting squeezed because 2% of Google's overall revenue base is IOS devices running google products. And ICS developed/design-in phones are very strong now. Some of the latest offerings are truly exceptional all the way down to the low end. Tablets aren't quite there yet in a stock, but most of the mods are well conceived.
As a fairly happy Android guy, I've finally grown frustrated with the fragmentation issue. My EVO 4G was the flagship when I got it 18 months ago, and yet there is still not even a date yet for my ICS upgrade, even though ICS was released last October.
Apple is replacing Google maps because Google intentionally nerfs the iOS version to give Android a competitive advantage. That's bad for Apple, so they are replacing it with their own service. Apple doesn't care about Google's revenue from iOS, they only care that Google Maps makes iOS look bad.
that photo scroll is horrible.
if you say so
I like it better then the embedded photos with the text
Apple does what is best for Apple. They are not going to cut off their nose to spite their face. And I'll bet that turn-by-turn directions and all the other bells and whistles that have been missing from Google Maps on iOS show up pretty quickly once Google Maps hits the App Store.
100% agree with this. LOVE it as an AAPL stockholder. Not a big fan of it as a consumer.
They've been working on upgrades to tie iOS version for some time now. I don't think it will be a surprise to see a new version out shortly. Should it be?
Not a surprise, but we'll call it "ironic" that Google didn't get the iOS version of maps upgraded until after they got replaced as the default app.
This new laptop has got it all.It's going to come at a cost...10:37 am The video is basically going over everything Phil just talked about.10:37 am "The very best computer that we've ever built."10:36 am Video is showing Apple staff in sort of a typical Apple video about changing things and opening up a new world of design.10:36 am Video coming up!10:36 am "Best stereo speakers ever put into a desktop or notebook computer."10:36 am Facetime HD camera, DUAL Mics, beam forming?10:35 am Glass multitouch trackpad onboard, backlit keyboard, 802.11n WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.010:35 am Firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter, and gigabit ethernet adapters coming.10:35 am Also Thunderbolt camera.10:35 am Showing an external Thunderbolt drive.10:34 am MagSafe 2, two Thunderbolt ports, another USB3/2, and headphone jack on other side.10:34 am Ports: SD slot, HDMI, USB3 USB2 combo ports on one side.10:34 am Up to 7 hours of battery, 30 days of standby.10:33 am Built around flash storage, 768GB max.10:33 am Next-gen Kepler graphics, GT 650M with 1GB of VRAM10:33 am Up to 16GB of 1600Mhz RAM.10:33 am Fastest quad-core processors onboard, up to 2.7Ghz.
Yeah, I'm afraid to see that part.
Starts at $2199
I wouldn't even go that far. They're walking a fine line and trying not to compete with themselves. You should get that.
Yeah, I think I may just replace my MBP with an iMac and use my iPad as my portable device.Speaking of upgrading, will I be able to load all of my apps that I purchased for my MBP onto a new iMac , even the ones through the App Store?
My plan as well. As long as my iMac can handle the new OS well. I will get an iPad when the new model comes out and be set.
They make a lot of money from iOS, they shouldn't have bit the hand that helps feed them.
They make a lot of money from iOS, they shouldn't have bit the hand that helps feed them.
Ok....I should have known better than to fall for this stuff again.
Biggest announcement thus far, IMO.
Love it as an investor.Facebook integration. That's big.
Yeah, fairly deep integration too. Looks good.Facebook integration. That's big.
Love it as an investor.Facebook integration. That's big.
