not much of an iOpener for me TBH. I was watching something last week, can't remember what now, but the suggestion was that the iPhone only gained ground over it's rivals is because it was the first phone to incorporate several functions, none of which were new technologies. Touch screen, done before. Digital Camera, done. GPS, done. Accelerometer, yeah also done. Apple just stuck all that in one bar. Nothing new, just a clever way of packaging other stuff together in their wrapper.

The original iphone was effectively stolen from nokia, apple head hunted a number of top nokia development guys in the late 90's early 2000's. The conspiracy goes that mr jobs was the lynch pin in this hence how a man who had previously been fired by apple was quickly brought back in with these "grounbreaking ideas".

All was good untill a few nokia esk tech's ended up in the iphone, nokia sued and won but unfortunetly due to a company from finland sueing an american company in the usa courts apple managed to drag it on and on untill nokia were eventually "forced" to make a court settlement with apple in 2009ish, by then the damage was done nokia had been long beaten off the top spot and apples market share was huge... so what ever the settlement was apple could easily afford it i expect. (around 800million usd from memory)

Did make me chuckle last year when apples sued samsung... but was revered, american company sueing a korean firm... in the usa court, surprise surprise this one went through in a matter of months instead of years as before in favour of apple.

What struck me was apple were basically sueing because tech they has previously stolen/copied had been stolen/copied haha.

Im friends with a guy who happens to be very high up the ladder in microsoft uk, and the concensus there seems to be that without jobs, apple are in real trouble, easpecially now eveybody else has caught up and are making the same products cheaper and in most cases better, ****ing off adobe and loosing flash player rights, then google over there maps...all nails in the iphone coffin :/

IMO apple haven't really invented anything. like most large companies its easier to buy a product and resell it than to 're-invent the wheel'

apple have fantastic marketing and many many fanbois who will buy anything they sell. I find the iphone interface boring and it hasn't changed in over 5 years.

I laughed when apple sued Samsung. I thought that was like biting the hand that feeds you as Samsung manufacture apple LCDs (at least for their mobile devices)

Like I've said in previous threads, Apple did NOT invent the app.

I was downloading 'widgets' onto my Sony Ericsson P800 & P900 YEARS ago.

They did freshen up the mobile phone industry though, you cannot disagree with that.

But the P800 and P900 were already smartphones and the iPhone was IMHO a copy.

Like I've said in previous threads, Apple did NOT invent the app.

I was downloading 'widgets' onto my Sony Ericsson P800 & P900 YEARS ago.

They did freshen up the mobile phone industry though, you cannot disagree with that.

But the P800 and P900 were already smartphones and the iPhone was IMHO a copy.

Now there's a blast from the past. I owned an P800i years ago. Loved that phone. Was my first smartphone.

I agreed with above... iOS bores me... has been principally the same since it first came out and it just feels so limited and plain to me. I would get bored very quickly if I had an iPhone. Android FTW!

I think Apple will struggle without Jobs too. He was their USP now they are just another tech company. The Koreans can do it all just as well as Apple but cheaper and faster.

MS similarly has been digging it's own grave since Bill G threw in the towel and handed the reigns to the mentalist Ballamer.

Happens to lots of companies. Ego tripping guy gets to the top and gets rid of the talent nearby to prevent any challenges. Problem is the ego doesn't cut it on it's own and the lack of talent starts to show.

Apple should have been making a play to make iOS more enterprise friendly. BB had burned all it's grace and Android is just too wild. But they refuse to open things up to configuration and they've left the door open for BB. MS could have got in there too but they've gotten too obsessed with Apple and missed the boat too.

An old video that someone posted during the Samsung trial thread.

Nothing really new to add to that discussion really.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-21411970

Ooops

Apple seem to not be a case of "it just works" any more.

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Isn't that the android charging symbol ??

Isn't that the android charging symbol ??

Please dont insult us android users with that!! lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Rokr Instereting read about the ipod etc now you can see how the iphone came about... hijack others phones lol.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-21411970

Ooops

Apple seem to not be a case of "it just works" any more.

Too many have faith in apple to sort issues, and assume they'll fix quickly.

Apple are slow to fix, but either deny or won't comment on issues, and routinely delete topics from their support forums which seem to point to an issue or flaw - - they've done this with antenna gate, exploding battery's and other issues.

The fact the ipad mini and iphone 5 sales haven't been as high as Apple, retailers, component manufacturers and industry experts thought whilst tablet and phone sales are still increasing is a hint the love of apple is starting to slide.

Sharp and LG have both seen screen orders halved for 2013. Both risked bankruptcy on huge orders coming in whilst investing in new production processes. They're now looking to android manufacturers to fill the gap.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9865928/Tim-Cook-specs-are-no-substitute-for-a-great-experience.html