Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due to Apple's failed R&D efforts)

On 2024-08-06 15:42:09 +0000, badgolferman said:

Alan wrote:

On 2024-08-05 14:13, badgolferman wrote:

Alan wrote:

On 2024-08-05 03:10, badgolferman wrote:

badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

 

 But your argument was that Apple wasn't doing much lately.
 Implying that others were.

 You inferred incorrectly.

 Yes, you did.
 The topic was about Apple. Other smartphone companies were not
mentioned by me.

 But implicit any discussion of whether someone (person or
company) is doing enough of something is that it must be in
relation to some standard.
 I can drive very fast in my Formula F Honda open wheel race car...
 ...but it's only very fast if I compare it against other Formula F
cars at the same track.

 No.  It's not anything innovative if it's not better than previous
versions of itself.

 But your argument was about the PACE of innovation.
 Is Apple's pace of innovation noticeably worse than any other
smartphone manufacturer's?

 No, you are the one constantly comparing to other manufacturers.  This
is an Apple newsgroup and that's what I am concentrating on.

Most of the Android makers don't even have any innovation. They simply lazily wait for Apple to do something and then copy it, and usually make a mess of it in the process ... and that includes the big brands like Samsung who recently copied Apple's Airpods and Watch, just one of their many Apple knock-offs over the years ...
    "The Galaxy Watch Ultra follows in the Apple Watch Ultra's
     footsteps. It looks different with its circular display,
     but nearly all of its upgrades are inspired by (or copied
     directly from) Apple's flagship watch."
     <https://www.yahoo.com/tech/samsungs-apple-watch-ultra-clone-095502335.html>.