Pre-sales of ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4S fail to disappoint

Re:Pre-sales of ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4S fail to disappoint by sunchild on Saturday October 08, 2011 @01:58PM (#3088482)

This is likely due to pent-up demand in anticipation of any upgrade announcement. iPhone has carved out a massive space in the cultural zeitgeist. IMO, this is still about the inertia that iPhone generated in its early days when the idea of a touch interface was still magic. That kind of inertia translates to an irrational need to have the latest/greatest, regardless of the technical merits of a particular iteration.

EDIT: Also, I've yet to see any mobile device that is as polished in terms of lag, responsiveness, usability, etc.

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Re:Pre-sales of ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4S fail to disappoint by bbgm on Saturday October 08, 2011 @02:02PM (#3088499)

I think your edit nailed it. There are a lot of good options now, but if there is one thing that years of product management have taught me is that the moment you start thinking in terms of features and specifications, you are generally thinking about products the wrong way.

Apple's almost going the tick-tock model with their iPhones, or at least they seem to be, where the tock is mostly internals, improved OS, etc.

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