I'mpretty sure they're only thinking of money money money! The company use to make excelant products, They now make good products,
I personally think they have lost their way slightly but I also think they need to drop prices to bring things back into the real world, They don't need to make money like they use to. They're already worth trillions -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Tuesday, 25 September 2018 8:17 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor Hi! THis sounds like the pricing here in Sweden. Wonder what they’re thinking about at apple. /A > 23 sep. 2018 kl. 10:15 skrev Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com>: > > Hi Mark, > > Yeah I have had a plus sized phone before, it ws the 7+. > > I'm total so didn't get the increased resolution screen size, But it > was a good size for the keyboard and my big fingers > > However I'm now use to the X and found it more difficult to type on > the XS Max, > > But a real reason for me to not update is the pricing of the devices > here in NZ, The XS 256 GB device is 2200 nZ dollars The prices just go > up majorily from there. > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. Taylor > Sent: Sunday, 23 September 2018 4:22 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor > > Hello Simon, > > You make an excellent point. > > You know, I do like to watch old episodes of the Twilight Zone and Star Trek > on my 8 Plus. I can enjoy the video easily enough, most of the time. > Yesterday, I had the sales person play a few videos and, no doubt because of > my poor vision, I did not really notice an increase in frame size. Doubtless > a sighted person would definitely notice the increase in display quality but > to me, it was undetectable. The display would have to be much larger in > order for me to find it easier to see. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:18 PM > To: 'macvisionaries@googlegroups.com' > Subject: RE: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor > > I thought the same way until I actually got to look at the new devices > yesterday and all I can say is that they are simply the same feel to that of > the likes of the 7 and 7+. > > They really or at least to me don't feel that large, But yet the increased > screen size isn't something we the blind can use due to it being more of a > visual increase rather than a physical increase. > The edge to edge would be great if you were watching videos etc > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Sunday, 23 September 2018 2:28 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Mark on iPhone 10 S Max and iWatch Series 4, Form-Factor > > As you said, Mark, that was your opinion. I can’t imagine what that big phone > looked like. I know I wouldn’t want one. The thing about these phones is > there so much better design. You don’t need a honking big thing to get a nice > large display these days. I think that is to be cheered not lamented. How did > your friend Carrie that monster? Surely, it did not fit into a pocket. My > regret is that Apple has apparently abandoned the people who like a smaller > form factor. Enough is enough already. Just my opinion. Smile. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:05 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Let me just say that the following is just my opinion and it is not >> intended to persuade or dissuade anyone of anything. >> >> Yesterday, I went to a remote Best Buy retail store where, as I >> expected, there were almost no customers. >> >> The Apple section was completely deserted except for one very >> enthusiastic Apple representative. >> >> Although I had not fully recognized it myself, some part of me really >> wanted to be wowed by the 10 S Max in terms of its 6.5 inch display >> size. As you may recall, I have often stated that I am not ready for >> Face ID yet, I discovered that I was somewhat open to purchasing a 10 >> S Max if it could wow me, enough. >> >> Five years or so ago, I had a friend who owned one of the first >> modern phablets, the Samsun Mega. I believe the screen size was 6.3 inches. >> Its physical size was so large that every time I used it, I felt as >> though I was a little kid playing with a grown-up's device. I just >> couldn't stop grinning, every time I held it in my hand. >> >> It was huge!!!! Yet, despite its size, I really, really liked it. >> It felt, just as the term phablet implies, like a cross between a >> phone and a tablet computer. >> >> Believe it or not, I found myself finding ways to spend more time >> with my friend just so I could play with that Samsung Mega. (smile) >> >> I almost bought one for myself but, at that time, I just didn't like >> Android enough to make the investment. Soon after, Samsung stopped making >> the Mega. >> >> >> So, yesterday, as I entered the Apple section of the store, I >> suppose, on some subconscious level, I was hoping to see that same >> huge form-factor on the 10 S Max. It didn't happen. In fact, >> believe it or not, the actual body, or form-factor of the 10 S Max is almost >> identical to my 8 Plus. >> >> I was so disappointed. I was so disappointed, in fact, that the >> Apple sales rep thought that I had taken ill and asked if I needed medical >> attention. >> >> Now I know that Apple made it clear as to the physical dimensions of >> the 10 S Max but, somehow, some way, I thought the form-factor would >> be larger, much larger than my beloved 8 Plus. In fact, I suppose, I >> was counting on it. >> >> The sales rep, a very nice young man, began his spiel about how much >> better the display is and how much faster the 10 S Max is, and blah, blah, >> blah!. >> >> All I know is that, when I closed my eyes, I couldn't tell the 10 S >> Max from my beloved 8 Plus. >> >> As for the Apple watch? Same scenario. If there is any major size >> difference, I couldn't detect it to the point where I wanted to buy a >> new watch. >> >> Now I realize that Apple is simply increasing the size of its >> displays without increasing the physical form-factors but, for me, >> this is kind of a let-down. I'm not exactly sure why this is so; >> perhaps, for me at least, it's the marvelous memory of that Samsung >> Mega that, for better or worse, set a form-factor size standard to which, >> one day, I hope to return. >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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