Hello Scott, I agree with you that a new feature in iTunes and the lack of iPhone innovation have little if anything to do with each other.
When posting my original reply to the list, I was thinking about how much time the speaker, during the keynote presentation, spent demonstrating the new next up feature that will be in the next major release of iTunes. In a nut shell, there are those that will applaud whatever Apple does regardless of how much or how little. I am not one of them. I think it's great that the new iPhone will be faster but the same can be said of all of its predecessors, as well, at the time of their release. Given that they only release one new version of the device per year, I suppose I was hoping for something new and tantalizing such as was the case with the iPhone 4 S with Siri. Getting back to iTunes, I think it's getting a little late in the day for Apple to act as though adding a feature to playlists is that big of a deal. Of course, this is just my opinion but I stand by it. The market has matured and, as far as media managers are concerned, iTunes is sorely lacking, at worst, and is average, at best. Admittedly, I am not taking into account, accessibility which, for blind and low vision users, is truly a game changer. As I stated, I will purchase an iPhone 5 next week but I will do so because I am a fan of Apple and I love having the latest and greatest but not because of any must-have features. Accessibility notwithstanding, while Apple may have reinvented the proverbial Smartphone wheel, they no longer own the road upon which it travels. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: i5 Underwhelming Mark, What do you mean by "The fact that Apple thinks it's cool to be able to manipulate iTunes playlists in a slightly new way says more about their lack of innovation" How is manipulating playlists a lack of innovation? Since iTunes is really a small part of the whole picture I'm not sure how it makes any real difference. Clearly there is only so much room to innovate currently in the hardware but certainly the innovation will be in the software. True innovation in hardware will come when someone manages to get 24 hours runtime (surfing, streaming, and such) on their phone. Now that is going to be innovative. :) On Sep 14, 2012, at 2:05 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Joe, > > I totally and completely agree with you. > > While I will purchase the iPhone 5, there is definitely no wow factor > and I'm certainly not recommending it to iPhone 4 S users. > > > The fact that Apple thinks it's cool to be able to manipulate iTunes > playlists in a slightly new way says more about their lack of > innovation than anything. > > I think the big thing this year is iOS 6 about which I am extremely excited. > > Mark > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Joe > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: i5 Underwhelming > > Is it just me or does the iPhone appear to have hit a plateau? I'm not > an Apple hater. I have the 4S like a big chunk of you, the latest Mac > Air and a Touch somewhere. Yet, I was honestly underwhelmed by this > latest model. The hardware will finally look attractive, unlike the > current ugly boxy form factor, and iOS 6 has some interesting new > whistles. Yet, I feel like these whistles have lost their shrill > compared to other platforms. Maybe it's because there is only one > annual update as compared to the barrage from other manufacturers, but > then, maybe it's because there is only one annual update that the iPhone should make more of a splash. > > Anyway, for whatever it's worth, if you're sitting on the 4S, my > consumer advice is that the new model is not worth it. Strictly > personally speaking mind you. Yet, I know people always ask, and > please do forgive me if the subject has already been covered. > > Let's hope other platforms keep up the innovation so as to put Apple > more in line with the cool factor it once enjoyed. > > Joe > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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