After introducing the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, Apple was met with an onslaught of harsh criticism for essentially "not living up to the hype." Several rumors regarding a completely redesigned handset seemed to set the wrong expectations.
But level-headed folks saw this coming a mile away. The Cupertino company pulled the same thing with the 3GS. Why recreate something brand new every year, when the cell phone business generally revolves around two-year contracts?
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward.
And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
My neighbor Scott told me yesterday he was disappointed because Apple was releasing an iPhone 4S and not an iPhone 5. I asked him if he would have been happier if Apple's new device was called iPhone 5. He said yes, then he thought about it, and realized how stupid his original comment had been.
My friend Felipe told yesterday that he was disappointed because Apple had not updated the design of the iPhone 4S. I asked him if he would have been happier if Apple had unveiled a brand new design. He said yes. I asked him if he thought that the current iPhone 4 was a beautiful device. He agreed. So I asked him what the problem was...
This is a friendly reminder to those of you who plan on getting the iPhone 4S. You can pre-order it tonight! Pre-orders will start at 12:01am PST, or 3:01am EST.
The details of the pre-ordering process aren't known yet, but we can fairly assume the process will be the same as the last couple of years...
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak remembers Steve Jobs in this very moving interview with the Associated Press...
Sprint has started accepting pre-orders for the 8GB iPhone 4 model that Apple announced on Tuesday. Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S start tomorrow on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.
Apple announced that the iPhone would be coming to Sprint at its "Let's Talk iPhone" event, and Sprint is differentiating itself from AT&T and Verizon by offering unlimited data for new customers...
Originally scheduled for November, the official Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson will launch a month early, on October 24. Just like we had reported back in June, this biography will cover the details of his resignation and get Steve's insights both before and after that day.
Pre-orders for the biography have skyrocketed by some 40,000%+ since yesterday and the book is now one of the top sellers on both Amazon and iTunes...
Just like when Steve Jobs resigned from his CEO duties in August, Apple stock is slightly up this morning, despite the terrible news. With the death of the company's visionary, I expected the stock to be down a bit, but it's not at all.
In his resignation letter, Steve wrote, "I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it." Investors seem to agree...
In the first three years of the iPhone's existence, the handset was crippled by limited availability. The only carrier in the US that offered the smartphone was AT&T. And in other countries, the device's exclusivity was just as bad.
This year, however, Apple has been making some major strides. With the iPhone 4S, three out of the four major US carriers will have access to the device. But what does the new handset mean for T-Mobile customers and other unlockers?
One part of Apple's iPhone 4S announcement that perhaps isn't getting all that much talk time (see what I did there?) is the new, redesigned antenna system. That's particularly interesting considering how eager everyone was so talk about it, back when the iPhone 4 was suffering from the good ol' AntennaGate debacle!
So, what's so new about Apple's latest redesign of something that most phone manufacturers never even talk about at all?
Behind each great company, there is a great mission statement. Apple's mission is to bring the best personal computing experience to consumers through its innovative hardware, software, and Internet offerings.
This mission statement has been driving Apple for years, fueling the company's vision of what the future could look like, and then turning that vision into reality. In this video, you will see Apple's 1987 vision of what we know today as the iPad, Siri, and FaceTime...
The world lost a leader today. Steve Jobs, the man that pioneered the age of personal computing and then killed it with devices like the iPhone and iPad, has passed away. Apple.com/SteveJobs will take you to his tribute page.
The internet and blogosphere is literally quaking under the wake of this news, and we've gathered official statements from Jobs' family, the Apple board, and people like Bill Gates and the President of the United States...