Comments on: Gartner: As world waits for iPhone 5, worldwide mobile phones sales declined 2.3% in Q212 http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/14/gartner-as-world-waits-for-iphone-5-worldwide-mobile-phones-sales-declined-2-3-in-q212/ Apple and Mac News Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jeff II http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/14/gartner-as-world-waits-for-iphone-5-worldwide-mobile-phones-sales-declined-2-3-in-q212/comment-page-1/#comment-1020466 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:25:07 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=87722#comment-1020466 “…not form factor.” I’m with you on this one. One of the most over-used and misused terms in marketing-speak today. The modifier “factor” implies that there are other factors to be considered but we never hear about them. Nobody mentions the price factor, the distribution factor, the color factor, etc…

shape, dimensions, appearance, size, even simply form all convey the fact that you’re describing how the thing appears physically.

]]> By: qka http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/14/gartner-as-world-waits-for-iphone-5-worldwide-mobile-phones-sales-declined-2-3-in-q212/comment-page-1/#comment-1020184 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:34:22 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=87722#comment-1020184 Call it iPhone 2012 – it removes the ambiguity. After the release, call it what Apple calls it, unless it’s just “iPhone”. Then continue to call it iPhone (2012).

]]> By: taosbob http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/14/gartner-as-world-waits-for-iphone-5-worldwide-mobile-phones-sales-declined-2-3-in-q212/comment-page-1/#comment-1020102 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:23:43 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=87722#comment-1020102 Right, presenting Samsung sales numbers as if anyone had a clue what they really are.

]]> By: MacBiased http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/14/gartner-as-world-waits-for-iphone-5-worldwide-mobile-phones-sales-declined-2-3-in-q212/comment-page-1/#comment-1020032 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:50:14 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=87722#comment-1020032 Ditto. Enough with iPhone 5. There will not be one called that, full stop.

]]> By: jovike http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/14/gartner-as-world-waits-for-iphone-5-worldwide-mobile-phones-sales-declined-2-3-in-q212/comment-page-1/#comment-1020030 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:36:53 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=87722#comment-1020030 I’d rather people said 6th generation iPhone, and shape not form factor.

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