http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/11/rim-bb10-video-hands-on/

Maybe that’s the case for some.

But for me, read the web page linked below for a deep understanding of why:

Apple Death Knell Counter

Today’s most recent update: November 8th, 2012.
And there will be more.
Getting the clue?

Where’s my coffee?

There’s a difference between COMPETITION and IMITATION.

I personally root for competition in business and viciously denigrate imitation in business. If you can invent, why are you in tech?

“I can see your house from here!”

So is amateur hour over yet?

As far as apple, I just received my iphone 5 and it’s nice, but revolutionary, not quite. Lot’s of companies are catching up if not already. The eco system is the biggest benefit for me. All my macs, ipad and iphone syncs and works flawlessly… photos, music, emails, contacts, etc… it just works. I was on a business trip last month in France. Took some pics with my iphone, my wife was looking at them minutes later on our ipad using icloud photostream without having to log in to some photo service.

Anyways, I’m not even going to worry much about them. I’m just interested what Apple intends to do to fix their own situations.

Great song! Another part of the lyric captures the recent campaign and, from my perspective, the reason for the sad result:”jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule…”

You assert, at the end of the day, iOS product is stagnating? Yet you love Mac and own all that Apple gear? So sad.

Ballmer does.

What you call “stagnating” is Apple’s consistency. Apple designs it right the first time, then refines the design. Because of that consistently high level of user experience, Apple makes the majority of the “dollars” (as profit) in the mobile phone market, and has something like 68% unit share (MUCH higher for profit share) of the tablet market, and grows sales (and market share) for Macs every year.

> Apple obviously only cares about profits not market share

Yes, Apple is a for-profit corporation that makes its profit from selling actual products, not from advertising or collecting user data. So yes, Apple does care about profit margin. That profit goes back into making those products better every year, and creating entirely new product categories.

RIM has served a market for secure communication since its inception. Different technologies for different purposes.

You or your mom might not want a Blackberry. But there are segments who do. They are neither fools nor idiots. So, get your penises out of your hands and get serious.

“Show me someone who isn’t a parasite and I’ll go out and say a prayer for him”

Of course, it is fun to laugh at the competition, and MS and RIM have made plenty of blunders at which to laugh. I also find Android fragmentation, the necessary twin of “open” platforms, good for a chuckle. That said, I don’t really hate Google.

“And most of those dollars are going to Fandroiders.”

Uh, that’s not the case. Apple is doing very well in terms of revenue derived directly from their mobile devices.

The competition’s phone hardware is in the same class as Apple’s now, but their user experience is not as good because they lack the vertical integration. I think iOS is a better experience than Android and the integration of iOS into my other devices is seamless. I wouldn’t give that up for the a couple of hardware features that will quickly be overtaken by the next iPhone/iPad iteration. Also, I feel like most Android phones are just going for specs that consumers understand. For example, they may go for megapixels on the camera, while Apple has focused on the whole package – lens, sensor quality, MP, and software.

Is this minute related in any way to the “Hour” in “Amateur Hour is over”?

No CEO of any company introduces any product with the expectation of failure. And no leader worth a damn plays his cards so safely that failures don’t occur. Risks must be taken to make progress.

Newton?

How about catering to users efficiencies and needs before they quit…duh

It’s like the see-saw effect. If I go up – they go down! It’s the same shit I see day after day in politics. If you’re not for me — you’re against me. There’s no compromise. Apple rules. Fuck everybody else and lets join together and cheer their bad fortune.

I recently went to an ATT store. I played around with a lot of the smartphones. Something that I bet most MDN readers have never done. (iPhone’s rule! This website tells me so everyday!!) Guess what? The competitions caught up — way up. Yes, Apple revolutionized the smart phone – but the game is a lot closer than you may believe. I love Mac. Have 3 iMacs. And, 4 iPhones, 2 iPads and Apple Tv. But – I can’t say this strongly enough – if I wasn’t tied into the ecosystem – I would consider the competition. ‘Consider’ being the operative word. And – would probably still choose Apple. But – many will not.

Yes, you can gather around the MDN daily circlejerk (guilty) and rave about how everybody else is fuckin stupid – but guess what. Dollars count. And most of those dollars are going to Fandroiders. I know Google ain’t making a shitload (or any) money but hey – Apple obviously only cares about profits not market share, but sooner or later that will all come out in the wash.

Rejoice that Apple is the most profitable tech company in the world but at the end of the day — their iOS product is stagnating and being left behind.

Disclosure:
Have owned every single iPhone ever released and stood in line for most.

Yep. “Look how it works just like your Windows RT tablet”. All 5 buyers of the RT tablets will snap up the Blackberry phone, and dutifully have a tattoo placed next to their Zune tattoo.

Delusional at best.