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	ysss	2010-04-10 , 15:52
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Originally Posted by Laughing Man

While I agree, I wonder, (not trying to insult you) do you think Apple release products with features out there people do want but through a combination of their marketing and peer pressure convince people that they don't really need that feature?

That is until they add it if they can get it working to their standards?

Yes, I think it's a combination of all of those. Leaving out features make the product simpler (to understand, to use, to support, etc), while giving an obvious upgrade path to charge high premiums on.

I think Jobs is a genius snake oil salesman, but I also think he's a genius UI\UX designer. Their UI\UX might be too simplistic\restrictive for most people who like to tinker with their gadgets; but I think it's damn near perfect for what the product was inteded for. I believe their last few products (iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV, iPad) are in the appliance category, while they have the guts made out of components that are used by other companies to make computer systems or whatnot.

@tso: can they just implement an (ip based) protocol over USB 3.0 or something? or how about using mini-USB for that; so it charges and sync with the current standard..

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Last edited by ysss; 2010-04-10 at 15:55.

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