"Forbes's article was harsh, and using rhetoric such as recycling parts, sounds cheap."
As I read it, the writer saw things much as I do. I first knew Apple in about 1980, when it fresh and new and small and fun. Steve Wozniak was the bright light then, not Steve Jobs. The romance of that time is dead.
The writer may have been an early enthusiast who lived then, watched as the Mac developed from a big beast into a cute little box, and still remembers the jelly-colored monitors. As the mass media became more interested in Apple, Steve Wozniak, the engineer, faded into obscurity , and Steve Jobs, the smiling businessman, became the human face of the company.
So long as Steve Jobs was alive, the romance was alive, even though at the end of his life he was merely an employee, who had been fired and then rehired. He was an employee, though, with vision and authority who dominated and inspired and energized and focused the company.
I imagine that the writer of this article knows what Apple was and regrets the lost opportunities. When you've seen a lovely thing die, you're marked by that.
Apple today make superior products for the wide public. I'm not sure they're as fine as many on this list seem to believe, but they're very good. I'll continue to buy them. But Apple, I'm afraid, has become nothing grander than a reliable brand name. By calling it an American Samsung, the Forbes writer is simply saying that Apple has settled in comfortably as a low-cost, high-quality, momentarily fashionable producer of consumer electronics for the mass market. So it is.
Ouch :-) We disagree, thats all good.Ive been told here that I am critical of Apple. I take the view to praise or criticise as I see fit. Its not my opinion or a bias. But in this case, I feel the range is more complete, its not a rush to have a heap of models, to confuse everybody and to sell an extra device out of desperation, which is where I see Samsung. Some want a 4"phone, so lets make one, by taking what we have that is proven, and updating it. Expand the range a little, and it is just a little. It makes it more complete. There is no plastic fantastic, so they aren't all out, just expanding to garner some more sales. Im happy with that. Forbes's article was harsh, and using rhetoric such as recycling parts, sounds cheap. Forbes wants to foster a perception that Apple is going cheap. They are going for extra sales, and in todays market, reducing sales downturns.
From: "David Smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 4 April 2016 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] Apple's Sad Transformation Into 'The American Samsung' - Forbes
Two blind men describing the same elephant, Tony :o)I disagree David.Its hard to create/invent/innovate when these devices are mature. So, they incrementally update. Its slow, but its not Apple, its the industryApple has gone from one phone, one tablet to a range of phones and tablets. Phone wise its only a less than a handful, 5SE, 6S, 6S Plus. A very small; range, but 4", 4.7" 5.5" covers it all I feeliPad wise the same. iPad. iPad Mini, iPad Pro, iPad Pro 9.7 Only 4 devices, all look the same, 3 sizes. The devices are still premium priced but there is a wider range, more buyers.A still small, and select range that does cover many optionsWatch StrapThe AW is still new, its able to support Apple's usual hype claims, and others duplicate Apple's presentation as well. No worse, and in fact better than ads on TV showing a cleaning agent turning a dirty mess of filth on glass, to a sheening bright and clear window in one easy wipe.Just my 2c
From: "David Smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 4 April 2016 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] Apple's Sad Transformation Into 'The American Samsung' - Forbes
Nope. The sad truth.
"And in a world where you get a huge cheer from an audience because you've announced a nylon watch strap… that's where you should be questioning both the audience's attitude and whoever decided to make that product one of the key moments."
> On Apr 3, 2016, at 12:25 PM, Jim Saklad jimdoc@icloud.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> > <http://www.forbes.com/sites>
> > Apple's Sad Transformation Into 'The American Samsung' - Forbes
>
> Clickbait.
> FUD.
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