Comments on: iPhone X – One trick pony

By: windsorr

windsorr — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:22:02 +0000

if you wish to have a discussion, construct an argument with facts, reason and evidence. Until you do, there is no discussion to be had.

By: ahem

ahem — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 13:05:55 +0000

It’s apparent by now that it’s not possible to contradict Richard without being accused of a fanboy who must be wrong, even when Richard has a demonstrable lack of respect for facts. A weak qualifying statement rather than a correction based on facts is not objectivity.

It’s not well-hidden that Richard is a frustrated Android fan – frustrated because he wishes it had the fragmentation problem resolved, one that Apple doesn’t suffer. He narrow-mindedly sees the only way to resolve the problem through taking Android closed-source, something that is unlikely to happen.

By: windsorr

windsorr — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:05:56 +0000

Definition of Objective: (of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

This does not preclude me from having an opinion but simply that the opinions that are formed are done so in a fair way and without bias…

You need to brush up on your English.

By: ahem

ahem — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 07:11:23 +0000

“Objectivity is tough to come by, but I recommend you try some.”

at the end of every post:

“I prefer Baidu, Tencent, Microsoft”

Ahem. Doctor, treat thyself.

By: windsorr

windsorr — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:39:03 +0000

If you paid attention you will see I qualified that statement regarding the demo. I reserve judgement on this feature until it is out in the wild with real users in real volumes.

Objectivity is tough to come by but I recommend you try some… tastes great once you get over the initial discomfort.

I have a very good idea why Apple is succesful but happy for you to explain your view.

By: windsorr

windsorr — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:36:43 +0000

In demos totallt right,,.,, demos are one thing out in the wild is another,..,I reserve judgement…

AR – totally disagree,.,this is going nowhere in consumer… pointless gimmick… enterprise is another matter entirely. Nothing really happen in consumer AR till the hardware issues are fixed

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 14:24:26 +0000

I like RFM but it devalues itself by publishing nonsense about Apple.
The “analysis” above includes woefully uninformed opinions about Apple.

In this case the iPhone is compared to a Samsung phone without mentioning the speed of the iPhone’s A11 processor, the neural processor, AR leadership and leadership in introducing machine learning on handsets.

Also, it’s well known that Face ID didn’t fail during Craig Federighi’s demo. It operated exactly as designed. For the detail see here:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/09/14/federighi-face-id

The last time I pointed out a gross error, in that case about the security of Apple Pay, I was accused of being a “fanboy” who’s opinions must be wrong. Instead of repeating that sort of nonsense RFM should spend some time on understanding Apple and why it’s so successful. The DF site linked above is a good place to start.

By: Tim Nash

Tim Nash — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:29:11 +0000

If FaceID works as well as TouchID for most people, the X will sell well as, in many cultures, showing you have something that is readily identifiable as top of the range is a key indicator of social status. Indeed until Samsung or another android vendor is able to match this effectively, look for top end Android phone sales to fall.

While for now the AR apps are more demos than must haves, good AR games are likely to be another driver as they will make good use of the screen and chip performance.

Improving the stack in Android phones could have been a major reason for Google’s acquihire of HTC talent – if ARcore is seen to be way behind, it could cripple take up.