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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: iPhone revenue fell for a second consecutive quarter (perhaps due
 to Apple's failed R&D efforts)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 08:43:25 -0700
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On 2024-08-06 08:42, badgolferman wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-08-05 14:13, badgolferman wrote:
>>> Alan wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-08-05 03:10, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But your argument was that Apple wasn't doing much lately.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Implying that others were.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You inferred incorrectly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, you did.
>>>>>
>>>>> The topic was about Apple. Other smartphone companies were not
>>>>> mentioned by me.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But implicit any discussion of whether someone (person or
>>>> company) is doing enough of something is that it must be in
>>>> relation to some standard.
>>>>
>>>> I can drive very fast in my Formula F Honda open wheel race car...
>>>>
>>>> ...but it's only very fast if I compare it against other Formula F
>>>> cars at the same track.
>>>
>>>
>>> No.  It's not anything innovative if it's not better than previous
>>> versions of itself.
>>
>> But your argument was about the PACE of innovation.
>>
>> Is Apple's pace of innovation noticeably worse than any other
>> smartphone manufacturer's?
>>
> 
> No, you are the one constantly comparing to other manufacturers.  This
> is an Apple newsgroup and that's what I am concentrating on.

Pace of anything requires a comparison; it is implicit.