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From: "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.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 15:42:09 -0000 (UTC)
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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.