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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 16:16:27 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan wrote:

>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.


I already gave you a comparison.  It's not my fault your reading
comprehension is suspect.

You just want to argue and I'm going to let you do that with yourself
now.