Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan 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: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 14:19:45 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:19:47 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="1b5244ff5a70322e25e255d0d7dc483c"; logging-data="1148869"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX183VGwLBs5MT8TRiWuFVL1OpNvad+7V+S0=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:40McsbSuYbxyartSWcsWCsS35p4= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-CA Bytes: 2848 On 2024-08-05 14:13, badgolferman wrote: > Alan wrote: > >> On 2024-08-05 03:10, badgolferman wrote: >>> badgolferman wrote: >>>> Alan 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? Seriously, I had thought you smarter than this.