iOS 6 for iPhone 4s and iPad to include free satnav powered by TomTom

mrochester

thegoodman wrote: »

First or not who cares.

Is the product game changer?

The iPhone is. It changed the mobile market forever. The google may or may not working on the touch screen before iPhone however it was matter of time before Google will copy the functions and release the mobile os. It took Google about a year.

The iPad may not be first. Is it a game changer?
Yes. All others including MS and Android started to make tablets better after the release of iPad.

The iPod may not be the first MP3 player. Is it a game changer?
Yes. Somehow iPod managed to close many record shops.

Is App store game changer?
Yes. All others started releasing their App store after Apple.

The Goole may have been working on all the products since 1997 but what's the point and who cares if you are not going to release them?

Google has some game changing products of their own. Gmail set the precedent for what a consumer should expect from a free/ad supported email/calendaring solution. Google search (no explanation needed really). Even Android is game changing as it makes reasonably decent smartphones available to the cheap, unwashed masses!

Overall, I'm not convinced they're as influential in the smartphone market as a whole as you like to think.

We'll have to agree to disagree then. Samsung's recent public announcement that they need to work harder on their software and user experience isn't a coincidence. I'm just really really glad that at least one of the sleeping giants is apparently finally beginning to wake up. Here's to Samsung phones of the future having a decent user experience! That's a welcome change by my books and I look forward to seeing whether they can actually pull it off.

buscape

thegoodman wrote: »

First or not who cares.

Is the product game changer?

The iPhone is. It changed the mobile market forever. The google may or may not working on the touch screen before iPhone however it was matter of time before Google will copy the functions and release the mobile os. It took Google about a year.

What functions did Google copy?

thegoodman wrote: »

The iPod may not be the first MP3 player. Is it a game changer?
Yes. Somehow iPod managed to close many record shops.

You've gone a bit far there, the iPod might have had an effect on portable CD/cassette players, but not record shops. I would say record shops are in decline because of the rise of digital music.

thegoodman wrote: »

Is App store game changer?
Yes. All others started releasing their App store after Apple.

Completely untrue. Nokia put together the first app store, it was called Download! and was on the N95 which was out before the iPhone. Apple were first to do the app store thing properly though, I freely admit that.

thegoodman wrote: »

The Goole may have been working on all the products since 1997 but what's the point and who cares if you are not going to release them?

Agree, this talk about who had their product in development first is pointless, your product can't influence the market if the public can't buy it.

thegoodman

buscape wrote: »

1. What functions did Google copy?

2. You've gone a bit far there, the iPod might have had an effect on portable CD/cassette players, but not record shops. I would say record shops are in decline because of the rise of digital music.

3. Completely untrue. Nokia put together the first app store, it was called Download! and was on the N95 which was out before the iPhone. Apple were first to do the app store thing properly though, I freely admit that.

4. Agree, this talk about who had their product in development first is pointless, your product can't influence the market if the public can't buy it.

1. Many functions in the android os. The Google may have been working on the os for many years way before Apple but only released it to the public via Samsung, htc and many others after the susseful release of iPhone and iOS, a year later.

2. At that time many mp3 players were available but only one made changed the game, iPod. Even now after many years others are fstill inding it difficult to break the MP3 market.

3. Again it's not about who have done it first, no one cares.
The Apple app store changed the game. Others followed including Android phones. Where is the Nokia app store now?

4. If I can add, you may have the best product in the world but what's the point if you can't release to the public.

It seem the Google may have been working on the os before iOS but only made it ready for the public release after seeing the susseful release of ios, that's why it took them about a year longer.

thegoodman

mrochester wrote: »

Google has some game changing products of their own. Gmail set the precedent for what a consumer should expect from a free/ad supported email/calendaring solution. Google search (no explanation needed really). Even Android is game changing as it makes reasonably decent smartphones available to the cheap, unwashed masses!

Agree. Some of their products have also changed the game but may not have been first. The Google may not have been the first with the search but who cares people still use it same thing with the Gmail. Was the Gmail first to release?

The same thing can be said for Amazon, eBay, Microsoft and many others with their key products.

DUTR

This thread should be moved.

pingu

DUTR wrote: »

This thread should be moved.

or closed dont think it was that big news to start a new thread:mad:
but the love of Itroll for apple is just something else bet 99% of his posts threads promote apple:eek:

i use free sat nav apps on sony phone and never had any problem:)

buscape

thegoodman wrote: »

1. Many functions in the android os.

Many functions is not an answer, give me specific features.

thegoodman wrote: »

3. Again it's not about who have done it first, no one cares.
The Apple app store changed the game. Others followed including Android phones.

Did you actually read my post properly? I made the point that Apple were the first to do it properly, my reply was in response to you saying all others started releasing apps to an app store after Apple, which isn't true. Android and Windows Phone had no choice but to follow since Apples marketing gave the consumer the impression that the only place to get apps was through an app store and their success (in terms of Android) would have been limited without one.

thegoodman wrote: »

Where is the Nokia app store now?

http://store.ovi.com/

thegoodman wrote: »

4. If I can add, you may have the best product in the world but what's the point if you can't release to the public.

Again, if you read my post properly, you would have seen I made the same point in agreement with you.

cubegame

pingu wrote: »

but the love of Itroll for apple is just something else bet 99% of his posts threads promote apple:eek:

I'm still a little suprised that theapplegoodman hasn't answered about multi-tasking.

Silence speaking volumes?

thegoodman

cubegame wrote: »

I'm still a little suprised that theapplegoodman hasn't answered about multi-tasking.

Silence speaking volumes?

This is how you do the multi-tasking, in case if you have still not worked out:


Multitasking in iOS allows you to switch instantly between apps and to resume an app. When you return to an app, you can pick up right where you left off. Multitasking doesn't slow down the performance of the foreground app or drain battery life unnecessarily.
Follow these steps to switch quickly between apps:

1. Double-click the Home button to display recently used apps.
   
2. Swipe left or right and locate the app you want use.
3. Tap the app to switch to it.

cubegame

thegoodman wrote: »

This is how you do the multi-tasking, in case if you have still not worked out:


Multitasking in iOS allows you to switch instantly between apps and to resume an app. When you return to an app, you can pick up right where you left off. Multitasking doesn't slow down the performance of the foreground app or drain battery life unnecessarily.


Follow these steps to switch quickly between apps:

1. Double-click the Home button to display recently used apps.
   
2. Swipe left or right and locate the app you want use.
3. Tap the app to switch to it.

Ok.....so you still can't multitask on iOS 6?

You should have just stayed quiet. Although I do like the reason why iOS isn't allowed to multitask.