01-04-2019, 05:39 AM
Grumpyguy wrote: There seems to be no innovation with new ground breaking technologies
…other than 64-bit mobile computing*, viable fingerprint ID, 3D face ID, force touch, AirPods, computational photography, 5K desktop computers, gesture-compatible trackpads with force touch, Apple Pay, Apple Watch with accurate heart rate and ECG measurement capability, and a whole lot of fundamental R&D that will show up in devices over time*.
Yeah, other than those things, no innovation at all.
* Nice example here:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27...ld/?page=3
"Our fruity friends earlier this year stunned the world, actually, and stunned most of ARM's employees, in fact, by releasing the latest version of the iPhone supporting and including a 64-bit processor…They'd done that incredibly secretly and ended up stealing a march on the whole of the rest of the industry. It was quite a staggering achievement, to be honest."
Yes, "quite a staggering achievement".