The Dark Apple

This post is going to cost me some repercussions in Apple 'fan'land. But I guess every Apple maniac is already aware of what I'm going to write.

It's a known fact that every product Apple releases makes it's previous generation look ancient.  We all think Apple does a great job with product refreshes. It certainly does, but there is more to it.  Take for example the iPhone. iPhone Classic was a rockstar when it was launched, sold millions instantly. The reason: Revolutionary device with great software and of course had a bitten apple logo behind it.

Now, consider the features of the 1st gen iPhone:-

• 2 MP camera, when most phones already had 3.2 MP or better
• 2G connectivity when Nokia was successfully selling 3G enabled mobile phones
• No stereo Bluetooth, well this feature is absent even in the current iPhone 4
• No cut/copy/paste and missing many more

The first gen iPhone was undoubtedly a very innovative and functional device, but at the same time was missing many goodies it's contemporaries had.

Apple then launched the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS bragging about the 3G connectivity, faster processor, better camera etc, which was true but the same could have been incorporated in the iPhone classic itself. The iPhone 4 can be called a worthy upgrade as it packs FaceTime ( front facing camera ),  a brilliant retina display, faster processor and a way better camera than it's previous iterations.

Apple Inc. does this with almost every of it's product. Even the iPad could have already had the retina display, a front facing camera, etc but would have considerably increased the cost though.

It's so unfortunate that the 13 inch MacBook Pro still has a Core 2 Duo when Core i3s, i5s are becoming a standard. Still it is one of the best selling laptops with the best reviews.

The moral of the story is that Apple does launch some amazing products but stagnates technology in them to an extent to keep stable revenues from product refreshes.

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