| UncleScrooge said: When Apple releases new products demand for those products is already there. Demand is already there - and Apple analyses the demand and develops a product according to that demand. Not the other way around. |
Nobody wanted an iPad and people only bought them because it had an Apple logo on the back.
Which explains why everyone is clamoring to create a tablet and tablet sales continue to skyrocket while PC sales decline.
Too many people discount Apple simply because they don't like the company. Whether you like Apple or not, they're the most important tech company in the world and have been for several years. Where Apple goes, the industry tends to follow. No, they're not the most "innovative" company in the world... But they ARE the best company at putting their finger on what people want and exploiting that market in new, unexpected directions.
Without Apple, we wouldn't be where we are today with tablets and smartphones. Any opinion to the contrary is just... wrong, short-sighted, and incredibly fanboyish. That doesn't mean anyone needs to love (or even like) the company or buy their products. But to ignore their contributions to the industry is flat-out stupid.
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