Comments on: The Futurist: Why Apple’s Good Products Are Bad For Innovation http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:51:17 -0500 hourly 1 By: frank http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-464769 frank Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:29:09 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-464769 I pods are alright for people that cant or wont think for themselvs but for me fetures sell and archos has been the first to bring manny fetures to the mobile markit the first with video the first with a bilt in camrah the first with wifi and toutch screen. My favoret was the pma (personal media assistant) it was a hand held linux running pda with a 30 gig hdd toutch screen wifi usb video recorder / player, somehow all running on a 150mhz prosesor it had a web brouser and email support and could display vga resalution a tv I used a fold out keybord with myne I only wish the new 605 ran an open version of linux like it did. I pods are alright for people that cant or wont think for themselvs but for me fetures sell and archos has been the first to bring manny fetures to the mobile markit the first with video the first with a bilt in camrah the first with wifi and toutch screen. My favoret was the pma (personal media assistant) it was a hand held linux running pda with a 30 gig hdd toutch screen wifi usb video recorder / player, somehow all running on a 150mhz prosesor it had a web brouser and email support and could display vga resalution a tv I used a fold out keybord with myne I only wish the new 605 ran an open version of linux like it did.

]]> By: Coleman Foley http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-427212 Coleman Foley Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:22:30 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-427212 i like the article i like the article

]]> By: Philipp Wesche http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-427185 Philipp Wesche Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:52:05 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-427185 I disagree and wrote a reply at the above URL. I disagree and wrote a reply at the above URL.

]]> By: MonsieurLâm http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-424468 MonsieurLâm Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:33:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-424468 Relevant stuff. Relevant stuff.

]]> By: James http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-424425 James Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:12:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-424425 Agreed.... there is no more market research or experimentation needed to determine that an FM tuner in an iPod would be a good thing..... It's just that Apple contunes to be greedy and build these as options we have to pay $49 for! Come on 33% of the cost of a 4gig Nano just to add the FM tuner??!!?? Talk about greed! Agreed…. there is no more market research or experimentation needed to determine that an FM tuner in an iPod would be a good thing…..

It’s just that Apple contunes to be greedy and build these as options we have to pay $49 for! Come on 33% of the cost of a 4gig Nano just to add the FM tuner??!!?? Talk about greed!

]]> By: James http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-424192 James Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:14:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-424192 This was sort of a noble attempt at "balance," -write something anti-Apple for me, will you- but there just isn't much bad to say, is there. Waiting until features have been tested is the way things are supposed to work, because then they do work. And frankly I don't care who does the grunt work. This was sort of a noble attempt at “balance,” -write something anti-Apple for me, will you- but there just isn’t much bad to say, is there. Waiting until features have been tested is the way things are supposed to work, because then they do work. And frankly I don’t care who does the grunt work.

]]> By: Tokyo Bo http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-423543 Tokyo Bo Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:42:47 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-423543 Although I agree with the sentiment expressed in the last paragraph, hasn't the market spoken with regards to FM tuners in digital audio players? Although I agree with the sentiment expressed in the last paragraph, hasn’t the market spoken with regards to FM tuners in digital audio players?

]]> By: Cali Lewis http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-423342 Cali Lewis Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:27:50 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-423342 This piece doesn't really work because Apple isn't pulling ideas from other PMP makers. Apple waits until a feature will sail when it's placed in a new product. If a great feature isn't going to be flawless, Apple avoids it, but when it's ready to fly, that's when it gets incorporated. Other companies throw features at us. Apple limits feature offers to those that are really ready from prime time. This piece doesn’t really work because Apple isn’t pulling ideas from other PMP makers. Apple waits until a feature will sail when it’s placed in a new product. If a great feature isn’t going to be flawless, Apple avoids it, but when it’s ready to fly, that’s when it gets incorporated.

Other companies throw features at us. Apple limits feature offers to those that are really ready from prime time.

]]> By: yoshi http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-423223 yoshi Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:56:09 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/13/the-futurist-why-apples-good-products-are-bad-for-innovation/#comment-423223 Recommendation: change your title from "futurist" to "nowist" since you have not provided any insight or real predictions to where the future will be ... well -ever- and one other note ... technology changes in seconds ... it takes only one good idea with the right backing to take over a market ... apple succeeds because it is providing the customer what it wants ... but it fucked up before and it will do it again Recommendation: change your title from “futurist” to “nowist” since you have not provided any insight or real predictions to where the future will be … well -ever-

and one other note … technology changes in seconds … it takes only one good idea with the right backing to take over a market … apple succeeds because it is providing the customer what it wants … but it fucked up before and it will do it again

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