The new Apple: Lacks innovation, Loves your money

[sviato]

Innovation isn't just in software features. That said Apple's hardware designs are unparalleled.

 

[hval]

Nuckinfutz,

1. Friction Stir Welding - who else is using it.
2. Plasma Deposition - again who else?
3. Laminated screens
4. Fusion Drive
5. Custom SoC processors that are hand laid out.

A little bit about friction stir welding. Invented in the UK early 1990's. Has been in use in many, many industries world wide since then. These industries include automotive, ship building, offshore, aerospace, railways. Apple only started to use friction stir welding this year. So not an innovation. Lenovo, Asus, Dell, Sony, Hp and Toshiba all used it before Apple.

Many companies used plasma deposition before Apple, ditto laminated screens and Custom SoC processors. I am not sure about what Apple call Fusion drives, but I seem to remember using the equivalent back in the 1990's.

As for custom processors and hand laying, have a look at the history of designing processors.

 

[Renzatic]

(Thats probably why Apple includes the cloth with their products), but they don't need do if the screens would only resist smudges & fingerings/dirt etc..

Pretty much what noteple said. The iDevices already resist fingerprints pretty well, but you still see the resulting smoo because all that oil and dust has to lay somewhere. The only way you could get rid of it entirely is to make a screen that not only rejects oil, but expels it off the surface entirely.

...and I'm not exactly sure how they'd do that.

 

[Shrink]

Clearly there is something very wrong with me (OK, OK...save the vociferous agreement!!)

I buy Apple devices, I have 6.

I enjoy using them. They are, to me, esthetically pleasing. For my purposes, they work great. They do what I want with ease.

I realize that they are very expensive, and I am willing, without complaint, to pay what they cost.

The improvements in the new products please me.

I am, apparently, not sophisticated enough to be constantly upset and dissatisfied with the devices Apple produces. I'm happy with them...

When ignorance is bliss...

 

[Rogifan]

Nuckinfutz,





A little bit about friction stir welding. Invented in the UK early 1990's. Has been in use in many, many industries world wide since then. These industries include automotive, ship building, offshore, aerospace, railways. Apple only started to use friction stir welding this year. So not an innovation. Lenovo, Asus, Dell, Sony, Hp and Toshiba all used it before Apple.

Many companies used plasma deposition before Apple, ditto laminated screens and Custom SoC processors. I am not sure about what Apple call Fusion drives, but I seem to remember using the equivalent back in the 1990's.

As for custom processors and hand laying, have a look at the history of designing processors.

Not questioning the accuracy of your post, but I'm curious how these other computer companies have used friction stir welding in the past? Do you have more info on that?

 

[Dave.UK]

Seriously, what do you want each year? Please find a tablet with the resolution of the iPad. I know, you can't.

Nexus 10.

 

[hval]

Rogifan

Not questioning the accuracy of your post, but I'm curious how these other computer companies have used friction stir welding in the past? Do you have more info on that?

Unable to give you direct references at the moment, but if you have a look at TWI and licensing/ patents you will see

Hitachi have over 643 patents on FSW
Toshiba have 19

I have seen Toshiba use it for wiring. I have also seen casings welded by Toshiba and Lenovo