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*Not verbatim, but pretty much. During Apple’s quarterly earnings call, Cook just dissed Microsoft’s new kinda-tablet-kinda-computer thing. “I suppose you could design a car that flies and floats,” Mr. Cook quipped. That’s sarcasm. Mean, corporate sarcasm!
Cook also referred to the device as “compromised and confusing” when asked by an investor what he thought of the competition—which, generally speaking, isn’t wrong. Is this better than the last time he insulted hybrid PC devices by comparing them to a toaster-plus-fridge? Would you actually buy a car that flies and floats? Discuss.
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EVERYONE would buy a car that flew and floated IF it was done right.
Even if it was compromised and confusing?
That really is a good put down I’ve decided. What doesn’t have compromises or will confuse the user at least once.
If its compromised and confusing then its not done right… But yes probably, I’m not easily confused and if it flew I’d get past that.
Everything is compromised in some way, the imac is a compromise of features and size.
As for confusing, only personally, but I’ve often spent longer than I should finding an option in ios settings.
Most people would buy one even if it wasn’t done right, it would float and fly! and if it was delorian. i’d be sold!
When executives are scared they tend to be dismissive of the competition (see the many examples from MS, Apple et al over the last 30 years). If he was speaking in glowing terms about MS, then they should be worried.
Yep MS was dismissive of both the iPhone and iPad, see how well that worked for them. This just comes under the heading of shit CEO’s say. Whatever is going on they talk UP their company’s products and plans and talk DOWN the opposition.
The last time an apple CEO was this dismissive about a competitors product it was small form factor tablets, so expect Apple Surface in a couple of years time.
Due to be released 6mths after the iFridgeToaster
which will be followed 8.5 months after by the ifloat ifly icar
If it had apple maps as navigation, I’d be glad of its flying and floating functionality…
I never got all the Jesus hate in the comments, I mean some of the things he said where a little off, but I generaly thought he was OK.
But this Sam Biddle is just aweful, he’s my new Jesus.
Yeah Sam is a bit of a dick head.
Ironic that old Jesus is slating new Jesus, making old Jesus look less of a douche.
Old Jesus was the reason I stopped reading Giz US.
Not quite sure what you’re taking umbrage at in Sam’s post, but I appreciate it’s very “trendy” to hate on our writers now.
It may be trendy, but we have our reasons.
Sam is a bit of an idiot. And to say something is the best before it has even been announced is the worst journalism.
http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-09-04/gizmodo-dot-coms-biddle-on-apples-next-phone
But wasn’t he right? I mean, christ, I’m about to jump ship and get an iPhone after using nothing but Android since the G1.
Here’s a little newsflash: News channels, especially American news channels, always ask pundits to be as opinionated as possible. They love shit like that, and steer us into saying stuff like that. It’s nothing new, and in this case, I’d argue he was actually right.
No he wasn’t. If they released a phone with something innovative then I would stand corrected. Nokia did this recently by incorporating decent innovative tech into its new range. So it has induction charging, a screen you can use with gloves on (a must in a british winter!), NFC, a camera that doesn’t produce shaky video.
Apple have never given us tech that is the future (minus 1st iphone) because other wise how would they make a better product next year! The iPad mini is a prime example.
Can you tell me whats sooo new about this iPhone that you jumped ship!? As far as I’m aware I could by the 4S and the only thing missing is not being able to watch movies in the correct aspect ratio. Please tell me the feature or what ever it was that made you change.
This is Gizmodo UK! We aren’t as over the top as the Americans and don’t get sweepet up in that crap and Sams reasons for the phone being the best is
His reasons it will be the best… before seeing it.
1) Larger screen – There are bigger, note 2 anyone?
2) Faster Data – Apple playing catch up with 4G (obvs not in the UK)
3) Winning formula – Its a new shiny apple iProduct.
Kat.
Saying it’s “trendy” to hate Giz writers is a simplification. UK is a place of very educated people and you can’t expect readers to swallow bad post without expressing their dislike.
In other news, Giz editors said their site was better than the competition*.
*Not verbatim, but pretty much.
Ooooh, cutting.
Sounds like someone is running scared.
Wish for the day = replace Robin for Biddle…
Wow… Apple’s not gonna design and create a hover-car then…
However,. what’s the bets they’ll submit the patent in the next week or two!?
Floating and flying would be essential in a flying car – it’s pretty much common sense! Otherwise people would need runways in front of their houses.
I’d say putting a really good camera in the back of a 10″ tablet is confusing and compromising!
“compromised and confusing”
Of course it is to him. He is a mac user.
All my friends who are good at computers run Windows and linux.
All my rich computer illiterate friends use macs.
Cue fallout…