What you think is minimal isn't the case for everyone else, especially average consumers.

I don't know what comment you're replying to but it definitely wasn't mine. You are incorrectly inferring beyond what I said.

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This kind of competition is just sad and useless though. Produce something worth producing and you'll get quality competition.

Steve is the head of Apple. The President is the head of the country. Why did Steve say yes? To claim anything but simple logic is absurd, especially megalomania.

How? Why do you say that?

I'm surprised it took you this long to realize it, and even more surprised you think it "will" become the low-end budget platform on cheap devices - it already is. The cheapest smartphones out there pretty much run Android in some form and the main reasons average consumers buy Android is because it's "like an…

That's Android for you. Same as Windows on a Dell in that regard.

I don't disagree at all but again, these need to be more attractive and inexpensive enough (which doesn't necessarily mean cheap) to catch on.

No, my point is that people don't wear stupid shit especially when it's expensive, which this will be. Plus, stupid shit is still stupid shit. It might be a niche factor but not mainstream. It needs to look more attractive and be inexpensive enough (which doesn't have to mean cheap).

If you don't like Reddit for the reason that there can be unsavory stuff there, you really should just not use the Internet altogether. For example, did you know there's X-rated material on the Internet? Yikes!

Because a lot of people don't give as much of a shit as you do as it works well and is a pleasure to use. Surprise!

FFS dwalden! We get that you don't like Apple. Let it go. The majority of us who can think for ourselves and aren't Android fanboys like to have a consistently smooth and quality experience.

Depends, too light and it feels cheap. Some heft adds a feeling of value.

This would be my gripes about iOS too but to be honest, they are minor in the grand scheme of things. And when you really think about it, I want my phone to work consistently in both the way I interact with it and the fact that I just want it to work, period. So that really outweighs these gripes. Besides, all the…

Beyond that, there certainly are things have they used or implemented that are "at the forefront." What other tablet or even phone before the iPhone 4 had a 'retina' display? By abandoning Flash for mobile and even floppies back in the day, they have fostered greater growth in better technologies. Not to mention…

I don't think aluminum is out of the question but that backside design is just ugly... why the top and bottom black parts? If anything, the entire back would be aluminum.

And I only say Google because they're an advertising company at the heart of it.

This is the worst speculation of a speculation I've ever heard regarding Apple. Google maybe, but not Apple. Even though they do have iAds, they wouldn't promote it at the expense of a decent user experience.

How is low-light performance on this as well? Excellent Image stabilization and low-light performance (for both photo and video) are my two most important requirements for my next camera.