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Originally Posted by boswd
I don't think so either. Steve Jobs could put the Apple Logo on a rock, sell it for $800 and the sheep will camp out for days to get in line to have it.
Steve jobs has this country in the palm of his hand.
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I think that's stereotyping it a bit. True, the hype about the eyePhone and everything Apple is a bit silly and people have been jumping on the said bandwagon like there's no tomorrow.
But it also has to be said that Apple did have their eyes on the ball (the ball being defined by Steve'o of course) when it comes to the design, marketing and quality of their products.
But they seem to have fallen on their own knife with eyePhone 4 (don't play with sharp object, I keep telling my kids!).
I think they are in for a reality check now. The playing field is being levelled somewhat with Android adoption, erosion of quality of their products and bad press (the app store boo-ha, impeding lawsuits, etc.). Apple will need to drop prices and/or find another way to keep ahead of the pack. Will this require an iPad minor? Who knows, maybe.
PS: eyePhone is from the Futurama "Attack of the Killer App" episode of course! It's a must see!