A couple weeks ago Jared posted an opinion about the future of Apple, how the tech giant was losing its touch. I agree, but for different reasons than their less than refreshing product lines. Similar to the Supreme Court Justices, I'm writing a dissenting opinion, agreeing with the judgement, but for the reason that Apple used to be an innovator, but in the last few years, they've modified their product lines to be able to compete rather than take the lead. Lets look at the tablet market in the last 2 years. The Kindle Fire, the Nexus 7, the Galaxy Tab 7. All 7 inch tablets made for a market that Apple had no foot in. Thus came the iPad Mini. Something clearly not designed to take lead of the market, with its non retina display, its severely underpowered processor, subpar cameras, and derivative design. For the last 2 years, the retina display has become the centerpeice of Apple's products. It started with the iPhone, moved to the iPod Touch, then to the iPad, and most ...
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