Apple’s iPad Sales
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Read moreApple Has A Secret Unboxing Room To Test Product Packaging
Apple Has A Secret Unboxing Room To Test Product Packaging
This doesn’t surprise me at all. What does surprise me is that no other consumer electronic company puts the care into packaging that Apple does.
By making each and every product a joy to open, Apple sets the tone for the product itself subconsciously in the user’s mind.
Compare this to the companies that put their products in the clear plastic anti-theft packaging. Not only do they take forever to open with a combination of scissors and ripping, I nearly slice at least one finger open every time. When I finally get the product out, part of me just wants to smash it against a wall — I’m that angry by the opening experience.
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Read moreMat Honan, talking about Siri on Gizmodo today: The ads deceived me in other subtle ways, too. I love John Coltrane. I’ve got many of his songs in my music library, yet when I ask Siri to “play some Coltrane” (just like in the commercial!) it tells me it can’t find any “coal train.” Is […]
Read morefuturejournalismproject: Siri, Tell Me a Story Amanda Stewart asks Siri to tell her a story. After some hesitation, Siri complies. H/T: The Next Web.
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Read moreApple Sells 4 Million iPhone 4Ss In Three Days
Apple Sells 4 Million iPhone 4Ss In Three Days
Huge failure, as predicted, obviously.
Writes Apple SVP Phil Schiller:
iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend—the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days.
That’s any phone. Ever.
Steve Jobs was almost knighted in 2009; robbed of honor by Prime Minister: Gordon Brown really couldn’t do anything right.
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