Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Apple.. I'm a little disappointed.

So, I feel it's pretty obvious that I'm Team Android for Life and most of you know this. With that being said, I'm just going to give my two cents on Apple's release yesterday and you can take it for what it's worth.

Every time Apple has their huge release on a product, there's always a lot of hype. This time is no different. Driving to school this morning they were talking about it on the radio and how great it is. Snapchat even created a Live Story where users attending the release could submit video clips and photos from the event.

So one of the new things that Apple is releasing is their Apple Watch. Funny thing, Samsung has 5 different "smart watches" and the first one has been out for almost a year now. There's a new one coming out that doesn't even require the user have a phone. Pretty sweet!

Okay, so the next "new" thing is that you can make a purchase with your iPhone. Guess what, I've been able to do that with my phone since I got it back in March and there are other Android devices that could do it long before mine. Hmmm... seems like we have a trend going here...

Another new feature of the new phone is its size and shape. They are releasing two new sizes, both bigger than anything they've had before. What's ironic is that the new shape is a more round shape that is "easier to hold". Yet another thing that most Android phones have been for as long as I've had one.

I don't know about you, but I thought that Apple was all about innovation. Seems to me they are just continuing the trend of fitting in with other phones and not standing out like they used to do. They've done this in the past with changing features to be more "Android-esk".

I know this blog post might seem negative, but I'm more just disappointed in the lack of innovation on Apple's part. Come on Tim, you can do better than that!

Until next time,
The Chronicles of Kirsten Continues