Apple and the Retro Revolution
Apple and The Retro Revolution
Everyone these days seems to be interested in things of the past. Records, journals, last times and medieval things, the retro fever is in full swing. But this does raise an interesting question. Will the goods of the past hinder our development of newer products? Even music seems to be getting revived. All of the older songs that are still on the radio today, (think Prince, Alanis Morissette). Some of the artists are still alive. All while their fans listen with rapt attention, just like the good old days. The simple answer is that unless we devote our entire lives to figuring out how to recreate the stuff of the past, the forward progressive mindset will not change. Take apple for instance. They made the iPhone SE, which is the recreation of their wildly popular iPhone 5s, which sold more than 3 million devices within the first day. Taking the blueprints of the iPhone 5 and 5s. They were able to make a much better phone suing the internals of the iPhone 6s, making a superior phone using the prints of the past. However, the demand for bigger screens remains. The question is, is this demand for larger screens because of the iPad mini? And, as we are unable to obtain an interview with Tim Cook, all we can do is speculate. So here's our train of thought.
The demand for larger screens was induced by the iPad mini. Then people began becoming sick of having the carry an iPhone and an iPad everywhere they go. Apple responded by releasing the iPhone 6 Plus, which was designed to address this need. As a result, passionate arguments for both sides ensued, prompting Apple to introduce the same great iOS that was in the iPad mini to the iPhone 6 Plus, and with that, and enhanced multitasking system, allowing users to have multiple apps open at the same time, each taking half of the screen. This is all fine and good, until you consider the whole purpose for making the 6 plus. It was to have a bigger screen that allowed users to use all of its real estate for what they needed. Some people found the much decreased text size maddening, while others found it a break for the eyes. And that is where the debate stands today.