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Originally Posted by rally
I think every one on the planet knows this !
Every manufacturer of just about every type of product in the world is releasing new models every year or as soon as they can manage in an attempt to stay competitive with or leapfrog other manufacturers to grow or maintain market share, and as the technology develops the innovations continue to grow.
It's the public who demand this - people want the "best" item - they dont particularly want last year's technology, last years fashion colours and designs or the car without some new fangled feature.
They want this years technology with this years connectivity and compatibility and the ability to make use of the latest innovations, software, file and audiovisual formats, interfaces, reduction in size, extra speed, shape, fad, colour . . .
But this drives innovation and it drives technology and its evolution - without it - there wouldnt be anything like it and the tablets we would be talking about would still be inscribed clay and this discussion would be across a table not across the internet !
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Well said!
Anyone who's ever developed any type of product, whether it's software or anything else, has a 'wish list' of features a mile long.
Implementing new features has to be weighed against market and competitive pressures to get the product out.
The first version of the iPhone didn't allow you to send an SMS to more than one person! Of course that's terrible, but they wanted to get it out into the market, and they added those other features later.
Then you iterate.. develop new versions, technology changes and allows you to do more than you could before, so you get a new list of features you want to develop.
Apple are great at product development, user interfaces, marketing, and creating that emotional relationship between the user and the product.