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RE[3]: Why Steve hates android
by akrosdbay on Thu 26th Apr 2012 15:51 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Why Steve hates android"
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That's Apple's SOP: they look at the research other people are doing, and try to jump the queue. To Apple (and their fanboys), being "first" is the only thing that matters, and they're more than willing to cut corners & make huge compromises so they can put out the "new shiny thing".

Examples, please? What corners were cut and where?

Of course, Apple's problem is that that approach results in products that seem impressive/cutting edge only in the short-to-medium term (and only to clueless tech-tards). Longer-term, their products are inevitably hobbled by the shortcuts Apple took in order to be "first". This lets their competitors sit back, wait for the technology to mature, and then easily overtake Apple from a standing start.

Again examples, please. We can get into the technical aspects of them once you provide them. This is how innovation works.

After Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier, many have come after, even high school athletes that have repeated the feat.

Climbing half dome in Yosemite when it was first done took 5 days. Alex Honnold did it recently, free solo, in under 3 hours.

How about netscape and mosaic? Where are they today in the world of web browsers?

History is rife with such examples. The pioneers usually are left behind if they can't cope.

Edited 2012-04-26 15:52 UTC

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