Steve Jobs poll ends, Fall 2011 lineup poll begins

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Steve Jobs poll ends, Fall 2011 lineup poll begins

With over 1,300 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll—“How do you think Apple will do now that Steve Jobs has resigned?”—has ended. Readers could say that they expected it to continue as it has, continue to make great products but fall behind schedule, become more susceptible to bad ideas, or have issues with both products and timing, with a separate option for those that don’t have an opinion.

A majority of readers—61 percent—said they think Apple will continue as it has, producing great products in a timely fashion. 15 percent said they think it will be become more susceptible to bad ideas, followed by 12 percent that thought it would continue to do well on the product side but might fall behind schedule, and seven percent that thought it would have issues with both products and timing. Another five percent of readers didn’t have an opinion. Thanks for all your votes!

Our new poll focuses on Apple’s new Fall 2011 lineup of iPhones and iPods. We’d like to know if you were planning to buy a new iPhone or iPod, and if so, did Apple’s announcements change your mind? Our new poll—“What’s your reaction to Apple’s Fall 2011 iPhone + iPod lineup?”—lets you answer that question. As always, you can find the iLounge Poll in the left hand column of the main iLounge.com homepage. Cast your vote today!

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Apple didn’t get to the number one portable gaming device by competing with portable gaming devices, they got there by having a non-phone that was always keeping abreast of what they were doing in the far more competitive smart phone market, and so wound up way ahead of existing devices from Sony and Nintendo. But things move fast, and the touch next to the 4S is no better of a gaming device than a 1G touch next to the 4G. The problem is that the 4G touch won’t be a model nearly 4 years out from the 4S, nope, it’s a concurrently produced and marketed model, and that’s just plain sad.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on October 4, 2011 at 5:43 PM (PST)

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Had Apple done *anything* of note to make the iPod touch into a better gaming device - A5 processor, more RAM, physically larger screen - I’d have had a new one ordered about 30 seconds after the store site went back up.

Apple didn’t get to the number one portable gaming device by competing with portable gaming devices, they got their by having a non-phone that was always keeping abreast of what they were doing in the far more competitive smart phone market, and so wound up way ahead of existing devices from Sony and Nintendo. But things move fast, and the touch next to the 4S is no better of a gaming device than a 1G touch next to the 4G. The problem is that the 4G touch won’t be a model nearly 4 years out from the 1G, nope, it’s a concurrently produced and marketed model, and that’s just plain sad.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on October 4, 2011 at 5:45 PM (PST)

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^alright, that’s just weird, the #1 comment was posted after the #2 comment, but the server just flipped them.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on October 4, 2011 at 5:48 PM (PST)

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While the 4S doesn’t make or break my decision, the carriers do. I was hoping that Verizon or ATT would announce an iPhone/iPad shared data plan. Without such a plan, I’m likely to just keep my 3GS with an unlimited data plan for a little while longer.

Posted by Aceon6 in New England, USA on October 5, 2011 at 4:34 AM (PST)

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@4 - You do realize that you can upgrade your iPhone AND still keep your unlimited data plan (at least on AT&T)? So long as you do not make changes to the phone plan you have (e.g. opting in to tethering/hotspot). So there is no real reason to hold on to an older model unles the newer models themselves do not fit your needs. Which I would imagine is not the case with the 3GS and the 4S.

Posted by Mitch on October 5, 2011 at 6:06 AM (PST)

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Well, I will still get the new phone as my 3G has seen better days. A bit disappointed though R.L. on the radio suggested that the phone carriers lack of infrastructure and non-4G cabability might have something to do with Apple holding off on a true Iphone 5. I will most likely get a 5 whenever that comes out.
Cheers…

Posted by Kevin Davis on October 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM (PST)

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