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  1. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Not the onion: http://www.cultofmac.com/328302/iphone-6-ended-my-season-cries-nba-player-matt-bonner/?utm_campaign=iphone-6-ended-my-season-cries-nba-player-matt-bonner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter :)
  2. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    For the record I do not need this service: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/10/chinese-carrier-offers-pocket-enlargement-to-iphone-6-plus-customers/
  3. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Laugh it up, fuzzball! You earned it, mostly! All three problems solved. Two out of three were not solvable in 2011. And they went 1.5" bigger than what you were clamboring for, Win/win/win I say. I'm still not convinced they fully solved point #1. But the rest of the solutions have...
  4. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    "If you see a penis, er stylus, they blew it"http://twitter.com/taratw/status/404639374631251968/photo/1:)
  5. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Tracks with the premise of the OP: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/the-smallest-new-android-phone-you-can-buy-isnt-small-at-all/ But I wouldn't say the market necessarily chose it, the marketers have.
  6. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Say what you want about Apple but they'd never do something like this: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-butchers-gangnam-style-indian-galaxy-s4-launch
  7. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Wanna bet just how close to 4" the perfect size is? http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4230996/motorola-developing-android-phones-with-stock-software-just-right-size
  8. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Yeah that was kinda the point of my size list, I shoulda added the Mega to the list. I expect all of you Androidists are gonna flock like seagulls to the Mega cause bigger is better, amirite? (sarcasm alert)
  9. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Guess I should have added a smiley Matt, I was being 100% sarcastic. It looks like a great update under the hood even if the devices look nearly identical from their plastic shell. I'm just echoing the press here saying exactly that: no breakthrough features but who cares, faster better...
  10. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Guess all the innovation has gone out of Samsung and they are on their way to losing their cool, amirite? https://twitter.com/iDannyOcean/status/312360077719900160/photo/1
  11. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    I think I threw up a little =) http://www.marco.org/2013/01/31/iphone-plus-speculation
  12. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Before you accuse me of flip flopping again, remember this: When I link to this: http://www.imore.com/imagining-5-inch-iphone I post that because I think it is interesting, not because I want one. I think the current size is perfect for the way I use a phone but it is hard to argue with this...
  13. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    How so. I'm intrigued! More than backgrounds, folder locations and wifi setup what else?
  14. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Many of those are carrier deals (ie not unlocked if thats what you mean) via Best Buy, Walmart and other 3rd parties which somehow have to show that they are even necessary. And regarding a June Phone being the best only 8 months later, you can say that is both a pro and a con to the Android...
  15. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    As I said, not so much for phones but you do see Androids on sale a lot more often. I've seen all but the latest and greatest Androids as cheap as free regularly on Slickdeals. A number of my coworkers have taken advantage of them. And of course the carriers spiff those phones much better than...
  16. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    I'd propose an alternate theory (on tablets, not so much phones): Cheap is in. Also, not sure if any panel makers have ventured into the 12/15 size yet. That's a blocker right there.
  17. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Via gruber, some hard numbers from NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/technology/worry-over-sales-spurs-talk-of-cheaper-iphones.html
  18. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    You guys might wanna reread those articles and the changes that WSJ has edited in... http://bgr.com/2013/01/14/iphone-5-analysis-component-cuts-291307/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/us-apple-iphone-demand-idUSBRE90D04B20130114 WSJ on "why"...
  19. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Humble is not the word I would choose but.., http://mobile.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/01/samsung_how_the_korean_firm_got_to_be_the_biggest_tech_company_in_the_world.html
  20. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Journalists and bloggers, man.. Listening to the crazy ones will mess you up. Page views make people say stupid shit they dont believe...
  21. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    "Somehow, whatever new marketing term Apple comes up with will magically cut off at 450 ppi."
  22. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    I wouldn't bet for or against that, but making that prediction continues to show how weird your view of Apple and Benchmarks is to me.... I honestly have no idea how you could come to that conclusion. Anyway, buyers are gonna need bigger cargo pants for this one...
  23. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Like I said, where is there to go once the size race is over? What's the differentiator then?
  24. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    I'm sure you'll be first in line: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/7/3847446/huawei-ascend-mate-announced
  25. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Evidence you may be right on the popularity front: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/us-phablets-idUSBRE9050CS20130107
  26. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Did you even look at the link, Hanson? Pants themselves are quite tapered and are almost "skinny jean" designed. It's the big buckets formed by the loose pocket that is the evolutionary adaptation here. I'm a fat guy. My pockets are no bigger than on an average persons pockets. It's easy to...
  27. Sam Posten

    4"+ smartphones -- the market has spoken (and it says yes)

    Pants are adapting to this trend!!!! http://theawesomer.com/engineer-pant/199076/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAwesomer+%28The+Awesomer%29 =)
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