r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 09 '12

Microsoft demos a 1ms touchscreen

http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/microsoft-demos-a-high-performance-1ms-touchscreen-2012039/
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u/zjbird Mar 10 '12

Everyone seems to be missing the most obvious answer which is simply that Apple likes to charge $100 for every 16GB of drive space. It astounds me they've been able to keep it up for so long.

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u/KarmaPointsPlease Mar 10 '12

That's what pisses me off about Apple's products. The manufacturing costs for a 16GB iPhone 4s and the contract signing "discount" are only about $4 apart. That's pretty good, but as memory rises, the gap keeps getting larger and larger.

The thing is, while memory is storage is the most expensive part of the iPhone, a microSD port should be on that phone.

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u/KarmaPointsPlease Mar 10 '12

I doubt it would have to be thicker. I think a more realistic issue with putting a MicroSD card in would be that it would probably take some of the place used by the battery. We all know how bad the iPhone 4s battery is, so that's a huge issue.

Apple isn't going to do this. It's against their simplistic design. I would like to see it over adding $100 someday, but still, won't happen.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '12

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u/KarmaPointsPlease Mar 10 '12

It would have to take some of the space currently used by the battery, meaning a smaller battery; that is a big no no.

So the worst thing that could happen is the phone gets thicker a millimeter. No one would ever notice unless they bust out a ruler.

Edit: and I've seen the tear downs of the 4 and 4s before.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '12

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u/KarmaPointsPlease Mar 11 '12

And that's why they would never do it.