I can see why Steve Jobs let the new guy handle today's iPhone announcement. If you haven't heard the news, Apple released an iPhone 4S today, not a 5. While it has a new faster processor, a better camera, and a voice assistant (beta), the form factor is the same as the iPhone 4.Techno junkies and Wall Street both reacted with disappointment. Techies wanted a bigger screen and a non-beta voice assistant. Wall Street apparently was expecting more of a Star Wars phone too because Apple's stock immediately took a hit.
Apple may have been the victim of its own expectations. Rumors ran rampant for months about what Apple would roll out and the company did nothing to dampen expectations. The 4S appears to be a nice phone, but for the first time Apple is playing catch up with the newest Android phones with their bigger screens, faster downloads, and other advanced features. I would never bet against Apple, but this is definitely a new position in which it finds itself. Let the games begin!
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