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Comment by JuDue | Hacker News Reader

Apple has been quiet.

Mini-fying devices doesn't quite cut it as innovation. Although Apple is doing it exceptionally well.

But just because they aren't releasing anything monthly, and in 10 different form factors, does not mean they aren't developing stuff to be released when they think it is ready.

Most companies pump stuff out and let the consumer decide. Rather than building one perfect phone, they release 20 and call it innovation.

Apple never works that way.

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Quote from a recent Marco Arment blog:

"The four-product lineup is long gone. Today, Apple ships 24 distinct iPhone hardware models in two screen sizes. The iPad is even more diverse: 48 distinct hardware models, two screen sizes, and two densities of the larger size. They also sell 34 iPods, and a surprisingly diverse and conflicted notebook line."

24 different models is different from the 20 different products mentioned above. I don't consider a White 16GB WiFi iPad 4 to be an entirely different product from a Black 16GB Wifi iPad 4.

The 4-product lineup Marco is talking about was the old Apple Matrix of Consumer/Pro and Desktop/Mobile comprising the iBook, PowerBook, iMac, and PowerMac.

Considering how much trouble Apple's had shipping white versions of some of it's products, maybe you should?

Apple has 4 models of MacBooks and 4 models of iPods.

Which is nothing compared to Samsung.

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