iPhone 6

I don’t even know why Apple bothered with the iPhone 6, because it will go the way of the iPhone 5C: a niche product; a consolation prize; the budget choice for Apple loyalists; something you get begrudgingly and regret later. One estimate is that the iPhone 5S sold 3x better than the 5c.

I expect a similar share between the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus. Ok, so it’s not dead on arrival, but it will be the ugly step-sister to Cinderella. Except for personal preference over size and price, the iPhone 6 Plus is categorically the superior phone

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Superior Display

Guess what a 720p Android phone would be called in today’s market?

Mid-tier, like the Moto G, priced $180 off-contract. Last year’s Moto X was widely heralded but its 720p display was a major handicap when flagship competitors had 1080p.

Do people care if the benefits are incremental? The market has spoken and flagship phones should be 1080p. Motorola learned their lesson and a year later the new Moto X does carry a full HD display

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Apple was largely immune to this spec race because if you wanted an iPhone, there was only one choice for display resolution. So consumers never thought about it. They chose 5S or 5C, color and then storage size.

Now that decision is brought top-of-mind. Do you want a mid-tier resolution, or flagship-level resolution? Is there any doubt that, compared side-by-side, the iPhone 6 Plus display will outclass its lower resolution sibling

Windows 9

New Windows 9 screenshots give us a closer look at the desktop, start menu and taskbar

A couple of German tech sites have published nearly two dozen Windows 9 “Threshold” screenshots. The images allegedly come from the “Windows Technical Preview,” a version of the operating system that is expected to be available later this month.

Specifically, the images are said to have come from an early build of the OS seeded to close Microsoft partners. By all accouts, they appear to be authentic