yeah, it was significant--when it was introduced on Android phones over a year ago.
The point is that while it is a great update for the iphone (no one is saying that the new iphone is bad or does not have improvements), we have seen it all before. There is nothing new to the market, nothing revolutionary.
This seems to be the way Apple works. Revolutionize an industry, then fade into oblivion over the years when everyone catches up.
Steve Jobs admitted to this himself regarding Apple Computers in the 90s.
I would say the iphone's edge is in it's cult-like following. Some people will buy the iphone no matter what it packs or no matter what Android has.
In many ways, the iphone is like the Porsche 911. Nothing radical ever changes, it rather evolves over time. Yet, it still sells to its key demo and will always have that name going for it.
The biggest downside to the new iphone is that it will no longer integrate Google Maps. Apple made a HUGE mistake in thinking they can take on Google in the Map/data game. That is Google's forte, and there is absolutely no competing with them.
If you read all the reviews by developers already running Apple's map service, they all say it's a downgrade.
Apple will never be able to catch up with all the information Google has.
