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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
I don't own an Apple product and possibly never will. Just saying I have never met anyone who regretted buying one
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A friend of mine recently got burned by switching from Windows to Mac OS, having bought a new MacBook Pro. He then wrote me a long email, detailing his frustrations. He had been impressed by iPad and iPhone so much he thought he'd be equally impressed by Mac OS. It didn't happen, and he says he prefers Windows in performing practically all the tasks he needs to get done. He intends to give his MacBook away to his wife, and return to Windows.
On the other hand, Helen, you're right that it's rare for folks to regret their Apple purchase, especially an iDevice. I am myself blown away by how well both iPad 1 and iPhone 4 still perform for me to this day, although they're both over 3 years old now. They practically still perform like they always have for me. The quality of Apple's
hardware is amazing. My ancient iPad 1 still has better battery life
today than my brand-new Nexus 7!
The problem, though, is if you price your products out of the range of what a great majority of users can reasonably
afford. Superior hardware quality will then likely no longer be enough to rescue your brand from niche status.