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Originally Posted by pilotbob
It's funny how people think this. Just because people enjoy a well made product others think they are fanatical or cultish followers. However, when you talk to some of those people (not all of course, because they are not honest with themselves) you would see that if money were no object more people would choose Apple products. They make a high quality product that people want and are willing to pay for.
I also paid more for my 2001 Toyota Camry than I would have for a Dodge Neon or Ford Escort of the day. However, I doubt either of those other cars would still be going strong now with only two very minor non-maintenance service needed on them.
But, this thread is supposed to be about the Xoom.. not about Apple's status as a religion, which is highly laughable to me.
BOb
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Unfortunately I cannot follow you as far as those "superior quality" claims are concerned. Of a total of 8 iPhones and 1 iPod classic among family and friends only 1 (!) did not need to be repaired within the first 18 months.
Yes, more people would choose Apple if they could afford it, such is the power of advertising. I greatly admire Apple's superior marketing skills, they have a lock on the uninformed users. Why do most people buy Apple products?
1.)They look good
2.)They are easy to use (not a bad thing in itself -- but also the reason there are so many things you can't do with them)
But the funny thing is, most Apple users actually believe they have the best products with the most advanced functionality. This is why we talk about "religion". If Apple users rationally said "my phone looks great and does what I want it to do even though it doesn't do Flash" then nobody would say another word about it. I can't count the times that I have seen iPhone users brag in amazement about some simple thing that their phones can do -- and it usually is something that a Palm or Windows phone could do in 2002 already.