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Originally Posted by cjr72
Its always been curious to me when people so closely identify with the products they buy and vilify the competing products they don't. Down here in Texas its common to see Chevy pickups with stickers of Calving pissing on the Ford emblem and vice-versa. Maybe it's insecurity over their purchase decisions or it's a tribal thing like rooting for your favorite sports team?
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Originally Posted by SeaKing
Ah, my observant friend.
Oh, wait, I see it now, a mid year update to the iPad (new?). In July or August, a quad core comes and a Siri even that works for Southern boys like myself. Naw, hold off on the Siri. Maybe the data load for that little gem is getting too high.
The only real question I really have is how many times a year can Apple dip into its customers pockets? I have seen it time and time again. I have relatives that do it. I myself have given an Ipod Touch as a requested gift.
Do all Apple customers drive Mercedes to work which they then trade for Porsches on the weekend? Do they all have medical degrees or are partners in Law Firms, and live in places called "The Reserves," "The Palisades" or "The Cliffs."
Do they all have pool boys and gardeners? Do their maids and footmen polish their collection of old (defined as 6 months owned) Apple products every morning?
Or another question is really where in heck do all the old Apple products go? There must be giant piles of old Apple products somewhere like old tires stacked up in mounds on the earth that can be seen from the space station.
I admire Apple. It is a merchandiser's dream company. I am highly suspect of its customers. I appears to me that they are somewhat like the stylistas being driven to wear only the very latest, and only once, and always looking for the next new thing.
And finally, the real question.
If they can hardly wait for the next new thing, does that mean that the thing they have isn't really all that good? Or does it mean something more?
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Is there any reason why there is so much apple hater-aide being served up at MR? I mean, seriously. It gets ridiculous around here.
I don't own any tablets...probably because none of them have made me want to spend any money.
I do own a few PCs. I've owned countless PCs...the old ones are
somewhere like old tires stacked up in mounds on the earth that can be seen from the space station. Huh. Looks like my PCs are Apples...
But the funny thing is...while yall hate to hear it, Apple products work. Really well. And strangely enough...none of my friends have to play techie with their apple products like I do with my PCs.
Great example: I bought a brand new HP computer for work. I also bought a brand new HP printer to go with it. Excited, I set up my shiny new toys (small business, we're our own techs). Everything worked great...for two weeks. Suddenly, my HP printer stopped working. I called tech support every day for about a week...I spend countless man hours on the phone. Several different people from tech support auto connected to my computer to
try to get it working. Uninstall, reinstall. Uninstall, reinstall. Rinse, lather, repeat. They never could get it to work. They finally decided to tell me it was the
computer's fault. ???!?! By this time I'm angry and my computer's OS/security had holes in it the size of Texas. And now everything was seizing up. WTF. So, I gave everyone the business and prepared to send back both the computer and the printer for a refund. Before I did that, I decided to contact HP computer support. Someone there backed my computer up a few weeks (lost some data) to the time before the printer was hooked up. I sent back the printer and bought a new one. Shuddering the entire time.
All my Mac friends laughed at me. Their Apple products work well together and had none of these issues.
My husband has constant problems with his PC's. And the less said about his wireless printer, the better. Grrrr. That one still gives us problems.
And we have to buy new computers every two years or so. In fact...I'm past the two year mark with my current HP laptop...and it's letting me know that in very obvious ways. My screen is dying. Huh. 2 years. Sounds like the Apple upgrade cycle to me. I guess my PC laptop is an Apple.
I do own an iPhone. I got my first iPhone when the 1st gen was released. I worked great. I loved it. When it came time to get a new cell phone...I decided to stay with the brand that worked well for me. Wonder of wonders! It still works! Only time I've
had to upgrade is when my iPhone decided to grow legs and walk away...
My mom owns an Android phone and an iPod touch. She hates her android with a passion. Keeps calling me asking for help. Can't help her...no android experience. She just lost her iPod somewhere around the house...and almost bought an iPhone because she can
use it...this is the first time she's had to depend on her Android and she's coming to realize it's...super complicated and she's no techie.
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
1~2 years per product class appear to be the norm. 
Compared to other manufacturers, Apple products actually have relatively high resale value. If you do upgrade every year, you can generally cover half the cost of the new version by selling your older one. For iPhones, you could make enough from selling the 2-generation old models to cover the entire subsidized price or close to it (of course, you're on the hook for the monthly voice and data plans for 2 years). 
I reckon not that many people upgrade every year. For folks who upgrade, someone else in the family probably inherits the older model. For me, yes, the iPad 2 wasn't ideal primarily because I wanted it to have retina display (there were rumors of it prior to release). Unfortunately, there was one app I wanted that was iPad-only at the time (it's now been updated to support the iPhone and iPod Touch, but remains an iOS exclusive), otherwise, I wouldn't have bought an iPad 2.
P.S.
No Mercedes or Porsche here. I reckon the lack of monthly $1,000 car payments is what allows me to buy all my tech stuff (which isn't just limited to Apple). |
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I buy all the toys I want. Cause I manage my money in a way that allows me to do so. I have never owned a luxury-moblie... I guess that helps me quite a bit.
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Originally Posted by SeaKing
2. It is my belief that the Apple product buying cycle is much shorter than most other manufacturers. I think the rush to buy the next "upgrades" show this. Witness the excitement about getting a new color.
A lot of my comments come about from having talked with Apple owners over the years, and questioning them on why they buy Apples which are usually more expensive than other products. Granted that was mostly about computers and not iPods, iPhones and iPads.
Those Apple computer owners were a diverse lot. My doctor, at least 2 children, 1 wife, my sister and her husband, cousins, friends, co-workers, etc. They all feel that Apple gives them something special that makes the extra cost worth it, and yet they can't explain what it is very well, if you are familiar with what they want to do.
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Why I buy Apple phones (I've used the computers but have no real plan to purchase one):
1. I like the OS. It's very smooth and functional.
2. I like the fact that I have so little to do to make it work. I have never had to play techie with my phone.
3. I love the features that my phone has (and OMG. I almost had a nerdgasm when iTunes U got it's own app)
4. The ecosystem works really well for me
5. Since I've had a touch screen phone since before any other company but Apple had one (that I know of) - every thing I've ever purchased on my phone follows me even when upgrading. When my phone was stolen I went to the store and bought a new one. Came home, plugged it in and....PRESTO! I had my old phone back. Background and everything. Apps arranged the way I had it. Phone numbers/contacts all there. Songs, no problem. Wow. So great.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Apparently the iPad 3 has image stabilization built in. I always think that people taking photos with an iPad look very silly . |
+1 Totally agree.