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hch568 · 06-29-2010, 08:11 AM

Maybe it is not "uninformed" or "non-tech-savvy" for "the majority" (the majority in that specific market) to buy Ipod/Iphone/Ipad or "famous/popular products". There's more reasons for the majority to do that. We can't say people are stupid or xxx simply because they don't act like us. I never consider using Mac or buying Apple's products, not because I'm smart, but simply because they are too expensive and not suitable for my purposes (or not "user-friendly" enough for my usage). And I never consider buying Kindle or Nook before they dropped their prices. But I'm still not buying them because their limited format-support and the "locked-in" DRM issue.

People who bought and will buy ipod/iphone/ipad will continue doing so and think they are making a stylish and smart decision. It might be called "network-effect" that affects people's "taste" or preferences. If there are enough people admiring the thing or a status, you will believe it is an object for admiration. Why would we believe "slim and thin and ...." is beautiful/fashionable (what is fashion, anyway)? Why would we dress just like one another? (Don't you think it's boring?) Why don't you celebrate your uniqueness in dressing, doing things, taste and so on? If our tastes are very different from one another, business will not expand in such a scale. And there's no chance for big corporations and mega-multi-millionaires....

We would seek to be recognized and included in a group/society, and we would compromise consciously or unconsciously. And the factors that molded our tastes and preferences are dynamic, it might be your mother/family/friends/or anyone in your network who would determine the first and next phase of your preferences. So if all the people in your network think ipod/ipad/iphone is beautiful and user-friendly, would you question their judgement? Maybe you will question yourself first, then convince yourself the one function that you consider important is not that important anymore (because it is not possible for Apple to do that without affecting some other major factors, such as Job's claim about Flash would drain IPad's battery....).

We are not as smart and unique and unchangeable as we think.

06-29-2010, 08:11 AM	#90
hch568 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 14 Join Date: May 2010 Device: IPad2, EZRead Touch, Garmin-Asus M10	Maybe it is not "uninformed" or "non-tech-savvy" for "the majority" (the majority in that specific market) to buy Ipod/Iphone/Ipad or "famous/popular products". There's more reasons for the majority to do that. We can't say people are stupid or xxx simply because they don't act like us. I never consider using Mac or buying Apple's products, not because I'm smart, but simply because they are too expensive and not suitable for my purposes (or not "user-friendly" enough for my usage). And I never consider buying Kindle or Nook before they dropped their prices. But I'm still not buying them because their limited format-support and the "locked-in" DRM issue. People who bought and will buy ipod/iphone/ipad will continue doing so and think they are making a stylish and smart decision. It might be called "network-effect" that affects people's "taste" or preferences. If there are enough people admiring the thing or a status, you will believe it is an object for admiration. Why would we believe "slim and thin and ...." is beautiful/fashionable (what is fashion, anyway)? Why would we dress just like one another? (Don't you think it's boring?) Why don't you celebrate your uniqueness in dressing, doing things, taste and so on? If our tastes are very different from one another, business will not expand in such a scale. And there's no chance for big corporations and mega-multi-millionaires.... We would seek to be recognized and included in a group/society, and we would compromise consciously or unconsciously. And the factors that molded our tastes and preferences are dynamic, it might be your mother/family/friends/or anyone in your network who would determine the first and next phase of your preferences. So if all the people in your network think ipod/ipad/iphone is beautiful and user-friendly, would you question their judgement? Maybe you will question yourself first, then convince yourself the one function that you consider important is not that important anymore (because it is not possible for Apple to do that without affecting some other major factors, such as Job's claim about Flash would drain IPad's battery....). We are not as smart and unique and unchangeable as we think.