Quote from walterjennings:
poor workmanship of iproducts? i am not an apple fanboy by and measure of the word,
I think you are a fanboy, you just may a bit slow to realize it. Does not matter, it's not like I automatically turned the cheek on the I-pod, I was quite interested in buying one when it first came out and about a year ago. I did my own research, in real life, by asking people every chance I got about their experience with their I-pod. You know, field research.
you say the wii is revolutionary because the way you control it... really... a new method of controlling... a breakthrough.... wow... iv never heard of anything like that
and surely not in my last few posts..
You do not know what you are talking about. No it has never been done before, that's why Nintendo is getting the awards. It's obvious you know nothing of the console industry, but it's not like there are not articles on the matter that any joe shmoe can understand. Of course, at the same time, you could not even figure out the innovation of DVD over VHS. Still struggling on the digital vs analog concept?
and surely apple has never produced anything like that in the past, and obviously that wasn't one of my key points why this product has an edge over products offering similar services, similar to wii's edge, if i was trying to make that argument.
Apple hasn't produced anything like that besides the Apple computer and Macintosh decades ago. I-pod was nothing new and neither is I-phone. I was using MP3 players and Minidisc players before you probably even knew what a MP3 file was. I-pod is another MP3 player, even your previous post notes that, you're just too dense to see the irony.
Of course some people require pretty commercials & image to conform to, maybe that's where you find the innovation. You must think you can actually dance when you put the Ipod on, just like the silhouettes in the commercials.
ii am by no mean saying this product is for everybody. if you cant afford one. dont buy one.
That just about sums up your simpleton consumerist ideology, common of USA. No wonder this country has a negative savings rate, no discipline and weak minds. If I felt the I-phone was worth $1000, I would have one on pre-order already. If I ever agreed with the prices charged for the I-pod, considering its workmanship, I would have one.
People like you will never understand that it is the principle of the matter, not whether you can afford it or not. Most buyers of I-pods could not actually afford them, they just charged it. People like me will walk an extra block to buy a blunt just because the convienience store clerk tries to overcharge me by a quarter. Has nothing to do with saving a quarter, it's a matter of who deserves my business and is not trying to rip me off.
btw hydro. if you would like a job as a gopher, pm me, i can pay you enough to afford an iphone, that way everybody is happy
You could never afford me and I do not accept credit cards.
We don't need to keep this going, I think I was in total agreement about the most relevant part of your initial post. I-phone can get 10% market share in 2008, if not more. I point to you as to the reason why.
.. and I force myself not to use it much either.