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- nb0
This is anecdotal, but I find it interesting: Nearly all my friends/family have an iPhone – and I do, too. I can probably name 50-60 people (25-40 year-olds) off the top of my head that I know for sure who have an iPhone, but only one person that has Android.
All of us have never even looked at other phone brands when shopping or when it's time to upgrade. We all just sort of casually hear about the new Apple phones, and then get whichever iPhone we think is best. There's an assumption there that iPhones are simply better than all other phones. Some of my friends have spent months deciding or waiting for a new iPhone, but still, haven't considered the alternative.
Now, this month I needed to pick a new carrier, and the only reason I considered anything other than iPhone was because of Google Fi. So I went to a couple shops to try to see what the Nexus looks like, and I realized that since the very first iPhone, I have not even walked into a store to look at phones, nor asked an Android user if they liked their device. Never once. Hadn't even occurred to me. I've ordered all my phones from Apple or got them at an Apple store without once doing any research. 7 or 8 years I've had iPhones, since the first year they were out, and it never occurred to me to look at another phone!?!?
It's not like I'm a superfan of iPhone, but I did like it. Obviously the first-gen iPhone was light years beyond any other smart phone. I even got a Samsung tablet a few years back, and didn't like it (Android wasn't as polished back then.)
Anyway, this behaviour is fascinating to me. Generally when people buy products they spend a lot of time (probably too much) decision-making. But in the case of iPhone users, it's the opposite. They're ignoring most of the options, and without a reason!
I've talked to a few friends about it and they all agreed that they don't have any idea what other phones are like. Some of them could name Samsung (but haven't tried one) but nobody could name a single other phone manufacturer. Honestly, until this month, I didn't know who else made phones, either. I've asked a couple if they think iPhones are better and the response is always similar: "You know? I never thought about it. I don't know! I assume they are, right?"
Another thing I learned – which is far less interesting to me – is that current Samsung phones are much nicer than current iPhones. The Galaxy S and Edge series and the Note 5 are so nice to hold and use. Android looks better than iOS, although I can't yet comment on the user experience. Maybe I'll be cursing Android soon and regretting my decision to switch.
I'm not trying to convert anyone to Samsung or Android, I really don't care. My point is simply that it is fascinating how our consumer behaviour is so unique when shopping for Apple stuff.
- To be fair, there wasn't much incentive for me to ask Android users about their devices, as I did own an Android tablet (that I mostly never use).nb
- i have both. Apple and Android. They both annoy me. I wish we didn't have such strict ecosystems.err
- Also make sure you stop using imessage before you switch or you'll miss alot of text messages.err
- https://selfsolve.ap…err
- Yeah, I use iMessages on my MBP, so I'll catch the messages, just might be a bit later...nb
- Hmm, I just set iMessages to only be accessible via my email account, (i.e. I unchecked my phone number.) I hope that works.nb
- It's called brand loyalty and the difficulty of change/learning a new OS.rosem
- I think it's more than brand loyalty. Brand blindness, perhaps. Key: "You know? I never thought about it. I don't know"Peter
- Yeah, it's brand blindness. Although, Android did suck when it first came out, compared to iOS. Now, it's great.nb
- detritus0
Huh, so stocks don't go up forever?
Shit, I best take a look at my financial plans, I think I might've miscalculated a bit.
- utopian0
Apple has laid off all of its contract recruiters, source says
Apple is expected to report sales and profit declines in its quarterly earnings statement tomorrow. The company is also reported to be curtailing smartphone production for a second consecutive quarter.
- mekk0
^ Could be a lot faster on both machines if Adobe would fucking optimize their sluggish software. I mean InDesign still running on one core etc. WAT
- Adobe apps rely more and more on the GPU to do zooming, panning etc. They run like absolute shit on the laptop chips Apple use in iMacs.face_melter
- On my last iMac I installed beta drivers from nVidia to try an eke out extra % of performance because the Apple drivers are so out of date.face_melter
- fuck adobehans_glib
- Now I have a PC with a proper gfx card, Adobe performance is like night and day, across the board.face_melter
- Apple didn't even support 10 Bit Output/Workflow a year ago. Silly Apple and their "Professionals"mekk
- I roll my gorgeous green eyes when they bang on about their 4/5K displays when it's only a 2GB card running them. Good luck doing anything remotely heavy.face_melter
- yup, I would happily buy a heavier MBP with smaller battery but with a proper GPU..What about VR, can they (mbps,iMacs) handle it?shovepiggyshove
- Bennn4
Dollar for dollar, Apple just can't seem to keep up.
''$4,000 PC Destroys $4,000 iMac in Lightroom Performance Test, Report''
- it's all smoke and mirrors, perception is reality. now, they're moving on to cars (fiasco waiting). Jobs was Apple; not Ives and this new clown Cook, bad ideadrake-von-drake
- "custom built PC" vs Off shelf consumer Mac. Curious how it would do against the Mac Pro.Gnash
- ^ yes, the Mac would crush it, but keep in mind the COST. Wayyyyyyy higherdrake-von-drake
- if the PC had a display even close to the 5K res 27" that comes with the iMac it would be way more expensive than $4kmonospaced
- the off-the-shelf MacPro is $3,999Gnash
- Stupid comparison. Also, who cares.nb
- $2,999, I'm sure that was a typo.monospaced
- ^ that's for the quad, $3.9K for the 6-coreGnash
- LG makes Apple displays, can't see why would they be more "special" than 5k Dell or Samsung displaysshovepiggyshove
- thats why i switeched to PC a few years ago. PCs are a lot cheaper tp buy and performances are equal or better to Macs. and all the softwares are exactly the saBennn
- me.Bennn
- @shove, sure, but they didn't spec a 5k display in that $4k build, they picked one not much better than 1080.monospaced
- Actually, a lot of people should care. Eventually Apple's shiny logo isn't going to be enough to blind people to the more cost/less power formula they've hadformed
- Its a bit disappointing that there isnt hardcore apple clone community it seemsyurimon
- ^ they tried a few years back. Apple wasn't very accommodating.Gnash
- I would build a hackintosh in a heartbeat if the whole thing didn't involve so many unknowns and possible headachesmonospaced
- when they did license Mac OS to 3rd party developers, I owned the fastest Mac at the time and it was a PowerComputing rig, and it was cheaper than a Macmonospaced
- sofakingback4
Why does iPad not have a native calculator?
- yeah i noticed that too, 3rd party calculators are mostly adware. shame!mekk
- Allow me to submit this for design inspiration. You're welcome, Apple! http://www.geekalert…nb
- Unacceptabledocpoz
- No weather app either.raf
- what, you want a native app that you can just toss in a folder of other native apps you don't use? actually looking for something to complain about? pleasemonospaced
- relax. I saw the link and thought it was an interesting bit of apple info.sofakingback
- utopian-4
- AMOLED been used by Samsung already.... first heard of it was 5 year ago...pango
- Hopefully they replace the screen material so it won't crack, like Androids.instrmntl
- curved screen... that's just stupid...pango
- 5.8 inch?! ugggghhh making it round number too much to ask for?pango
- Ergonomically correct? I'm not sure how it would feel in the hands, looks interesting though. I did not get a Samsung because their new phones are all glass.utopian
- ^yeah, the all glass part I don't like, metal/ceramic/someth... would be much better. As much as I hate the S5's looks, it stays in your handformed
- i modeled a similar concept Oct. '13imbecile
- i reckon the 7 will be boring. and the 8 will actually bring in a new shift in design.inteliboy
- You all know this is just stupid fake and fan art right?monospaced
- That's no excuse for being stupid. Apple fan failed!!pango
- imbecile1
The latest version of iOS lets anyone see your contacts and photos on certain iPhones
- utopian0
Unlocked iPhone Worthless After F.B.I. Spills Glass of Water on It
After the Justice Department said on Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple...a stupid ass dimwitted dumb fuck FBI agent spilled a glass a water on it making the iPhone worthless!
- news satire... but not even (that) funny at all. Yawn.chukkaphob
- ah, would be funnier if truemonospaced
- Whoa? FBI's like your ghetto car repair shop? "We fixed it. But also broke it..."pango
- @pango it's satire, dudechukkaphob
- I need to work on my jokes... But I guess it's only as funny as this article.pango
- shaft-3
As I said... stop calling it a new iPhone. It's a minor spec upgrade, like when MacBooks get a 0.2 GHz faster processor once or twice a year:
- shaft0
The main problem with the iPhone 5SE is that we'll have to keep optimising mobile websites for the tiny screen.
So much for hoping these days were going to be over.- surely it will be the same res as existing phones just on a smaller screen?fadein11
- It's the same. Nothing to see here.monospaced
- because iPhone has the smaller screen of all the phones?ESKEMA
- Mostly same. I use a 4s as my benchmark.section_014
- mekk0
^ Consumer electronics aren't known to be very safe, I wonder why this took them so long at all.
- chukkaphob0
U.S. Says It Has Unlocked iPhone Without Apple
- https://twitter.com/…nb
- Makes Apple look pretty silly then doesn't it?BusterBoy
- yupchukkaphob
- I think this makes them look worse than if they agreed. This shows they have no control. So much for being so secure.formed
- The dumb fucks figured it out after all.utopian
- This is the type of information that Americans need to know to feel safe.omg
- If Apple caved on letting us have our right to privacy, it would be worse than a breach. Think about it for a few seconds.CyBrainX
- Hmm, so far, it sounds worse (depending on your view), this shows that nothing is secure after all, so it really doesn't matter what Apple promises or says.formed
- so essentially this just came down to the FBI wanting to be able to crack anyone’s phone. Scary times.kona
- @kona uhm, no. Obviously they already can. haha!chukkaphob
- utopian0
iPhone in 2017 will feature curved glass, 5.8-inch AMOLED display and much more
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/iphon…
"Innovation never sleeps"
- MrT-2
- Boring and triteutopian
- shockingly bad nonsense.fadein11
- History is boring? Bad? Nonsense?ArmandoEstrada
- why post this?iCanHazQBN
- It's a new Apple ad.
In an Apple thread.
Why question it?MrT
- drake-von-drake0
- Turns out Foxconn's factories are so big they were able to check suicide rates against the national average and guess what? They were lower.detritus
- All that shit there was to pacify Western Media's angst. God forbid consumers actually have to concern themselves!detritus
- They were checked against US national averages, it turned out it was more depressing to live in the US than work for Foxconn.shaft
- They also make Playstation, Xbox, Nokia phones and the Wii U but nobody seems to give a shit about that.monospaced
- because nobody acts like a pompous douche about their nokiaterry_cloth
- who acts like a pompous douche about their iPhone? or any brand of any product?? Get out more and you'll see no one really gives a shit.inteliboy
- I was being rhetorical and sarcastic. Obviously it's because Apple makes a fucking fortune on them.monospaced
- Innovation Never Sleeps...Especially for 9 year old Chinese children.utopian
- USA
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#1utopian
- CygnusZero4-2
So I guess you cant buy the sport model with the green band, or the normal apple watch stainless steel model with a white band...
- ideaist0
Apple:
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Phone_lEasy.
Peasy.
Steve would have wanted it this way.
; )
- imbecile1
I have a 6 plus space grey 128
Aside from often using its massive screen for video, i don't like this thing awkwardly huge in my pocket
that se rose gold 64 is likely perfect for me
I don't see the need for the 3D touch function but like the idea of a smaller phone again with better specs
I'm old apparently
plus... rose gold