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re: Cell Phone Wars: Majority of iPhone Users Admit to 'Blind Loyalty'
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:41 pm to TH03
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:41 pm to TH03
quote:This is pretty much the gist of it. Just look at the console wars for video gaming.
it's brand loyalty. it exists in just about everything produced for consumers.
People will defend their positions no matter how retarded they sound.
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Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:44 pm to Lester Earl
it's blind to the other side and its pros and cons
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:45 pm to Scruffy
quote:
This is pretty much the gist of it. Just look at the console wars for video gaming.
People will defend their positions no matter how retarded they sound.
Master Race >>>>>> Consoles
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:46 pm to SG_Geaux
quote:
Master Race >>>>>> Consoles
essentially.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:46 pm to SlowFlowPro
All Apple has to do to sell shite is come out with something named iPhone 6, put it in a different case, and have a few commercials. They don't have to go any further than that to have a billion in sales, and users will swear up and down that it is night and day faster than the 5
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:47 pm to TH03
LG Optimus Pro, for me.
Was brand loyal to iphone even though i jailbroke it day one. Bought a gs2 that did everything my jaiobroken iphone did... havent looked back.
This outdated optimus pro I just got for free is years ahead of 90% of most of the phones on the market.
The IR blaster is shoukd be on every smart phone. But...office suites and screen size were the real pull toward android for me.
As for the pc vs mac argument... eh, I have a budget built pc in the living room thats four years old that trumps anything you can buy in a store these days...havent turned it on in at least six months.
I will admit to looking down on the sheeple who buy mac laptops...my wife uses one daily and Im tired of fixing the buggy arse OS every single night.
Was brand loyal to iphone even though i jailbroke it day one. Bought a gs2 that did everything my jaiobroken iphone did... havent looked back.
This outdated optimus pro I just got for free is years ahead of 90% of most of the phones on the market.
The IR blaster is shoukd be on every smart phone. But...office suites and screen size were the real pull toward android for me.
As for the pc vs mac argument... eh, I have a budget built pc in the living room thats four years old that trumps anything you can buy in a store these days...havent turned it on in at least six months.
I will admit to looking down on the sheeple who buy mac laptops...my wife uses one daily and Im tired of fixing the buggy arse OS every single night.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:48 pm to Hammertime
quote:
come out with something named iPhone 6
quote:
users will swear up and down that it is night and day faster than the 5
Smh. That's why bench mark tests exist. And yes.. New products have newer and faster internals. And yes they perform better. And yes an iphone 6 will be faster than an iphone 5.
Are you a moron by the way?
This post was edited on 3/23/14 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:49 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:I'm not saying this isn't true, just that this is a terrible sample to say "majority of iPhone users"
simonlycontracts.co.uk polled 2,275 iPhone owners
What scruff said above is Def true
This post was edited on 3/23/14 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:50 pm to SlowFlowPro
I'll readily admit I've mostly just owned Iphones because I know how to use them and haven't been presented with a good reason to change. I'm not a tech-savy person though. My next phone might be different just for the hell of it though. I'll probably just get something cheaper. I could probably buy a phone for 1/3 the cost that does all the stuff I need from a phone. Same with computers. I've bought essentially the same crappy HP laptop 3 straight times. I haven't run into a situation where it doesn't do what I need it to so I just stick with it.
This post was edited on 3/23/14 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:55 pm to Scruffy
quote:
Scruffy doesn't really care what phone he has as long as he can surf the web, make phone calls, and text.
It's funny how today's simplified criteria for a phone includes surfing the web. I remember in 2006 saying "I just want a phone that can make phone calls," but that definitely changed when surfing the web on the phone wasn't so cumbersome.
The blind loyalty to iPhone is perfectly understandable. It was the first of its kind to hit the mainstream market (large screen, multi-touch interface, direct finger input), so the immediate adopters included people who have never owned an Apple product in their lives, and iOS was a new interface for everyone. A year prior, most of these people, myself included, didn't even know they wanted a phone with legitimate internet browsing capabilities. So there's a combination of the "I know iOS and I like it" and the "I don't really know what I'm missing with other mobile OSes, so I don't care" mentality.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:01 pm to markasaurus
No dumb arse. Obviously that was too far above your head. Point was that they don't have to do anything special for people to buy the "new and improved" iPhones, and rant and rave how much better they are. They could have the same exact internals with a different case and people would brag about them.
That ties PERFECTLY, and I mean PERFECTLY, in with this thread.
That ties PERFECTLY, and I mean PERFECTLY, in with this thread.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:04 pm to Hammertime
quote:
They could have the same exact internals with a different case and people would brag about them.
Samsung has mastered this art.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
Every apple fanboy I've ever met was a little beta mfer
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:11 pm to Hammertime
quote:
Point was that they don't have to do anything special for people to buy the "new and improved" iPhones, and rant and rave how much better they are. They could have the same exact internals with a different case and people would brag about them.
You can find these exact people on Android. Lots of people out there that aren't aware of the ins and outs of technology on all brand loyalty sides. You would also have the Apple fanboys that are actually knowledgeable that would get extremely upset if Apple did try to pull something like this off. There are a good percentage that get mad about things Apple fails to do with each update and are willing to wait til the next phone release to see if they get it. Like the people who avoided the 4s because they wanted LTE.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:13 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:People live on the internet now. I catch myself pulling out my phone, start typing out a website and realize I don't even want to. I spend 10 hours a day working on a computer and still come home and get on the computer. Obviously it's not the same. I spend about 5 minutes of work time web surfing. I remember taking keyboard class back in 7th grade. They probably don't even have that class anymore because the average 12/13 year old kid can type better than their teachers now.
It's funny how today's simplified criteria for a phone includes surfing the web. I remember in 2006 saying "I just want a phone that can make phone calls," but that definitely changed when surfing the web on the phone wasn't so cumbersome.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:16 pm to Dam Guide
Apple has one OS. With Android, you have hundreds of different ROMs and setups that all run differently. I haven't ever met someone who is loyal to Samsung or Motorola, or any manufacturer of android phones. People switch because phones are actually better/faster/bigger screen/better camera.
Fanbois switch because something is new, not necessarily because it is better. Even if apple did pull the switcheroo, people would still wait in long lines and pay $600 for phones
Fanbois switch because something is new, not necessarily because it is better. Even if apple did pull the switcheroo, people would still wait in long lines and pay $600 for phones
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:22 pm to SlowFlowPro
Droids are just disposable flavor of the month devices.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
Put me in this category i guess
Androids are just too big for my liking. Ill stick with my iphons
Androids are just too big for my liking. Ill stick with my iphons
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:35 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:i like my phone. it does everything i want it to do. it works with all of my other devices. i don't have time nor the inclination to research other devices because i'm happy with what i have. apple makes a good product. are there better products for other people out there? probably but at this point i really don't care. its just a fricking phone.
As part of ongoing research into mobile phone purchasing decisions simonlycontracts.co.uk polled 2,275 iPhone owners and found a staggering 59% admitted “blind loyalty” to the handset. The definition was users who stated they would not even consider researching other handsets when upgrading in future. Asked why 78% said they “couldn’t imagine having a different type of phone now” while 52% said they were just “really impressed” with their iPhone.
drexyl - admitted isheep
Posted on 3/23/14 at 1:37 pm to drexyl
quote:
i like my phone. it does everything i want it to do. it works with all of my other devices. i don't have time nor the inclination to research other devices because i'm happy with what i have. apple makes a good product. are there better products for other people out there? probably but at this point i really don't care. its just a fricking phone.
drexyl - admitted isheep
^^^ This
Jet - another admitted iSheep.
I bought my MacBook Pro, iPad and iPhone with my own money. Why do people care so much about what other people buy with their own money?
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