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re: First day of Apple Watch preorders: 957,000
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:39 pm to Scoop
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:39 pm to Scoop
quote:
Also, are there a lot of sheep references?
From the sheep, yep.
They believe you can't buy an apple product without being some brainwashed sheep, yet all recite the same phrases.
I've got apple products and other products. I buy what works for what I need.
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 9:54 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:As most of us do. But this thread is about a million people in one day paying a bare minimum of $350 for a device that is being marketed more as a fashion accessory than as tech. Are you one of those people?
They believe you can't buy an apple product without being some brainwashed sheep, yet all recite the same phrases.
I've got apple products and other products. I buy what works for what I need.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:05 am to Korkstand
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bare minimum of $350 for a device that is being marketed more as a fashion accessory than as tech. Are you one of those people?
I bought the $399 Sport watch as a tech piece. I see no value in paying much more for a tech piece that will be outdated in just a few years so I agree with you on that level.
However as I said before people buy new Apple products because most are already in the Apple eco system & mostly based on their solid history of putting out winners. They want to get theirs early not wait for months for production to catch up to demand. Shipping dates are already months behind.
Also, they don't see $300-$400 as a big deal for a tech piece, nor do I, and obviously a significant number can readily afford to pay a much higher price.
Price isn't much of an issue to an affluent customer base.
What will be an issue is if the Watch doesn't live up to its promises.
Time will soon tell.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:25 am to TigerGman
quote:Almost as if they don't have a choice?
However as I said before people buy new Apple products because most are already in the Apple eco system
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:42 am to TigerGman
You're an imbecile.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:45 am to Korkstand
quote:
Korkstand
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Almost as if they don't have a choice?
But aren't smartwatches like Pebble and others compatible with iOS? There was some $15 POS on Meh.com the day that the Apple Watch went on sale that was a gag to coincide with pre-ordering kicking off that's also compatible.
They could also choose not to buy one as well. Where's this inability to choose you're discussing?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:09 am to TigerGman
quote:You can't explain it, because it makes no sense. If these microsoft sheep existed, here's what you'd find: they would all have windows phones, not Android, and the memes would support you, instead of me. You have to have some sort of brain injury.
Sorry you can't follow along why OSX users are the ones that broke from the massive Windows Sheep herd in the first place & why they're not sheep for being more inclined to stick with Apple products.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:11 am to Louie T
quote:
You're an imbecile.
Undoubtedly.
But since all you can come up with is that instead of a substantive response what does that make you?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:12 am to Korkstand
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Doing the same as everyone else is not what makes someone a "sheep". Most people use Windows simply because most people use Windows. It makes the world go 'round. It's how things get done cost-efficiently. It gets the job done. It's not the size of the herd that defines a sheep, it's the sheep.
The other "sheep" are the android fans. Same argument, different forum. My product is superior to yours because you're brainwashed, blah blah blah
If it works for you, go for it. Not sure why people feel they have to shite on things to feel somewhat superior.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:15 am to Korkstand
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Almost as if they don't have a choice?
As opposed to a new PC buyer having to purchase Windows 8?
Or A Samsung phone needing to be wrung of all the crapware it comes with out of the box?
Sure, in that light they have plenty of choices.
But Apple products will naturally be at the top of the list.
That doesn't make them Sheep. Someone that pays for Windows 8 because they refuse to look outside of Windows, now that's a sheep.
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 11:16 am
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:16 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:Another one that doesn't understand the sheep thing. Dude, that's not what it means.
The other "sheep" are the android fans. Same argument, different forum. My product is superior to yours because you're brainwashed, blah blah blah
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:28 am to AlxTgr
quote:
If these microsoft sheep existed, here's what you'd find: they would all have windows phones, not Android
That's actually a decent point. But considering Android had a massive lead, and Windows phone fumbled out the box, not a big surprise.
Had Microsoft jumped on the smart phone much earlier, most of the Windows sheep would probably be on it.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:38 am to Korkstand
quote:
this thread is about a million people in one day paying a bare minimum of $350 for a device that is being marketed more as a fashion accessory than as tech.
There are 335 million active iPhone users. So 0.29% of Apple's mobile customer base signed up the first day. They only expect to sell to 10% of that customer base in the first year. LINK
This really is much ado about nothing, both in being a news story and people taking the time to react to it.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:49 am to TigerGman
quote:They are the greatest phones available. Nokia for life.
Windows phone fumbled out the box
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:13 pm to GFunk
quote:I said "almost as if.." in response to Gman's statement that people buy Apple because they are already in the ecosystem.
They could also choose not to buy one as well. Where's this inability to choose you're discussing?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:20 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:The people who use a Google OS on a Samsung/LG/whatever phone with a Dell/HP/Asus/whatever PC running a Microsoft OS? Sheep? Are you sure they aren't just using the products they need at prices that make sense to them?
The other "sheep" are the android fans.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:34 pm to Korkstand
quote:
The people who use a Google OS on a Samsung/LG/whatever phone with a Dell/HP/Asus/whatever PC running a Microsoft OS? Sheep? Are you sure they aren't just using the products they need at prices that make sense to them?
If you worship droid and hate Apple, yes.
For the normal folks who use whatever works for them and don't give a shite about what anyone else is using, no.
Apple/Droid is the Ford/Chevy of the Millennial generation.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:51 pm to TigerGman
quote:1. A computer is useless to most people without an OS, so having one is necessary for a functional product
As opposed to a new PC buyer having to purchase Windows 8?
2. It is possible to get a refund
3. The fraction of the purchase price paid for Windows is minimal
4. Can I buy a Mac without paying for OSX? Didn't think so
quote:What's that got to do with anything?
Or A Samsung phone needing to be wrung of all the crapware it comes with out of the box?
quote:
But Apple products will naturally be at the top of the list.
That doesn't make them Sheep. Someone that pays for Windows 8 because they refuse to look outside of Windows, now that's a sheep.
I don't think anybody in this world refuses to look outside of Windows. The bottom line is it gets the job done, and Apple doesn't come close to matching the value per dollar. Everyone has choices, but there is a huge difference between choosing products that meet one's value expectations, and voluntarily locking oneself into a particular vendor's products. As expensive as it is to buy into the Apple ecosystem, it's even more expensive to stay in it, and yet more expensive to buy out of it. Why anyone, much less a million people in one day, could so desperately want to spend so much money on a product with such limited value and lifespan is beyond me. It seems to take a certain kind of mentality, if you know what I mean.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:55 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
If you worship droid and hate Apple, yes.
quote:No, no, no no, no. It's already been defined on your side that Microsoft is key.
Apple/Droid is the Ford/Chevy of the Millennial generation.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:03 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I wonder who isn't a sheep. Fire phone users? Well no, since they're running an Android fork.
One Plus One users? Crap, still an Android fork.
Maybe Tizen-based phones? Well, Samsung is a pretty popular phone brand too, so we could call them Samsung sheep because they're even more Samsung-ingrained than Galaxy owners.
Chromebook owners? More Google sheep I guess. Maybe Hackintosh builders? Nope, just smarter Apple sheep keeping their options open. Hell, even I'm the biggest sheep of all given the number of herds I've rolled with, past and present.
What if Apple started offering Windows-only versions of some of their PCs and suddenly decided to make OS X open source? How many border collies would it take to recover from such chaos?
One Plus One users? Crap, still an Android fork.
Maybe Tizen-based phones? Well, Samsung is a pretty popular phone brand too, so we could call them Samsung sheep because they're even more Samsung-ingrained than Galaxy owners.
Chromebook owners? More Google sheep I guess. Maybe Hackintosh builders? Nope, just smarter Apple sheep keeping their options open. Hell, even I'm the biggest sheep of all given the number of herds I've rolled with, past and present.
What if Apple started offering Windows-only versions of some of their PCs and suddenly decided to make OS X open source? How many border collies would it take to recover from such chaos?
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