nerds waiting for new iphone

[bhavv]

You (and some others in the thread) seem to think that marketing is some kind of trickery or magic which carries no value to the buyer. You're also trying to commodify a phone.

But you don't buy two ounces of phone. You don't buy one and a half tonnes of car.

When you buy a product, you're paying for the product, the marketing, the wraparounds, the integrated and soft services. That's the case for an Apple iPhone. It is also the case for Starbucks, Costa, Nero coffee. Coffee and beans is a few pence. You're mostly paying for the marketing - the lifestyle brand buy-in.

It is also the case for Sony Vaio, Levi Jeans, GAP clothes and A&F tshirts. It's the case for everything.

What matters to you might not matter to someone else. You might buy by the GHz. I might buy by the gram.

If you want to reduce every single thing in this world into its core components and materials, then according to you, everything is overpriced. But that'd be fallacious and not representative of reality..

Well, I remember seeing an interview once with Beyonce and her mum advertising their fashion range, and all the clothes that the models and Beyonce were wearing were just $18. So yes £5000 jeans are hugely overpriced.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Well, I remember seeing an interview once with Beyonce and her mum advertising their fashion range, and all the clothes that the models and Beyonce were wearing were just $18. So yes £5000 jeans are hugely overpriced.

I don't even

 

[Musty Pie]

Wow some people like apple some don't /thread.

Sick of seeing this discussion pop up all the time.

If people want to spend money on things let them. Don't feel the need to tell them they are idiots and have wasted money on something you would'nt buy.

And again the shoe on the other foot, if you have spent your money on tech don't feel the need to justify your purchase to everyone else just enjoy it.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Hey, Galazy S3 owners... click this:

[URL="tel:*%2306%23]tel:*2767*3855%23[/URL]

 

[bhavv]

I don't even

Jay Z - Hey bey honey boo, whatcha wearin?
Beyonce - I'm wearing my mommies $18 panties
Jay Z - *sings* I jizz in my pants!

 

[Naff8000]

I'm retro with my 3GS

 

[i-bert]

How do you know if someone has an iphone?......

Because they've told you.

 

[4T5]

I don't own an iphone & have never owned an iphone & even I'm getting sick of all this Apple bashing.
Are these comments coming from people that have bought an iphone 5 or just people who can't afford to buy them or people that have legitimate arguments against the device as they have had hands on experience ?

 

[Cosimo]

Hey, Galazy S3 owners... click this:

tel:*2767*3855%23

But only if you want to reset your phone.

 

[Things change I've changed]

If you want to reduce every single thing in this world into its core components and materials, then according to you, everything is overpriced. But that'd be fallacious and not representative of reality..

I still disagree, and I'm not saying that you should reduce everything down to it's core component, that is silly, being an avid follower of the games industry and hardware I know you are paying for much more than that, and I agree that the value of a product to a certain point is subjective based on your needs but I still think you can place an 'mean average' objective value on a product based on average wages, public opinion and the functionality/features of the device compared to it's competitors.

 

[Mr-White]

Turns out one of those nerds was queuing with his carer, the rest were there just to promote stuff

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/19/the_iphone_5_queue_london/

MW

 

[robgmun]

Turns out one of those nerds was queuing with his carer, the rest were there just to promote stuff

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/19/the_iphone_5_queue_london/

MW

There you go, Apple, taking advantage of the mentally ill

 

[meths]

There you go, Apple, taking advantage of the mentally ill

Ha! I actually lol'd at that.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Turns out one of those nerds was queuing with his carer, the rest were there just to promote stuff

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/19/the_iphone_5_queue_london/

MW

Yeah, that was established a couple of pages back

The autistic nerd is off the hook, but his fashion victim apple fag carers are fair game for obvious reasons

















Just kidding, can't a nice guy troll once in a while?

 

[Greenboi]

Hey, Galazy S3 owners... click this:

tel:*2767*3855%23

Actually didnt believe it would wipe my phone unless it was rooted or something...

Soon shut me up.

What a nice flaw!

 

[Richie]

Hey, Galazy S3 owners... click this:

[URL="tel:*%2306%23]tel:*2767*3855%23[/URL]

All well and good until you realise it doesn't work on the S3, the flaw has been fixed for a long time... Still, it gave the iSheep something to get a semi about for a while

 

[bhavv]

Pffft who gives a crap about Apple or Android anymore when Windows Mobile Nokia Lumias are nothing but pure perfection? Apple fans wouldn't ever buy one because its 'lolwindows = viruses and crash all the time'. Android fans wouldn't get one because they can't be rooted / modded.

But I tell you, my Lumia 800 is simply better than all your apples and androids. Even if I had all the money in the world, I still wouldn't pay more to buy an apple.

 

[mrk]

Haha, good joke kid!

 

[Cosimo]

Pffft who gives a crap about Apple or Android anymore when Windows Mobile Nokia Lumias are nothing but pure perfection? Apple fans wouldn't ever buy one because its 'lolwindows = viruses and crash all the time'. Android fans wouldn't get one because they can't be rooted / modded.

But I tell you, my Lumia 800 is simply better than all your apples and androids. Even if I had all the money in the world, I still wouldn't pay more to buy an apple.

I suppose this makes you the first Windows Phone nerd on the forum. I expect that you'll be queuing up for its replacement.

 

[sbi5ar]

I just can't stand the look of the "desktop" on the Nokia Lumia! Looks horrendous (imo ofc )