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Why do the big "guns" get more credits for their technical skills?
pcprogrammer:
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--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 24, 2022, 06:07:57 am ---But people stand in line for them when the latest is to be released :palm:
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When did you last see that happen in any significant amount? The lines have largely, quietly disappeared, as Apple expanded online preordering (with delivery on launch day), as well as allowing online iPhone reservations. (Both of which they did before COVID, for context.) The lines, while sorta cool as marketing, are a logistical nightmare for the stores, and annoying for most customers.
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Ah you took it literally, where it was meant metaphorically. The cult of the need to own the latest iPhone, no matter the cost. Similar to if you are not wearing Nike's, you don't belong, etc.
tooki:
Frankly, diehard fans like that make up a tiny percentage of any of those brands’ customers. And the people who whine about those diehard fans are mostly just diehard fans of competing brands who are annoyed that their preferred brand doesn’t get that kind of attention. (Or people who think they’re somehow better than everyone else because they don’t succumb to marketing — or so they think.)
pcprogrammer:
Sure we are all susceptible to some form of marketing or another, but some way more then others.
This, for me has nothing to do with being better, but it is just an observation of human behavior, and you can't deny that it is a fair share of the population that feels the need to own branded stuff just to belong. There is also a thing called peer pressure, where it is forced upon you, and when you don't give in, you are shunned. This is a serious problem in schools. Kids can be very cruel in these matters.
And don't get me wrong, this is no whining about things. It is curiosity.
tooki:
--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on September 25, 2022, 10:42:38 am ---Sure we are all susceptible to some form of marketing or another, but some way more then others.
This, for me has nothing to do with being better, but it is just an observation of human behavior, and you can't deny that it is a fair share of the population that feels the need to own branded stuff just to belong. There is also a thing called peer pressure, where it is forced upon you, and when you don't give in, you are shunned. This is a serious problem in schools. Kids can be very cruel in these matters.
And don't get me wrong, this is no whining about things. It is curiosity.
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I agree with all of that.
<rant>What’s frustrating (and I get this a LOT as an Apple user) is that people will accuse me of being a brand whore, and then use that opinion as reason to dismiss/ignore all the very real, non-branding explanations that I give for why I prefer using them (or why the company has done something). Somehow they can’t accept that anyone would choose (or defend) Apple for any reason other than being a brand whore. They can’t wrap their heads around the fact that different users have different needs and different priorities, and that good products exist for people with those needs and priorities.</rant>
pcprogrammer:
--- Quote from: tooki on September 25, 2022, 12:06:28 pm ---<rant>What’s frustrating (and I get this a LOT as an Apple user) is that people will accuse me of being a brand whore, and then use that opinion as reason to dismiss/ignore all the very real, non-branding explanations that I give for why I prefer using them (or why the company has done something). Somehow they can’t accept that anyone would choose (or defend) Apple for any reason other than being a brand whore. They can’t wrap their heads around the fact that different users have different needs and different priorities, and that good products exist for people with those needs and priorities.</rant>
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That I can understand :)
I myself have used and played with several Apple products throughout my live, but never bought any. Never felt the need for what they bring, and this just depends on my particular use case of computers, tablets and smartphones. Had some Apple II's and early Mac's donated to me but gave them away when we moved to France.
My first computer experience was with TRS-80's and DAI's. The latter were used as a teaching aid in the school I went to, and were called "Ai a DAI" by many referring to the fact they were not Apples, TRS-80's or other know brands of the time. The school also had one of those blue Intel MDS machines. So the bashing of brands is nothing new :o
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