Apple is not a luxury brand
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Apple is not a luxury brand
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#2Yes apple used to be a luxury brand. That is until they developed the worlds first consumer iOS and started selling consumer hardware (entire iFamily).
The real question is whether Apple will continue to develop osX for the workstation market. Personally I think that apple has been slacking on any interesting development for those of us who work professionally with computers.
Where is the improvement & innovations in workflow automation, file browsing etc.?
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#3I'm not exactly sure on this analysis. Mr. Forbes is making several presumptions I'm not comfortable in confirming either way. Mostly, this is from not hearing this myths about the iPhone. Ever. I think the strength behind Android market will be its variety and competitiveness versus Apple's production model (though some might say this is also Apple's strength). When someone says Apple products are a luxury device I usually hear that as a detriment to their PCs.
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#4Pundits like Scoble (whose fame still confuses me)...
I didn't know it feels this great to find out that I'm not alone.
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#5It's not a luxury brand because the iPod exists?
What if the iPod itself is a luxury item? "Normal" people are maybe lucky if they can afford a phone, and then they wouldn't buy an extra device that does the same thing the phone does. So the iPod is just 200 bucks thrown to the wind - if that isn't luxury, what is?
Anyway, I had to flag this article, because in the history of mankind, I am sure there have been much, much bigger lies than some connotations about Apple. (Hubris of Apple fans my ass).
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#6Pundits like Scoble (whose fame still confuses me)... I didn't know it feels this great to find out that I'm not alone.
What's with the Scoble bashing? He's famous for being famous, just like most celebrities. I thought programmers got recursion.
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#7It's not a luxury brand because the iPod exists? What if the iPod itself is a luxury item? "Normal" people are maybe lucky if they can afford a phone, and then they wouldn't buy an extra device that does the same thing the phone does. So the iPod is just 200 bucks thrown to the wind - if that isn't luxury, what is? Anyway, I had to flag this article, because in the history of mankind, I am sure there have been much,…
The iPod used to be a luxury item. It wasn't until places like Wal-Mart started the disconnect of labeling departments "iPods and MP3 Players" that it turned into just another gadget you'll probably find in a stolen laptop case.
Re: Apple is not a luxury brand
#8Yes apple used to be a luxury brand. That is until they developed the worlds first consumer iOS and started selling consumer hardware (entire iFamily). The real question is whether Apple will continue to develop osX for the workstation market. Personally I think that apple has been slacking on any interesting development for those of us who work professionally with computers. Where is the improvement & innovations in…
Automator, Time Machine, Spotlight.
All are major developments, all are so well-defined that they’re banal. A good design is one for the ages, and I assume “improvement” is churn.
Apple’s work with WebKit, LLVM and OpenCL is the interesting development for those working professionally with computers.
Re: Apple is not a luxury brand
#9It's not a luxury brand because the iPod exists? What if the iPod itself is a luxury item? "Normal" people are maybe lucky if they can afford a phone, and then they wouldn't buy an extra device that does the same thing the phone does. So the iPod is just 200 bucks thrown to the wind - if that isn't luxury, what is? Anyway, I had to flag this article, because in the history of mankind, I am sure there have been much,…
The iPod used to be a luxury item. It wasn't until places like Wal-Mart started the disconnect of labeling departments "iPods and MP3 Players" that it turned into just another gadget you'll probably find in a stolen laptop case.
As far as I am concerned the iPod has become completely superfluous. I am surprised that people still buy them - what for?
Also I am not sure I follow the logic: because Walmart has a MP3 player section, suddenly iPods are must-have items?
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#10I don't have spare money for a smartphone right now. But I desperately need a new laptop. Will I spend £1,000 on a macbook? No, I think I will settle for a £300 laptop.
I know one should not be penny wise and pound foolish. But when all you've got is a penny...
Paying lots of money to Apple for a lot of value. I thought that is a luxury brand.