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Re: I can't make this stuff up

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xqyz wrote: post #9
victorbstan wrote: post #7

This is a perfect example of judging a book by the cover. So these folks look at the device and think that the hardware is what makes it. Problem is, either you realize that it's about the software and you care what iOS and the Apple ecosystem gives you, or you're just an average Joe PC user who can't tell the difference between a good coffee and Starbucks, I mean between Windows and Mac. Regular people, with very li…

While I agree that mediocre can be "good enough" (e.g. I don't see any reason to buy high end headphones, when I am perfectly happy with ~150 Euro ones), I think this should always be a decision made consciously, not one born out of stupidity or ignorance. If those people don't require any of the things that make a "Samsung iPad" different than the Apple one, then fine, go save a few bucks, but don't chose it because…

If you don't consider 150 euro headphones to be high end, I'm scared to think where on the scale my $40 ones fall.

Re: I can't make this stuff up

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Post by novalis »

victorbstan wrote: post #7

This is a perfect example of judging a book by the cover. So these folks look at the device and think that the hardware is what makes it. Problem is, either you realize that it's about the software and you care what iOS and the Apple ecosystem gives you, or you're just an average Joe PC user who can't tell the difference between a good coffee and Starbucks, I mean between Windows and Mac. Regular people, with very li…

It's good that you have some internal determination of what quality is, but to apply that to others and try to make them sound inferior because they don't share the same values and judgements just paints you as a member of the same sort of "fanatic" group you define. Having no clue what objectivity is doesn't put someone above others, it just produces judgemental rants like the one you posted. That sort of position contributes zero to the discussion and "the little people" attitude is just disgusting really.

Re: I can't make this stuff up

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Post by xqyz »

tedunangst wrote: post #20

Here's what's going to happen. These people will buy a Samsung device. And they will hate it. And then they will learn to never buy anything but Apple. Apple has, for a short bump in near term revenue, earned themselves a lot of lifetime customers.

That's actually what kind of happened to me with MP3-Players. "Mhm, I could buy an iPod Nano for ~150 or this whatever-brand with more space for ~100. Two months later I got the iPod Classic, best decision ever."

Re: I can't make this stuff up

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Post by xqyz »

pseudonym wrote: post #21
xqyz wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I agree that mediocre can be "good enough" (e.g. I don't see any reason to buy high end headphones, when I am perfectly happy with ~150 Euro ones), I think this should always be a decision made consciously, not one born out of stupidity or ignorance. If those people don't require any of the things that make a "Samsung iPad" different than the Apple one, then fine, go save a few bucks, but don't chose it because…

If you don't consider 150 euro headphones to be high end, I'm scared to think where on the scale my $40 ones fall.

Clearly you haven't been to audiophile forums. 150 is pretty much entry level for those kind of people.

Re: I can't make this stuff up

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Post by chmars »

barik wrote: post #15
chmars wrote: post #8

Google+ asks for my Google account password. Is there an alternate URL for this text?

It's a bit annoying, and you shouldn't have to do this, but you can read it in privacy mode within your browser (in which case you won't be asked to login). I have a somewhat orthogonal issue that requires this. My Google Apps administrator has disabled Google+, so it asks me for a login when accessing Google+ pages despite the fact that I won't actually be able to read the article even after logging in. Fortunately,…

Same problem with Google Apps here. Chrome for iOS to my rescue! :)

Re: I can't make this stuff up

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Post by greenwalls »

A Pro-Google Android Zealot writes a story on Google Plus about people switching from Apple to Samsung due to a patent lawsuit and you all believe it? I guess there really is a sucker born every minute.

Check Apple's earnings later to see who was right.

Re: I can't make this stuff up

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Post by taligent »

delllapssuck wrote: post #5

Beautiful. For Apple, it's all about controlling the minds of consumers. And controlling their access to information about the devices. For Samsung, it's less about that and more about plain old lack of interoperability: proprietary plugs, crappy Windows proprietary "install" software that was written hastily, and other little annoyances, stuff that will only work with Samsung. Like every other Asian manufacturer for…

Well this is odd.

You do know that other companies beside Samsung make components and thinking that Samsung is keeping Apple afloat is pure and utter delusion.

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