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The Gold iPhone isn't just for mindless sheep that want to show off

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Re: The Gold iPhone isn't just for mindless sheep that want to show off

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Post by omegant »

veemjeem wrote: post #11
flyosity wrote: post #6

Just wanted to chime in that I pre-ordered the gold 5s and am still waiting for it, however, I did go into the Apple Store over the weekend and take a look at a gold one and, boy, it's not really that gold. It's not bling or shiny, it's really subdued and muted, more like a light champagne than anything really eye-catching. In fact, when I picked it up I actually thought it was the silver one and started looking arou…

Everyone I know has also ordered gold. My guess is that it's the new color so everyone wants the new stuff. Gold may become the most popular color yet.

Gold is the new silver.

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Post by GuiA »

stackcollision wrote: post #10

Is this guy really chiding me for not wearing "rolled up skinny jeans" and glasses that don't have lenses in them?

Is he chiding the reader? I just felt that he pointed out that those things are fashionable right now, even though a lot of us in the tech crowd think they're silly - just like the gold iPhone.

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Post by ghshephard »

Shivetya wrote: post #15
badman_ting wrote: post #12

This thing is really bothering people, and I totally do not understand why.

techies don't want the bling crowd to encroach on their territory? If anything, its a gift to the snatch and run crowd. Sadly there is a clique out there that sees status in what type of phone or laptop you have. Its this generations 3 series. Personal expression of wealth, or pseudo wealth. Jersey Shore, Kardassians, and the ilk. The techies reject this use of their domain, hence the disdain expressed by many. My op…

Re: "Snatch and Run" - if the anti-theft properties of IOS 7 hold up, then it may the opposite - a "Gold iPhone" may be seen to have significantly less resale value.

Time will tell.

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Post by frogpelt »

Strang wrote: post #16
stackcollision wrote: post #10

Is this guy really chiding me for not wearing "rolled up skinny jeans" and glasses that don't have lenses in them?

I thought the exact same thing. This article seems to be reinforcing the idea of a gold phone as a shallow spectacle.

The point I inferred was that some people want the gold iPhone simply because they like the way it looks and not because they want to signal the world that they own the latest iPhone.

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Post by umsm »

jkhowland wrote: post #9
trevmckendrick wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True. But many people bought it sight unseen.

Device unseen, maybe. Sight unseen, no. Apple.com had pictures of the device long before they waited in line or clicked 'buy'.

In person, it looks so different.

Most of my friends (including myself) were making fun of the gold one, but once we saw it in person, it soon became our top choice.

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Post by selmnoo »

ghshephard wrote: post #24
Shivetya wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

techies don't want the bling crowd to encroach on their territory? If anything, its a gift to the snatch and run crowd. Sadly there is a clique out there that sees status in what type of phone or laptop you have. Its this generations 3 series. Personal expression of wealth, or pseudo wealth. Jersey Shore, Kardassians, and the ilk. The techies reject this use of their domain, hence the disdain expressed by many. My op…

Re: "Snatch and Run" - if the anti-theft properties of IOS 7 hold up, then it may the opposite - a "Gold iPhone" may be seen to have significantly less resale value. Time will tell.

Is there some superior anti-theft mechanism to IOS7 beyond the 'Lock iPhone' and 'Find my iPhone' features that wasn't there before?
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