the "smartest, more product-aware customers in the market"? Very funny. You just need to watch TV, see the ads, and buy from Apple. No need to be smart or aware, and that is exactly their targeted market. Apple is a great company with an awesome leader. But Apple products consistently lag behind in features and/or extensibility, and so far the company couldn't win me for a purchase yet.
If you care most about the flashy user experience, good, then Apple is a good choice for you. But not for the smart and aware people who don't care as much.
Of course you're "smart and aware". You're the one making the statement. You couldn't possibly be stupid and clueless.
Perhaps it's just that you aren't the customer Steve is talking about. Not everyone who uses a computer has to have the latest bleeding edge technology or the greatest expandability or every available option under the sun. Sometimes freedom from choice *is* what you want...
I suspect Steve knows the market he's selling to better than you do. Consider for a moment that perhaps you're not part of it. Not because you didn't choose Apple, but because Apple didn't choose you. Just as they don't choose the folks looking for he cheapest possible computer. They choose not to target them and don't make products for that space.
"But not for the smart and aware people who don't care as much."
Does "smart and aware" mean seeing the perfectly rational logic in spending a few hundred extra bucks on a product that will give you a far better user experience over several years (and many thousands of hours) of use? Does "smart and aware" mean not buying a computer that has to be scanned for spyware and viruses several times a day? Does "smart and aware" mean buying a computer that can run every major computer OS on the planet on a single box, giving you access to the best applications on all platforms? Does "smart and aware" mean buying a small-footprint computer that doesn't sound like a vacuum cleaner, doesn't light up my office with neon lights, and doesn't cover my desktop with cables?
Yeah, it does. I'm smart and aware. And I don't buy (or build) PCs anymore. Been there, done that. Now I spend the extra money on Macs. And it's worth every penny.
Can you people just shut the fuck up now? I mean do you need any more proof? You can't sit here and read a story about Apple bending over their competition and dominating them then go on and bitch about how badly they do business and not look like an idiot. It's over, they won. Give up. APPLE MAKES GOOD PRODUCTS. End of story.
"Not everyone who uses a computer has to have the latest bleeding edge technology or the greatest expandability or every available option under the sun."
Yeah...those people are called "Apple customers." ;)
"But Apple products consistently lag behind in features and/or extensibility"
Features are unimportant if the item is unusable... like every windows PC a year after you buy it.
Apple products are elegant, functional and intuitive.
I love how people will point out the negative about the iPhone or iMac without also looking at the FAR LARGER list of negatives for the products they're backing.
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the "smartest, more product-aware customers in the market"? Very funny. You just need to watch TV, see the ads, and buy from Apple. No need to be smart or aware, and that is exactly their targeted market. Apple is a great company with an awesome leader. But Apple products consistently lag behind in features and/or extensibility, and so far the company couldn't win me for a purchase yet.
If you care most about the flashy user experience, good, then Apple is a good choice for you. But not for the smart and aware people who don't care as much.
Of course you're "smart and aware". You're the one making the statement. You couldn't possibly be stupid and clueless.
Perhaps it's just that you aren't the customer Steve is talking about. Not everyone who uses a computer has to have the latest bleeding edge technology or the greatest expandability or every available option under the sun. Sometimes freedom from choice *is* what you want...
I suspect Steve knows the market he's selling to better than you do. Consider for a moment that perhaps you're not part of it. Not because you didn't choose Apple, but because Apple didn't choose you. Just as they don't choose the folks looking for he cheapest possible computer. They choose not to target them and don't make products for that space.
"But not for the smart and aware people who don't care as much."
Does "smart and aware" mean seeing the perfectly rational logic in spending a few hundred extra bucks on a product that will give you a far better user experience over several years (and many thousands of hours) of use? Does "smart and aware" mean not buying a computer that has to be scanned for spyware and viruses several times a day? Does "smart and aware" mean buying a computer that can run every major computer OS on the planet on a single box, giving you access to the best applications on all platforms? Does "smart and aware" mean buying a small-footprint computer that doesn't sound like a vacuum cleaner, doesn't light up my office with neon lights, and doesn't cover my desktop with cables?
Yeah, it does. I'm smart and aware. And I don't buy (or build) PCs anymore. Been there, done that. Now I spend the extra money on Macs. And it's worth every penny.
Not for you? Great. Move on.
Can you people just shut the fuck up now? I mean do you need any more proof? You can't sit here and read a story about Apple bending over their competition and dominating them then go on and bitch about how badly they do business and not look like an idiot. It's over, they won. Give up. APPLE MAKES GOOD PRODUCTS. End of story.
@ Samurai Jack:
"Not everyone who uses a computer has to have the latest bleeding edge technology or the greatest expandability or every available option under the sun."
Yeah...those people are called "Apple customers." ;)
(For the record, I own a 1G touch =)
"But Apple products consistently lag behind in features and/or extensibility"
Features are unimportant if the item is unusable... like every windows PC a year after you buy it.
Apple products are elegant, functional and intuitive.
I love how people will point out the negative about the iPhone or iMac without also looking at the FAR LARGER list of negatives for the products they're backing.