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People are easily influenced

yourvoiceofreason

Jan 11, 2011, 1:38 PM
I'll preface this by saying that I am in no way knocking the Iphone or saying it is inferior. It is a great device. However:

I notice that many people I talk to are excited about the Iphone. But when I ask them why they like the Iphone, they cant tell me anything. They cant name specific features or anything about the phone that appealed to them. It seems that many (and not all, of course) people want the Iphone, because they are told they want the Iphone. They dont know why they really want the phone. I attribute that to good marketing from Apple. But it is sad. Many have waited to get this phone, when they could have had other devices a lot earlier, that do the features they are most interested in. It is sad how we freque...
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MightyTomahawk

Jan 11, 2011, 1:59 PM
HAZAAH!!!!
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Azeron

Jan 11, 2011, 4:18 PM
So you thought companies paid advertisers all those dollars for nothing? Of course marketing works.
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yourvoiceofreason

Jan 11, 2011, 8:41 PM
I think you are missing the point of my post. The Iphone, while a great device, has been overrated so much that people are waiting to buy it and have no idea why. I am not being critical of advertisement. I am really just stating a point that it is sad many wait so long to get something in which they have gotten in a comparable device earlier, and they really dont even know why they waited.

Those who specifically want the Iphone for a particular reason, good for them. But I am speaking to the many who are different. For example, I know a guy who was hesitant about getting a smartphone. But when he heard that Verizon was getting the Iphone, he said he was going to get it. So I said to him "Thats cool. What about the Iphone makes yo...
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landmarkcm

Jan 11, 2011, 8:56 PM
Very well put indeed and they are willing to waste there money on Att & Verizons plans to boot just to have it like ya said. When Sprint has much better deals. I wouldn't leave Sprint just to get the Iphone so stupid to me of people who do that lol.
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muchdrama

Jan 11, 2011, 10:09 PM
yourvoiceofreason said:

But when I ask them why they like the Iphone, they cant tell me anything.



Then they're dumb. Because the iPhone is incredibly intuitive, offers crazy customization & has the best screen in the business.
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