The tech teens want

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Description:: I think Apple worked out what teens want about 8 years ago.

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[tri3limited]

...and 65 percent would rather use a Mac computer instead of a PC. That's a sign of brand strength, since far fewer teens own a Mac, Ms Wells says.


That's a promising sign for the future! A really interesting article and well worth a read.

[alphaod]

Seriously Macs is where the cool is at, so a lot kids will want that.

[roach]

But being mainstream also have a reverse effect.

"Why Rap Stars Are Hating on the iPhone"

link (http://gizmodo.com/5033088/why-rap-stars-are-hating-on-the-iphone)

[Kilamite]

But being mainstream also have a reverse effect.

"Why Rap Stars Are Hating on the iPhone"

link (http://gizmodo.com/5033088/why-rap-stars-are-hating-on-the-iphone)

Couldn't care less what they think to be honest. They are probably incapable of understanding the technology.

[revenuee]

I was much more tech savvy and for that matter, interested when I was growing up. When I was in highschool I was one of the first to have a cellphone.

NOW, you'd be hard pressed to reach me.

Work is different. But even that I put restrictions on access. There is something to be said about not being accessible all the time.

My "techno addiction" ended in my first year of university, I got sick of getting calls at 3 am from friends and girls wanting to hang out. I got sick of someone always wanting my time.

text messaging and email on cellphones has created a complete lack of professional courtesy. I've walked out of meetings with people who wile "listening" were texting and constantly checking your their cellphones/blackberry's.

The point of my digression, is that is getting even worse as more and more people are picking up these devices and using them as their life.

sigh

[Kilamite]

Revenuee - your post sounds like it came from 1999.

Quite a dated response - although in my professional life, I've never seen anyone use a mobile phone during an important meeting. If such a meeting was taking place, we are all advised to turn off or silence our mobiles.

[noodle654]

Macs are quite popular at my school. Not a lot of people have them, but our entire school is built on macs (iBooks, eMacs, iMacs G5/Intel, MacBooks, AirPort, Mac Mini G4/Intel) so everybody uses them. A lot more people are using them now in class, very popular.

[revenuee]

Revenuee - your post sounds like it came from 1999.

Quite a dated response - although in my professional life, I've never seen anyone use a mobile phone during an important meeting. If such a meeting was taking place, we are all advised to turn off or silence our mobiles.

dated? maybe

but you like having people reach you at anytime? anywhere? It took me a long time to get make people understand that I only want to be reached directly if someone is dieing.

When someone knows you can access all your communication mediums anywhere, they expect responses quicker -- there has to be a point where you say say enough is enough

it terms of work and mobiles

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080430.wlblackberry30/BNStory/lifeWork/home

[Kilamite]

dated? maybe

but you like having people reach you at anytime? anywhere? It took me a long time to get make people understand that I only want to be reached directly if someone is dieing.

When someone knows you can access all your communication mediums anywhere, they expect responses quicker -- there has to be a point where you say say enough is enough.

Maybe I just enjoy the aspects of an active social life..

[Lau]

...but you like having people reach you at anytime? anywhere? It took me a long time to get make people understand that I only want to be reached directly if someone is dieing.

When someone knows you can access all your communication mediums anywhere, they expect responses quicker -- there has to be a point where you say say enough is enough...

You are aware you can turn your phone off at night, right, or have it on silent and not look at it if you don't want calls? I'm not a huge fan of being able to be reached anywhere, but I just don't look at my phone or I choose to let a call ring out and return it later when it's convenient.

I know people expect you to phone back sooner when it's a mobile, but then anyone who knows me learns fairly quickly that I return calls when it's convenient to me. ;)

[revenuee]

but then anyone who knows me learns fairly quickly that I return calls when it's convenient to me. ;)

This is exactly what I mean

this takes time to "train" into the people that are trying to reach you.

AND if you are the kinda person that people can always reach -- the first day you put it down you'll be bombarded with questions as to why you didn't answer.

Do I have a cellphone? offcourse.
Does the cellphone replace my land line? offcourse (gotta love Skype)
Do i ignore, set my phone to silent, or turn my cellphone off all together when i don't want to be reached? offcourse

Do I deal with certain people pissing and moaning when they expected their call to be a priority in my life since i have a mobile? offcourse

as we have more technology around our wastes ... this becomes and greater expectation

read the article i posted about about the impact at the work place

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