I do think that dumb phones will make a comeback, I saw a lady walking with a flip phone and I don't know why, but I just wanted it.
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Is it becoming less of a status symbol to own an iPhone?
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For free you say? You must be familiar with the urban environments I mentioned earlier.
It stopped being a status symbol when Apple got AT&T to subsidize it. Paying $200 for a phone is bourgeois. Paying $600 for a phone that doesn't have 3G (when most phones had 3G)? Now that's reserved only for the upper class.
(I'm talking iPhone and iPhone 3G days [2007, 2008])
(I'm talking iPhone and iPhone 3G days [2007, 2008])
Pretty sure almost everyone I know uses an iPhone.
As a test I just went through my text messages to see the last message I got from someone that wasn't an iMessage. I had to go through 13 people... so 12 out of the 13 recent people I've texted recently have iPhones.
It's not like the old days of the original iPhone where working touchscreens on a phone was some form of voodoo magic. Now adays the iPhone is the standard go-to phone for everyone.
Personally I think this will be my last iPhone because it seems Apple cares more about catering to grannies and soccer moms than innovating.
As a test I just went through my text messages to see the last message I got from someone that wasn't an iMessage. I had to go through 13 people... so 12 out of the 13 recent people I've texted recently have iPhones.
It's not like the old days of the original iPhone where working touchscreens on a phone was some form of voodoo magic. Now adays the iPhone is the standard go-to phone for everyone.
Personally I think this will be my last iPhone because it seems Apple cares more about catering to grannies and soccer moms than innovating.
No I'm not familiar with the urban environments you mentioned earlier. As a matter of fact I'm about as familiar with the ghetto as you are with tact. Since when does free automatically equal stolen? I'm sure A&T offers a free up front iPhone with a contract and unless they give you the latest phone for free with free service your phone will never be a status symbol.
In my opinion it's a shame that no one has made a really high end fliptop phone. The reason people think that fliptops are "cheap and crappy" is because they ARE cheap and crappy... But they don't have to be. If someone made a premium fliptop I'd actually consider buying one
My tablet has kinda replaced my iPhone anyway, so a durable but high end fliptop is starting to appeal. The Sony Ericson is getting there, but not quite...
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Girls? Boys? Are these childrens parties?
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That's what it comes down to: the most vocal people who want bigger screen on the iphones is so they can use them for the plethora of games and a lot are pirated on the android side. Lots of teen boys with an IT bent.
Come to think of it, the big screens would also benefit "adult oriented material".
That being said, the alleged status of a device is the very LAST reason I would have for purchasing anything.
Girls? Boys? Are these childrens parties?
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That's what it comes down to: the most vocal people who want bigger screen on the iphones is so they can use them for the plethora of games and a lot are pirated on the android side. Lots of teen boys with an IT bent.
Come to think of it, the big screens would also benefit "adult oriented material".
That being said, the alleged status of a device is the very LAST reason I would have for purchasing anything.
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