Bought the 1st iPhone in 2007 because there was no other phone like it back then. Not to mention the huge amount of craze about it.
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Why did you buy an iPhone?
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TBH for a long time I've been against the aggressive, intrusive marketing tactics of Apple (saviour of humanity??) and their attempts to unify everyone under the 'i' brand. So, my first iPhone has been not earlier than 4s. I started looking at Apple's developments more as a constant strive for innovation rather than Mr.'s Jobs tendencies, and so I am now a proud owner of their smartphone. 
and really enjoying it!
and really enjoying it!
I've been using Apple products on and off my whole life. I ended up becoming a hard-core Mac user in late-2009. Just before that, my dad got the first iPhone in the family, an iPhone 3G in early 2009 which I would constantly ask to use whenever I could. I had to satisfy the craving and got an iPod touch 3rd Gen. I loved the iPhone, but I wasn't willing to leave my good service with Verizon to get one.
Just after the iPhone 4 came out, rumors started coming in regularly for a Verizon model. I waited, until the date came. February 3rd, 2011, armed with my New Every 2 upgrade, ordered the 32GB iPhone 4 for $250 (NE2 was a $50 discount) at midnight Pacific and was one of the lucky ones to get it Feb 7th.
The main reasons besides loving the OS were:
Easy of Use
Build Quality
US-based Tech Support
Ecosystem
Just after the iPhone 4 came out, rumors started coming in regularly for a Verizon model. I waited, until the date came. February 3rd, 2011, armed with my New Every 2 upgrade, ordered the 32GB iPhone 4 for $250 (NE2 was a $50 discount) at midnight Pacific and was one of the lucky ones to get it Feb 7th.
The main reasons besides loving the OS were:
Easy of Use
Build Quality
US-based Tech Support
Ecosystem
It was miles ahead of the competition when I first got one (2007), and I've been more than happy ever since, so why switch?
I had an iPhone since the very first and many iPods before that. I also use a Mac, so why not have everything be nice and integrated?
This is me too. And I just love the look of it. It's small, it's sleek, and it's just so darn pretty in my hand, sorry guys!
THIRD PARTY SUPPORT
The original iPhone, even before the AppStore, STILL had more peripherals, cases, and forum support than any other model of phone since (perhaps combined).
Then the AppStore came, jailbreaking was no longer necessary to have the phone on par with the Symbian OS that was the best alternative at the time, and it's been all downhill since.
Now every iDevice I buy I have an INSTANT software library of 1000's of apps I own, they are constantly innovating with new apps/games, and the jailbreak scene has taken customization to the same level (if not beyond when you consider polish and usability) of the Android phones that people always gripe have more "customizability" as the main buying factor.
If you want the best of every world, it is impossible to beat a jailbroken 5S. My buddies at work (including a guy who was like me pre-iPhone and buys a new phone quarterly) always show off their new non-iPhone, only to get something new a few months later.
People who own iPhones buy NEW iPhones. At a much greater %. I don't have the statistics to cite, but I believe it's almost double (and it would be more, were it not for an admirable showing from the SGS line). If you don't like the phone enough to buy it's successor when the hype dies down, then that's enough evidence to me that I'm not missing out.
There are more subtle reasons too: like first party support. Have a problem? Go to the Apple store. Chances are, especially if it's a defect, you're leaving THAT DAY with the problem solved. There is NO other phone out there with the support network Apple has.
I could go on and on and on, but it's an easy choice. It is, has been, and will likely continue to be for some time. Period.
The original iPhone, even before the AppStore, STILL had more peripherals, cases, and forum support than any other model of phone since (perhaps combined).
Then the AppStore came, jailbreaking was no longer necessary to have the phone on par with the Symbian OS that was the best alternative at the time, and it's been all downhill since.
Now every iDevice I buy I have an INSTANT software library of 1000's of apps I own, they are constantly innovating with new apps/games, and the jailbreak scene has taken customization to the same level (if not beyond when you consider polish and usability) of the Android phones that people always gripe have more "customizability" as the main buying factor.
If you want the best of every world, it is impossible to beat a jailbroken 5S. My buddies at work (including a guy who was like me pre-iPhone and buys a new phone quarterly) always show off their new non-iPhone, only to get something new a few months later.
People who own iPhones buy NEW iPhones. At a much greater %. I don't have the statistics to cite, but I believe it's almost double (and it would be more, were it not for an admirable showing from the SGS line). If you don't like the phone enough to buy it's successor when the hype dies down, then that's enough evidence to me that I'm not missing out
.There are more subtle reasons too: like first party support. Have a problem? Go to the Apple store. Chances are, especially if it's a defect, you're leaving THAT DAY with the problem solved. There is NO other phone out there with the support network Apple has.
I could go on and on and on, but it's an easy choice. It is, has been, and will likely continue to be for some time. Period.
Because of the integration, I can carry my music and other media on this sleek device, which in addition is a pleasure to use because of its hard- and software. To me this is the best whole concept available so far, especiaslly if you own more Apple devices.
What the heck? Aside of the fact, that the closest Apple Store is a two hour international flight away, I can take a defect $0.20 cigarrette lighter to the store I got it from and get a new one on the spot, not just if I got lucky. The thought of having to take my chances with a phone does definitely not sound like a selling feature. Actually, that sounds like absolutely horrible customer service.
Or maybe I didn't quite understand what you are trying to say?
This plus the fact that when something is wrong with my iPhone I can just walk into an Apple store, and they either fix the problem or replace the Phone entirely. No beating around the bush about what is covered by warranty and what isn't.
At the time, they were really the only ones out there, and since then I've become fully entrenched in the iOS ecosystem. I have used Android before, for a year or two but came back to the fold as I found the iPhone to give me everything I needed in both the hardware and software. I cannot say the same for my android phones.
Two flight hrs from the nearest Apple Store ..... still wondering what are you doing in this forum.
Btw you totally misunderstand his post.
Crazy late adopter here. I was anti-Apple because I hated the hipster image the brand had as well as the dislike of the closed off ecosystem they apparently wanted everyone to use (to this day I hate iTunes).
Late last year, roundabout Black Friday, I took a leap of faith and bought a Macbook Pro. I loved it, so I figured I might as well dive in and go all iOS. The 5s was my first iDevice and I traded a Galaxy S4 for it. To put it mildly, I'm glad I did.
Late last year, roundabout Black Friday, I took a leap of faith and bought a Macbook Pro. I loved it, so I figured I might as well dive in and go all iOS. The 5s was my first iDevice and I traded a Galaxy S4 for it. To put it mildly, I'm glad I did.
Ever since I was a child, I wanted a 'Videophone', and when the first iPhone was announced... I got one. And then another... until it became a Videophone.
Why did you buy an iPhone?
I'm using both the Note 4 and iphone 6. I'm still thinking which device should go back. I'm more and more prefer the iPhone now but mainly because I've used android for 2 years so I need something new. The big advantage of ios is the app store. So many quality apps. Also push email/ message on iphone is FAST. I receive them instantly even faster than on computer. On Android there's a delay about 10s - 1 min.
I'm using both the Note 4 and iphone 6. I'm still thinking which device should go back. I'm more and more prefer the iPhone now but mainly because I've used android for 2 years so I need something new. The big advantage of ios is the app store. So many quality apps. Also push email/ message on iphone is FAST. I receive them instantly even faster than on computer. On Android there's a delay about 10s - 1 min.
I'm not 100% of this, but I believe on Android they don't do push email at all. I do know that I always get email on my phone before it shows up on my desktop.
Also, to answer the question (I mean I answered it before, but I'm on iOS again so I should answer a second time), integration. I use OSX, and my car has an iPhone interface, so it was kind of annoying using some hacky workarounds to get everything to communicate with each other when "use an iPhone" would have solved it all.
I switched to a MacBook in 2007 which got me started in the Apple Ecosystem. Although the iPhone interested me when it was released, I didn't need a smart phone. I had my MacBook at home and was in front of a computer all day at work.
So on a daily basis I carried around my "dumb" phone, iPod and Day Planner. In 2010 I switched jobs and was no longer in front of a computer every day. I picked up an iPhone 4, signed up for iCloud and ditched the iPod and Day Planner.