I certainly don't ONLY buy Apple products because "they're Apple". If you read many of my other thread posts or other post replies, I am far from a Fanboy.
I buy them because:
1) I genuinely need/want them at the time of release (Testing for project and clients, replacing an older device etc., desire to have the latest and greatest)
2) I prefer Apple products because they generally have outlasted most of the competitors products I own). I have laptops from 2008 that are in perfect working condition and still provide value. I STILL use my original iPad 1 from time to time to do quick, non-processor intensive tasks
3) I actually like the Apple Eco system and so does my entire family. It's not perfect but it's better than the other eco systems (Chrome/Android and Windows)
4) I have a large enough family (kids, spouse, siblings, parents) that I very often find that purchasing the latest Apple product and offering my older Apple products to them is a nice thing to do and we can all communicate easily and effectively.
To be honest, if I were financially constrained, the above "pattern" would be far less likely, so I certainly understand those who can't upgrade with every cycle or simply don't need or want to.
Funny, I LOVED my iPad 1. It was a transformational device for me and was so happy to have it for a year (at least) before upgrading.
So your iPhone 6 bent or you heard of other peoples phones bending. Mine never did.
Could not give a sh*t about waterproofing. I'm not a deep sea diver. Being able to get my Gen 1 watch wet and not worry about it is all i need. Water resistant is fine.
First of all, I did not accuse you of being a fanboy. You read way too much into that. Although your apologetic response could be interpreted as otherwise, so we herar what we want to.
Secondly, the point I'm making is not based on whether an individual enjoyed or had issues with their device.
It's based on the fact that Apple makes
glaring omissions on their hardware
on purpose, to bring you back.
The Apple Watch is the most obvious example. Just because yours didn't break when you went swimming doesn't mean it was designed to do that. They are now
explicitly making a point that
now it is waterproof. Water-resistant and waterproof are not even close to the same thing. And that is one of the first things people complained about when it first came out.
The other was GPS. Now it has it.
That's not to say that ver 1 is unusable, but it is definitely missing something.
The same could be said of all the products I listed. Thus, if you're investing in these devices, then the "S" variants are the way to go.
Again, I don't just buy Apple products because they're Apple (and because they're nice).
I buy the
right Apple products, at the right time.
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So that I can have a dysfunctional 6s on launch day after the launch day iOS update without going through a full restore with iTunes?
Nope.
I thought it was implied (with the "S" allegory) that you never take gen 1 of any Apple product, software (iOS, macOS, etc) included.
It's explicit now.
