Yes, the first gen iPhone did not sell well here in Germany. One reason was the pricing of T-Mobile, but more important, Germany already had good 3G coverage and a lot of potential customers simply did not want to go back to GSM/EDGE. Steve Jobs told everyone 3G was not necessary because it was only available in a few hotspot locations while I had already used it in small towns (<5000 people). Simply ridiculous! And you tell the world about your advances over "1990s" technology....?
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Yes, the first gen iPhone did not sell well here in Germany. One reason was the pricing of T-Mobile, but more important, Germany already had good 3G coverage and a lot of potential customers simply did not want to go back to GSM/EDGE. Steve Jobs told everyone 3G was not necessary because it was only available in a few hotspot locations while I had already used it in small towns (<5000 people). Simply ridiculous! And you tell the world about your advances over "1990s" technology....?
A silly little thing like CrapWare...
is what made my final decision to go Mac in May. After reading a recent PC World article about having to clean off all that good-for-nothing ad- and crap-ware that comes with Windows, I bought an iMac 3.06 in May.
Dan
is what made my final decision to go Mac in May. After reading a recent PC World article about having to clean off all that good-for-nothing ad- and crap-ware that comes with Windows, I bought an iMac 3.06 in May.
Dan
Agree. I found this shocking. Acer? Acer???? After all of Apple's growth over the past few years... In schools, homes, colleges, ad agencies, doctors and lawyers, etc, etc, etc. Acer????
That was my first thought. Okay, maybe it's selling like hotcakes worldwide. But then I noticed this is a US study.
Next thing you know, they are going to say Tandy is beating Apple.
I agree. Please pass more Koolaid. Only Apple can convince customers that plastic feels like ceramic. You know, now that I think about it, my Mightly Mouse is starting to feel like porcelin.
The orig poster is right though. I don't know how they do it, but Apple's plastic consistently feels higher quality than it's PC counterparts. Maybe it has to do with the texture of the grain, or lack thereof? Dunno.
Windows doesn't come with crapware, computer manufacturers load it all on. I just build my own though so I don't have to deal with it and I save a ******** of money, but your solution is a better one
His point was that Europe isn't a major economy. My point - which is backed up by the IMF - is that it is. Surprised you missed it as it was couched in pretty clear language.
I've nothing against America - and if you really had gone back over my posts you would have seen that I acknowledge the US is an economic powerhouse. But then if you were really a disinterested observer than I guess you wouldn't have.
I am glad for Apple's success. Unfortunately, I think they have lost a lot of sheep along the way. Check out this blog entry:
http://blog.appledoctor.net
MobileMe has been a complete and utter disaster but outside of that, I am completely satisfied with every other product I have ever bought from Apple and everyone I know with Apple computers have said the same thing
The more popular that Apple becomes, the more negatives will pop up. Shouldn't surprise me