I don't think we're clueless, we're just cynical like chirpie pointed out. We like the things we like, and we're wary of else.
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Beats Acquisition Boosting Apple's 'Coolness' Factor Among Young Consumers
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I don't think we're clueless, we're just cynical like chirpie pointed out. We like the things we like, and we're wary of else.
Side note: there are PC laptops made of aluminum, some of them are even of decent build quality (as opposed to slapping some alu there to look cool), some of decent build quality even have a lower price than a rMBP, but nobody buys them for the coolness factor - a decent-quality PC is for functionality, compatibility, etc.
Beats and Apple actually belong in the same 'looks before specs, price isn't a huge priority' category, but even then I don't think Apple needed Beats to boost their coolness factor when Apple is the king of cool/effective branding.
Student here also - I like apple products are we know they just work - I never had a single problem but my windows 8 laptop always has problems that a mac will never have - If your not paying as your parents are - your going to go for the most reliable PC right? And that's why most go for macs
Like I said, to each his own.
And btw I got a great deal on a pair of basic headphones (OE2i). Couldn't say no to that. Most of my listening anyway is through my car audio system, which is decent
"...the typically younger consumers who buy Beats are more interested in appearance than audio quality."
Pretty much describes both the current iPhone purchaser and majority of MR posters - more interested in appearance than OS quality.
Pretty much describes both the current iPhone purchaser and majority of MR posters - more interested in appearance than OS quality.
It's all about moving on to the newest thing when the old thing becomes too mainstream
Haha so true! Spot on.
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Oh, I am NOT denying their success. Its BLATANT. I love Dre too, but I still don't like Beats, only because they sound horrible. Had they sounded good, I would be a fan.
Prob, because we know all the celebs get them free. You think Lebron or Kaep paid for their pair of inferior Beats?.... UH NO.
rofl that's what i was thinking. isn't dre like 50 now? Dre day was 30 years ago XD
50 or not, he is RICH. I wish I was rich off a crappy, pathetic, overpriced product.
I'm a student and I'm not sure if all of this is true. My first Apple product was an iPod Touch 2G and I was completely satisfied by it. I never saw any other company make something like that. Best of all I played games on that thing and jailbroke it lol. That's how I started to like Apple.
Now I have a MacBook Pro but I like the operating system a lot. Well yes the aluminum design is pretty cool, but I like the UI of OS X more than Windows. I don't know I fall into this coolness thing but I bought this cause of preference and its features.
Yes I have an iPhone but I like it cause there's synchronization with my Mac and iPhone. And it plays games. And it looks nice. And many apps. Need I say more?
As for this Beats brand, I bought fake beats for $10 on ebay lol. They suck badly but if you install an App called Boom, it sounds pretty good. Even the real beats suck because I was at Fry's Electronics the other day and the Beats headphones sound so muffled. I tried some Bose headphones and sounded great I prefer to invest in that than Beats if I had that money.
Now I have a MacBook Pro but I like the operating system a lot. Well yes the aluminum design is pretty cool, but I like the UI of OS X more than Windows. I don't know I fall into this coolness thing but I bought this cause of preference and its features.
Yes I have an iPhone but I like it cause there's synchronization with my Mac and iPhone. And it plays games. And it looks nice. And many apps. Need I say more?
As for this Beats brand, I bought fake beats for $10 on ebay lol. They suck badly but if you install an App called Boom, it sounds pretty good. Even the real beats suck because I was at Fry's Electronics the other day and the Beats headphones sound so muffled. I tried some Bose headphones and sounded great I prefer to invest in that than Beats if I had that money.
GET OVER IT. Seriously. You think Apple is perfect and never does harm to anyone, the environment or anything else? GET REAL.
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Uh, I'm about as loyal an Apple person you'll find. I have never spent money on a computer other than an Apple. Once the iPod and iPhone were released, I have only ever owned those types of products. I was a stockholder at one time and I was an employee for seven years.
I also happen to believe that the hiring of Andre Young is an insult to every female, gay and lesbian employee of the company. As long as Dr. Dre is drawing an Apple paycheck, I cannot in good conscience give them so much as a penny of my money.
Uh, I'm about as loyal an Apple person you'll find. I have never spent money on a computer other than an Apple. Once the iPod and iPhone were released, I have only ever owned those types of products. I was a stockholder at one time and I was an employee for seven years.
I also happen to believe that the hiring of Andre Young is an insult to every female, gay and lesbian employee of the company. As long as Dr. Dre is drawing an Apple paycheck, I cannot in good conscience give them so much as a penny of my money.
Like I said, to each his own.
And btw I got a great deal on a pair of basic headphones (OE2i). Couldn't say no to that. Most of my listening anyway is through my car audio system, which is decent
Sorry if that came across as a personal attack, wasn't meant to be. My point was just that a lot of products these days are high priced which equates to quality for most. Beats, Apple, Bose, Sony TVs, HK, I could keep going, in which what the consumer pays is not a good value for their money.
GET OVER IT. Seriously. Go buy an HP and think they don't do wrong... lol.
Or go listen to Enya... bye
"It's still Dre day, *****, AK *****...
Haterz say Dre fell off, how *****?
They wanna know if he still got it,
they say rap's changed,
they wanna know how I feel about it
If you ain't up on thangs,
Dr. Dre is the name, I'm ahead of my game
Still, the beats bang, still doin' my thang,
since I left, ain't too much changed"
First it was iLife getting a makeover to get soccer mom's to edit movies now its them damn teenagers!
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I think he/she raises a valid point though... I am not aware of anyone on HP's staff whose risen to popularity/public figure/pop culture who made money off of discriminating viewpoints.
EDIT: In fact, boycotting Apple over hiring Dr. Dre through acquisition is MUCH more admerable than people who claim to boycott Samsung for, in comparison, trivial reasons.