Customer Win, Apple Fail

[maxsix]

Customer Win, Apple Fail

Articles in mainstream publications like Forbes can be quite compelling. This one seems to fit into that category. What's your take on this ?




http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...view-which-phone-should-you-buy/#623f8fc128ac

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

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[willmtaylor]

We noticed you still have ad blocker enabled. By turning it off or whitelisting Forbes.com, you can continue to our site and receive the Forbes ad-lightexperience.

No, it's even better than that, actually: http://www.extremetech.com/internet...-turn-off-ad-blockers-promptly-serves-malware
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Customer Win, Apple Fail

Articles in mainstream publications like Forbes can be quite compelling. This one seems to fit into that category. What's your take on this ?




http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...view-which-phone-should-you-buy/#623f8fc128ac

I'll read it if you copy+paste, but I'm not disabling Ghostery for Forbes.

 

[ABC5S]

I pause my adblocker for that site. Not hard to do, but I can for see the day when more sites do this

 

[maxsix]

No, it's even better than that, actually: http://www.extremetech.com/internet...-turn-off-ad-blockers-promptly-serves-malware
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I'll read it if you copy+paste, but I'm not disabling Ghostery for Forbes.

I'm no advocate for any site, but a quick search across the blogosphere seems to indicate an Anti-Forbes agenda.

 

[Givmeabrek]

Never seen so many ads on one site. Full page ads, pop ups, tracking ads, and now they want you to turn off ad blockers, forget it....

 

[willmtaylor]

I'm no advocate for any site, but a quick search across the blogosphere seems to indicate an Anti-Forbes agenda.

I'm neither for nor against Forbes; I have no dog in the fight, but any site insisting that their content is so premium that I ought to disable my security measures AND THEN SERVES UP MALWARE. Now there's "a pair" the likes of which I haven't seen in some time.
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I pause my adblocker for that site. Not hard to do, but I can for see the day when more sites do this

Others did too, and they were infected with malware. Did you not read my link?

 

[Q-Dog]

I give zero credibility to anyone who uses the word "futureproof" when talking about technology and electronics. Plus, Apple built the SE mostly for people who refused to upgrade to the giant phones. For those customers, the comparisons to the 6 series phones are mostly useless as most of them never used the features of the 6 phones.

 

[asleep]

Is the iPhone SE Is ‘Too Good’? Let Apple Worry About That

Verdict
The iPhone SE is a shock in many ways. It’s a shock because Apple gave users pretty much everything what they wanted, and it’s a shock because the iPhone SE over delivers to the extent that it has the potential to:

1. Impact sales of the more expensive iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus
2. Undermine the credibility of Apple’s design strategy and evolution of 3D Touch

Yes, there’s a genuine case to be made that the iPhone SE is a strategic error on Apple’s part.

It discards things that the company is clearly passionate about and expects customers to miss: cutting edge design, 3D Touch and Touch ID 2.0 but by delivering on what customers really want: speed, a great camera, battery life and an affordable price, it actually shows up Apple’s passion projects as superficial and dispensable.

All of which should hammer home the overriding message: the iPhone SE is superb, it’s a bargain and right now it’s the best option in the company’s increasingly convoluted product line. If a small display is a deal breaker get the iPhone 6S, but otherwise the iPhone SE is far better value for money and the more practical phone.

Needless to say I suspect Apple didn’t set out to achieve this reaction to its cheapest ever iPhone, but it has. So unless a small display is a deal breaker for you (and it will be for some) you should put the iPhone SE at the top of your shopping list, save some money and let Apple worry about the consequences.

 

[willmtaylor]

Is the iPhone SE Is ‘Too Good’? Let Apple Worry About That

Thanks

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Is that the entire article?

 

[asleep]

Is that the entire article?

Nope, just the end of it. I'll let someone else challenge the copyright.

 

[Jt69yupper]

I'm no advocate for any site, but a quick search across the blogosphere seems to indicate an Anti-Forbes agenda.

Adguard blocked them all and goes straight in...

 

[Zaft]

Apple can do no right. If they dont listen to customers then apple is out of touch. If Apple does listen then they are losing their way.

Make up your mind.

 

[maflynn]

I think you make the argument that the customers demanded a large phone and apple then provided that, so I agree with the linked article, I don't think it was the SE that changed Apple's thinking.

You can also say the same thing about cutting/pasting, and multitasking on the iPhone. In both cases, they were features not present, but apple bowed to the wants of its customers.