People bashed the gold 5s, now everyone wants it because of supply constraints. Funny how that will drive up demand for the gold 5s. Good old "want what you can't have".
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Funny how a lot of people want gold now
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Newness sells. The most obvious indicator one has a new model is the gold color. We've seen this with white iDevices.
Wanted a change, and chose Gold. Looks like I'm going to have to wait an extra week, but I'm looking forward to it...Placed in a Cognac brown case from Stilgut, should show off the home button accent nicely. First non black iphone I've ever owned.
I don't think it's funny at all. I think it's quite annoying that there's more people chasing the limited stock for those of us who stated all along we were buying gold 
Some people who post on forums bashed the gold.
But really, it's the newest look iphone. That's why most of us chose it. We needed a change. I considered silver but ultimately, it looked pretty similar to my white 4S, so I decided to change it up.
But really, it's the newest look iphone. That's why most of us chose it. We needed a change. I considered silver but ultimately, it looked pretty similar to my white 4S, so I decided to change it up.
To me, the white iPhone 4S was the prettiest thing Apple has ever put out.
I ordered a gold iPhone 5s last night. We'll see how I like it. I may get it and immediately wish I'd ordered silver. I discovered over the last year that I really prefer the white front to black. It just looks classier to me. My wife thinks it looks effeminate, and wants me to order a black one.
I ordered a gold iPhone 5s last night. We'll see how I like it. I may get it and immediately wish I'd ordered silver. I discovered over the last year that I really prefer the white front to black. It just looks classier to me. My wife thinks it looks effeminate, and wants me to order a black one.
Yes people will always want the newest, and yes they will always want what they cannot have. But, I think the huge interest in gold is due to the fact that apple did the color right. It is not a bright yellow/gold, it is very subtle and actually looks awesome. It is not my color of choice, I got the grey, but I would have no problem using one. Personally, I would love to see the gold with black glass inserts and a black screen. Those colors might make it a very tough choice for me.
there have always been a lot of people wanting the gold. the haters and naysayers were just louder hence why you didn't see as many voicing their opinions
im one of them to be honest. i really disliked the thought of being a "bling blinger". but the gold really looks nice in person. better then pictures can tell.
unfortunatly i got black....gold and silver was not available.
I've never been a fan of "two-tone" color schemes in general, and especially since I'm coming back to the iPhone after a few years stint on the Android side of the fence (tough choice btw, but my gadget-aholic side has led me to this point) going with the iconic silver look is a big enough change for me.
Yep, if you don't get Gold how are we supposed to show off that we have the new iPhone???
It's only funny to those that rely too much on broad, sweeping generalizations. Many liked the gold, many didn't like the gold. It's a new color and it shouldn't be surprising that it's popular. Comments like this really provide no insight at all due to the overgeneralizations. Apple customers and even a small subset of Apple customers such as MacRumors users aren't all a completely homogeneous group despite the assumptions made by such commenters.
If you take a large, diverse group of people then obviously you can find conflicting comments before and after any event since everyone does not share the same opinion on any given topic. Despite the flawed conclusion, it doesn't prove that masses of people suddenly flipped. There were always diverse preferences at play.
You'll have to provide a lot more evidence for that. Demand outstripping supply doesn't prove the demand increased because of lack of supply.
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Wanted gold from the moment the rumors surfaced. I've never used an early upgrade to order a phone...the color compelled me that it is the right decision to do (also, the fingerprint sensor. And the 64 bit processor. And the camera..etc.). I think the compelling push to my wanting to upgrade early is the fact I'm using a Verizon iPhone 5 on my AT&T plan, and I've yet to experience LTE on a casual basis. The gold color was the cherry on the top.
There is no slate option. I think you mean space grey
Right. I just can't get used to that space gray-grey color option
We are slaves to the free market. It's a psychological thing. I even want a gold one now, even though I know I only want one because it's difficult....