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iPhone centered around kids now?
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Only the lower cost iPhones will come in colors as well as black and white (probably). As fur the UI, they went from colors, green felt, wood, leather, etc. to just colors. It seems like they'd do the opposite if they were targeting kids.
And this is all before the general public gets ahold of it. We'll see what that reaction is going to be like.
I see more and more threads bashing iOS 7 and saying "STEVE JOBS WILL NEVER HAVE ALLOWED THIS" etc. etc. etc.
Even the kids hate it now. It's LOSE-LOSE sadly
Its apples market to give away. I predict Tim Cook is gone before two years.
I think they're doing a good thing, give the "lower cost" iPhones to the kids and keep the proper phones for the adults, that way iPhones lose their association with kids in a way
The reason they're doing colours for the low cost iPhone is probably because they don't want it to look as premium and have people that would have bought the higher-cost iPhone buy the lower cost one instead. They don't want to cannibalise the higher-cost iPhone as they will probably make a higher profit on it. The idea of the lower-cost is to attract people that would never have bought an iPhone before.
The wallpaper affects the feel of iOS 7 greatly. Put a rainbow wallpaper and it will feel kiddy. Put a solid color, sports team logo, sports car, athlete, or something similar as your wallpaper and it won't feel kiddy.
Absolutely. And by clearly segmenting the market in two, Apple can start raising the price of the premium phones again (since the adults can afford it!). Even better, the adults will no longer get pissed over resale value dropping sharply after one year (like it does now). I suspect the 5 will be completely removed from sale when the 5s appears and not be discounted and sold cheaply to the 'kids'. That, alone, will please a lot of current 5 owners.
it doesn't really have an association at all--all kinds if people have it these days especially.
Even the kids hate it now. It's LOSE-LOSE sadly
Every kid who's seen iOS 7 on my iPhone has loved it, and that's quite a few (family friends' kids etc).
Just thought I'd share my experience.
I think the people talking about how iOS 7 and the new iPhones are for kids and how "Steve would never have allowed this..." have a blind spot. Part of Steve's revitalization of Apple was the rainbow colored iMacs, iBooks, etc and the originally gaudy Aqua interface for OS X that Steve said, "One of the design goals was when you saw it you wanted to lick it."
I don't think lower cost is necessarily for kids. Sure would be more affordable for them, but I know my kids all 7 or younger use more resource intensive apps on their minis than i did on my iphone 5. Since i got my DSLR I don't care about camera.
Thanks for the laugh today! If you feel like the phone doesn't fit anymore because of the colors, then move along. Sheesh, colors? Really? Really?
Good. If this gets rid of the owners who think they are special because they own an iPhone, or somehow makes them feel better, then role out the colors now!
What purples/pink/pastel? Are you using the same iOS7 as the rest of us?
The Yahoo app... Sure... But that has nothing to do with the OS.
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The kids in my family that have phones want the larger look - so are going for Android. They mostly text and take pictures. Operating system doesn't seem to be a concern to them.
doesn't fit what? Your expectation that you would be the only one with an iPhone like it was with the first one? OR doesn't fit your idea that apple = prestige? Not sure what you're going for. They want to make money and if selling a lower cost iPhone will help them do that then go for it I say. NOW if we could get them to lower costs for products across the board we would be golden.
I bet he's going to see this and start looking for another job! I'm sure he believes you have your finer on the pulse of consumers.