Let me explain how manufacturing works. If Apple paid 50 cents for the buttons on the iPhone 4, instead of $1.00 per button as they did on the prior models, they are saving 50 cents per button, times the millions of phones they sell, if your good at math, you can figure out just how much money they saved which translates into massive profits. That's profit taking.
It's an indisputable fact that Apple has grown into one of the largest, most profitable companies in the world, by charging high prices for their products. Therefore by cutting corners, and maintaining what is widely reported as a 30% profit margin as compared to the competitions 7%, you can easily see how much Stevie Boy is lining the companies coffers with.
One look at their stock price will also confirm this. And I know from a first hand position, as I have been an Apple shareholder for over 15 years.
I'm happy for you and your friends, but this proves absolutely nothing.
If you do a search of this forum, there are many threads where the buttons are failing. It's a real problem. Apple typically likes to stick their head in the sand, and deny they build anything less than a perfect product. That's why they have the gall, to actually ask those coming in out of the warranty by a short few months to hand over $200.
There is a widely held concept in legal circles, it's called "Reasonable Service Life". For this button to fail this early, is not reasonable service life. Not when Apple has a track record of never having a home button issue on the years of prior models.
Garbage is what you put into the can.
I seriously think that people all over the world that buy Samsung Smartphones beginning with the Galaxy S series, would agree with you. I've had three now and they are quite nice.
Welcome to 2011, many products are made of plastic including a lot of highly stressed car parts and other components, so the myth that plastic isn't any good died in the 1950's. Material quality and sophistication is far superior today
I do respect your preference for a tiny screen, we all have different values.
However world wide, there is not one high end full featured Android smartphone that has a display smaller than a full 4.0" and ranging to over 5". So instead taking a narrow view of only the US, I prefer to take the big picture Global View.
The demand for the Galaxy S II is very high and that's why we are getting them last as compared to other countries. I was fortunate enough to be overseas on a business trip when they were released in the UK, and I bought one there. Brought it home to use on the AT&T network, and it's been stellar.
Finally I have included two links from the worlds foremost wireless phone site. One for the iPhone and one for the Galaxy S II. You will notice the voting poll results. One where people from all over the world rate the phones.
You will notice the iPhone is only rated at 6.9 out of 10.
http://goo.gl/Tzwi
The Samsung Galaxy S II is rated at an impressive 8.8 out of 10.
http://goo.gl/qcOQw
That speaks volumes about how a vast number of people all over the world view these two products.
Cheers
