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What the iPad Pro 9.7 Confirms for the iPhone You WILL be Upset

Newjackboy said:
I have lived and travelled in many countries where the iPhone is seen as a huge status symbol.
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This is true. It's also liable to get you mugged so I tend to just carry a cheaper dual-SIM Android or a 3-year old iPhone model.

Sampple said:
Most wealthy people I know carry past generation iphones for some time...,
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That's if they even have a smartphone in the first place. I have a super Scrooge co-worker who looks like a homeless person. He's also got $3 million in his stock portfolio alone despite salary never going above $80K/year. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley makes for a very interesting read.
 
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So you have to be wealthy to buy a Pro version that is just a couple hundred bucks more?
 
A Solid Gold iPhone 7 Edition with the exact same specs as the regular iPhone 7 for 10000$ would be a status thing. Buying an iPhone with more or different features for more or different amounts of money has got to be one of the oldest business plans in history.
 
TheRealAlex said:
Cool Story Bro.

No disrespect but that does not stop the innevitable of Apple creating a Two Tier System among its iPhone Line.

People want to flaunt the latest status symbol thats why the Rose Gold iPhone was the fastest to sell out.

By the way I drive a Honda Civic since your are middle class and like to wear "cheap" clothing what car do you drive?
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Thank you for your Reply please note everyone I never said this was "Evil" I just point out that Its innevitable and will make you Upset. Why ? The iPhone is the iPhone and has been for years. Heck you Got $199 heres the newest one. Cool you are the best.

Not anymore 2 Year Contract Plans are Gone, and the iPhone Pro will be Expensive so if a 6s Plus Today costs $600 bucks an iPhone Pro will cost $800+ Now you may not "need" it.

But No One "needed" an iPhone 6s over an iPhone 6 but Everyone just had to have that 3D Touch and Rose Gold color to flaunt. Or Hey Look it Vibrates when you touch the screen. You all know you did this showing off to friends and family.
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Your notions are baseless; your arguments have no merit. Virtually everyone has pointed this out, yet you have no valid rebuttals for anything that's been brought up counter to your opinion. Your most valid critique was "Cool story, bro," which exhibits the intellectual depth of a middle schooler.

You aren't worth any further time or effort. Best of luck.
 
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willmtaylor said:
Conspiracy-theorist-tin-foil-hat.jpg

A company make multiple trim levels of the same product?! You're right! I've never seen such evil in my entire life!

Not in cars.
Not in TV's.
Not in phones.
Not in computers.
Not in major appliances.
Not in in other consumer electronics.

I mean, after all, every single user of the above items has EXACTLY the same needs from said devices, so why should there be choices!?!?

Apple should either make 1 bad product and make it affordable to ALL, or make 1 amazing product and make it prohibitedly expensive. THAT would eliminate this status symbol class warfare. :rolleyes:

Options =/= class warfare
Phones =/= status symbol
Crazy conspiracy theory =/= valid thread for discussion
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Your cat has longer antenna. Is he richer? Is it a status symbol? Where's my tin foil? I want longer antenna than your cat and will feel superior.
 
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CairnsRock said:
Your cat has longer antenna. Is he richer? Is it a status symbol? Where's my tin foil? I want longer antenna than your cat and will feel superior.
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Alas, only Google Image. Besides, everyone knows tin foil is useless. I have one of those RFID-blocking bags and wear it as a hat 24/7.
 
I knew this thread would make people upset. It hurts when they look into the mirror. People flaunt their status symbol iPhones thats why Rose Gold 6s was the fastest selling iPhone they want the flashiest bling. Period.
 
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TheRealAlex said:
So this made me Upset, and will make many people upset. I don't know where to start other than saying will live in a class based society if you are well off you act and are treated better than people who earn less. The iPhone is a status symbol we all flaunt our latest gadget. Keep this in mind. Up until recently if you were a wealthy snob or not or just a high school teen, or a construction worker. We all had the same iPhone it was a common denominator. Hey I may not have Donald Trump's house but we use the same phone. It was and is an aspirational status symbol

Very soon no longer. And we see subtle evidence Apple is creating rather bringing its 2 Tiered system (aka rich and poor) into other gadget SKU's

we all know MacBook and MacBook Pro and now we have iPad and iPad Pros.... Some will and do physically have different Features and better hardware.

It is inevitable this is happening to the iPhone. Not only logically but it follows Apple's strategy thus far. This frontpage article really nails it https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/26/kuo-iphone-2017-oled-curved-glass/

Now, lets imagine, we have a choice and iPhone 7 or 7 Plus or an all new iPhone Pro at 5.8 inches with an OLED display dual cameras etc. Maybe no 3.5mm speaker Jack but Extremely better Audio aka Pro.

There you have your distinctly divided classes.

imagine the same arguments of dumbfounded people Who would ever need Something So Big in a phone. But everyone lusts after the best Specs and faster CPU and better colors.

But but what about 2016 ? Same Trick Apple Pulled on the iPad Crowd in 2015.... Look at this Amazing Huge iPad Pro and everyone lost their minds. (but the iPad was untouched no update) My guess is Apple introduces a Minimal Update to the iPhone 6s line this year.

Its coming whether we like it or not the iPhone Pro
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I don't consider my 500 Apple shares a status symbol so my iPhone is definitely not one.
 
TheRealAlex said:
So this made me Upset, and will make many people upset. I don't know where to start other than saying will live in a class based society if you are well off you act and are treated better than people who earn less. The iPhone is a status symbol we all flaunt our latest gadget. Keep this in mind. Up until recently if you were a wealthy snob or not or just a high school teen, or a construction worker. We all had the same iPhone it was a common denominator. Hey I may not have Donald Trump's house but we use the same phone. It was and is an aspirational status symbol

Very soon no longer. And we see subtle evidence Apple is creating rather bringing its 2 Tiered system (aka rich and poor) into other gadget SKU's

we all know MacBook and MacBook Pro and now we have iPad and iPad Pros.... Some will and do physically have different Features and better hardware.

It is inevitable this is happening to the iPhone. Not only logically but it follows Apple's strategy thus far. This frontpage article really nails it https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/26/kuo-iphone-2017-oled-curved-glass/

Now, lets imagine, we have a choice and iPhone 7 or 7 Plus or an all new iPhone Pro at 5.8 inches with an OLED display dual cameras etc. Maybe no 3.5mm speaker Jack but Extremely better Audio aka Pro.

There you have your distinctly divided classes.

imagine the same arguments of dumbfounded people Who would ever need Something So Big in a phone. But everyone lusts after the best Specs and faster CPU and better colors.

But but what about 2016 ? Same Trick Apple Pulled on the iPad Crowd in 2015.... Look at this Amazing Huge iPad Pro and everyone lost their minds. (but the iPad was untouched no update) My guess is Apple introduces a Minimal Update to the iPhone 6s line this year.

Its coming whether we like it or not the iPhone Pro
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TheRealAlex said:
Cool Story Bro.

No disrespect but that does not stop the innevitable of Apple creating a Two Tier System among its iPhone Line.

People want to flaunt the latest status symbol thats why the Rose Gold iPhone was the fastest to sell out.

By the way I drive a Honda Civic since your are middle class and like to wear "cheap" clothing what car do you drive?
[doublepost=1459118997][/doublepost]


Thank you for your Reply please note everyone I never said this was "Evil" I just point out that Its innevitable and will make you Upset. Why ? The iPhone is the iPhone and has been for years. Heck you Got $199 heres the newest one. Cool you are the best.

Not anymore 2 Year Contract Plans are Gone, and the iPhone Pro will be Expensive so if a 6s Plus Today costs $600 bucks an iPhone Pro will cost $800+ Now you may not "need" it.

But No One "needed" an iPhone 6s over an iPhone 6 but Everyone just had to have that 3D Touch and Rose Gold color to flaunt. Or Hey Look it Vibrates when you touch the screen. You all know you did this showing off to friends and family.
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Who is this "everyone" you keep referring to?
 
Sampple said:
Most wealthy people I know carry past generation iphones for some time..., Many of them have a crack or other damage , and only one really well to do guy I knew made it a point to have the new one on day one.

A good portion of my middle class pals typically have the new one on day one.

So... To me at least... Your phone says a lot about you?
Results not typical, I'm very sure, but this has been my experience.
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iPhone 4 broke Jan 6th. Used Nokia 6300 for several weeks, purchased iPhone 6s+ few weeks ago. No noticeable change in my social status one way or the other. I will certainly NOT be upset.
 
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Hmm, I feel the last time people cared that I had an iPhone was the time where I had just gotten my iPhone 3G. Status symbol? Get real..
 
willmtaylor said:
Your notions are baseless; your arguments have no merit. Virtually everyone has pointed this out, yet you have no valid rebuttals for anything that's been brought up counter to your opinion. Your most valid critique was "Cool story, bro," which exhibits the intellectual depth of a middle schooler.

You aren't worth any further time or effort. Best of luck.
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Now I know why some posts end up in wasteland; sheesh.
 
eyoungren said:
I used to work for UPS (inside the sort facility). Heard a lot of stories from the package car drivers about delivering cell phones to run down apartments and mobile homes with luxury cars parked outside.

That was from 1992 to 1999. Nothing has changed.

We spend our tax refunds on our iPhones, getting the best and largest capacity offered at the time. Hardly qualifies us to be considered as part of the rich class.
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I also worked at a UPS hub. I was in college at Nashville, TN at the time.
 
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TheRealAlex said:
So this made me Upset, and will make many people upset. I don't know where to start other than saying will live in a class based society if you are well off you act and are treated better than people who earn less. The iPhone is a status symbol we all flaunt our latest gadget. Keep this in mind. Up until recently if you were a wealthy snob or not or just a high school teen, or a construction worker. We all had the same iPhone it was a common denominator. Hey I may not have Donald Trump's house but we use the same phone. It was and is an aspirational status symbol

Very soon no longer. And we see subtle evidence Apple is creating rather bringing its 2 Tiered system (aka rich and poor) into other gadget SKU's

we all know MacBook and MacBook Pro and now we have iPad and iPad Pros.... Some will and do physically have different Features and better hardware.

It is inevitable this is happening to the iPhone. Not only logically but it follows Apple's strategy thus far. This frontpage article really nails it https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/26/kuo-iphone-2017-oled-curved-glass/

Now, lets imagine, we have a choice and iPhone 7 or 7 Plus or an all new iPhone Pro at 5.8 inches with an OLED display dual cameras etc. Maybe no 3.5mm speaker Jack but Extremely better Audio aka Pro.

There you have your distinctly divided classes.

imagine the same arguments of dumbfounded people Who would ever need Something So Big in a phone. But everyone lusts after the best Specs and faster CPU and better colors.

But but what about 2016 ? Same Trick Apple Pulled on the iPad Crowd in 2015.... Look at this Amazing Huge iPad Pro and everyone lost their minds. (but the iPad was untouched no update) My guess is Apple introduces a Minimal Update to the iPhone 6s line this year.

Its coming whether we like it or not the iPhone Pro
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What are you blathering about?

That Apple will release a iPhone Pro? Or that the SE, because it's priced more affordably, that now means Apple has lost its status symbol?

I can't believe the drivel some post here! It's a phone...not a status symbol.
 
willmtaylor said:
I also worked at a UPS hub. I was in college at Nashville, TN at the time.
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Wow! I like you even more now, LOL! ;)

Ontario, California. West Coast Air Hub (Ontario International Airport). Intra Sort, 9pm to 1am (or thereabouts). Bulk/Irreg driver., Local 63, International Brotherhood of Teamsters :D

We knew the sort (because we had to drive the bulk items to the belts on load side) so I had sort pay. Which meant management was always trying to pick off bulk drivers for the sort aisle whenever they were short. I hated that! Sort aisle sucked.
 
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What it really taught us is that Apple is happy to bump the entry level memory up....but have the audacity to raise the price.

Wouldn't be shocked at all to see a 32-128-256 offering with a price bump across the board....even though DRAM prices have continued to plummet.
 
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I don't care if Apple introduces a tiered system for phones, i will always manage to have the money to buy the best.
 
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