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When did the iPhone lose its sense of exclusivity to you?
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I don't want a phone that is "exclusive." I want one that's wildly popular. Popularity means a strong ecosystem of apps, cases and other accessories.
Want exclusive? Get a Windows phone. Almost mo one has one of those - you'll be a member of a select group of people. Yet I hear the UI is quite smooth and well thought out. Just don't expect may apps. And don't expect to walk in to a store and have an entire wall devoted to accessories.
Want exclusive? Get a Windows phone. Almost mo one has one of those - you'll be a member of a select group of people. Yet I hear the UI is quite smooth and well thought out. Just don't expect may apps. And don't expect to walk in to a store and have an entire wall devoted to accessories.
Congratulations being in an exclusive club of 5 million.
God I hate people that think their toy is special and noone else should have one! I like that everyone has an iPhone....it means people are finally starting to wake up!
God I hate people that think their toy is special and noone else should have one! I like that everyone has an iPhone....it means people are finally starting to wake up!
exactly. there's a difference between the best phone and an exclusive phone. the iphone is still the best phone, but it's not an exclusive phone. some may see this as a bad thing, but it's the other point that matters.
This was a foolish question, in my opinion. The iPhone was never an exclusive item, or at the very least, after it was subsidized. It wasn't priced out if the range that most couldn't afford, even at $700 and/deposits if a person really wanted. AT&T never refused someone service unless you had unpaid balances, overdue balances. Apple never denied selling someone an iPhone.
Essentially, if someone was willing to sign up for AT&T, they could get an iPhone. Explain how in the hell that makes it exclusive? Unless Apple and AT&T flat out refused to sell someone an iPhone, Apple produced a limited quantity of iPhones, or Apple made the cost of entry beyond what the average person could afford, the iPhone can't be considered exclusive.
I think the OPs views are skewed since its viewed from that of a high schooler. Since high schoolers are dependent on their parents, they have less ability to acquire the iPhone since they can't get cellular service themselves. Unless they were AT&T, they would have to convince their parents to switch over their entire plan to a new carrier (which would be even harder to do while under contract). Then even if they had AT&T, they would have to convince their parents to pay $200 - $700 on a phone for THEM, plus an additional $25-$30 added to their monthly bill. It's easy to justify those additions for yourself, but harder to justify them on your child who should be focusing on school vs. playing games and browsing the web on their phones.
- VDubb
Essentially, if someone was willing to sign up for AT&T, they could get an iPhone. Explain how in the hell that makes it exclusive? Unless Apple and AT&T flat out refused to sell someone an iPhone, Apple produced a limited quantity of iPhones, or Apple made the cost of entry beyond what the average person could afford, the iPhone can't be considered exclusive.
I think the OPs views are skewed since its viewed from that of a high schooler. Since high schoolers are dependent on their parents, they have less ability to acquire the iPhone since they can't get cellular service themselves. Unless they were AT&T, they would have to convince their parents to switch over their entire plan to a new carrier (which would be even harder to do while under contract). Then even if they had AT&T, they would have to convince their parents to pay $200 - $700 on a phone for THEM, plus an additional $25-$30 added to their monthly bill. It's easy to justify those additions for yourself, but harder to justify them on your child who should be focusing on school vs. playing games and browsing the web on their phones.
- VDubb
The iPhone should never be used as a symbol of status and Apple doesn't want it that way either.
It is sad when people think Apple products make them look better than others.
Its one thing to love a brand and become a fanboy. Its another thing to think you're better than other people because you have a certain product.
It is sad when people think Apple products make them look better than others.
Its one thing to love a brand and become a fanboy. Its another thing to think you're better than other people because you have a certain product.
I don't base my values on what everyone else thinks. iPhone works best for me and it also happens to attract millions of others. It's not a fashion statement or status symbol. Who cares about exclusivity?
LOL @ all those with their panties in a bunch over this topic.
I'm pretty sure most of you thought something was exclusive/cool when you were in HS.
I'm pretty sure most of you thought something was exclusive/cool when you were in HS.
see it's people like you that give the nerd name to message boards. It was a simple question which you reply to in a run on paragraph that has nothing to do with what I'm talking about.
I would say about 6 months after the 4 came out, it seems like all of my kids friends started getting them, now almost all of them have white iPhones.
"When did the iPhone lose its sense of exclusivity to you"
"I don't base my values on what people think"
Not even close to what I asked.
Your memory is obviously very faulty, because when the iphone first came out it wasn't subsidized. That was the only reason one person had it when it came out. Otherwise, more people would've had it if it had been subsidized and available to all carriers.
The fact that you care about nonsense like exclusivity (at least to bother posting this question) says much about the way you look at the world and how you value your self worth.
The fact that you care about nonsense like exclusivity (at least to bother posting this question) says much about the way you look at the world and how you value your self worth.
The "nerd name?" It is safe to say it is given by people who in incapable of articulating appropriate responses when someone challenges their opinion. You ask a question about when did the iPhone lose its "exclusivity." If you took a few minutes to think about about the nature of message boards and people, you should have saw that this would bring rise to the question of whether the iPhone could have been considered exclusive in the first place. If you honestly believe that arguing that the iPhone was never an exclusive to begin isn't valid to this conversation, I suggest you spend a day or two with your high school's debate team...assuming they're aren't too "nerdy" for you.
- VDubb
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We didn't realize that there was a criteria of what we can and cannot say in your thread, let alone the forum/discussion board. Your thread forms an opinion of how you felt the iPhone was seen as an exclusive item. We're all entitled to voice our own opinion since this thread is essentially open for discussion.
Anything labeled as exclusive is a magnet for controversial discussion whether it be positive or negative. If you thought that all your responses would be 100% positive, I suggest you re-think that and understand why you got these types of remarks from people.
The iPhone isn't an exclusive item and your thread isn't exclusive to only positive remarks and free from all ridicule.
Your opinion is that the iPhone is/was exclusive and is seen is a status symbol. My opinion is that its a lame way to try and feel "cool" if you bought for more than its sole purpose. Heck you even said so yourself "if you got it, flaunt it."
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He's not talking about just high school. He's talking about exclusive in general
This exclusivity crap does not affect me at all. I've always done what i want because i want to.
When the iphone came out, people got their thongs in a bunch because they had to pay actual MONEY for a phone instead of getting whatever the hell was free at their carrier.
Meanwhile i was using The N95 and devices like that way before the iphone came out, and had no problem paying $800 for it.
When the iphone came out, i think i was using some kind of HTC windows mobile piece of crap that made me miserable. The iphone was a God send.
Big beautiful screen, touch screen like no one has ever seen. It was great for a while, until i realized that i actually needed to do other stuff other than "phone, internet device, ipod". There wasn't an app store, so what it came with is what you got, period.
So after a few months, i gave it to my girlfriend (now fiance). She loved it.
I switched to some nokia smartphone, cant remember which one.
Then promptly came back to the iphone once the app store came around.
At no point through out this did i think, MAN i have to get an iphone so i can floss.
Same reason i think people that use Beats by dre headphones are ****ing *******s.
You don't care that they're heavy and ugly, and sound like you put a stereo inside of a moose anus. You just want to wear a $400 "thing" around your neck so people can think your a baller. Meanwhile, you don't have a pot to piss in, and you'll probably be paying off those headphones for the next 2 years cause you bought them on credit.
When the iphone came out, people got their thongs in a bunch because they had to pay actual MONEY for a phone instead of getting whatever the hell was free at their carrier.
Meanwhile i was using The N95 and devices like that way before the iphone came out, and had no problem paying $800 for it.
When the iphone came out, i think i was using some kind of HTC windows mobile piece of crap that made me miserable. The iphone was a God send.
Big beautiful screen, touch screen like no one has ever seen. It was great for a while, until i realized that i actually needed to do other stuff other than "phone, internet device, ipod". There wasn't an app store, so what it came with is what you got, period.
So after a few months, i gave it to my girlfriend (now fiance). She loved it.
I switched to some nokia smartphone, cant remember which one.
Then promptly came back to the iphone once the app store came around.
At no point through out this did i think, MAN i have to get an iphone so i can floss.
Same reason i think people that use Beats by dre headphones are ****ing *******s.
You don't care that they're heavy and ugly, and sound like you put a stereo inside of a moose anus. You just want to wear a $400 "thing" around your neck so people can think your a baller. Meanwhile, you don't have a pot to piss in, and you'll probably be paying off those headphones for the next 2 years cause you bought them on credit.
Best phone for a couple of months. For years now everything has been eclipsed by market entrants a few months later. Iphone is no different.
For me it was when everyone where I worked got over their blackberry and android phones and got on the wagon with me.
18 iPhones now at work. The upside? Supporting them is much easier than having to know 3 different versions of android or answering odd questions like "Can I get that app on my blackberry curve?"
18 iPhones now at work. The upside? Supporting them is much easier than having to know 3 different versions of android or answering odd questions like "Can I get that app on my blackberry curve?"