Why Is the Iphone So Hated?

[RTiii320]

Envy. Simple as that...

A lot of my friends hate my iPhone and always talk about how they wouldn't ever want one, yet whenever I get at new game or app. they are always asking to play..

 

[Minus Human]

Its all about accepting the inevitable.

IMHO, the iPhone will always own the competition and those retarded haters know it.

There's no other joy than to walk the streets, holding my daughter's hand while grasping the iPhone on the other.

 

[Lancetx]

Sort of similar to the way people here constantly bash Windows computers. Does that mean they are envious of Windows?

Or sort of similar to someone that doesn't own a Mac or an iPhone, but yet feels compelled to sign up and post on an Apple forum and do absolutely nothing but bash Mac and iPhone owners? It's quite obvious who's envious.

 

[MyJelleo]

It's just people being stupid. It's the same reason why people hate anything. They focus heavily on the skewed negative characteristics and blow it out of proportion. If those negative characteristics are fixed, the people will complain about something else or complain about the fixed characteristic and say it never should have been there to begin with.

Even though the iPhone 3.0 software comes with most of the things people have been asking for forever, I will bet you money that people will complain about how the features should have been there from the beginning. Just watch. Oh, and Flash.

Once there is nothing left to complain about, they will complain about the phone not being free.

 

[hexonxonx]

I think it had more to do with the things that the iPhone could not do such as MMS and copy & paste. This summer it will be in league with the features that other phones have and hopefully this will shut those people up.

 

[iNikon]

iPhones are great, I've used both. I prefer my G1. It's not envy, it's preference.

 

[redman042]

Look at the unprecedented sales numbers, the huge number of apps produced and sold, the amazing number of great accessories available, you name it. Clearly, it is LOVED a whole lot more than it is HATED. But anything this popular will generate plenty of hate, and it will be loud.

In the end, this little phone has begun a revolution in the industry, and whether this phone is for everyone is beside the point. And a lot of the reasons that it was hated are going bye-bye with the 3.0 OS.

Enjoy your phone! I know I sure am!

 

[Jstickley]

It's just people being stupid. It's the same reason why people hate anything. They focus heavily on the skewed negative characteristics and blow it out of proportion. If those negative characteristics are fixed, the people will complain about something else or complain about the fixed characteristic and say it never should have been there to begin with.

Even though the iPhone 3.0 software comes with most of the things people have been asking for forever, I will bet you money that people will complain about how the features should have been there from the beginning. Just watch. Oh, and Flash.

Once there is nothing left to complain about, they will complain about the phone not being free.

I have a Blackberry Storm. Here is why, in a nutshell.

1. I wanted the flexability to have a CDMA/GSM phone, iphone does NOT offer this.
2. I wanted REAL push email, which the iphone does NOT offer.
3. I wanted a phone where I can swap out the battery, if it ever dies, the iphone, you CANNOT do this without completely tearing the thing apart.
4. I wanted to have dedicated keys for things, instead of ONLY touchscreen inputs, the iphone does NOT offer this
5. I required a LOUD speakerphone, the iphone does NOT offer this.

They are just a VERY few amount of reasons to why I went with the storm over the iphone, but there are FAR FAR FAR more reasons to why i chose one over the other.

Before you go off and say "oh well you dont own a iphone", ask iNikon about my phone addiction, and how UP on the phones out there I am. I have used an iphone, for over a month, and was NOT satisfied with its functions.

To say that "people bash" that phone is valid, but dont you guys bash just as much as everyone else? Sure you do, its what makes you feel vindicated.

Jesse

 

[iNikon]

I agree Jesse, that's why I like my G1 too - I needed a real keyboard. By the way, my plan is unlimited voice, data, and texts.... for $75/month.

 

[marine610610]

I don't hate the iPhone, i hate ATT and the butt raping you have to submit yourself to if you want to enjoy an iPhone.

I am a little peeved with the way Apple holds back developed technologies to squeeze us for a few more dollars to have features we should have had the first time.

Anyway ill be buying the iPhone that comes out in June/July.

 

[cwwilson]

You see a ferrari F430 convertible and you think why pay $200k for that car when I can get a chrysler sebring convertible for so much less and look good in it too?! performance/value.

ROFL. I really hope that was a joke. As a motoring enthusiast that was the most ridiculous comparison in the history of mankind. That is like comparing an iPhone to a 1980's "brick" phone.

 

[Juznana]

Hello, my first post but I feel I have to comment being a 'convert'

I used to hate everything Apple, my main reason was all the hype and coolness created so people could buy a overpriced flawed product which a majority of the competition had already beaten featurewise, nothing to do with jealously, that's just insecruity in most people.

This was my opinon until my two year old MP3 player packed in and I bought an iPod Touch 16GB completely on impulse and after accepting iTunes was far better than Windows Media Player it really started to sink in how wonderfully easy and stable everything was, I sold on the Touch and upgraded sideways to an iPhone and I'm hooked.

One of my clients then ditched all his PC kit and bought everything Apple (on a whim) and bought an iPhone, iPod Touch, iMac, Apple TV and a Mac Pro and asked me to set it all up.

His PC network took 4 days to get working correctly, the Apple network took five hours, that was it I was converted - I was in shock, the only problem has been swapping between environments, I keep forgetting I have no right button and the Time Capsule still not behaving itself.

My next purchase will be a Mac Mini or iMac.

As for hatred - I put it down to change - alot of people for many years have had the comfort zone of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung and suddenly this phone comes along is different, easy to use (my Dad can use it and that's saying something) and is suddenly cool to have, and people often hit out at the converted including me because suddenly their N96 etc etc ain't so good - it's insecruity and after all it's only a phone.

Hope I haven't offended.

 

[Ivan P]

I keep forgetting I have no right button

Not related to the iPhone topic, I know, but you can enable right-click on a Mac, it's just turned off by default:

System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Mouse -> in the drop-down menu for the right-hand side of the mouse, select "Secondary Button". You now have right-click.

 

[atlanticza]

Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone

Apple's iPhone has wowed most of the globe — but not Japan, where the handset is selling so poorly it's being offered for free.
What's wrong with the iPhone, from a Japanese perspective? Almost everything: the high monthly data plans that go with it, its paucity of features, the low-quality camera, the unfashionable design and the fact that it's not Japanese.

Full article from Wired here

 

[joelypolly]

Group mentality...

On the most basic level humans feel a need to belong to a group. Any other group that "threatens" this group is "hated". Group mentality is quite a scary thing when people throw logic out the window and embrace dogma from the groups leaders etc.

More often than not those within a group have very little understanding of what it is they are actually hating. Focusing hate on another group can strengthen the bonds within the group as people perceive others to have similar points of view.

This can be seen from everything from soccer fans to "patriotism". Most of the time the hate is not justified but I guess thats life right now.

 

[arkitect]

When you go to other phone forums (Crackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc), they spend half their time hating on the iphone, why?

You mean, when compared to all the "loving" that goes on about the Crackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc devices on MacRumors?


Comes with the territory…

Besides. Why would it bother you? Use your iPhone and be happy.

Unless, unless when you read those "hating" comments you feel a twinge that maybe those nasty "haters" have a point?

Uh oh…

 

[alphaod]

I think the iPhone is a great device, but I personally don't think of it as the best at all. I think most people have been using crappy phones locked to their subscriber networks for too long, and when Apple releases a good looking device with a lot of features, a lot of people jumped on the bandwagon and assumed it is truly the best.

Most people who hate the iPhone either know better or they love their devices more; just like Apple-fanboys protecting their fruit, other brand fanatics will protect theirs.

What I don't like is people gloating about their iPhones and how great it is, because simply it's not that great; a closed OS, an application store with a closed approval system, and lack of choice, is hardly great at all.

Also I switch phones every 4-6 months sometimes sooner, so this 2-year contract thing never works for me.

 

[elppa]

because simply it's not that great

Not great compared to what?

a closed OS

Sorry, but most people won't know or care what that means. What does matter is the OS is stable, gets frequent updates (which you can download without permission from your carrier) and supports a wide variety of 3rd party applications.

an application store with a closed approval system

Can you explain how an open approval system would work? Maybe “more transparent” would be better. Apple clearly had some learning to do and made some mistakes, but with 96% of submissions now being accepted, its really not that bad.

and lack of choice

There is a choice: buy another great phone.

 

[spikedfo]

When there are blind lovers, there are blind haters.

I would not replace my iPhone but for another newer iPhone version.

I hate to hate.

Totally agree, it's just an iPhone. It cant save the world or bring the love & peace to all over the world. So some blind lovers please dont act like iPhone is THE ONE.

Laugh at others would piss off some guys or even worse would get shot like the poor guy below:
http://digg.com/gadgets/Watch_out_for_cell_phone_hazards

 

[Goona]

You mean, when compared to all the "loving" that goes on about the Crackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc devices on MacRumors?


Comes with the territory…

Besides. Why would it bother you? Use your iPhone and be happy.

Unless, unless when you read those "hating" comments you feel a twinge that maybe those nasty "haters" have a point?

Uh oh…

For the most part it's not anywhere near the level on here. On this forum for example we mostly hear complaints about the iphone, what it can't do and whatnot. Your hardly hear people opening threads to diss other phones and the users of the phone. Take a look at this thread for example, happened to stumble upon it while researching about the Storm:

http://forums.crackberry.com/f133/anyone-else-starting-hate-iphone-185709/

How many times do you see threads like this on this forum titled "Anyone starting to hate the Blackberry?" Seems like some people have an inferiority complex.

 

[Doju]

There it is. /thread

Yep.

The iPhone is doing incredibly better than their phones, so they're on the defensive. The Storm is one horrid phone.

 

[WRXface]

iphone >

Reading some of their forums especially Crackberry seems half of the posts especially in the Storm section is dissing the iPhone.

Jealousy, envy, fear.

i love this! the fear part is hilrious! hahah

 

[Vip]

Cos

to use a slightly modified movie line:

"Cos, they can't handle the truth"

That is why ignorant people hate the iPhone.

 

[jav6454]

When you go to other phone forums (Crackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc), they spend half their time hating on the iphone, why?

It is human to envy, lust or want something you can't have. Also, it is human to not like/understand something that is different and simpler than what has been the norm. If you see well many of the people who diss it are people who most certainly can't have one and inside of them want one (competition workers or employees).

Also, they fear its awesome power. Apple took without a sweet the MP3 market and now runs it, hell even music labels are afraid of Apple, and no, not the baby music labels, even the Big 5 music labels are *VERY* afraid of Apple.

Sure the iPhone is not perfect, but it sure as hell as spawned many copycats. Why I wonder if those same makers say its inferior? Well, cause they can't say it publicly, iPhone is best phone out there, despite its lacking features. Its a platform that doesn't need a rough hardware update to allow a better software and add features like crazy. See the App Store? A simple software update that has made the iPhone very useful tool without a need for new hardware and the apps are not even limited to hardware; to a certain point. The other handset makers see this and are following the same deal...

Hell, AT&T CEO, and even Steve "the sweeting monkey" Ballmer Microsoft CEO, recognized in Barcelona that the world is trying to copy the iPhone.

I am not a fanboy, but do recognize that Apple has potential here. It already sparked fear and handset makers are not taking chances as did the MP3 makers. Evidence is everywhere, Storm, Omnia, Palm Pre, Instinct, and list can go on and on.

Also a golden rule. Nothing (besides gold) is made from, looks like or is in fact gold to appeal to everyone without objection or hatred.

 

[McGiord]

Also, they fear its awesome power. Apple took without a sweet the MP3 market and now runs it, hell even music labels are afraid of Apple, and no, not the baby music labels, even the Big 5 music labels are *VERY* afraid of Apple.

Even the current iTunes busines model is very successful for , maybe they can start a similar AppStore payment system for any artist that wants to distribute their artwork through directly.
Even the other phone makers and carriers have their own business models for entertainment and ringtones their current customers aren't buying as the iPhone users, I think this is also a difference between the iPhone lovers-haters.